Arscott

On May 12, 2006, STELLA ARSCOTT; beloved wife of the late Frank P. Arscott; loving mother of John Arscott and the late Cindy Jones; devoted grandmother of Deneane, Jennifer and Christa; great-grandmother of Emma, Caroline and Nick. She is also survived by three brother, John, Paul and George and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to call at the Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home, Inc., 3631 Falls Road, on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Please call the funeral home at 410-889-3735 for the time for Tuesday services.

On May 12, 2006, STELLA ARSCOTT; beloved wife of the late Frank P. Arscott; loving mother of John Arscott and the late Cindy Jones; devoted grandmother of Deneane, Jennifer and Christa; great-grandmother of Emma, Caroline and Nick. She is also survived by three brother, John, Paul and George and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to call at the Burgee-Henss-Seitz Funeral Home, Inc., 3631 Falls Road, on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Please call the funeral home at 410-889-3735 for the time for Tuesday services.

Frederick W. Arscott, an Ellicott City financial executive with interests that ranged from flying to sports cars and photography, died Thursday in a traffic accident. He was 47. Mr. Arscott was killed when a 12-ton roll of steel fell from a flatbed truck and struck his car while he was driving to his job at G Street Fabrics in Rockville, where he was chief financial officer. He was married to Carol Arscott, co-president of an Annapolis polling firm and a longtime Republican Party activist.

Although a poll indicates that he could trounce Mayor Martin O'Malley in September's Democratic primary, Kweisi Mfume said yesterday that he is not planning to run for mayor. "It's not something I'm considering at the moment," said Mfume, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. "If I was going to be running for office, I'd be out doing something by now." If he did, the poll by Gonzales/Arscott Research & Communications Inc. indicated that the former U.S. congressman "trounces the incumbent mayor" in a race dominated by issues of drugs, crime and schools.

The first battle in the fierce political war to claim two seats on the Howard County Circuit Court bench was fought months before any campaign commercials were aired or debates held.The four candidates needed a strategy, and a year ago the two tickets wooed the same woman to develop it: Carol A. Arscott -- one of Maryland's pre-eminent paid political consultants and a veteran Howard County Republican activist.Sitting Circuit Judges Donna Hill Staton and Diane O. Leasure won out -- even though they were appointed by Democratic Gov. Parris N. Glendening, against whom Arscott helped wage a strong campaign in the 1994 election.

Wholesale changes continue in the Orioles front office. Since he bought the team last October, owner Peter G. Angelos has let go a sizable number of team employees, most brought in by previous Orioles owners. Yesterday, he announced one of his own hires is departing.Fred Arscott, Orioles chief administrative officer, is leaving the club after only six months. Arscott joined the club as an adviser to Angelos and the No. 2-ranking official in the Orioles business operation. But recently, his influence with Angelos seemed to erode.

Winning a four-year term in public office without having to run for election is every politician's fantasy, and one that is likely to soon come true for one Howard County Republican. Although Del. Robert L. Flanagan's selection by Gov.-elect Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. to be Maryland's secretary of transportation was just announced and confirmation by the state Senate is uncertain, local Republicans are jockeying for his seat in the House of Delegates. Three -- Carol Arscott, 47, a pollster, Warren Miller, 38, a management consultant and GOP central committee member, and Brian Harlin, 36, owner of a firm that manufactures Republican campaign signs -- have emerged, and most observers expect more candidates will come forward.

"Outrageous, clever and ridiculous" is how one County Council memberdescribed the redistricting plan county Republicans submitted to thecouncil last week.The GOP-proffered map radically revises Columbia's districts.The 3rd District, now confined to east Columbia, would cross U.S.29 to take in most of the west Columbia villages of Harper's Choice and Wilde Lake.The 4th District, now encompassing west Columbia, would pick up the village of Owen Brown in east Columbia. It would lose the remainder of Wilde Lake and Harper's Choice to the 2nd District.

Although a poll indicates that he could trounce Mayor Martin O'Malley in September's Democratic primary, Kweisi Mfume said yesterday that he is not planning to run for mayor. "It's not something I'm considering at the moment," said Mfume, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. "If I was going to be running for office, I'd be out doing something by now." If he did, the poll by Gonzales/Arscott Research & Communications Inc. indicated that the former U.S. congressman "trounces the incumbent mayor" in a race dominated by issues of drugs, crime and schools.

Mayor Martin O'Malley could pose a serious threat to Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's undeclared candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor should he decide to run, according to a poll released yesterday. The Baltimore mayor would garner 40 percent of the vote to Townsend's 47 percent in a hypothetical one-on-one primary matchup, the Gonzales/Arscott poll showed. Carol Arscott, a partner in the Annapolis polling firm, said the survey shows Townsend could be vulnerable to the right kind of candidate.

