YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER! Arts.........................11 Learning Links....L-24 Book Review..........12 Legal Notices........L-1 Unclaimed Calendar................15 Letters......................5 Classifieds .............17 Opinion ....................4 Property Listings Federation ...............6 Reflections...............2 Fun Page ...............14 Sports ....................22 Inside! Celebrating our 152nd year www.thesentinel.com Vol. 152, No. 39 • 25¢ SINCE 1855 April 26 - May 2, 2007 TODAY’S GAS Two County Cops PRICE $2.93 per gallon Last Week hospitalized after $2.93 per gallon A month ago bizarre accident $2.58 per gallon got out of the cruiser to chase down By Josh Bowman A year ago the driver on foot. Staff Writer $3.04 per gallon As he crossed Old Georgia Av- AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF enue in pursuit of the driver, he UNLEADED REGULAR GAS IN MARYLAND/D.C. METRO AREA Police call it one of the worst was struck by another police cruis- ACCORDING TO AAA case scenarios for an officer re- er that was providing back-up. Af- sponding to a call. ter the collision, the cruiser INSIDE “It’s a terrible situation,” said swerved off the road, went down Montgomery County Police an embankment and hit a tree. spokeswoman Melanie Hadley. Both officers involved in the “We’re just praying for both of collision were flown to a shock them and their families right now.” trauma center in Baltimore. The Two Montgomery County Po- officer who was struck suffered lice officers are in the hospital, one life-threatening injuries and was in grave condition, after a chase in- still in grave condition as of volving a drunk driver. Wednesday afternoon. The other Just before 1:30 a.m. on officer is in serious but stable con- Wednesday, 4th district officers dition. were called to an area around Bel According to police, investi- Pre Road and Tynewick drive in gators have information about the Aspen Hill near Leisure World to identity of the suspected DUI dri- investigate a call about a suspected ver. On Wednesday, police said drunk driver. they were interviewing a suspect, King me The suspect’s car pulled into but had not identified him by press Gaithersburg hires a new an apartment complex parking lot time.. PHOTO BY DREW PIERSON police chief. across from Leisure World, where The identities of the officers Workers line up outside of Gordon Biersch restaurant in the new Rockville Page 3 police say the driver bailed out of will not be released until family Town Center to celebrate their opening. The restaurant is just one of several his vehicle. One male officer then members have been notified. to have open in the Center in the last few weeks. Derwood residents vow more action against day laborer center nity, Gaithersburg, and other areas “Harassing people with pho- associated with Help Save Maryland By Drew Pierson met with Gaithersburg police Monday tographs is hardly a new strategy, joined several hundred anti-illegal Staff Writer night to discuss how he and others and there is no evidence that any immigration supporters at a rally in Some call it extreme measures. could legally protest the new day-la- branch of government anywhere in Lafayette Park on Sunday. The Others call it due diligence. borer center. the United States has shown any in- Dustin Inman Society, a Georgia- Anti-illegal immigration advo- “I thought the police did a very terest in the 'evidence' that has been based anti-illegal immigration group Puck music cates have notified County Executive good job,” Botwin said. “They gave collected through those campaigns,” named after a 16-year-old Georgian Ike Leggett and the local police that us passionate answers to our ques- Propeack wrote in an e-mail. “Only boy who was killed in a car crash by Music at the Strathmore they will photograph employers who tions, and they didn't seem to be on ei- within the depths of some incredibly an illegal immigrant, sponsored the never sounded better in the hire workers from the new day laborer ther side of the issue. But it's one thing biased minds could one believe that a rally. opera The Fairy Queen. center in Derwood, are planning to say, 'Give me the addresses' [refer- photo of a Hispanic man getting into “I know it's tough, and I know Page 12 demonstrations near the center and ring to houses where alleged illegal a pick-up truck would evidence a [illegal immigrants] have a poverty could show up looking for work at the immigrants live]. I want to see if they crime.” situation down there, but you can't center as a form of protest. do anything about it. I want to see Propeack continued, “CASA of come here illegally,” said Terry An- “I think we're going to go into progress.” course welcomes out-of-work Help derson, a radio talk show host from high gear now,” said