Woodsboro Toll Road Idea Sparks State Tax Debate
Frustrated with ongoing road problems Woodsboro considers building a toll road to bypass the town center. Critics say tolls double tax drivers who already pay gas taxes into the Transportation Trust Fund and worry the plan would invite similar schemes elsewhere. Local leaders urged to push state officials to spend gas tax money in Woodsboro.
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Frederick County
Maryland
General Assembly
Woodsboro
State Highway Administration
William Donald Schaefer
Harford County
Dulles
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Tom Hattery
George Littrell
Vacation Time and Summer Etiquette Across Nations
A satirical monologue notes changing vacation norms from two to four weeks in the United States and contrasts with longer European breaks. It highlights cultural attitudes, July and August as popular vacation months, boss presence, and economic factors shaping when people travel, with musings on rest and employment gaps.
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Jay
Moermerzy
Meek
Bush Clinton race tightens as 1988 election looms
Republicans fear Bush could lose while Democrats expect Clinton to win Congress wrestles with a squeaker scenario. Analysts see no landslide and warn one mistake could tilt the outcome. Voters doubt the puff polls but Clinton solidifies advantage as Bush faces economic fury and a delayed recovery plan.
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Washington
Bush
Clinton
Navy
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
Houston
Bush faces uphill path as Clinton gains momentum
Ann McFeatters argues Bush struggles to regain trust while Clinton builds charisma from a cross country bus tour. He must inspire voters and wait for Baker guidance, as potential staff changes and worrying optics tilt toward Clinton's momentum in a fragile campaign.
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Kennebunkport
Wyoming
Bush
Clinton Clinton
Clinton
Baker
Gog
Solar conference highlights US role in Earth Summit talks
A plenary speech at the American Solar Energy Society meeting in Cocoa Beach relayed behind the scenes Earth Summit discussions. Delegates and ambassadors described US delegation pressure and coercive tactics used to push allies toward its positions, with several nations reporting improvised concessions amid threats and incentives.
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Rio de Janeiro
Kuwait
Cocoa Beach
Florida
American Solar Energy Society
U.S
Rio
Wereeiens
UN Security Council
Leen
Wyatt Tay
Disease hits Frederick County corn crop 50 years ago
Agriculture officials confirmed bacterial wilt or Stewart's Disease in corn stalks after tests in Frederick County. Collected samples sparked farmer fears of blight caused by disease rather than weather. Magruder and Shoemaker noted the issue. A Baltimore packing firm warned OPA price ceilings on peas and vegetables could drive canners out of business or force production toward lend-lease buyers, leaving farmers with crops but no market.
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John W. Magruder
Henry KR. Shoemaker
Frederick County
Stewart
Mr. Magruder
Baltimore
Office of Price Adminstration
OPA
Maryland
County adopts land-use and water plan amendments
Twenty years ago Frederick County Commissioners approved comprehensive land-use and annual water and sewer plan amendments to guide growth for the next three decades. A Soviet health delegation told Atlanta officials that the U.S. led in heart disease treatment while the USSR led in cancer research, and both nations were shoulder to shoulder on leukemia. Roberto DiDomenico, longtime Goodwill Industries executive, announced he would become area director for Goodwill Suncoast in St. Petersburg Florida, with a merger proposal between Goodwill and Jeanne Bussard Workshop as part of his final recommendations.
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Frederick County
Boris V. Petrovsky
Fort Detrick
National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Soviet Union
U.S
Roberto DiDomenico
Goodwill Industries
Monocacy Valley Inc
Carl V. Weakley
Goodwill Board
Goodwill Industries- Suncoast
St. Petersburg
Fla
Goodwill
Jeanne Bussard
Letter to the Editor on Social Security tax fairness and a 50k tax idea
A reader argues that Social Security taxes unfairly burden the poor and middle class while the rich escape, proposing a 7 percent tax on gross income over 50 000 with revenue directed to deficit reduction and no employer match. The letter criticizes both major parties for avoiding the issue and suggests broader tax reforms to spur jobs and consumer investment.
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Farr
Bette
GI Bill for Children sparks debate on school choice
The proposal mirrors the GI Bill by offering a $1000 education grant to families under $40,000 to send children to public private or religious schools. Supporters praise parent choice while opponents, including educators, warn of draining public schools and call the plan electioneering. Timely examples from Milwaukee and Indianapolis show momentum for school choice amid funding debates.
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U.S
Congress
American Federation of Teachers
Frederick County
Frederick Christian Academy
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Business
Gow Wilbur
Donald Schacter
Batimore Crty
Ponce George Courty
Peer Pegi
Beree
Rene Hy
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Andy Rooney
Ann McFeatters
Charles Black
White House
James Baker
Dan Quayle
Ann McFeathers
Scripps Howard News Service
Thale
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