Eastalco battles over electricity bill and regional wins
Lawmakers praise a complex Eastalco bill while squabbles over credit surface. Eastalco and Alcoa seek to buy power at peak demand to save millions, facing Allegheny Power opposition over contract control. The session also yields funding for Hood College and five private projects, plus a net gain in local measures and veto considerations.
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House
Republicen
Aes
Flanagan
Kenneth Schisler
Eastern Shore
Paul Stull
Frederick
General Assembly
Frederick County
Ms. Hecht
Eustako
East Alco
Allegheny Power
Eustalco
Alcoa
Earl Robbins
Eastalco
Allegheny
Billings
Ins
Robbins
Glendening
Michelle Burnie
Hood College
National Museum of Civar Medicine
Louise Snodgrass
R-Frederick Washington
Carroll County
Donald Elliott
R-Carroll Frederick
Elliott
Frederick County approves requests for funding various agencies
County commissioners consider an array of requests from non profits and arts groups. Sushil Bhattacharjee seeks 23000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters expansion 65 at risk youths. ESCAPE program asks 5000 for a full time home visitation coordinator. 10000 to expand early childhood links. Jeanne Bussard Center requests 6500 for 29 full time workers. mental health association seeks 5000 for counseling. Volunteer Center asks 40000 for a full time director. artist William Cochran requests 10000 for murals restoration. Lamar House rehab 30000. Frederick Arts Council seeks 40000. community action agency requests 35000 additional. affordable housing council 496000 to 200000. forest conservancy district 2000. festival 10000. One God One Voice requests 60000 for Italy tour. Thurmont Library 3000 for siding. tourism council seeks 130000 more for ads.
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Sushil Bhattacharjee
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Susanne Riemer
Child Protective Services
John White
Mr. White
White
Frederick County Mental Health Association
Frederick County
William Cochran
Cochran
Frederick
Central Maryland Heritage League
Lamar House
Federated Charities Corporation of
Lloyd Hoover
South Market Street
Market St
Peter Gratto
Frederick Arts Council
Frederick Community Action Agency
Affordable Housing Council
John Blake
Frederick County Forest Conservancy District Board
Thurmont Public Library
Rain talk shapes drought relief and river rises
Ms. Margraf notes rainfall effect depends on pattern as 10 inches may not be needed. Heavy rain runs off while steady rain or melting March snow helped. Rivers rose from drought with Potomac near normal and George's Creek flowing again. Forecast calls for sun then clouds with possible afternoon showers reaching 74.
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Ms. Margraf
Potomac
George’s Creek
Allegany County
George's Creek
Public works seeks funds for county and school software and staff
County officials request 160202 for temp hires and 33077 for vehicle service at four Frederick fire stations plus 45000 for an engineering tech. They seek 1210 toward flood maintenance and 120185 for PeopleSoft training and software. A January hire for a performance auditor and 75000 for school computer hardware are proposed, with 13469 for a part time opportunity specialist.
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Eaeta
Public Works
Frederick City
Me Niang
Internal
Donna Collins
the Human Relations Commission
Library filter debate weighs access against protection
Mr Batson argues against blanket Internet filtering in Frederick County libraries. He cites staff limits, public pressure, and the library’s role as an information equalizer. He favors a parental approach and warns that overzealous blocking risks censorship and lines drawn around standards.
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Batson
Las Vegas
Frederick
Carroll County
Frederick County
Allegany County
Allegany County Library Board
Loudon County
American Library Association
Senate
NATO airstrikes hit Valjevo and Bistrica plants amid strikes
NATO weather hampered airstrikes as two missiles struck a passenger train and civilian sites. Daytime alerts sounded in Belgrade Podgorica and Novi Sad as jets were overhead. New airstrikes targeted the Bistrica hydroelectric plant and a Valjevo food factory. Rationing surfaced for the first time since March 24, and a UN agency warned Kosovo faces long term food shortages due to destroyed fields, unharvested crops, and livestock loss, with FAO noting impact on agriculture and food supply.
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Belgrade
Podgorica
Novi Sad
Serbia
NATO
Bistrica
Valjevo
U.N
Kosovo
the Food and Agriculture Organization
Clinton warns on Milosevic as war in Iraq cited
Clinton told ABC that if the United States cannot prevail in the Milosevic confrontation few places in the world offer success. Lawmakers recalled the Persian Gulf War of 1991 noting air bombardment lasted 44 days and a subsequent 100-hour ground war ended the fight.
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Milosevic
ABC
Clinton
Iraq
Middletown Girl Makes Film for National Park Rangers
A Middletown girl shoots a short movie for the Association of National Park Rangers. She uses a whistle from her mother’s fanny pack and a plastic bag poncho. She recalls a ranger’s promise of safety as she sleeps and is later found by search dogs. The film will be distributed across the National Park system and to park ranger members.
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Association of National Park Rangers
Hannah
Ms. Tubiole
National Park System
National Park Ranger
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Frederick Washington
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Dear Abby
Ralph Krem Kremer
ALA
U.S
Middletown
Mom
HeartFields Assisted Living
Lanham Drive
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