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Article - Correspondence; by Ann Marie Sedor - 9/23/10

Meeting the Candidates in Bay Weekly

Dear Bay Weekly: The Primary Primer [Sept. 9] was a fantastic edition and made the local candidates’ platforms very accessible to the voting public. By asking a single, yet powerful, question, you provided an original way for them to communicate their ideas instead of run-of-the-mill rhetoric. Our family agreed that this was a great concept and are shocked by the number of candidates who missed this opportunity by failing to respond at all. –Ann Marie Sedor, Annapolis

Article - Correspondence; by Rob Bierregaard - 9/23/10

Continuing the Osprey Saga

Dear Bay Weekly: The Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch [http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=169] has had a couple of days with counts over 100, so the young and males are now moving south. Most of the females have probably already made it through to South America. Three of our [tagged] birds are moving. Actually four if we include Buck, our South Carolina young from ’09, who surprised us by moving his bivouac down in Venezuela. Sr. Bones from Nantucket is our first adult to head south....

Article - Correspondence; by Mick Blackistone - 9/16/10

How to Vote

Dear Bay Weekly: Congratulations on the Voting Edition [Primary Primer, Sept. 9]. Excellent. My wife and I thought your comments were right on, and we were very impressed. –Mick Blackistone, Fairhaven

Article - Correspondence; by Marilyn Harmon - 9/16/10

Pet Tales Keeps Tails and Tongues Wagging

Dear Bay Weekly: We loved the pets issue of Bay Weekly [Aug. 26]. Having six cats and a German shepherd, we had to take turns reading the stories. The Bay Gardener’s Maine coon cat sounds like a real character … sort of like pets and humans resembling one another. Three of my six are also Maine coons. You’ll see two of them in the enclosed photos of our cats. –Marilyn Harmon, Shady Side

Article - Correspondence; by Carol Hall - 9/16/10

Purring over Friends of Felines

Dear Bay Weekly: We are thrilled with the story on Friends of Felines [Scratching Out a Home in the Woods]. We can’t thank you enough. We have had calls from people wanting to know who does trap, neuter, release and maintain in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties. Who knows? Maybe we’ve really got some momentum going. Thanks again. –Carol Hall for Friends of Felines

Article - Correspondence; by Charlotte Sanders - 9/16/10

Rascal Thrilled

Dear Bay Weekly: Just wanted to let you know I was quite shocked and thrilled when I walked into Safeway to get my copy of Bay Weekly [No. 34: Aug. 26] and saw my cat Rascal on the front cover. My kids were thrilled, too! Thanks so much! –Charlotte Sanders, Chesapeake Beach

Article - Correspondence; by Frank Shults - 9/2/10

Wounded Warriors Honored

It’s a long way from the war in the Middle East to the Patuxent River. But that is where a number of our brave and wounded veterans found themselves on August 7. On that day, the U.S. Power Squadrons of Northern Virginia, Rockville and the Patuxent River hosted a Wounded Warrior Cruise for veterans who are recovering from their wounds at the Walter Reed and Fort Belvoir medical facilities. A group of 42, including veterans, their families and friends, joined us for a day of cruising and...

Article - Correspondence; by Margaret and Tom Tearman - 9/2/10

Puppy Love

Dear Bay Weekly: Lola loved Pet Tales for the Dog Days of Summer (Aug. 26), even though as the dog of two staffers she was banned from the photo competition. She carried the issue around with her for about 30 minutes — until it finally fell apart in her mouth. –Margaret and Tom Tearman, Huntingtown

Article - Correspondence; by Carole Purves - 9/2/10

Transplant Time Begins

Dear Bay Gardener: I enjoyed your article (Aug. 19) about pruning blueberries. I have been growing blueberries since the early 1980s and have done very limited pruning. My five bearing bushes gave me 40 quarts this summer. We had to move the bushes earlier this month (had them professionally moved) because we are putting an addition on our house. Although this is not the proper time of year to transplant bushes, they appear to be doing well. I would love to watch you prune your berries in March...

Article - Correspondence; by Richard E. Wilson - 8/26/10

Elkin’s Review Led Me to Dignity Players

Dear Bay Weekly: After reading the Aug. 12 issue, I have two praises to bestow on Bay Weekly: First, Jane Elkins’ great review of Dignity Players’ The Trial of Judas Iscariot. I saw the play, and it was everything that Jane had led me to expect. It was funny, irreverent and thought provoking. The venue of this avant-garde production, in the Universalist Unitarian Church, adds a dimension of authenticity to a play that elsewhere might seem mere parody. Second, I commend Bay Weekly...