| 1824 'shack' matures
In southern Anne Arundel County, Route 2 meanders toward Solomons Island, winding through miles of farmland and a smattering of houses.
In 1967, Georgina and Richard Fries were looking for an alternative to the Baltimore-Washington suburbs after a job transfer brought the family south from New Jersey.
"We bought a shack and 2 acres for $29,000," said Richard Fries.
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EPR Owner Of The Year Finalists Announced
Exhibition Park Raceway's 2007 Owner of the Year will be announced in late January. Partnering with Standardbred Canada, the New Brunswick track solicited the racing industry to nominate owners they felt were deserving of the award. The winner will be announced and presentation made during the final card of the month (January 26). The winner will be chosen by a group of industry leaders based on a number of areas including stats and other criteria. The list of finalists is below. 1. Terry Price
2. Downey Stables
3. Debra Kirkpatrick
4. Doug Hildebrand
5. Charlie Price
6. Bob MacNeil/ John Lavric
7. Ray Fraser
8. Mike Murray In no particular order, a closer look of finalists, provided by EPR, is listed below.
Four killed, more than 20 hurt as storms slam region
Unseasonably warm temperatures and a cold front triggered heavy rains, high winds and at least one tornado that left four people dead and more than 20 injured Tuesday night in West Tennessee, according to emergency officials. Madison County Sheriff David Woolfork said two people were killed in the Huntersville community in western Madison County. The two were killed in their homes, officials said. Their names were not released. U.S. 70 was closed in that area because of propane leaks. .
Deal signed for Perkins plant
After four months of deliberation, Delphi Corp. has chosen a potential buyer. Delphi Corp. entered into a $44.2 million asset sale and purchase agreement Wednesday with Cleveland-based Resilience Capital Partners for the sale of its wheel bearings business. There are a few more hurdles to clear before closing the sale with Resilience Capital Partners. Delphi Corp. filed a motion at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to request a bidding procedures hearing on Jan. 25. The bidding procedures hearing will allow other businesses interested in acquiring the plant a chance to outbid Resilience Capital Partners. If no other company bids on the property, a final sale hearing will be set sometime in the first quarter.
The Listening Cure
Audrey Reid, a 36-year-old from Dundee, Scotland, says medication slowed her thinking and rendered her powerless against bullying by her voices. They made sexually demeaning comments and, when she tried to make coffee, convinced her she was brewing poison. But their effect is not always destructive, and HVN encourages its members to form relationships with them. Reid says four of her seven voices calm her down during stressful situations, help her assess people she meets, and remind her what to buy at the grocery store. One which she regards as that of herself as a child even helped her successfully confront another, which she says mimics a man who molested her when she was 8 years old. "I'm not a confrontational person, so I needed her there," she says, noting that while the abuser's voice still occasionally criticizes her, for the most part "he's been put in his place." Voice hearers must navigate a society that often views them as freaks and potential criminals: Bullimore says he's been spat upon, called a "psycho" and had his face slashed with a broken vase by people who know of his condition.
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