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DOROTHY E. RIDER, of Berwyn, died July 12, 2007. Wife of the late Edward W. Rider; mother of Nora Anne DiLemmo, Bryan Rider and the late Gail Rider; grandmother of Ashleigh and Allyson Rider and Ralph E. DiLemmo; sister of Mary Pfister. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass on Tuesday, July 17 at 10:00AM at St. Monica Church 63 Main St. Berwyn, PA 19312. Visitation 9:00-10:00AM in the church on Tuesday. Burial St. Monica Cemetery in Berwyn. In Lieu of flowers memorial Contributions may be made to American Red Cross, 2300 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Cheer up. The General Assembly has passed legislation making Hillary Clinton eligible to become mayor of Baltimore. Now all she need do is take up residence.The news biz did not know what could replace Monica. Slobodan came to the rescue.The West Side of downtown is coming back. From where and to where will be addressed at a later date.OK, Belle can stay.

Back to the futureANDREW C. Carpenter, spokesman for Anne Arundel County Executive Janet S. Owens, commenting on the fact that the county does not have an official Web site: "We'll drag ourselves kicking and screaming into 1993 one of these years."-- Cheryl Tan`More wishes than wallet'IN OFFERING an update recently on preparations for the next fiscal year budget, Annapolis Mayor Dean L. Johnson said planning was going well.But he lamented: "We've got a lot more wishes than we have wallet."

MUCH has been written about the "feminization" of American politics.Masses of working women are supposedly flexing their political muscles and demanding a more caring government.The feminization of politics has brought us George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism," the Family and Medical Leave Act and the candidacy of Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Republican for president.In truth, politics are not becoming feminized as much as matronized. American women are older than they used to be.Women of the massive Baby Boom generation are no longer swashbuckling singles in their 20s and 30s, obsessed with their careers.

WASHINGTON -- Linda R. Tripp, the woman whose secret tape recordings made her the reviled symbol of a double-crossing friend, says now that her deepest regret is the pain that she caused Monica Lewinsky.In her first lengthy interview since the scandal began 13 months ago, Tripp said she betrayed Lewinsky to save the young woman from being abused by the president of the United States."As a mom, especially with a daughter close in age to Monica, I would hope some other mom would do for my daughter what I did for Monica, despite the fact that it looks horrible, that it looks like betrayal," Tripp said as she broke down in tears toward the end of a two-hour conversation here Wednesday.

It was important, or so they kept telling us.It was not about sex. Or so they kept telling us.They also told us that President Clinton was gone, he was toast (Cokie, Sam, the two Georges -- Stephanopoulos and Will -- c. February 1998). They said he was here to stay forever, he was invincible. (Cokie, Sam, the two Georges, c. November 1998.) And then -- but you get the point.Now that it appears to be all but over -- this scandal has roared back to life more times than Michael Myers, the masked killer in the "Halloween" movies -- it turns out they were right about one thing -- it's not about sex. It's about trivia.

AMONG THOSE watching Linda Tripp bare her delicate soul on television Friday morning were a few folks in the office of the Maryland prosecutor, who were not even a little impressed with her talk of patriotism, of good citizenship, or of being a "surrogate mom" to Monica Lewinsky in the hours of her presidential infatuation.Their focus is pretty narrow in this prosecutor's office, and their criminal investigation continues, notwithstanding the end of impeachment hearings in Washington and all the postdated assurances from Tripp that she was only looking out for poor Monica.

WASHINGTON -- Once, to stave off an earlier bimbo eruption, she looked into the TV camera and said, "I'm not just a little Tammy Wynette standin' by my man."Now, despite ultimate humiliation, she's not only standing by her man, but Hillary Clinton's also standing by her party.In mysterious ways, unfathomable as her marriage, the scandal has energized the first lady into a radiant, aggressive political force.Campaigning coast-to-coast, Ms. Clinton draws crowds and cash in a one-woman frenzy to save Democrats from defeat in the midterm elections.

The cross country runner cited here a week ago, Mike Taye, runs for Frostburg State, not Salisbury State. The Bobcats -- not the Sea Gulls as written here last week -- had won all of their meets going into the Dickinson College Invitational in Carlisle, Pa., where Taye won again. Saturday morning, Taye and the Bobcats are hosts for the Frostburg Invitational at Fort Frederick Park in Big Pool. The women run at 11 a.m. and the men run at 45.Two has never been a crowd, except at the quarterback position.

