July Rain Deficit Feeds Bleak August Outlook
Frederick reports a third straight month of below average rainfall with Lucille Beale of the National Weather Service recording 2.06 inches in July, far under 3.38 inches. June and May also underperformed, while forecasts vary. Hagerstown Almanack predicts above average August rain, citing Mount Saint Mary’s professor William O'Toole and moon-phase methods.
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Lucille Beale
Emmitsburg
National Weather Service
Hagers Town
Illiam O'Toole
Mount St. Mary's
Mr. O'Toole
Jim Hughes
Gaithersburg
Internet based Plato program boosts Adult Ed courses
The Adult Education Office plans to offer educational software named Plato via the World Wide Web. Richard Rameburgs says it can be accessed at a nominal monthly cost for workplace training and progress tracking. The system aims to overcome transportation and child care barriers for workers.
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Richard Rameburgs
Plato
Ramsburg
Republicans promise more tax cuts and spending next year
Congress approved a $152 billion tax cut plan over five years and a $136 billion budget balance effort aimed at 2002. President Clinton praised the measures, while Roth and conservatives pledged further tax reform and spending restraint next year. The package includes a $500 per child tax credit, expanded IRAs, and reductions in capital gains and estate taxes.
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Congress
Senate Finance Committee
William V. Roth
Senate
House
Clinton
America
Roth
Robbery suspect kills two daughters and himself
In Gaithersburg a man identified as Harold Grier, 40, shot his two young daughters Loyola and Keona then killed himself after deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office failed to arrest him on an armed robbery warrant. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. at his Werth’s Lovers address.
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Gaithersburg
Arundel
Montgomery County
Harold Grier
Werth
Daies
Loyola
Keona
Derek Baliles
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Mr. Grier
Otheer
Waterford resident seeks hedgerows to curb highway noise
Waterford resident Emil Maynard 81 argues hedgerows along U S 15 can cut traffic noise and improve road aesthetics. He petitions Maryland and federal officials, citing missing evergreens and lack of maintenance funds. He leads a four member Alliance for Political Reform pushing for safer, quieter medians.
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Waterford
Emil Maynard
Frederick
Mr. Maynard
U.S. 15
Maynard
Maryland
Alliance For Political Reform
Jim Grimes
Mark Hoke
Federal Highway Administration
Limited access for students to new teen help directory
Frederick County Board of Education will limit a Yellow Pages style directory of teen aid to health rooms and guidance offices, not handing it out in school libraries. The booklet lists hotlines for issues such as death by own actions, pregnancy, drug abuse and STDs. Controversy rose earlier with inclusion of two gay support groups and a Family Life Advisory Committee member resigned over objections.
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Elizabeth Morgan
Frederick County
Family Life Committee
Ing
Family Life
Dr. Morgan
Frederick
Hopkins Tricked Me Says 65-Year-Old Woman Over Farm Gift
Elizabeth Banks of Montgomery County claims Johns Hopkins University deceived her when she gifted 138 acres of her farm on Darnestown Road for public good. She laments losing the buffer of oak trees and fights plans to develop 30 acres as the county and university proceed, with 85-year-old Evans in the background and Human Genome Sciences Inc. drawn to the area.
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Rockville
Elizabeth Banks
Ms. Banks
Darnestown Road
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins
Jon VanHorn
University
Human Genome Sciences Inc
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