Brad Botwin, di- Kim Propeack, director of the Save Maryland members to sign up Los Angeles. “It's not fair to us. It's rector of Help Save Maryland, an community organizing and action de- on our daily jobs list. And, if they lack not fair to other people waiting in anti-day laborer and -illegal immigra- partment for CASA de Maryland, the the necessary job skills to get day-la- line.” tion group. non-profit organization that runs the borer positions, we of course also Anderson was one of many Botwin said he and about 30 oth- day-laborer centers, had sharp words have vocational training available.” er people from his Derwood commu- for Botwin and his organization. Botwin and a handful of people See Derwood, page 8 2THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL APRIL 26, 2007 EFLECTIONS The Montgomery County Sentinel, published weekly by Montgomery Sen- tinel Publishing, Inc., is a community R newspaper covering Montgomery County, Maryland. Our offices are locat- construction. ed at 30 Courthouse Sq. Suite 405 August 1, 1989 Tustian added that state and Rockville, MD 20850. Founded in 1855 local governments would need to by Matthew Fields. All mail to: P.O. Box 1272, Rockville, MD 20849-1272. Sub- work together more in the future. scription Rates for The Montgomery Finding link to public transport “Government is getting big- County Sentinel – Weekly by mail: $22.05 per year & $15.75 for Senior Citi- ger and the cooperation between zens. (USPS) 361-100. governments must grow too,” he Each week, The Sentinel revis- Dick Tustian, director of plan- arteries — and tactics to get people said. Bernard Kapiloff its a memorable story from our ning for Montgomery County, said out of their cars, such as “pedestrian The focus of future planning in PUBLISHER archives. at a Silver Spring press conference friendly design” and more gasoline the county must revolve around Mark Kapiloff Friday that the study was designed taxes. “centers and trails,” Tustian said, re- ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Montgomery County can prob- to provide a better understanding “If gasoline is more expensive, ferring to a plan that would include [email protected] ably grow without gridlock, but about growth and its ramifications people will use it more frugally,” the urban villages and rights-of-way Lynn G. Kapiloff only if people drive less and use for the county. Tustian said. for travel by means other than the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER public transportation more, accord- It builds on work done by the There is a limit to the amount automobile. [email protected] ing to a recent Maryland-National county’s Commission on the Future. of paveable land in the county, he The study also called fro reso- Capital Parks and Planning Com- The study holds that one of the said. lution of legal issues on enforce- EDITORIAL mission study. keys to growth without congestion Future planning would have to ment of staging limits. The findings of the study, is to have fewer cars on the road, make it cheaper and quicker not to In addition, more research also Brian J. Karem MANAGING EDITOR which took over a year to complete with a reduction of the share of auto drive. is needed into the economic forces [email protected] with the assistance of an outside drivers among commuters from 75 Keeping the cost of the growth that affect land use and housing consulting firm, covered a wide ar- percent to 50 percent. affordable would mean the “shift” prices, as are new policies to deal Josh Bowman ray of topics and scenarios includ- To accomplish this, local resi- of some funding patterns from the with the issue of affordability, the [email protected] ing transportation, air quality, af- dents would need more travel op- private sector to the public, the study said. Drew Pierson fordable housing, possible econom- tions, such as trolleys, vans and study said. The planning board will dis- STAFF WRITERS ic recession and technological hike-bike trails, as well as “urban That means reducing spending cuss the results Sept. 5, Tustian said. Brandy L. Simms innovations such as tiltrotor aircraft village centers” — land use concen- on automobiles and increasing di- The county council will exam- SPORTS WRITER and telecommuting. trated in clusters along commuter rect state money for road and rail ine them at a meeting Sept. 11. Marketa Ebert STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Brian Schott COPY EDITOR HUMOR Michelle L. Ponder CALENDAR EDITOR [email protected] Kill the cows before they kill us Patrick Redding YOUTH SERVICES Write us [email protected] Excuse me: A recent study found that cow flatu- convincing that the William Morris agency decided to lence (methane gas) is a large contributor of global sign her. CALL 301-838-0788 FAX 301- 838 - 3458 warming.