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Way DownstreamIn Annapolis, expect to see even more tourists with the Rand McNally 2007 Road Atlas in Also in Annapolis, it looks like Lt. Gov. Michael Steele’s campaign for the Senate has gone to the
On the Eastern Shore, speaking of Blackwater Wildlife Refuge, the refuge will open a new trail on Sept. 30. The Tubman Road Trail is a 1.7-mile path off Hip Roof Road. There also will be a grand opening on Sept. 30 for the three-mile Key Wallace Trail, an interpretive path accessible since last year … In Maryland, Anne Arundel and Calvert counties are moving in the opposite directions as far as providing treatment for nonviolent drug abusers, according to a new report. According to the Justice Policy Institute, a D.C. think tank, treatment of people with substance problems declined in Anne Arundel while incarceration increased — just the opposite of the trend in Calvert, where more people were able to get help with fewer landing in jail … Our Creature Feature comes from New Orleans, where folks are about to measure the long-term Crawfish are on people’s minds right now because the harvest season is about to begin. Many folks are worried, but Greg Lutz of Louisiana Sate University says that crawfish, like crabs, are a hearty species. “The crawfish is 300 million to 350 million years old. They’ve managed to survive a lot of things, continental drift, ice ages, yes, even meteor impacts.” |
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distribution. Chick and Ruth’s Delly made the list of five Editor’s Picks in Maryland, along with Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore. The mapmaker’s More Great Stops included these Annapolis establishments: The Inn at 30 Maryland Avenue; Galway Bay; Hammond-Harwood House; Reynold’s Tavern; Carrol’s Creek Café; Paws Pet Boutique; and Watermark Tours …
dogs. In his latest television ad, Steele is pictured with what looks to be a Boston Bull Terrier. He says: “Soon your TV will be jammed with negative ads from the Washington crowd. Grainy pictures and spooky music saying Steele hates puppies and worse. For the record, I love puppies” …
In Frederick, Gov. Robert Ehrlich said he wants to get the bugs out of schools. It's the flu bug the governor is concerned about, and a new one-time partnership between the state and MedImmune, Inc., a Gaithersburg drug company, will give Maryland elementary school kids ages 5 to 11 easy access to flu vaccine this year, Ehrlich said this week …
damage to a forgotten victim of last year’s hurricanes: crawfish. When Katrina flooded New Orleans, it destroyed the main market for the industry. Then along came Rita, dumping saltwater in crawfish ponds across the state. (Crawfish are raised in flooded rice fields.)