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On April 6, 2007, JOEL N.; beloved husband of Ruby Badger; devoted father of Kimberlyn Pratesi, Michele Haas Bull and Joel Badger Jr.; grandfather of Zachary Arnold, Nathan Pratesi, Tommy Bull and Kasie Pratesi; loving son of Velma Badger and the late Vance Badger; brother of Ronald Badger and Carol Sue Conrad. Friends may call at Gonce Funeral Service P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway on Tuesday from 3-5 and 7-9PM, where services will be held on Wednesday at 10AM. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park.

Anne Arundel County Executive Janet S. Owens named yesterday the senior vice president of the county's economic development corporation to temporarily replace president Richard J. Morgan, who abruptly resigned two weeks ago to take a private-sector job.William A. Badger Jr., 44, joined the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation (AAEDC) -- a private corporation that receives public funds and is overseen by a county-controlled board -- as Morgan's right-hand man in 1994.Morgan handed his letter of resignation to Owens at the groundbreaking for Arundel Mills mall on July 15, a week after state officials criticized AAEDC's operations in a private meeting with the county executive and her chief advisers.

Anne Arundel County is back in the running for a used-car superstore and an auto restoration center to be built by AutoNation USA, the second-hand auto seller launched by Florida billionaire H. Wayne Huizenga, a county official said yesterday.William Badger, director of the county economic development office, said AutoNation has expressed a new desire to build the two facilities in Anne Arundel, provided it receives the necessary permits."They are telling us they want to come, they just need an air quality permit," Badger said.

WASHINGTON -- Jack Kevorkian's 33rd victim, Rebecca Badger, was just 39 years old.She was, she said, so crippled by the effects of multiple sclerosis that she relied on a wheelchair and had to be dragged by her daughter to the bathroom. She had difficulty with bladder and bowel control and was in constant, unbearable pain. Ms. Badger turned to Jack Kevorkian as an ''angel of mercy'' to free her.On July 9, in a hotel room in Pontiac, Mich., Dr. Kevorkian administered an injection of potassium chloride, and Ms. Badger died, holding her daughter's hand.

Packing a knife with her lunch gets student arrested"Mom was busy, and dad had gone to work," was 11-year-old Charlotte Kirk's plea after school officials in Columbia, S.C., had her expelled and arrested for packing a knife in her lunch box to cut a piece of chicken.The sixth-grade honors student said she never even took the knife out of her lunch box last Friday. She asked a teacher if it was OK to use it and was told "no" and got a lecture. As she was leaving school with her father, she was arrested.

Sylvia Badger is on vacation. Her column returns next week.The lazy days of summer are just around the corner. But for some party planners, summer means picnics and crab feasts. If your organization is planning a fund-raising picnic, an awards dinner or some other benefit during July, August and September, we'd like to know.Please send an announcement with a contact name and phone number to Sylvia Badger, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, Md. 21278 or fax her at (410) 783-2519. Deadline is June 20.

Two roadside workers were critically injured in Columbia yesterday morning when a street lamp they were moving hit a 7,600-volt electric cable. A third man operating the crane used to hoist the 28-foot light pole also suffered burns.Joel Badger, 23, of the 200 block of Turnwood Drive in Glen Burnie and Roger Rexrode, 48, of the 7900 block of Easdale Road in Baltimore were treated at Howard County General Hospital and later flown by helicopter to the Francis Scott Key Burn Center in Baltimore, where they were listed in critical condition.

Two roadside workers were critically injured in Columbia yesterday morning when a street lamp they were moving hit a 7,600-volt electric cable. A third man operating the crane used to hoist the 28-foot light pole also suffered burns.Joel Badger, 23, of the 200 block of Turnwood Drive in Glen Burnie and Roger Rexrode, 48, of the 7900 block of Easdale Road in Baltimore were treated at Howard County General Hospital and later flown by helicopter to the Francis Scott Key Burn Center in Baltimore, where they were listed in critical condition.

What was once a neglected, arson-damaged, old Ellicott City school building has been renovated into 20 Jacuzzi-equipped, "luxury" condominiums that will be auctioned Sunday.The former Ellicott City Elementary School, a granite, castle-like building, has been bought and sold frequently in the past decade by developers who failed to complete renovation and development plans. The Brightwater Group Inc. purchased the property at a foreclosure auction last summer and plans to complete the project, known as the Greystone development.

Sylvia Badger's column, which has been appearing in this space on Wednesdays, is moving to Fridays. It will continue to run as well in the People section of The Sunday Sun.

