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Katherine N. Reno died at Fairhaven, on Monday, August, 4, 2003. Mrs. Reno donated her body to the MD Anatomy Board. A Memorial Service will be held at Fairhaven on Saturday, August 23, 2003, at 2:30 PM and on Saturday, November 29, 2003, Church of Redeemer. In lieu of flowers please send memorials, The Chimes, Inc., 4815 Seton Dr, Balto, MD 21215, or Fairhaven Resident Assistance Fund Co, Fairhaven, 7200 3rd Ave Sykesville, MD 21784.

Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said Thursday it has closed on the planned purchase of four television stations owned by Cox Media Group for $99 million in cash. The broadcaster also priced its previously announced offering of Class A stock at $27.25 per share and said it is offering 18 million shares. The offering, to raise money for pending and future potential acquisitions, is expected to close May 7. The Cox deal is one of three acquisitions the television station owner and operator announced in the past two months.

LAST WEEK, the House committee investigating illegal campaign contributions voted along party lines to cite Attorney General Janet Reno for contempt of Congress.The action was prompted by her refusal to turn over subpoenaed documents from the Justice Department's own chief investigator Charles LaBella, who recommended that she appoint an independent counsel to investigate administration and Democratic Party officials for possible criminal violations of campaign-finance laws. So who's playing politics, congressional Republicans or the attorney general and her Democratic defenders on the committee?

Josh Selby emerges from the Stevenson University locker room, his hot pink sneakers with silver trim sparkling as he takes the floor. The Lake Clifton graduate's eye-catching shoes - which he says he wears to raise breast cancer awareness - quickly become an afterthought once play begins and his flashy game is on display. In the first quarter of Ravens wide receiver LaQuan Williams' charity basketball game late last month, Selby finds himself stuck in a corner beyond the arc, tightly guarded.

WASHINGTON -- There was a time not too long ago when the office of attorney general was unabashedly a place for the president's chief political adviser or even political crony to hang his hat. Ronald Reagan had William French Smith and Ed Meese; Richard Nixon had John Mitchell; John Kennedy had his brother Robert, and so on.But times have changed, to the point that when the current attorney general, Janet Reno, was asked the other day whether she had any...

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General-designate Janet Reno, blending anecdotes about her life as a prosecutor with politically careful answers to questions, appeared yesterday to be winning overwhelming and possibly unanimous support in the Senate Judiciary Committee.The last member of President Clinton's Cabinet seemed certain to win final Senate approval in a matter of days, becoming the nation's first female attorney general. Her mission will be to rebuild the Justice Department, a 90,000-employee agency in deep distress over scandal and political maneuvering.

Center Stage's one-woman show series, "The Feminine Singular: Women Speak Solo," has started off with a comic kick from "Citizen Reno," the latest piece by the New York performance artist whose energy level is as high -- and occasionally as unruly -- as her trademark mass of peroxide curls.Though "Citizen Reno" has been staged by a director (Tina Landau), in a theater, on a stylish set (designed by Heather Carson) and features a storyline with a beginning, middle and end, that story is essentially a thin framework for Reno's humorous commentary on current events.

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Janet Reno, whose department oversees several key combatants in the nation's war on drugs, suggested yesterday that the millions spent trying to stem the flow of illegal narcotics into the country may not be cost-effective."

WASHINGTON -- Try as they might yesterday, the Republican congressmen investigating the assault of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, could not shake Attorney General Janet Reno's resolve.She made the best decision she could, with the information she had, to end the 51-day standoff at Mount Carmel, she said. That decision -- to approve the FBI's plan to use tear gas to force the surrender of sect leader David Koresh and his followers -- ended in disaster. The Davidians set a fire that consumed the compound, Koresh and his followers, including 22 children.

WASHINGTON -- Janet Reno walked into the Great Hall of the Justice Department and stood in front of the "Hands-Up" statue.The statue is supposed to be the "Spirit of Justice" lifting her arms in "exultation," but it actually looks as if she is the victim of a robbery in progress.No matter. The statue, which is silver, gigantic and bare-breasted, was largely and mercifully hidden from view yesterday by a cut-out of a modern urban street scene:It was night and people were casually strolling the streets in perfect safety and sitting in brightly lighted windows without fear of drawing sniper fire.

