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Article - Correspondence; 10/5/17

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Two Cheers for Local Business Guide

In the old neighborhood the other day, I picked up a copy of Bay Weekly. The local business issue was superb. There’s a story behind all those who buy — and don’t buy — ads. I bet it will bring the “never-buy-ads” folks to rethink their “business plan.”

–Pat Piper, Arlington, VA

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Article - Correspondence; 10/5/17

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Time to Remember Rachel Carson

I read Are Our-CIDES Killing Mother Nature in Bay Weekly’s September 14 Our Say and thought of marine biologist, author and environmentalist Rachel Carson and her book Silent Spring, written while she lived in Maryland. It was published 55 years ago last month.

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Article - The Bay Gardener by Dr. Francis Gouin; by Dr. Francis Gouin - 10/5/17

Don't Be Too Neat in the Garden

This year’s roots and leaves will improve next year’s soil

Don’t pull those annuals! When cleaning up the garden, either mow them down or prune them out. Allow the roots to remain in the ground to rot and leave behind nutrient-rich organic matter for next year’s crop. After the roots rot, they will leave behind tunnels for the roots of next year’s crop to follow penetrating deeper into the soil where there will be more water and nutrients.

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Article - Eating Out; by Diane Knaus - 10/5/17

Ted’s Last Day

A memorable run at family landmark

Ted Levitt, proprietor of Chick & Ruth’s Delly on Main Street in downtown Annapolis, spent his last day at work doing what he always has: seating customers and smiling a lot.

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Article - History & Lore; by Kathy Knotts - 10/5/17

Trees of Distinction

Honoring history’s witnesses

Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky.

–Kahlil Gibran

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Article - Arts and Culture; by Kathy Knotts - 10/5/17

Peace thru Art

Contest makes bookmarks messages of harmony

Can a bookmark promote peace? That’s the hope of the Maryland Judiciary, which has a big stake in the outcome.

With kids setting their creativity to resolving conflicts, maybe they can.

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Article - Movie Reviews; by Diana Beechener - 10/5/17

The Moviegoer: The Mountain Between Us

Two strangers battle the elements and their feelings in this romantic drama

A snowstorm has ruined plans for Alex (Kate Winslet: Collateral Beauty) and Ben (Idris Elba: The Dark Tower). Flights are cancelled, rental cars are booked and the airport is buried. Photojournalist Alex is trying to get home to New York for her next day wedding. Neurosurgeon Ben hopes to make it back to Baltimore for a critical operation.

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Article - Letter from the Editor; by Sandra Olivetti Martin - 10/5/17

Lessons from Mavis Daly

She was a publicist who knew how to pitch her cause

I said good-bye to a friend this week. Not that I was alone.

Mavis Glander Daly made many friends in her 93 years on this earth. Generations gathered at her farewell. Looking over her beloved Chesapeake watershed — a far sight from her homeland of Montana and South Dakota — from the West River Center, we reflected on what she’d meant to us.

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Article - Sporting Life by Dennis Doyle; by Dennis Doyle - 10/5/17

A Soft-Shell for a Rockfish?

We’re not the only ones that bite at that delicacy

Flipping my bait over the side, I spooled out line, letting my bait disappear into the shaded depths and off the down-current side of the Bay Bridge pier. The tide had been moving for under an hour; the gentle current was just slow enough to allow my hook to sink to where I hoped the rockfish were holding.

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Article - Creature Feature; by Kathy Knotts - 10/5/17

This Week’s Creature Feature All Dressed Up for...

Orb-weavers put on early fall displays

The chill in the air has sent nature’s insect and arachnid world scurrying to get in those last meals. Suddenly we start seeing long-legged and acrobatic guests in our gardens and window frames.

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