Please rank the stories in the order you believe is most newsworthy -- 1 being what you feel is the most important story down to 10, which would be what you feel is the least important story on the list. From these selections, we'll determine the Top 10 local news stories of 2007.

Voting will last from Dec. 24 to Jan. 3

		Antietam Village Center destroyed in fire (Feb. 19) A robbery attempt at Jim's Liquors at Antietam Village Center ended in a three-alarm blaze that killed James Douglas, who was trying to rob the store. No one else was injured in the fire.
		Urbana High student killed in crash; driver indicted on nine criminal and traffic charges (March 10) Nicholas Gaines was indicted on manslaughter and homicide charges related to the March 10 automobile crash that killed Tyler Murray, a fellow Urbana High School student.
		Schoolteacher convicted of threatening to blow up children sentenced to jail time and home detention (June 27) Michelle J. Dohm, the sixth-grade teacher found guilty of sending the bomb threats during a seven-month period, was sentenced to nine months behind bars in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center.
		Mount Airy blaze damages seven businesses (Sept. 2) Seven businesses and five households suffered more than $4 million in damages, according to the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company.
		Jarrel Gray dies after being struck by a police Taser (Nov. 18) Gray, 20, fell to the ground unconscious after Frederick County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Rudy Torres shocked him with a Taser. The Taser was used on Gray twice, the shocks coming 23 seconds apart. Gray was pronounced dead about two hours later at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
		State lawmakers raise $1.3 billion in new taxes in a three-week special session this fall (Nov. 20) The special session, called by Gov. Martin O'Malley, ended with approvals of roughly $1.3 billion in new taxes and $550 million in suggested cuts to increases for fiscal 2009.
		Twenty people, nine of them children, die as a result of domestic violence (Continuing coverage) From March 26 to Dec. 20, the region was rocked with seven domestic violence cases from Upper Montgomery County to Frederick County to Washington County
		Real Estate/Growth: Home prices fall, foreclosures up | County struggles with growth l County commissioners revisit New Market Region Plan and reduce zoning on thousands of properties - considerations drag into 2008 (Continuing coverage)
		Immigration: An influx of immigrants leads city officials to crack down on overcrowding (July 31) and inspires County Commissioner Chuck Jenkins to try to deny county services to anyone in this country illegally (Oct. 6) Immigration has caught the attention of Frederick County residents. Issues ranging from overcrowding to a proposal that, if passed (it did not), would have denied public benefits to those who cannot prove they are in the country legally.
		Many Walkersville residents oppose a proposed Muslim worship and recreation center in town. The fate of a proposed Muslim worship and recreation center in Walkersville was a heated issue in 2007. The fate of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community center will not be decided until January (Continuing coverage)