Kevin Kelly

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association * Philadelphia 76ers -- Placed Brian Oliver, guard, on the injured list. Activated Mitchell Wiggins, guard, from the injured list.FOOTBALLNational Football League * Denver Broncos -- Waived Barry Johnson, wide receiver. Activated Tim Lucas, linebacker, from injured reserve.HOCKEYNational Hockey League * San Jose Sharks -- Assigned Arturs Irbe, goaltender, to Kansas City of the International Hockey League. Recalled Brian Hayward, goaltender, from Kansas City.

On September 3, 2003 ROBERT W. PEASE of Bel Air, MD. Beloved husband of the late Brenda Mathis Pease; devoted father of Robert W. Pease, James M. Pease and Dana L. Pease; loving brother of Ronald Pease. Also survived by four grandchildren Brian, Kevin, Kelly and Austin Pease. Services will be held at the family owned McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Abingdon, MD on Monday, September 8, 2003 at 10 A.M. Interment will be in Holy Hill Memorial Park, Baltimore, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home in Abingdon on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M.

Keri Sarver's penalty kick yesterday gave third-seeded Maryland a win over No. 6 N.C. State in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer tournament in Winston-Salem, N.C.Regulation ended at 1-1, but Sarver's score gave the Terrapins a 4-3 edge in penalty kicks and set up a 4: 30 p.m. date today with Duke.MenRadford 3, UMBC 2, OT: Kevin Kelly scored 10 minutes into the first overtime to beat the Retrievers in the first round of the Big South tournament at Coastal Carolina.

ANNAPOLIS - The ordinary calico cat would be elevated to official Maryland symbol if a new bill sponsored by Delegate Kevin Kelly, D-Allegany, is signed into law this session. Maryland already has a lengthy roster of other official state animals, most with more obvious connections to the state: dog, Chesapeake Bay retriever; bird, Baltimore Oriole; crustacean, blue crab; and fish, rockfish. So why is Maryland considering a state cat? And why calico? Last spring, five then-fourth-grade students at Western Port Elementary School in Allegany County felt that it was time.

On March 5, 2006 EDWARD T. SULLIVAN, SR. beloved husband of the late Helen Sullivan (nee Bittner); dear companion of Marge Weber; devoted father of Kathleen Mc Connell and her husband Bob, Joan Andreassen and her husband Knut, Patty Reed and her husband Kevin, Kelly Sonmez and her husband Mete and Edward Sullivan, Jr. and his wife Maxine. Also survived by nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue on Thursday 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 600 S. Conkling Street at 10 a.m. Visiting hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Interment Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery.

Gov. Martin O'Malley's bill to repeal the death penalty is one step closer to passage after a House committee voted Friday to approve it. The bill - already passed by the Senate - goes now to the full House of Delegates. The House Judiciary Committee's 14-8 vote to approve the bill came after Republicans offered more than a half-dozen amendments seeking to allow the death penalty for some crimes, including mass murder. One after another, they were voted down by the same margin as on the bill itself.

On January 1, 2005, JANE M.; beloved aunt of Mark and Linda Richards, David and Julie Richards; great-aunt of Keith and Matthew Richards and Mary Elizabeth Santana; great-aunt of Kevin and Kelly Richards, Anthony and Elexys Santana. Friends may call at the Thomas J. Skarda Funeral Home, 2829 Hudson Street, on the corner of Linwood Avenue, on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral Services will be held at the Messiah Lutheran Church, Potomac Avenue and O'Donnell Street, on Wednesday at 11 A.M. Interment in Oaklawn Cemetery.

" 'Books,' wrote Henry David Thoreau, 'are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance for generations and nations.' How right he was."Reading is one of Barbara's and my greatest joys. We both read pTC a lot as youngsters and still try to keep up with new releases. One of my favorites as a child was 'Treasure Island.'"Reading enables us to enjoy the rewards of lifelong learning, and your library is a vibrant center of learning - use it!"- George Bush, former presidentFrom "Books That Shaped Successful People," by Kevin H. Kelly (Fairview Press, 1995)

"I'm not sure I could properly identify the 'greatest' book I've ever read. I can only tell you that the 'Autobiography of Malcolm X' was the book that had the greatest impact on my life. To a young black man growing up on Chicago's South Side, the book was a revelation, prompting me to look at myself and my world as I've never done before."- Bryant GumbelHost of CBS' "Public Eye";former host, NBC's "Today Show"From "Books That Shaped Successful People," by Kevin H. Kelly (Fairview Press, 1995)

House panel OKs effort to raise limit in small-claims court The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill last night that would increase the amount a person could sue for in small-claims court to $5,000. The effort to increase the limit from $2,500 is part of a nationwide campaign to make small-claims court more accessible to consumers and small-business owners. Both the House and Senate approved identical legislation the past two years, but Gov. Parris N. Glendening vetoed it both times at the urging of the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association.