BRIGHT BULB In the Navy
Students and staff at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis won a rare Navy award for its academic, athletic and operational success between June 2007 and August 2008. The Meritorious Unit Commendation, which is given for unparalleled achievement, has only been awarded to the academy twice. Factors that made the academy a good candidate for the award include the lowest dropout rate ever, the highest graduation rate of all academies and commissioning programs and a record number of athletic league titles. We couldn’t be happier for our middies — go Navy!
OUTRAGE: The thin line between suicide and homicide
WHO: Anne Arundel police
WHAT: Police said 22-year-old Eddie Woods committed suicide by shooting himself — in the back of the head — and let the crime’s only witness go without testing her for gunshot residue or questioning her extensively.
WHY IT’S A BAD IDEA: This sounds like some of the worst police work in recent memory. The witness even delayed calling 911 and the police weren’t even suspicious? Now the family of the dead man is having to petition police to open a homicide investigation. Please. That’s what they should have done in the first place.
WHERE TO VENT: Call the Anne Arundel police at 410-222-7000.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I deeply regret this action but it’s a necessary and responsible step we must take. … I assure you this decision was the result of thoughtful deliberations and was taken only after many other cost-cutting options were considered and implemented.” — Letter from Mayo Shattuck, president and chief executive officer of Constellation Energy, to employees about layoffs
