Richard Taylor

When Maryland Republicans rejected Rep. Helen Delich Bentley as their standard bearer for the governorship, they also forfeited the opportunity to nominate a strong candidate to challenge the state's nine-term incumbent comptroller, Louis L. Goldstein. Richard Taylor, a lawyer and Republican National Committeeman, was closely tied to Mrs. Bentley. As a consequence, he lost the primary to Timothy R. Mayberry, a banking consultant from Boonsboro.Mr. Mayberry, 38, has worked at several area banks and as a regulator with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Question: If the '70s was the decade of minimalism in interior design and the '80s the decade of decorating indulgence, how )) are the '90s shaping up?Answer: In a word, eclectic.Interior design in the '90s means more mix and less match."There's a trend away from ensembles and matched sets," says Bill McGee, an interior designer with Alexander Baer Associates in Baltimore. "Eclecticism is a popular aspect of all decorating -- architectural, fabrics, furnishings, floor coverings, the whole thing."

Henry W. Kendall, 72, a Nobel Prize winner for physics for his work on the building blocks of matter and a co-founder of the anti-war group Union of Concerned Scientists, died Monday during an underwater photography dive in Wakulla Springs (Fla.) State Park.He was diving with a National Geographic magazine mapping team at the park when his body was found in shallow water, Wakulla County Sheriff's Capt. Gene McCarthy said. Investigators had not determined whether he died of a heart attack or encountered a problem in the water and drowned.

Technodolts of the world, unite! Spy magazine's running feature "Meet the Nobelists" this issue asks the laureates the simple yet profoundly revealing question: "Can you program your VCR?" So, for all of you with machines pathetically, perpetually flashing 12:00, take heart -- the VCR-minus mindset knows no bounds:* Paul A. Samuelson, 1970 Nobel Prize in economics: "You happen to be talking to an idiot who literally receives instructions from 2 1/2 -year-old grandchildren . . . on taping things.

BANKING & FINANCE The Columbia Bank appointed Heather M. Schimkaitis as assistant controller and Sean P. Heffernan as vice president, commercial banking for the Howard County financial institution. Schimkaitis will assist in corporate finance, accounting and Securities and Exchange Commission report functions. Heffernan will develop and maintain relationships with small andmidsize companies in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. HEALTH CARE Greater Baltimore Medical Center named Mary Whittaker director of quality assurance and performance improvement for the Towson medical facility.

The last notes of a radio song fade, but the melody goes on in your brain, over and over. It hangs in your head, reluctant to let go until you buy the song in the record store.That ear-catching quality in such a song is called a "hook," said John Christenbury, board chairman of the Western Maryland Songwriters Guild."A hook is when a song has that part you walk away humming after you hear it," he said.Mr. Christenbury helps guild members develop hooks in their songs during the group's monthly workshops.

Michael Pfau might not get the green light he wants. Pfau wants to build four office buildings off Fels Lane in Ellicott City, a stone's throw from historic Main Street. His architect has designed the buildings to look like an old farmstead, complete with a caretaker's home and an old barn. But last night, Ellicott City residents came to the Howard County Historic District Commission meeting to oppose Pfau's plan, saying it would destroy the character of the historic district, a popular tourist destination.

COLLEGE PARK - Injuries are exposing freshmen and other inexperienced players to more prominent roles as Maryland heads to Clemson on Saturday for what coach Ralph Friedgen calls "a defining game" in one of the nation's most intimidating stadiums. The untested Terps, many of them on defense, will need to acclimate quickly to Clemson Memorial Stadium (capacity 81,500), a place opposing players either love or fear. Coach Ralph Friedgen is hoping it's the former when such players as Cameron Chism, a freshman defensive back, encounter the stadium popularly known as "Death Valley."

COLLEGE PARK - After Maryland defeated Eastern Michigan, 51-24, on Saturday, Darrius Heyward-Bey took a short victory lap. The wide receiver jogged around the Byrd Stadium field's perimeter, high-fiving students in the first row. But just as quickly as he began his celebration, Heyward-Bey cut it off. With Clemson looming at the beginning of the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule on Saturday, it was time for Heyward-Bey and his teammates to look ahead...

HOUSTON -- You know what really burns George Bush up? What really gets his goat?How easy Ronald Reagan had it.For eight years, George watched Ron get away with murder.Remember Reagan's promise to balance the federal budget while he was president?You don't? Of course you don't! That's the whole point!Nobody remembers any of the promises that Ronald Reagan broke.But let George Bush make one little promise -- not even a promise, if you ask him, it was more like a letter of intent -- about "no new taxes" -- and everybody jumps down his throat with their boots on.And does anybody give him credit for winning that war?