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Article - Correspondence; by Dick Lahn - 1/6/11

Sharing New Year’s Optimism

Dear Bay Weekly: My philosophy from high school was based on the lines in the A.E. Houseman poem, Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill, And while the sun and moon endure, Luck’s a chance but trouble’s sure, I’d face it as a wise man would, And train for ill and not for good. A kid I went to high school with, P.F. Kluge, now a well-known writer (Edie and the Cruisers; The Big Elvis), wrote over his picture in my yearbook, “Don’...

Article - Correspondence; by Mary Cardyn - 1/6/11

It Took a Village to Find Our Lost Dog

Dear Bay Weekly: When my Mom, Margaret Asquith, passed away, her dog, Katie, remained with my husband Don and me. Although 14 years old, with hearing and vision issues, Katie could still run like a pony and had her own mind about things. But one morning in the predawn darkness, Katie disappeared. Panic quickly set in and the search began on foot and by car. After reporting her missing on the County Animal Control website, I was contacted by Anne Wills of www.DogsFindingDogs.com. In addition to...

Article - Correspondence; by Liz Manning - 12/23/10

What a Not-So-Old Bay Weekly Intern is Up To

Dear Bay Weekly: This lipdub, as it’s called, was done by over 400 Emerson College students. Daniel Manning [Bay Weekly 2010 Calverton High School intern] is not a main character, but he managed to be in a fairly visible place, at 2:54. The video was posted on December 9; as of December 11, it had already received almost 46,000 hits. This many hits tells me that this is a new genre that people will copy; you’ve heard it here. The lipdub made me want to go to the school myself, and...

Article - Correspondence; by Ron Phipps - 12/23/10

Thanks for Featuring Orphan Grain Train

Dear Bay Weekly: I want to thank you for the terrific piece in the December 16 issue regarding Orphan Grain Train. It contained a great deal of information with human interest. It really captured what we are all about! I really appreciate writer Lane Page focusing on the dedication of so many of our volunteers. –Ron Phipps, Maryland vice-president: Orphan Grain Train

Article - Correspondence; by Sara Hourihan-Taylor - 12/23/10

Please Don’t Keep Us Puzzle-Solvers Waiting!

Dear Bay Weekly: Every week I read Bay Weekly, and I say yes to puzzle answers being in same issue as the puzzles. –Sara Hourihan-Taylor, Edgewater Editor’s note: Hourihan-Taylor is weighing in on Severna Park reader Pauline Koch’s request in last week’s paper. General manager Alex Knoll — who says he has no stake in keeping puzzle-solvers honest or in delaying gratification — promises to make that change with the new year.

Article - Correspondence; by Grant Zeigenfuse - 12/16/10

What an Old Intern’s Up To

Dear Bay Weekly: After my spring, 2009, internship at Bay Weekly, wanted to update you on my continuing post-retirement quest to keep myself off the streets of Annapolis and out of trouble. After my work as a Legacy Leadership program volunteer through the legislative session with Del. Mary Ann Love, I went back the next year and worked for Mary Christine Jackman, who is the investments manager in the Treasury. This was an extended stay and my responsibility was to reconcile some 14,000 paper...

Article - Correspondence; by Kim Ethridge - 12/16/10

Link Here to CBF’s 2010 Wall Calendar

Dear Bay Weekly: I love Diana Beechener’s Dec. 9 article on all the different calendars. However, the website link for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s calendar is incorrect. The correct url is www.cbf.org/store. Thanks! –Kim Ethridge, Electronic & Interactive Media Manager: Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Article - Correspondence; by Mary Jo Murray - 12/16/10

A Very Positive Experience

Dear Bay Weekly: I have been meaning to say thank you for all your work in producing the three Maryland Avenue pages that really turned out great in the Season’s Bounty Holiday Guide. I especially appreciate your initiative and patience. A very positive experience with Bay Weekly. I will want to work with you in the future. Happy Holidays to all. –Mary Jo Murray, Evergreen Antiques

Article - Correspondence; by Larry Lesko - 12/9/10

More on Open Spaces

Dear Bay Weekly: Right on, Steve Carr [Nov. 24]! I love those little urban and suburban patches of nature. They remind us that nature lives on and is incredibly resilient. When I go back to Pittsburgh, I am amazed by all the wildlife that has made comebacks from the industrial wastelands. There are now pileated woodpeckers in the woods around my mom’s house. I never saw them anywhere around there when I was growing up. There are hawks everywhere, even on the light posts along the parkways...

Article - Correspondence; by Pauline Koch - 12/9/10

Puzzled Over Puzzle Answers

Dear Bay Weekly: I pick up Bay Weekly every week, usually at Gary’s Grill, and I love the sudoku puzzle. I try the crossword, too, but I’m better at the sudoku. You haven’t run the answers to the sudoku the past couple weeks. And why don’t you have the answers to the puzzles in that week’s paper instead of the next week? A week is a long time to wait. –Pauline Koch, Severna Park Editor’s reply: Many papers run the answers to their puzzles in the...