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There is a place, a sanctuary, a refuge where I sometimes go, on a tidal creek near home, to drift in a canoe, greenwalled by wild rice and swamp maples from all sight and sound of humanity.It is not the quiet and solitude that renew me there so much as the power -- all-encompassing, throbbing; though at first you might scarcely notice.But listen. Wings whir -- the vanguard of blackbirds, flown clear from New England to stoke their little engines with a summer's-worth of seed production from the fecund marsh.

Slain boy identified as police officer's son A 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot Sunday night at an Owings Mills apartment complex was the son of a Baltimore police officer, county police said yesterday as the investigation of the killing continued. The victim was identified as Kevin B. Evans Jr., a resident of the Morningside Heights Apartments in the first block of old Coach Lane, where the shooting was reported about 7:30 p.m., police said. His father, Officer Kevin B. Evans, is assigned to the city's Southeastern District, county police said.

Official calls for talks with Va. cable provider The risks of allowing Virginia-based Cavalier Telephone Corp. to provide cable service in Baltimore County appear to be minimal and are offset by the benefits of providing more choices for residents, a county councilman said during a council work session yesterday. As part of a two-stage process, the County Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to negotiate with Cavalier - a decision that hinges on whether the company is considered "technically and financially" strong enough to do business in the county, according to Councilman Kevin Kamenetz, who negotiates cable franchises on the county's behalf.

Ralph Marsh, 70 Author and journalist Ralph Marsh, an author and veteran journalist for the Associated Press and various newspapers, has died. He was 70. Mr. Marsh died Wednesday at his home near Heavener, Okla., after a short illness, according to Evans and Miller Funeral Home in Poteau, Okla. He worked for more than three decades as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Kansas and Oklahoma, including the Wichita, Kan., Eagle-Beacon, The Oklahoman, the Tulsa Tribune, the Chickasha Daily Express and the Topeka Capital-Journal, as well as at the AP. Mr. Marsh was Capitol correspondent for the now-defunct Tribune and covered the Capitol for the AP in the 1970s.

On October 19, 2007, ELIZABETH J. MARSH of Pasadena, MD, beloved wife of the late Eldin Marsh, loving mother of Patricia Cecil, Vivian Armor, Karen Gunther, Joanne Furton and Tim Marsh, devoted grandmother of twelve grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Family and friends are invited to BARRANCO & SONS, P.A., SEVERNA PARK FUNERAL HOME, Ritchie Highway at Robinson Road on Sunday 4 to 8 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday 10 A.M., at Our Lady of the Fields Catholic Church, Millersville, MD. Interment private.

Naval Academy seniors have taken two of the 20 slots on USA Today's 18th annual All-USA Academic Team. Sean A. Genis and Christopher L. Marsh, both of Western Pennsylvania, were honored for their grades, leadership and extracurricular activities. The contest began with applications from about 600 students nominated by their schools, said program coordinator Tracey Wong Briggs. This is the third year in a row that the Naval Academy has had two students make the list. It is the only school to place more than one student on the list.

Police said yesterday they were searching for a White Marsh man accused of arranging a robbery during which two women were raped. Andre Earl Evans, 31, of the 11200 block of Red Lion Road is accused of arranging a robbery that occurred at 11:30 p.m. March 17 at a home in the White Marsh area, Baltimore County police said. A 50-year-old man was robbed, and two women, ages 44 and 46, were raped, police said. Another man has been arrested in the incident. Robert Dwayne Eubanks, 26, of Baltimore was being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center on charges of armed robbery, two counts of first-degree rape and three counts of first-degree sex offense, according to police.

WHITE MARSH -- Both General Motors Corp. and its workers saw the minting of the Allison Transmission plant's first hybrid transmission yesterday as much more than just a new product. It is a lifeline for both. The nation's largest automaker is producing the industry's first hybrid transmission for light trucks here in a bid to regain market share from foreign competitors such as Toyota Motor Corp. If it is a success, GM plans to expand the product line, which could mean new jobs at the plant.

When it comes to burgers, ground turkey offers the best of both worlds - that grilled taste with a more healthful profile. We like ours slightly charred and loaded with turkey flavor. We tried four turkey burgers from area bars and restaurants. When given the option, we asked for lettuce, tomato and onion. Here are the results. Della Rose's 8153 A Honeygo Blvd., White Marsh -- 410-933-8861 Hours --11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily Restaurant's estimate --10-15 minutes Ready in --18 minutes Served on a kaiser roll, this burger, $7.62, could have used more seasoning.

