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A Montgomery County Circuit judge last night seated a jury of nine women and three men to hear the retrial of Ruthann Aron on murder-for-hire charges.Opening statements are set for 1 p.m. today at the county judicial center in Rockville.Aron, 55, a prominent developer and former candidate for the U.S. Senate, is charged with hiring a hit man to kill her husband, Dr. Barry Aron, and lawyer Arthur G. Kahn, who had testified against her in a civil suit.Judge Vincent E. Ferretti Jr. has set aside this morning to hear defense arguments seeking to suppress a string of evidence against Aron, including guns and ammunition; evidence pertaining to Paladin Press, publisher of information about manufacturing false identification and silencers; and the testimony of several witnesses, including Paul Kiernan, a lawyer who spoke with Aron the week before her arrest.

It's Hatfield and McCoy, but with a movie theater and a radio station as the weapons.Before the movie starts at the Senator Theatre these days, owner Tom Kiefaber, either live or on tape, asks you to please not talk during the feature and, by the way, "If there is anyone in our audience today who knows WIYY's general manager, Mr. Ed Kiernan, please do him a favor and suggest an effective laxative."Huh?It all began three years ago, when Mr. Kiefaber's friend, WIYY (98 Rock) morning deejay Chris Emry, was fired.

In an action that highlighted deep divisions within the organization, the Advertising Association of Baltimore canceled an election of officers in mid-ballot yesterday amid allegations of coercion and improper handling of ballots.Edward Kiernan, the outgoing president of the group, said the decision to declare the current balloting null and void had nothing to do with charges by presidential candidate Jack Gilden that his opponent, Barbara Blum, had been seen passing out ballots to members in a Baltimore bar and restaurant.

Host Severn qualified for its first appearance in the Maryland Scholastic Association C Conference finals, using a 17-4 third-quarter burst to defeat Anne Arundel County rival St. Mary's, 51-45.Jason Moran scored six of his eight points during the pivotal period on three layups. Jamand Mack scored four of his team-high 10 points during the spree, as he and freshman guard John Vereen (eight points) sparked the defense with two steals each -- all of which led to easy baskets."I think all year long, our defense has been the key. We're not all that good when we just have to play a half-court game," said Severn coach Jim Doyle, whose team has earned its first 20-win season against seven defeats.

Host Severn qualified for its first appearance in the Maryland Scholastic Association C Conference finals, using a 17-4 third-quarter burst to defeat Anne Arundel County rival St. Mary's, 51-45.Jason Moran scored six of his eight points during the pivotal period on three layups. Jamand Mack scored four of his team-high 10 points during the spree, as he and freshman guard John Vereen (eight points) sparked the defense with two steals each -- all of which led to easy baskets."I think all year long, our defense has been the key. We're not all that good when we just have to play a half-court game," said Severn coach Jim Doyle, whose team has earned its first 20-win season against seven defeats.

SpaldingArchbishop Spalding coach Lee Dove is hoping the exposure his team gained on its 10-day tour of Russia last summer will help the Cavaliers in their quest for a Maryland Scholastic Association B Conference championship."

Head coach: Brad Best (fourth season).Assistant coaches: Mike Codd, O.T. Campbell, Hank Gareis, Dave Lombardi, Vince DePasquale and Tony Paglario.1991 record: 7-3.Returnees: Seniors Ed Zelzin (OG), Joe Greenlee (OT-DT), Mark Zeller (FB-ILB), Dwen Lim (OG), Mike Martelli (DE), Tim O'Neil (SE), Steve Schummer (QB) and Jaques Keller (OT); juniors Joe Keenan (FB-ILB), Greg Carobrese (DT), Matt Clune (WB-CB), Ryan Hughes (WB-CB), Mark Kiefer (SE-PK), Jim Brown (SE-FS) and Mike Greenlee (SE).Newcomers: Juniors Marty Johnson (FS)

Hearst Broadcasting named new general managers for its Baltimore television and radio stations yesterday.Philip M. Stolz, 43, was named general manager of WBAL-TV (Channel 11). Edward C. Kiernan, 42, is the new general manager of the WBAL-AM and WIYY-FM radio stations. The two replace David Barrett, who was promoted last month to deputy director of all Hearst Broadcasting properties.Mr. Stolz comes to Channel 11 from WDTN-TV, the ABC affiliate in Dayton, Ohio, where he was general manager.

St. Mary's third-year coach Brad Best has too much respect for his class of seniors to ever declare a season a rebuilding year.But even if he were to try, he doesn't think they'd buy it."When you look at all the people we lost you think, 'yeah, this is a rebuilding year,' but I don't approach it like that," said Best. "The seniors, who have only one year left, don't want to hear that."Another thing the Saints could do without hearing is how they dropped their final two games last season, forcing a three-way tie for the Maryland Scholastic Association C Conference title with Severn and St. Paul's.

It was midway through the third period when South River's Albert Leeheard the cry from the stands in the St. Mary's High gymnasium."Slam dunk!" screamed a Seahawks' fan after watching Lee make one of his four steals in the game near midcourt in Friday's St. Mary's boys basketball tournament final against the host Saints (3-7).Just two defenders stood between Lee and the basket, so the 6-foot-2 senior guard couldn't resist. He dribbled four times and smashed home two of his team-high 21 points in the Seahawks' 72-39 victory.

