Munson

It has been eight years since my friend Wendell Munson disappeared. He has not been seen by his friends and family since February 13, 1984. Most of you remember him as the longtime Ellicott City Middle School teacher who vanished under mysterious circumstances. His disappearance was the subject of an article by Michael James in this paper on May 27, 1990.If you recall, Munson was to be a witness the week of his disappearance at the trial of chop shop operator Dennis L. Watson. Watson had sold a 1973 Datsun 240Z to Munson, who was unaware that the car was stolen.

The elder statesman of the Maryland Senate faces one of the year's youngest challengers. A Baltimore lawmaker is battling an upstart who hadn't been born when he first took office. And in Montgomery, Prince George's and Washington counties, ambitious delegates are trying to unseat veteran senators. With the much of the state divided into safe Democratic or Republican districts, the party primary contests on Tuesday will decide election winners in many corners of Maryland. While no wholesale changes are expected in the 188-seat General Assembly, national sentiment against incumbents has inspired an outpouring of candidates working to propel lawmakers out of posts they've held for decades.

FREDERICK -- Republican Donald F. Munson, a popular four-term delegate, handily defeated Democratic state Sen. Patricia K. Cushwa in the race for the District 2 Senate seat.Mr. Munson received 63 percent of the vote to Mrs. Cushwa's 37 percent."We don't quite know why we lost," said Mrs. Cushwa, 52, who conceded shortly after 9 p.m."We were runing neck and neck based on what we knew a couple of weeks ago. There have been some sort of anti-government, anti-incumbent feelings," she said.Mr.

Throughout her 23 years in Cherry Hill, Taneal Munson has become familiar with the sound of gunshots. So have her sons, ages 6 and 8. But Monday night, just as the boys had finished their evening bath, never had the family heard them so close, so loud. "My sister yelled from downstairs, `Get the kids and get down on the floor!'" Munson said. "It was like a big pop. I knew it was a gunshot. Fireworks don't sound like that." Yesterday, family members broke the news to the boys - the gunshot had struck and killed Edward Smith, 14, known affectionately in the neighborhood by his nickname, "Milkman."

On the morning of Feb. 13, 1984, Oliver Wendell Munson left his Catonsville home with lunch bag in hand to drive to his teaching job at Ellicott City Middle School.No one ever saw him again.Almost a decade later, his family, a few close friends and a veteran police detective are still hoping to find him -- and an explanation. The latest hope rests with the NBC television show "Unsolved Myster'es," which came to the Baltimore area last weekend to film a segment called "The Missing Teacher."

On December 25, 2004, MINDY; loving daughter of Alice Kenney, John Bethoulle; stepdaughter of Wayne Kenney; dear sister of Tina Bethoulle, Michael Munson and Jerry Munson; granddaughter of Peggy Morgan; niece of Jonathan Taylor, Ana Munson and Summer Morse. Friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Road, on Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. Funeral service will be held Wednesday evening.

CORONA, Calif. -- A woman who fell into a five-week coma following the birth of twin girls is back home for Christmas, after her family was told she had only a 1 percent chance for survival.In a recovery that doctors, family and friends describe as miraculous, Dawna Munson has been reunited with her husband and four children in time for the twins' first Christmas -- a holiday few thought she'd ever live to see."In many ways, we feel this is pretty much a miracle," said Dr. Kevin Owyang, a Fullerton, Calif.

Sgt. Douglas D. Huston has graduated from the communications-computer systems programming specialist course at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss.The sergeant is the son of Merlyn D. and Martha A. Huston of Clinton.His wife, Melinda, is the daughter of retired Air Force Master Sgt. Clinton F. and Irene Cavanaugh of Glen Burnie.He is a 1984 graduate of Surrattsville High School.CARR GRADUATES COURSEAirman Christopher A. Carr has graduated from the airlift aircraft maintenance specialist course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita, Texas.

Some Atlantic Coast Conference freshman point guards to watch this season: Javaris Crittenton Georgia Tech Ranked the No. 1 point guard in the class of 2006 by Rivals.com. There are high expectations for this heralded five-star athlete. He is the only point guard on the Yellow Jackets' roster because Zam Fredrick transferred. Eric Hayes Maryland The Terps lacked a true point guard last season, and Hayes, who finished his career at Potomac High in Virginia with 1,698 points, was recruited to fill that role.

Throughout her 23 years in Cherry Hill, Taneal Munson has become familiar with the sound of gunshots. So have her sons, ages 6 and 8. But Monday night, just as the boys had finished their evening bath, never had the family heard them so close, so loud. "My sister yelled from downstairs, `Get the kids and get down on the floor!'" Munson said. "It was like a big pop. I knew it was a gunshot. Fireworks don't sound like that." Yesterday, family members broke the news to the boys - the gunshot had struck and killed Edward Smith, 14, known affectionately in the neighborhood by his nickname, "Milkman."