If you go Getting there From BWI, Southwest Airlines and Delta fly non-stop to Salt Lake City. Organize a one-way car rental with drop-off in Reno. Southwest offers non-stop flights from Reno to Baltimore. When to go Since the terrain traverses flat desert expanses to cresty, narrow mountain passes, the ideal time to visit is spring and fall, to avoid the extreme weather. Lodging Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall, Ely, Nev., 775-289-6665, hotelnevada.com.

"Anything Goes" still makes for a pretty smooth crossing at Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia. In case you've forgotten, Cole Porter's 1934 musical lifted the spirits of folks during the Great Depression. Now the reworked 1962 revival has slipped back into its tap shoes to take our minds off our own financial woes. The festive mood is infectious from the moment you enter the comfy Columbia playhouse. Nautical flags flap from the rafters, part of set designer David A. Hopkins's ploy to transform Toby's theater-in-the-round into the top three levels of a classic ocean liner.

Donald F. Reno Sr., a retired Black & Decker advertising executive, died Sunday at Future Care-Chesapeake in Arnold of complications from a broken hip. The Cockeysville resident was 82. Born in Baltimore and raised in the Gwynns Falls area, he was a 1943 graduate of Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree at the Johns Hopkins University. During World War II, he was stationed in Panama with the Army as a photo lithographer. After the war, he held positions in printing and advertising.

Eleanor Aldridge, who with her husband opened Reno's Restaurant more than 50 years ago at a rural crossroads in Gambrills, died of pneumonia Thursday at Anne Arundel Medical Center. She was 92. For more than two decades, she ran the business side of the small restaurant and did much of the home-style cooking. In retirement, she continued to make the coleslaw and soups as well as a few other dishes. In recent years, as her health declined, she did not cook but came in a few times a week to look in on the kitchen, see customers and chat with family.

PAUL FINCH, 75 News service writer Paul Finch, who directed coverage of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and the Tlatelolco massacre for the Associated Press, has died in Reno, where he started his career more than 50 years ago. Mr. Finch had a stroke two weeks ago and died Tuesday, said his wife, Joyce. Mr. Finch joined the AP in 1956. He worked in Reno, San Francisco, Sacramento, New York, Caracas and Mexico City.

Sketch comedy thrives on TV. Its hit-and-miss nature is perfect for a medium that allows the viewer to walk away for a few minutes. The movies are less tolerant: If you don't hit the target every time, you've got some explaining to do. The heroes of Reno 911!: Miami frequently miss their targets -- or hit the wrong ones -- and are left with too much explaining to do. If you're familiar with Reno: 911 on Comedy Central, you need no introduction to this doltish octet of law enforcers led by gung-ho Jim Dangle (Thomas Lennon)

Donald F. Reno Sr., a retired Black & Decker advertising executive, died Sunday at Future Care-Chesapeake in Arnold of complications from a broken hip. The Cockeysville resident was 82. Born in Baltimore and raised in the Gwynns Falls area, he was a 1943 graduate of Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree at the Johns Hopkins University. During World War II, he was stationed in Panama with the Army as a photo lithographer. After the war, he held positions in printing and advertising.

The prospect of thousands of slot machines at Maryland racetracks and elsewhere in the state has attracted intense attention from manufacturers, which are pouring money into lobbying efforts in hopes of expanding their market. A gold rush by companies that make and support slot machines is going on in Pennsylvania, where the state has authorized more than 61,000 statewide. Maryland is considering plans to allow about one-fourth as many, but International Game Technology of Reno, Nev., the nation's leading slots manufacturer, has donated $8,000 to Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., and pumped $100,000 into a national campaign fund associated with Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, a Democrat, since 2002.

Opening night at Anything Goes confirmed that the folks at 2nd Star Productions excel at creating scintillating opening scenes forecasting the fun to follow. Before the S.S. American left the dock, the excitement and high humor were revved up by a lively assortment of passengers on board. The megawatt energy of the ensemble reflects choreographer Vicki Smith's distinctive sense of joy and good humor along with her ability to generate excitement. In this show, many of the dancers are teenagers with a spark that sets them apart, and they capture the essence of a show that their great-grandparents might have enjoyed in 1935.