Congress rushes to pass major welfare and health bills
Washington AP reports Congress acts to expand health insurance for workers and overhaul welfare before the August recess. The House approved a compromise 421 to 2 to ensure coverage when changing jobs, including for pre existing conditions. Senate action follows amid talks over medical savings accounts and broader reform.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Trent Lott
Miss
Clinton
Frederick County Wins 1 Million Grant for Career Education
Frederick County commissioners accepted 963 900 from the state to launch the School to Careers program in county schools. The three year grant from the School to Work Opportunities Act signed by President Clinton will fund work based learning linking classrooms with local employers. Urbana High Walkersville High and feeder schools begin the program this year with two more schools added annually. The money flows to JTA to distribute to participating schools and businesses.
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Frederick County
Clinton
Maryland
Nancy Grasmick
Chamber of Commerce
Donald Waskom
Private Industry Council
Urbana High School
Walkersville High School
Marie Keegin
JTA
Teachers Pair With Rangers To Use Parks As Classrooms
Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia educators, including 60 local teachers, join PARTNERS projects linking four area parks Monocacy Antietam C&O Canal and Harpers Ferry with rangers and colleges to develop curricula for 4th to 8th graders. The three year effort ends this fall with educator guides and online resources, funded by 175000 dollar National Park Foundation grant plus Pew funds and other supporters.
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Mare Hall
Roberta Ponporio
Pat Shirley
Monocacy National Battlefield
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
National Park Rangers
Frederick
Tri-State
Monocacy Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield
C&o Canal National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Potomac Area
National Biological Service
Leetown Science Center
Shepherd College
Frederick County
Area National Parks
National Park Foundation
Pew Charitable Trusts
Corning Foundation
The
Civil War Trust
Harpers Ferry
MedImmune buys 27 acres for Frederick facility plans
MedImmune a Gaithersburg biotechnology firm buys 27 acres in Centerpark Frederick near the Solarex plant for 1.46 million from SOPM Limited Partnership. The deal aligns with a 13 million incentive package to keep the firm in Maryland as it weighs staying near Gaithersburg or relocating its headquarters and manufacturing.
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MedImmune
Gaithersburg
Mark Kaufmann
Frederick
Wolfe couple seek pet dog release from Humane Society
Laurie Wolfe and Richard Wolfe petition the Frederick County Humane Society review board after the society refused to return their eight month old dog Pete who has been at the shelter since July 20. The couple hired an animal behaviorist to train Pete but the board, consisting of Kathy Bollinger Leslie Atanasoff and Brooke Afrookteh, has so far upheld four adoption decisions this year.
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Laurie Wolfe
Ms. Wolfe
Richard Wolfe
Frederick County Commissioners
Mark Hoke
County Humane Society
Wolfes
Pete
the Humane Society
Mr. Wolfe
Kathy Bollinger
The
Humane Society
Gene Stevens
Ms. Bollinger
Leslie Atanasoff
Brooke Afrookteh
Why Men Fought in the Civil War Reflects on Courage
Pulitzer winner James McPherson outlined his forthcoming book For Cause and Comrades at Hood College. He notes volunteers shaped the war, many made economic sacrifices for limited pay, drawing on diaries and letters from soldiers in the trenches. He traced inspiration from Gettysburg and Fredericksburg, with publication set for next year.
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James McPherson
Hood College
Dr. McPherson
Princeton University
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