With his legislative machine sputtering, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. will try to boost his administration by turning to the well-honed political operation that carried him into office. Shortly after the General Assembly session ends this week, Ehrlich will launch a tour of the state, reconnecting with the rural and suburban voters responsible for his historic win last November. It's already evident what his message will be: Even though Democrats in the House of Delegates rejected slots, I held firm against higher taxes.

Warren E. Miller will arrive in Annapolis this week as Howard County's newest House of Delegates member on the eve of crucial votes on whether gambling, new taxes or deep budget cuts should be used to address a looming $1.2 billion shortfall. The 38-year-old conservative Republican, a management consultant, was chosen to succeed Howard Del. Robert L. Flanagan, who resigned to be Maryland's transportation secretary. Miller, who lives near Lisbon with his wife and two young children, was selected Monday night by secret ballot among the nine Howard County Republican State Central Committee members - of which he is one. He is expected to be sworn in by week's end. "I've got to balance what I feel the needs of Howard County to be with supporting [Gov.

Winning a four-year term in public office without having to run for election is every politician's fantasy, and one that is likely to soon come true for one Howard County Republican. Although Del. Robert L. Flanagan's selection by Gov.-elect Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. to be Maryland's secretary of transportation was just announced and confirmation by the state Senate is uncertain, local Republicans are jockeying for his seat in the House of Delegates. Three -- Carol Arscott, 47, a pollster, Warren Miller, 38, a management consultant and GOP central committee member, and Brian Harlin, 36, owner of a firm that manufactures Republican campaign signs -- have emerged, and most observers expect more candidates will come forward.

A Mount Airy couple were killed yesterday morning after a tanker truck struck their car from behind, according to the state police at the Westminster barracks. Joseph Phillip Mitchell, 76, and Kathleen Grace Mitchell, 69, of the 4300 block of Langdon Drive in Mount Airy were in a 2000 Dodge Intrepid about 7:30 a.m. stopped on northbound Route 27 to make a left turn on to Center Street when a truck hauling a full load of diesel fuel struck the car in the rear, said Trooper Henry Doll. The Mitchells were flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where they were pronounced dead soon after arriving, police said.

Maryland's worsening budget woes have put Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on the horns of a dilemma. The more credit she claims for playing a role in Gov. Parris N. Glendening's popular programs, the more blame she risks for Maryland's $1.7 billion budget shortfall. But if the Democratic gubernatorial nominee denies responsibility for the state's budget mess, she throws away the eight years of experience in the State House that have been a hallmark of her campaign. "Let me be clear what the truth is. I sat in the budget meetings.

Poll shows Townsend holding lead over Ehrlich, 47% to 43% Democratic Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend maintains a narrow edge over Republican Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in the race for governor, according to a new poll. The poll, released yesterday by Gonzales/Arscott Research & Communications, found that 47 percent of likely voters would vote for Townsend and 43 percent for Ehrlich. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points. Among likely voters in the Democratic primary for Maryland comptroller, former Gov. William Donald Schaefer leads Secretary of State John T. Willis 48 percent to 23 percent, the poll found.

SOMEHOW, political polls seem trivial in the wake of last week's tragedies. But politics, like the rest of life, goes on. In terms of attracting attention, the Gonzales-Arscott poll released last week could not have come out at a worse time. It arrived by e-mail a week ago last night, and within 12 hours its impact was blunted by the terrorist attacks in New York and at the Pentagon. The poll showed Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend leading Republican Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. by a 23-point margin in a still-theoretical 2002 gubernatorial contest.

Two years before the 2002 election, Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend holds a commanding lead over her prospective Democratic and Republican rivals in the governor's race, according to a poll released yesterday. The survey of registered voters, conducted Aug. 23 through Monday by Gonzales/Arscott Research & Communications Inc., shows Townsend with a 52 percent to 29 percent lead over U.S. Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., who is considered a possible Republican candidate. She was favored by 49 percent of Democrats, compared with 12 percent for Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan, 10 percent for Baltimore County's C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger and 8 percent for Prince George's County's Wayne K. Curry

Frederick W. Arscott, an Ellicott City financial executive with interests that ranged from flying to sports cars and photography, died Thursday in a traffic accident. He was 47. Mr. Arscott was killed when a 12-ton roll of steel fell from a flatbed truck and struck his car while he was driving to his job at G Street Fabrics in Rockville, where he was chief financial officer. He was married to Carol Arscott, co-president of an Annapolis polling firm and a longtime Republican Party activist.

SOMEHOW, political polls seem trivial in the wake of last week's tragedies. But politics, like the rest of life, goes on. In terms of attracting attention, the Gonzales-Arscott poll released last week could not have come out at a worse time. It arrived by e-mail a week ago last night, and within 12 hours its impact was blunted by the terrorist attacks in New York and at the Pentagon. The poll showed Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend leading Republican Rep. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. by a 23-point margin in a still-theoretical 2002 gubernatorial contest.