Young reports leading campaign contributions in Frederick alderman race
Democrat Blaine Young filed with the Frederick County election board showing the largest amount of contributions among city candidates. His war chest totals 815,766 from 244 donors with avg checks of 64, plus 500 in kind, and he vows a positive grassroots effort. Mayor Jim Grimes Republican in re election lists 5,200 in funds and a jacket from the K 9 unit. Alderman Frances Baker Democratic mayoral candidate has 7,970 including a 1,000 loan from herself and pledges to cap spending at 40,000. Continuous on Page A 5.
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Blaine Young
Frederick City
Frederick County
Mr. Young
Young
Jim Grimes
Frances Baker
Plastic surgeon freed from jail after long contempt case
Dr. Lorin Fred Busselberg, a local plastic surgeon, was released from the Frederick County Adult Detention Center after testifying about his finances under duress in circuit court. He had spent 109 days for contempt tied to overdue support. He described a sale of his medical practice for about 3000 to 5000 dollars and noted Westco Medical Inc. agreed to assume other obligations. He complained his rights and property had been seized by the court system.
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Lorin Fred Busselberg
Frederick County
Mr. Winegar
U.S
Hitler Road
Judge overturns Walkersville rezoning denial on appeal
Judge G Edward Dwyer remands the Nicodemus Farm rezoning case to Walkersville after ruling the town's denial was arbitrary and capricious. The 103-29 Limited Partnership seeks to change 224 acres from agricultural to low density residential, citing prior neighborhood conditions and public facility concerns.
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Cirreit Court
G. Edward Dwyer
Walkersville
Burgess John L. Thompson Jr
Moxley
Dwyer
Cation
Planning Commission
Thompson
Ex pitcher turned deputy keeps focus on crime not baseball
Walkersville native Deputy Troy Barrick, a former St. Louis Cardinals farmhand who spent 24 years in baseball, now patrols as a deputy sheriff. He recently helped police corner an armed robbery suspect by tracking a vehicle with K-9 officer David Becker, aiding arrests after a traffic stop. Barrick, valedictorian of Western Maryland Police Academy’s 30th class in 1995, left baseball after a back injury and now treats law enforcement with seriousness and caution.
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Troy Barrick
St. Louis Cardinals
Shoppers Food Warehouse
Barrick
K-9
David Becker
Sgt
Toberg
Western Maryland Police Academy
First veto by Clinton targets budget provisions
President Clinton used the line item veto for the first time to strike three provisions that would aid farm co-ops, overseas arms tied financial firms, and New York state. The move signals potential court battles over Congress's authority to veto individual items in tax and spending bills and could shape future negotiations with the White House. Authorities weigh strategies as Congress returns from recess.
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Clinton
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Senate
Newt Gingrich
Elected school board issue revived in Frederick County
Frederick County commissioners revisited the elected school board during a Tuesday session. David Gray urged restoring the proposal to the county legislative package alongside a proposed salary increase for commissioners. Opponents were Reeder and Hoke, while Hogan supported keeping it. Rhoderick and Gray were absent or left earlier.
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Frederick County
David Gray
Mark Hoke
Bruce Reeder
Reeder
Hoke
Hona Hogan
Mr. Gray
Terre Roy Rhoderick
Gray
Chamber of Commerce video cleared for sale
The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce manufacturing video is for sale after Moore Business Forms Inc approved its content. Moore officials had raised an issue after viewing the video and a Frederick County official noted Moore’s expansion in Thurmont.
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Frederick County
Inime Lrecohreee
Moore
Bruce Reeder
Thurmont
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