Dunning

"I've got professors asking me questions about football rather than econ. It's different. You can feel the tension in the air, and it's exciting." Dustin Dunning Vanderbilt tight end, on the campus reaction to the Commodores' 3-0 start "If he's passing and scoring, they'll have to guard him differently. Tiny Archibald led the league in scoring and assists. Allen has the same ability." Maurice Cheeks New coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, on wanting Allen Iverson to lead the league in assists

On October 2, 2006, MARION; beloved mother of Inez Robb, Stanley and Shirley Eldridge. Also survived by her three sisters, Mary Bullock, Mabel Robb and Helen Dunning and a host of other family and friends. Friends may call the WYLIE FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 638 N. Gilmor Street on Thursday from 4-8 P.M. Family will receive friends Friday for an 11 A.M. wake and 11:30 A.M. funeral service at the Grace Memorial Baptist Church, 1100 N. Eden Street. Inquiries at www.wileyfuneralhome.com.

On May 27, 2003, WILLIAM COHEN M.D. of Florida; husband of Mary Ellen Cohen; beloved father of Mrs. Wendy Finklea, Mr. Jon Cohen, Mrs. Barbara Dunning, Ms. Blakley Cohen, of Florida; dear brother of Dr. David Cohen and Mrs. Anita Miller of Baltimore; son of the late Minnie and Samuel Cohen. Also survived by several grandchildren. Services to be held out of town. Family will be at home at 1 Pomona East, Apt. 410, Sunday, June 2 and Monday, June 3.

Health officials have linked three cases of potentially fatal E. coli in Maryland to the nationwide outbreak caused by tainted spinach. They're also investigating a possible link in several other cases, including one death. The three cases, confirmed by DNA tests of the bacteria, occurred in children who have all recovered, said Dr. Michelle Gourdine, deputy secretary for public health services at the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Among the pending cases, Gourdine would identify the person who died only as "an elderly resident."

John Dunning spends several hours a weekend watching cable, mostly sports. But Dunning, 64, a metallurgist in Corvallis, Ore., says he has begun to think that his bill - $40 a month for about 50 channels - is high. He toyed with switching to satellite, but he receives high-speed Internet access through his cable provider, a service that satellite systems do not offer. And "it is a bit of a hassle to switch," he said. Dunning's attitude may not be unusual among cable subscribers. A recent report by the General Accounting Office shows that the average monthly rate for expanded basic cable service is $36.47.

In an effort to collect millions of dollars in overdue fines, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority has belatedly hired a collection agency to begin dunning motorists who drive through E-ZPass lanes without paying the tolls. The authority, which operates the E-ZPass system in New Jersey and Delaware, had projected an income of $106 million this year from these scofflaws, who use the special lanes without having enrolled in the computerized toll collection system, which went into use on the New Jersey Turnpike last September.

Emotionally charged, provocative dance hits the University of Maryland, Baltimore County theater Wednesday and continues through Feb. 19, with performances by the resident Phoenix Dance Company. New modern-dance work by choreographer Doug Hamby and video-dance work by choreographer Carol Hess and visual-arts professor Vin Grabill will premiere. Professor Sandra Lacy performs the reflective and kinetic "Dissolve," a solo piece choreographed by Jeanine Dunning. Video images combine with live dance in "Point of Departure," choreographed by Hess.

Blue crabs, bird islands, environmental education and microscopic animals in the Chesapeake Bay will be discussed in an Eastern Shore lecture series beginning Feb. 26.The four talks, given by scientists from the University of Maryland's Horn Point environmental laboratory in Cambridge, are free and open to the public. All lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 1-410-228-9250. The schedule:* Feb. 26: "Nature's Shortcut to a More Efficient Food Chain," by Dr. Diane Stoecker.

The novel "The Killer Angels" was turned down by all the major publishers when Michael Shaara, a professor at Florida State University, finished writing it in the early 1970s. It was finally published in 1974 by David McKay Co., a small New York publisher, and was largely unheralded by critics.But in one of the major surprises in publishing, "The Killer Angels" won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975. For Shaara, it was vindication after years of writing in obscurity. "Mike had been pretty discouraged about the acceptance of his writing," says Webb Salmon, a retired professor of English at Florida State who was a good friend of the author.

Edward W. Drumgoole, 57, insurance executive Edward William Drumgoole, an insurance executive, died Saturday of a sudden cerebral vascular accident at his Baltimore County home. He was 57. Mr. Drumgoole held licenses in insurance, real estate and health insurance. He was part-owner of NILP, a banking and third-party insurance company, and a subsidiary of Matterhorn Insurance Co., in Randallstown. He had worked there for 25 years and earlier was a salesman for H.M. Biden Co. Born in Baltimore, Mr. Drumgoole graduated from Kenwood High School in 1960 and earned a bachelor's degree, a master's degree in business and, finally, a law degree in 1970, all from the University of Baltimore.