Values education program proposed for area schools
School officials push the Character Counts program to improve the social climate, aiming to change school culture rather than deliver curriculum. The curriculum committee will recommend approval in concept and develop an implementation plan, plus a new anti drug class to replace DARE in most county middle schools. COP praised for flexibility over CARE as six pillars guide the effort.
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Josephson Institute of Ethics
David Markoe
Markoe
Estes Lockhart
Albuquerque
N.M
Vintage Wings of Freedom Air Show heats up at Frederick Airport
Residents from Woodsboro gather at Frederick Municipal Airport as Wings of Freedom Air Show preparations accelerate for Saturday and Sunday. Stella Spence recalls early flight days in East Liverpool while Air Show chairman Thomas Payne says progress outpaces last year. Watson's Catering preps for World War I Canteen dinner and dance amid upbeat staff on the tarmac.
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Donald Grim
Xenia
Ohio
Spec
William Morrison
San Diego
Calif
Spec. Morrison
U.S. Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Frederick Municipal
Stella Spence
Woodsboro
Reeder Memorial
Mrs. Spence
Liverpool
Area man dies after accident
An area man died after an accident on Tuesday evening and another man died Wednesday at Shock Trauma in Baltimore. Tim Kelly, injured at 7:55 pm Tuesday in New Windsor, fell from a bucket of a boom truck with Otis Mullican, 23, of Union Bridge, who also died in the crash. Police said the cable gave way, causing the bucket to drop and the men to strike a concrete pad.
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Rocky Ridgeman
Timothy Eugene Kelly
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Prisoner fluid assault bill urged for Maryland felonies
Frederick County officials push for a bill to make spitting or throwing bodily fluids on employees a felony, with HIV testing for offenders. Lt. Robert Green notes it would align with New York laws and other states. Sheriff Hagg and State's Attorney Rolle back stronger penalties to protect officers.
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Frederick County
Robert Green
Maryland
Lt. Green
New York
Bull
James Hagg
Scott Rolle
Heartly House seeks higher marriage license surcharge
Frederick County commissioners weigh Heartly House request to raise the maximum surcharge on marriage licenses from 55. Heartly House would gain about 15 000 dollars per year with a 20 increase to bolster funding amid anticipated cuts and grants uncertainty. The group considers removing the cap entirely and may submit a revised proposal later.
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Frederick County
Heartly House Board of Directors
Heartly House
Heartly House Inc. First
Nancy Hennessey
General Assembly
Hennessey
Washington County
Howard County
Carroll County
Calvert County
Montgomery County
Sue Hecht
Hecht
David Gray
Democrats Ready To Take Turn In Chicago Convention
Democrats prepare for the Chicago convention with delegates Sue Hecht and Robert Kresslein among attendees. They stress energizing working voters on jobs education and crime while aiming to boost Clinton’s 1990s agenda in Frederick County. Strategic talk centers on turnout and supporting congressional candidates in a tough 6th district race.
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Chicago
Hecht
Robert Kresslein
Franklin Roosevelt
Kresslein
Democratic Party
Clinton
Frederick County
Bill Clinton
Lyndon Johnson
Steve Crawford
Party Central Committee
Tom Slater
Wilbur Ford
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