A long, strange trip it's been from hippie Haight Street to a White Marsh Hilton, but more than a decade after his death, Jerry Garcia's legacy keeps on keeping on - and commanding $70,000 for a signed watercolor. So perhaps it's fitting that a touring show "featuring one of the largest collections ... ever assembled for public display" of the Grateful Dead bandleader's artwork made its local stop yesterday at a business hotel tucked between Corporate Drive and Mercantile Road. A musical icon of the 1960s counterculture movement who commanded a massive, multigenerational following until his death in 1995, Garcia cultivated a folksy, anti-establishment, papa-bear-on-pot image.

This lush marsh south of Annapolis seems like an alien landscape - clear plastic bubbles dot the watery plain, with curved white pipes poking, periscope-like, out of the tall, green grass. The odd-looking structures spread across Kirkpatrick Marsh are providing researchers with a peek into Earth's future, helping them understand how climate change could alter the world we live in. For the past 23 years, Bert Drake and other scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Shady Side have been monitoring the growth of marsh grasses and plants encased in the clear plastic bubbles on the fringe of the Rhode River.

Baltimore County police have identified three Pennsylvania women who were killed early Monday in White Marsh when their car and a street sweeper collided and burst into flames. Lori Ann Cardwell, 37, was driving her mother, Darlene Helen Cardwell, 62, and family friend Katarina Ann Morrison, 19, all of Media, Pa., home from a trip to Kentucky, according to police. The three women were traveling west on White Marsh Boulevard in a Chevrolet Aveo about 5 a.m. and tried to turn left onto Honeygo Boulevard when their car was struck by the street sweeper on the passenger side, police said.

Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Southeastern Baltimore Robbery: A woman, 24, was walking in the 1000 block of Fells St. about 3:30 p.m. Friday when a man got out of a Nissan Maxima with Pennsylvania tags that was occupied by two other men and stole her tan snake skin purse containing a cell phone and other property. Burglary: Two DVD players, all valued at $100, were stolen over the weekend from a house in the 2400 block of E. Jefferson St. by someone who entered through a bedroom window.

Workers at White Marsh GM plant return to work About 40 employees in the maintenance, reliability and material teams at the General Motors Powertrain Baltimore Transmission Plant in White Marsh went back to work Monday to prepare the plant for full production on Tuesday. The plant had been shut down since May 8. It was forced to close after bankrupt General Motors temporarily shut down 13 assembly plants, including several served by the White Marsh facility. White Marsh makes transmissions for trucks and SUVs assembled in Texas, Michigan and Mexico.

On June 29, 2009, Berdina "Dineke" Harris Services Private. Memorial contributions in Dineke's name may be made to Animal Rescue P.O. Box 35, Maryland Line, MD 21105 and American Cancer Society, White Marsh Office, 8219 Town Center Drive, Baltimore, MD 21236. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at www.evansfuneralchapel.com.

On Tuesday, June 2, 2009 JANE McGARRIGLE MARSH, 57, of Ellicott City, MD. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, at Resurrection Saint Paul Church, 3175 Paulskirk Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21042.

On Monday their paychecks stop, and the long days at home start. Wall Street, Washington and Big Labor are playing double-dare chicken over their future. Half of America seems to think they're greedy crybabies; the other half, hapless victims. But the people who make Chevrolet Tahoes and GMC Yukons just want to get back to work. "The best thing I can do is just try and survive and not worry about things," says Ed Tilley, a quality manager at General Motors' White Marsh transmission plant who, like thousands of GM workers, faces a two-month furlough.

General Motors said Thursday that it will temporarily shut down operations at 13 assembly plants in North America, including several served by the Powertrain Baltimore Transmission Plant in White Marsh, for as long as 13 weeks this summer. The shutdowns mean the White Marsh plant will have to close for four to eight weeks, possibly beginning in May, said John Raut, a spokesman for the plant. The company is examining vehicle orders at the assembly plants it serves to determine the impact on the local plant.

On Monday, March 23, 2009, STEPHEN CRAIG LINDSAY; beloved husband of Gail Lindsay; loving father of Adam Lindsay; adored son of Jan Cox; brother of Sheila, Connie, Gary and Fred; also other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held 10:30 A.M, Friday, March 27, 2009, at White Marsh Seventh Day Adventist Church, 7400 block Rossville Boulevard. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the church in his memory.

Increased demand for some General Motors trucks has helped General Motors' Powertrain Baltimore Transmission Plant avert a weeklong shutdown that was to have started Monday, a local spokesman for the plant said yesterday. The spokesman, John Raut, had said last month that the plant was planning to shut down and temporarily lay off all of its hourly workers for the week. The plant employs 238 people. But demand for some company vehicles has improved, including the Chevy Silverado and Sierra pickup trucks, for which the Baltimore plant makes six-speed automatic transmissions, Raut said yesterday.