The economic news is relentlessly, moderately, good. The Fed is in panic.No one suspected Gubner Glen of sticking to principle until the slots lobby attacked him for it.Congress has heard nothing to persuade it that its own incessant rejiggering of tax laws accounts for IRS behavior.If Monica Lewinsky reveals all about relations with the men in her life, Bill and Ken rate equal attention.Pub Date: 5/01/98

The Man's Book By Thomas Fink Little, Brown / 240 pages / $23.99 This "essential guide for the modern man," on sale May 6, is a compendium of stuff we guys ought to know in order to be credible. Such as: how to get a serious workout at home; rules of popular drinking games; essential shirts for the closet; knife-sharpening and meat-carving skills; and how to quantify beauty in women. What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 By Tina Seeling HarperOne / 208 pages / $22.99 True, it's written by a woman (a Stanford University professor, no less)

WE SUBSCRIBE TO THE SUN mainly to read complete results of golf tournaments. Unfortunately, your paper is not meeting our expectations. I am a retired PGA professional and have been a supporter of your paper for nearly 60 years. However, your golf coverage has diminished through the years since the '50s, '60s and '70s when Alan Barrett, George Taylor and John Stewart were reporting. Their coverage included Pro-Am Golf tournaments, Maryland Opens, Baltimore City Opens, State Amateurs, State and City Opens and all major championship golf tournaments.

DOROTHY E. RIDER, of Berwyn, died July 12, 2007. Wife of the late Edward W. Rider; mother of Nora Anne DiLemmo, Bryan Rider and the late Gail Rider; grandmother of Ashleigh and Allyson Rider and Ralph E. DiLemmo; sister of Mary Pfister. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass on Tuesday, July 17 at 10:00AM at St. Monica Church 63 Main St. Berwyn, PA 19312. Visitation 9:00-10:00AM in the church on Tuesday. Burial St. Monica Cemetery in Berwyn. In Lieu of flowers memorial Contributions may be made to American Red Cross, 2300 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.

So one day Americans are thanking the Big Kahuna in the sky for all those blessings and for things like love and family, and then the next we're trying to run each other over with our shopping carts. Isn't there something askew about this picture? The Rodrigues-Smith sisters think so. Monica, 23, is a senior mass communications major at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro. Her younger sister Amanda, 20, attends school in the same neck of the woods.

On our playlist this week, we have a young pop diva wannabe with the potential to deliver a knockout album. But on her new release, the singer's first in three years, she is still in need of tighter material. A highly acclaimed artist on the list has a more focused effort this time around, but it takes a few spins to get into. A successful goth-inspired rock band from my hometown of Little Rock, Ark., has just released what is ultimately a flat album. But on the more consistent side, we have a brilliant British-based collective whose latest set is a gorgeous masterstroke.

On July 26, 2006, MONICA GREELEY SACHS, formerly of Lutherville, MD; loving wife of the late Raymond Sachs; mother of Raymond Sachs, Jr., Dr. R. Gregory Sachs, Margaret Healey and Elizabeth Sachs; grandmother of eight; great-grandmother of 15. Memorial Mass at 11 A.M. at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Church, Mt. Washington, MD, on July 28. Donations to Saint Vincent's Academy, 228 W. Market Street, Newark, NJ 07103 or the Little Sisters of the Poor, Totowa,...

On July 9, 2006 MONICA CECELIA loving daughter of Sarah Epperson; dearest sister of Karen Marshall and loving friend of Percy Brown. She is also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Ave. on Thursday after 8:30 a.m. The family will receive friends on Friday at St. Cecelia's Roman Catholic Church, 3300 Clifton Ave. at 10:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m.

On February 14, 2006 MS. CARTER, loving daughter of Monica Pinkett, devoted mother of Monica and Michayla Webb, cherished sister of Bryan, Reiginald and Charles Ellis. The family will receive friends at 2140 N. Fulton Avenue, on Friday at 6 P.M. Funeral at 7 P.M.

On March 3, 2005, MONICA A. BOROWICZ (nee Wagner), beloved wife of the late James A. Borowicz; devoted mother of Nancy Sobus and her husband Michael; dear sister of Elsie Kantorski and Dorothy Duffy, and the late Frances Weber and Bessie Klosek. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, on Sunday at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Rita Church on Monday at 9:30 a.m. Interment St. Stanislaus Cemetery.

On December 16, 2003, MONICA PARNELLInquiries to VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (410) 945-2700.