Some Atlantic Coast Conference freshman point guards to watch this season: Javaris Crittenton Georgia Tech Ranked the No. 1 point guard in the class of 2006 by Rivals.com. There are high expectations for this heralded five-star athlete. He is the only point guard on the Yellow Jackets' roster because Zam Fredrick transferred. Eric Hayes Maryland The Terps lacked a true point guard last season, and Hayes, who finished his career at Potomac High in Virginia with 1,698 points, was recruited to fill that role.

On December 25, 2004, MINDY; loving daughter of Alice Kenney, John Bethoulle; stepdaughter of Wayne Kenney; dear sister of Tina Bethoulle, Michael Munson and Jerry Munson; granddaughter of Peggy Morgan; niece of Jonathan Taylor, Ana Munson and Summer Morse. Friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Road, on Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9. Funeral service will be held Wednesday evening.

On a recent Sunday night, three men sat at Red Emma's Bookstore and Coffeehouse, Baltimore's newest anarchist infoshop. They were there to see a screening of several films produced by the Independent Media Center. The organizer of the evening's activities, John Duda, seemed disappointed with the turnout. "Was anything else going on tonight?" he asked. One customer, with a mop of brown hair, volunteered a reason why so few comrades-in-arms turned out for the event: "The Anarchists Union and the Women's Healthcare Collective meet on Sunday nights," he said.

On the morning of Feb. 13, 1984, Oliver Wendell Munson left his Catonsville home with lunch bag in hand to drive to his teaching job at Ellicott City Middle School.No one ever saw him again.Almost a decade later, his family, a few close friends and a veteran police detective are still hoping to find him -- and an explanation. The latest hope rests with the NBC television show "Unsolved Myster'es," which came to the Baltimore area last weekend to film a segment called "The Missing Teacher."

It has been eight years since my friend Wendell Munson disappeared. He has not been seen by his friends and family since February 13, 1984. Most of you remember him as the longtime Ellicott City Middle School teacher who vanished under mysterious circumstances. His disappearance was the subject of an article by Michael James in this paper on May 27, 1990.If you recall, Munson was to be a witness the week of his disappearance at the trial of chop shop operator Dennis L. Watson. Watson had sold a 1973 Datsun 240Z to Munson, who was unaware that the car was stolen.

CORONA, Calif. -- A woman who fell into a five-week coma following the birth of twin girls is back home for Christmas, after her family was told she had only a 1 percent chance for survival.In a recovery that doctors, family and friends describe as miraculous, Dawna Munson has been reunited with her husband and four children in time for the twins' first Christmas -- a holiday few thought she'd ever live to see."In many ways, we feel this is pretty much a miracle," said Dr. Kevin Owyang, a Fullerton, Calif.

The elder statesman of the Maryland Senate faces one of the year's youngest challengers. A Baltimore lawmaker is battling an upstart who hadn't been born when he first took office. And in Montgomery, Prince George's and Washington counties, ambitious delegates are trying to unseat veteran senators. With the much of the state divided into safe Democratic or Republican districts, the party primary contests on Tuesday will decide election winners in many corners of Maryland. While no wholesale changes are expected in the 188-seat General Assembly, national sentiment against incumbents has inspired an outpouring of candidates working to propel lawmakers out of posts they've held for decades.

On a recent Sunday night, three men sat at Red Emma's Bookstore and Coffeehouse, Baltimore's newest anarchist infoshop. They were there to see a screening of several films produced by the Independent Media Center. The organizer of the evening's activities, John Duda, seemed disappointed with the turnout. "Was anything else going on tonight?" he asked. One customer, with a mop of brown hair, volunteered a reason why so few comrades-in-arms turned out for the event: "The Anarchists Union and the Women's Healthcare Collective meet on Sunday nights," he said.

Sgt. Douglas D. Huston has graduated from the communications-computer systems programming specialist course at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss.The sergeant is the son of Merlyn D. and Martha A. Huston of Clinton.His wife, Melinda, is the daughter of retired Air Force Master Sgt. Clinton F. and Irene Cavanaugh of Glen Burnie.He is a 1984 graduate of Surrattsville High School.CARR GRADUATES COURSEAirman Christopher A. Carr has graduated from the airlift aircraft maintenance specialist course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita, Texas.

FREDERICK -- Republican Donald F. Munson, a popular four-term delegate, handily defeated Democratic state Sen. Patricia K. Cushwa in the race for the District 2 Senate seat.Mr. Munson received 63 percent of the vote to Mrs. Cushwa's 37 percent."We don't quite know why we lost," said Mrs. Cushwa, 52, who conceded shortly after 9 p.m."We were runing neck and neck based on what we knew a couple of weeks ago. There have been some sort of anti-government, anti-incumbent feelings," she said.Mr.