Here are some books for people who love the English language and its many uses: Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists By James Geary Bloomsbury USA / 448 pages / $19.95 Both an expert and a collector, James Geary has devoted his life to aphorisms - and the last few years to organizing, indexing and even translating them. The result is Geary's Guide, featuring classic writers like Voltaire, Twain, Shakespeare and Nietzsche, but also more surprising figures, such as Woody Allen, Muhammad Ali, Emily Dickinson and Mae West.

On June 14, 2006, MARGARET D. SMITH-KIERNAN of Glen Burnie; devoted wife of the late George E. Smith, Jr. and the late Frank Kiernan; beloved mother of Kenneth Smith and the late George E. Smith III; loving sister of Rose Bruce, Sarah Horrigan, Dora Gatton and Frances Dalfonzo; preceded in death by three brothers and five sisters; dear grandmother of Cindy Palmer, Stacy Lawhorn and Susan Jens; loving great-grandmother of nine and great-great-grandmother of...

On January 26, 2006, BERNADETTE (nee Imbach) PERILLA of Woodbine, beloved wife of the late F. Robert Perilla, M.D., devoted mother of Frank Robert Perilla, Jr., Winnie Canup, Missy Bezila, Sarah Lynn Kiernan, Martha Jane Brodsky and Gina Perilla; loving mother-in-law of James W. Canup, Thomas J. Bezila, Vincent J. Kiernan and Jacob Brodsky, loving sister of Elizabeth Leon, dear grandmother of Celeste Wyatt and her husband Jeremy, Robert Perilla, Elise,...

On September 22, 2005, RAY MILLER of Port Deposit, MD., beloved husband of Carol N. Miller (nee Nichols) loving son of Walter Duffy and the late Helen Dorothy Mc Kiernan Miller, devoted father of Sean P. Miller, loving brother of John M. Miller, Joseph A. Miller, Timothy J. Miller, Mary Ellen Beechener, Patricia A Warnagiris, Kathleen A. Brown, Janet M. Goldscher and Nancy M. Dysard. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. Mark Catholic Church, Fallston, MD on Tuesday, September 27 at 10 A.M. Interment will be in Mt Zion U.M.C.

September 22, 2005, RAY MILLER, of Port Deposit, MD; beloved husband of Carol N. Miller (nee Nichols); loving son of Walter Duffy Miller and the late Helen Dorothy Mc Kiernan Miller; devoted father of Sean P. Miller; loving brother of John M. Miller, Joseph A. Miller, Timothy J. Miller, Mary Ellen Beechener, Patricia A. Warnagiris, Kathleen A. Brown, Janet M. Goldscher and Nancy M. Dysard. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. Mark Catholic Church, Fallston, MD on Tuesday, September 27, at 10 A.M. Interment will be in Bel Air Memorial Gardens.

Karen Kiernan strolled into the first-grade classroom for a routine conference with her younger daughter's teacher, confident, with the approaching holidays on her mind. "I expected to hear that she's a great student," Kiernan recalls, "but the teacher began, 'You know the librarian noticed that Erin moves around a lot. Something just doesn't seem right. She's leaning a little off-balance ... and she seems to have a little bit of trouble with her speech.' " The family wasn't alarmed. After all, Erin was only 6, and many her age are human forms of Raggedy Ann dolls, awkward and still in search of poise and equilibrium.

NEW YORK - A private group that monitors federal memorials has placed Federal Hall National Memorial in New York City on its list of 10 Most Endangered National Parks. The memorial is the site of the nation's first Capitol, which was on Wall Street and where George Washington was sworn in as the nation's first president. Washington appeared on an open-air second-floor balcony to take the oath of office on April 30, 1789. `A hidden gem' "This monument is a hidden gem, considering the key principles of democracy that were confirmed on this site," said Tom Kiernan, president of the National Parks Conservation Association, an independent advocacy group that monitors the parks.

All Debbie Holt wanted to do yesterday was say a prayer at St. Joseph Church in Emmitsburg. She knew that Gianna Talone-Sullivan, a woman who claims she receives messages from the Virgin Mary, would not be attending the usual Thursday night prayer service. She knew the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore found no basis for the Talone-Sullivan's apparitions and canceled the service. Still, the 32-year-old mother wanted a chance to pray in the church where thousands have heard Talone-Sullivan's messages from Mary for seven years.

MOSCOW -- Maria Kiernan was just trying to take a picture of a building that seemed to her to be an interesting example of Russia's 20th-century architectural style, when a whole lot of guys in leather trench coats poured out of doorways all around. They weren't too happy, and they almost took her camera. She only saved it by whipping out diplomas and letters of introduction and an official, stamped accreditation from Russia's Society of Architects. The building, it turned out, belongs to the Federal Security Service, which doesn't look kindly on foreigners who come by wielding cameras.

A Montgomery County Circuit judge last night seated a jury of nine women and three men to hear the retrial of Ruthann Aron on murder-for-hire charges.Opening statements are set for 1 p.m. today at the county judicial center in Rockville.Aron, 55, a prominent developer and former candidate for the U.S. Senate, is charged with hiring a hit man to kill her husband, Dr. Barry Aron, and lawyer Arthur G. Kahn, who had testified against her in a civil suit.Judge Vincent E. Ferretti Jr. has set aside this morning to hear defense arguments seeking to suppress a string of evidence against Aron, including guns and ammunition; evidence pertaining to Paladin Press, publisher of information about manufacturing false identification and silencers; and the testimony of several witnesses, including Paul Kiernan, a lawyer who spoke with Aron the week before her arrest.