Arts and music duties reassigned in Frederick schools
Frederick County Public Schools plans a restructuring assigning art and music instruction to two specialists by grade level. Russell Beaton will lead visual and performing arts for middle and high schools starting July 1, while elementary positions are to be advertised. Dr Elizabeth Morgan explains broader shifts under new leadership structure.
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Frederick County
Russell Beaton
Beaton
Frederick County Public Schools
Elizabeth Morgan
Dr. Morgan
David Markoe
Markoe
Dr Morgan
Nobel laureate Gajdusek jailed for sexual abuse case
Nobel Prize winner Daniel Gajdusek was sentenced to prison for sexually abusing two Micronesian boys. The 73 year old received 15 years, reduced to a maximum of 18 months, with parole possible after nine months. He plans to leave the country after release.
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Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
Middletown
Dr. Gajdusek
Frederick County
Gajdusek
Frederick Circuit
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Micronesia
Japan
Mark J. Hulkower
Governor weighs emissions test choice in Maryland vote
Governor Parris Glendening faces a May 22 decision on a bill to make Maryland auto emissions testing optional by replacing the treadmill test with idle testing. He cites contractor concerns and reports of problems with treadmill testing, while MARTA Technologies says contractors can handle the workload with minor issues remaining.
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Annapolis
Parris Glendening
Glendening
State Motor Vehicle Administration
Maryland
Marta Technologies Inc
Nashville
Volunteer befriends kids from other lands
GAITHERSBURG Mary Aladj befriended a Burmese girl new to the United States. The child, once withdrawn, revealed many painful memories but showed resilience and brightness. English remains challenging yet improving as she adjusts with local support.
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Gaithersburg
Mary Aladj
Burma
Speakers and students bond through Badges Project program
Mrs Aladj, recently retired from publicity work, notes a warm friendship with a student through an intergenerational volunteer program called the Badges Project. The two share enjoyment of school work as teachers of Other Languages assist.
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Aladj
Dismissal of Felony Theft Charges Against Willis
Montgomery County deputy state's attorney Matthew Campbell dropped all felony theft charges against Yvonne Elizabeth Willis 58 of Mountaindale who alleged extortion by her former employer John Tregoning and State's Attorney Scott Rolle. Willis's lawyer plans to seek a state prosecutor investigation while Campbell will direct a new inquiry to decide on possible future prosecution.
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Mountaindale
John Tregoning
Scott Rolle
Yvonne Elizabeth Willis
Montgomery County
Matthew Campbell
Willis
Rolle
Frederick County
Tregoning
Office of State’s Attorney
Republican Committee
Campbell
Lizard belly color marks heat as desert thermometer
In the Arizona desert male Urosaurus ornatus lizards turn blue on the belly as temperatures rise. Randall Morrison of Hood College shows iridophore pigment cells respond to heat, not light, making the lizard a living thermometer and the first clear heat sensitive color change in these cells.
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Arizona Desert
Randall Morrison
Hood College
Morison
Dr. Morison
Town incumbents top votes in New Market primary
In New Market the five current town council members led the primary with the most votes. Ten of eleven candidates remain for the May 13 election. Sam Muszynski was eliminated with 33 votes. Final tallies showed Frank Smith 76, Nancy Fleshman 7, Lawrence Romanell 70, Terr Houston 69, Jesse Sutton 68, Mary Rimel 52, Robert Finch 48, Eldron
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New Market
Sam Muszynski
Frank Smith
Nancy Fleshman
Lawrence “Jake” Romanell
Terr Houston
Jesse Sutton
Mary Rimel
Robert Finch
Eldron
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