Elijah Cummings

A Maryland congressman says police are questioning a person of interest in the slaying of his nephew in Norfolk, Va. U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings said Thursday in an e-mail that a person is being questioned in the June 10 shooting death of 20-year-old Christopher Cummings. WVEC.com in Norfolk reports that police are questioning someone and said officers emphasized that no arrests have been made. Norfolk Police Department spokeswoman Karen Parker-Chesson did not immediately return a message left on her cell phone Thursday seeking comment.

An article in yesterday's editions gave an incorrect e-mail address and incorrect Web site addresses for some members of the Maryland congressional delegation. The correct addresses are:Rep. Elijah E. Cummings: E-mail: Rep.cumming mail.house.gov0 Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski: Web: http: //www.senate.gov/ (tilde)mikulski/0 Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes: Web: http: //www.senate.gov/ (tilde)sarbanes/The Sun regrets the errors.Pub Date: 12/17/98

The Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Congressional Update Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow at Gramercy Mansion Bed & Breakfast, 1400 Greenspring Valley Road, Stevenson. Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Paul S. Sarbanes and Reps. Benjamin L. Cardin, Elijah E. Cummings and C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger have been invited. The event is open to the public as well as chamber members. Information: Lori-Ann Gregory, 410-825-6200.

Each week, Sun columnists, NFL reporters and a guest will pick NFL games (not against the spread). Last week's guest, Senator Theatre owner Thomas A. Kiefaber, went 9-7. Overall, the guests are 144-81. This week's guest is Rep. Elijah Cummings. Note: Last night's game not included. Last week's record Thursday's record Overall record Ravens@Seahawks Chiefs@Lions Packers@Bears Texans@Colts Giants@Bills Eagles@Saints Browns@Bengals Raiders@Jaguars Falcons@Cardinals Buccaneers@49ers Jets@Titans Dolphins@Patriots Redskins@Vikings Broncos@Chargers Mike Preston 9-7 1-0 147-78 Seahawks Lions Packers Colts Giants Saints Browns Jaguars Cardinals Buccaneers Titans Patriots Vikings Chargers Jamison Hensley 11-5 1-0 146-79 Seahawks Lions Packers Colts Bills Saints Browns Jaguars Cardinals Buccaneers Titans Patriots Vikings Chargers Peter Schmuck 11-5 1-0 146-79 Seahawks Lions Packers Colts Giants Saints Bengals Jaguars Cardinals Buccaneers Titans Patriots Vikings Chargers Don Markus 11-5 1-0 143-82 Seahawks Lions Packers Colts Bills Saints Bengals Jaguars Cardinals Buccaneers Titans Patriots Redskins Chargers Edward Lee 8-8 0-1 141-84 Seahawks Chiefs Packers Colts Bills Saints Bengals Jaguars Cardinals Buccaneers Titans Patriots Redskins Broncos Rick Maese 8-8 1-0 140-85 Seahawks Lions Packers Colts Bills Saints Browns Jaguars Cardinals Buccaneers Titans Patriots Vikings Chargers David Steele 10-6 1-0 130-95 Seahawks Lions Packers Colts Bills Saints Browns Jaguars Cardinals...

A graphic listing 7th Congressional District candidates in yesterday's editions of The Sun contained three errors and an omission.The graphic misstated the number of Democrats running in the March 5 primary. There are 25 candidates. It should have said that Democratic candidate Lynn Sherwood Harris is male. It should have said that Del. Elijah E. Cummings lives in West Baltimore.It omitted the name of Democratic candidate Vincent R. Cuffari of Catonsville.The Sun regrets the errors.

Maryland's Republican party Monday said that a slew of Democratic elected officials, including President Barack Obama, Gov. Martin O'Malley and U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, return thousands of dollars in campaign funds donated by Richard Stewart, a politically connected businessman who pleaded guilty last week to failing to pay $4 million in taxes.  UPDATE: Cummings will donate the funds he received to "a charity," said Vernon Simms, chief of staff...

The town hall meeting with Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, scheduled for Jan. 22 at the Glenwood library, was canceled because of inclement weather. The meeting has been rescheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Cummings, a Democrat who represents Maryland's 7th District in the House of Representatives, will answer residents' questions and hear their concerns. The library is at 2350 Route 97, Cooksville. Information about the meeting: 410-685-9199.

The funeral for the nephew of Rep. Elijah E. Cummings has been scheduled for Saturday in Baltimore, the congressman's office said Tuesday. Christopher Cummings, 20, who had just completed his junior year at Old Dominion University, was shot to death in the house where he lived with other students near the Norfolk, Va., campus. A housemate was critically wounded in the attack. Police have not identified a suspect or a motive. Public viewings for Christopher Cummings have been scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at March Funeral Home-West at 4300 Wabash Avenue.

A 26-year-old Naval Academy graduate from Howard County who realized a long-held dream of becoming a Naval aviator was killed when the jet she was piloting crashed into a field outside Spokane, Wash. Lt. j.g. Valerie Cappelaere Delaney and her two crew members died Monday morning when the EA-6B Prowler crashed during training, the Navy said Tuesday. The incident remains under investigation. Friends and family described Cappelaere Delaney as a focused, athletic and caring young woman whose career was shaped by conversations with her grandfather, a retired Air Force pilot.

Regarding your report that Rep. Elijah E. Cummings' plans to make a charitable contribution of funds donated to his campaign by Richard Stewart, the politically connected businessman who pleaded guilty to tax evasion this month ("Brown returns funds from tax evader," Dec. 28): Congressman Cummings' proposal is the same as keeping the funds. Mr. Cummings received the money and benefited from its use. Now he wants to make a charitable contribution? Does he get a tax write-off for it?