Maryland Senators Fight To Fix Farmland Preservation Deal
Maryland lawmakers backed bills to strengthen the states farmland easement program after it failed to compete with developers offers. Since 1977 the state purchased about 79,482 acres with average easement prices near 853 dollars per acre, while developers bought over 194,125 acres in seven years. The new measure raises state and local funding and grants more flexibility to pay higher easement prices, aiming to keep farmers from selling for development.
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Aryland
Senate
Frederick County
Bernard Fowler
St. Mary's County
General Assembly
Meachum laments bureaucracy and misses census forms
Roy Meachum vents at bureaucratic lapses from census mailing errors to a planned West Ninth Street two way traffic change. He details miscommunications with Alderman Kreissig and the police, budget limits delaying traffic lights, meter-reading shifts toward computer systems, and city underfunding. He cites the strain on his family, noting his wife and dogs kept him grounded.
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Roy Meachum
Sharon
North Market Street
Post Office
Hagerstown
Maryland
Jon Kreissig
Police Department
West Ninth Street
Mr. Kreissig
Meachum
North Frederick Elementary
Paul Gordon
Frederick
Robert Strine
Strine
Carroll Creek
Gordon
Shine
Truman
Emily
Boomer
Mosbacher Style Marked by Red Canopy and Royal Reception
Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher, an oil magnate turned public servant, is noted for lavish tastes including a $6300 red canopy outside his entrance and a request for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police band on a Canada trip. He and wife Georgette, valued around $200 million, once planned Washington glamour that faded as she split time with business in New York.
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Washington
Commerce
Robert Mosbacher
Mosbacher
Commerce Department
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Georgette
Mosbacher earns cabinet post from fundraising drive
Robert Mosbacher rose to commerce secretary by raising millions as George H. W. Bush's 1988 campaign finance director. Critics note he trails Treasury and Trade officials on competitiveness issues, yet he later praised tech collaboration while facing mixed Capitol Hill reception.
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Robert Mosbacher
George Bush
Mosbacher
Capitol Hill
Bush
Scott Sleek
America
Fire damages Silco Cut Price Drug Store block
A fire in the rear one story extension of Silco Cut Price Drug Store on North Market Street caused thousands of dollars in damage to stock and building. It started late at night and spread into offices on the second floor and an apartment on the third floor of the three story building. Firemen forced entry as dense smoke hampered efforts, and the blaze was extinguished by 11 p.m. No injuries reported.
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Silco Cut Price Drug
North Market Street
City Hall
Otho J. Keller
Ernest Helfenstein
Gilmore R. Flautt
John Miller
J.A. Bowman
W. Third St
Frederick hosts visiting English students and local leaders
Twenty years ago a busload of English school children visited Frederick with Frederick County YMCA hosts led by Leslie Stockdale and Jean Bussey. The Frederick Twirlettes won first in the 1970 Open National Twirling Championships under Mrs. Thomas Darkis. Close to 300 joined the John F. Kennedy 50 mile hike sponsored by the Cumberland Valley Athletic Club. A new Hiltner Roerke store previewed ahead of its grand opening. Elaine Kessinger, 16, finished third in the Central Atlantic Diving Championships in New Jersey with 35 associations in attendance.
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Frederick
Frederick County
YMCA
Leslie Stockdale
William Morris Senior School
Jean Bussey
Chase Lane
Norman F. Ford
Frederick Twirlettes
Augusta
Thomas Darkis
Patty Gartner
Kimberly D. Smith
Leah Bartgis
Emily Putman
Barbara Jackman
Hope Whipp
John F. Kennedy
Cumberland Valley Athletic Club
Boonsboro
St. James School
Hagerstown
New Jersey
Elaine Kessinger
Ann Hendrickson
Margaret Coghill
Barbara Frey
Fan asks Frederick Keys for schedule and rule changes
A Frederick fan proposes moving 7 05 p m games to 7 30 p m delaying 2 05 p m Sunday games after Memorial Day and criticizes fence painting for ball tracking while asking management to consider the ideas positively. The letter is signed by Dale Edwards from Frederick.
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Frederick Keys
The
Keys
Baltimore
Washington
Pro Choice Defense Against Abortion Myths
A reader argues abortion exists beyond legality, noting it has persisted historically in unsafe forms. The writer asserts that women must retain bodily autonomy and that abortion remains a personal, non birth control decision, regardless of legal status.
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Donald A. Willigan
Willigan
Supreme Court
Pro-choice stance on abortion voiced by Karen Osborne
Karen Osborne writes that Mr Willigan's argument misstates abortion history as she asserts abortion is a pro life issue. She says she supports pro choice and has helped friends through abortions, emphasizing personal understanding and emotional support.
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Mr. Willigan
Destruction of the environment dominates reader concern
A letter to the editor laments widespread environmental harm from medical waste, oil spills, nuclear waste, chemical runoff, deforestation, and ozone depletion. The writer urges action such as recycling and cloth bags, praises conscientious individuals, and notes letters must be signed with contact details. publication is not guaranteed due to volume.
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Amazon Rainforest
Antartica
Debate over adult material standards and legality
Charles F. Beck of Mount Airy argues against censoring all sexually explicit material despite calls by L. Harvey Kirk III and the adult material Awareness Coalition. He cites studies and expert opinions, noting varying interpretations of porn impact and calling for local tolerance within legal bounds.
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L. Harvey Kirk III
Playboy
Penthouse
Dirk
Kirk
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East Street
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Megan Demarco
Monocacy Middle School
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Charles F. Beck
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