When Food Network Magazine named the Heart Attack on a Plate sandwich at Mother's Federal Hill Grille as the ultimate burger in Maryland, I had to try it. The magazine's June/July issue, now on newsstands, picked 50 favorite burgers, one in each of the 50 states. After all, almost every American eats burgers, including two guys at the top of the nation's food chain, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. The other day, these two leaders of the free world scooted out of the White House to chow down on burgers for lunch at Ray's Hell-Burger in Arlington, Va. Ray's was the magazine's top burger joint for the state of Virginia.

On April 6, 2007, JOEL N.; beloved husband of Ruby Badger; devoted father of Kimberlyn Pratesi, Michele Haas Bull and Joel Badger Jr.; grandfather of Zachary Arnold, Nathan Pratesi, Tommy Bull and Kasie Pratesi; loving son of Velma Badger and the late Vance Badger; brother of Ronald Badger and Carol Sue Conrad. Friends may call at Gonce Funeral Service P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway on Tuesday from 3-5 and 7-9PM, where services will be held on Wednesday at 10AM. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park.

Business leaders across Anne Arundel County have rushed to the defense of a former economic development chief who was criticized in a confidential county report for alleged mismanagement, misappropriation of funds and political favors. Several have said that the attacks against William A. Badger Jr., who served as chief executive of the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp. for nearly seven years until February last year, were unfounded. The entrepreneurs also questioned the inclusion of the allegations in the report, which was prepared by 14 community and business leaders to advise County Executive John R. Leopold on economic development and military expansion at Fort Meade.

A county government advisory panel has severely criticized a former economic development chief for alleged mismanagement, misappropriation of funds, political favors and abuse of power, catching county officials and business leaders by surprise. The panel of 14 business and community leaders was appointed by County Executive John R. Leopold to advise him on economic development and military expansion at Fort Meade. But its confidential report - completed in late January and obtained by The Sun last week - takes aim at the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp.

After eating a mess of gumbos - 13 bowls to be exact - I was curious about what the keys were to making a good one. "It's the roux; you have to move it, move it, move it," said Mary Rivers, who prepares the gumbo at Ale Mary's, a Fells Point pub that she operates with her husband, Tom, and her brother-in-law, Bill. "The roux has to be the consistency of good gravy," said Brian Badger, who whips up the gumbo in the kitchen of Slainte Irish Pub and Restaurant on Thames Street. "You can't rush the roux," said Jill Oliver, who - along with Ted Young - makes the gumbo at the Wharf Rat's locations downtown and in Fells Point.

On July 13, 2006, DAWN M. (nee Boyle); BADGER, beloved wife of Doug; devoted mother of Stephanie, Jessica, and Christina Badger; dear sister of Patrice Jastrzembski and her husband John; devoted aunt of Adam, Jacob and Janae. The family will receive friends at Chapelgate Presbyterian Church, 2600 Marriottsville Road, Marriottsville, MD 21104 on Saturday, July 15 from 3 to 5:30 PM. The funeral service will begin at 6 P.M. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions will be made to Capernaum, a ministry to high school students with disabilities, Young Life Capernaum, Dawn Badger Memorial, C/O Pam Harmon, 2334 Belleview Avenue, Cheverly, MD 20785.

Newspaper boosts empty politicians The headlines in the Anne Arundel section [of Feb. 19] were contradictory; "School Crowding Remedy" and "Badger leaves Arundel poised for more growth." Two empty stories about political points of view on ways to say they are doing something but doing nothing. Right now the remedy for the school overcrowding has been hundreds of trailers, and the argument from the Keep Building at Any Cost building community has been to relocate the overflow of students from some place in east county to some place in the west where they are under capacity, or let's get the developers to kick in some money that probably won't be enough.

William A. Badger Jr. had a premonition that Anne Arundel County was destined for business success, and he wanted to be a part of that future when he joined the county's economic development arm. More than a decade later, Badger - who is stepping down tomorrow as president and chief executive of the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp. - can look back on steady growth and a broadening of the county's economic base, including high-tech, defense and homeland security ventures. From 1999 to 2005, the county has netted more than 30,000 new jobs and $1.3 billion in capital investment.

Anne Arundel County's head of economic development will take a job with M&T Bank Corp. after 11 years promoting growth in one of the state's key employment centers, the bank announced yesterday. Bill Badger's last day as president and chief executive of the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp. will be Feb. 20. He leaves at a time of impending change for the county, which expects 20,000 to 25,000 jobs to be created in the Fort Meade area over several years as a result of the Pentagon's consolidation of military bases.

Anne Arundel County leaders looking to create jobs have again turned to the emerging field of homeland security, announcing that the county's first government-sponsored business incubator will focus on assisting security start-ups. The Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp., a county government-funded nonprofit, will open the Chesapeake Innovation Center in June, county officials said. The 24,000-square- foot facility being leased on Admiral Drive near Annapolis will be able to hold up to 15 fledgling companies.