Property-rights rally opposes downzoning in Woodsboro
About 500 supporters attended a rally by Defenders of Citizens Rights Inc in Woodsboro to oppose county efforts to downzone land from commercial or residential use. Speakers including Rep. Roscoe Bartlett argued the practice is an unconstitutional taking, while critics claimed the group is tied to developers. The event, held at the Woodsboro Volunteer Fire Co. building, featured warnings about a new Code Home Rule and a drafted county zoning ordinance.
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Woodsboro
Defenders of Citizens’ Rights Inc
Frederick County
Woodsboro Volunteer Fire Co
Roscoe Bartlett
R-oth
John Mathias
Rand Weinberg
Refugees Flee Kandahar Amid Airstrikes in Afghanistan
United Nations says thousands have fled Kandahar as tribal forces press for control and U S warplanes pound the city. Desperate evacuees report chaos on roads to Pakistan with 8 000 Afghans reaching border areas since the conflict intensified last week.
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Pakistan
Kandahar
Kabul
Afghanistan
United Nations
U.S
Taliban
Mullah Mohammed Omar
al- Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Tred
Cashly
al Qaida
Northern Alliance
Mazar-e-Sharif
U.N. High Commissioner For
Peter Kessler
Kandahar Mavinee
Kessler
Chaman
Kanadhar
Talban
Mohammed Nasim
Baltimore Still Reports High Racial Segregation Across City
An Associated Press review of 2000 Census data shows Baltimore remains one of the nation’s most segregated large cities. The dissimilarity index indicates about 78 percent of the black population would need to move for perfect balance with whites. Since 1990 the city’s population declined about 12 percent, with whites leaving faster than blacks, shifting the city to roughly 64 percent Black.
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Attimore
Baltimore
America
Associated Press
John Logan
State University of New York
Lewis Mumford
St. Louis
Washington
Santa Comes to Kensington Despite Ban Sparks Worldwide Attention
Dozens of men in red suits gathered in Kensington for a low lighting ceremony protesting a Santa ban. Residents and officials faced mixed reactions as Santa arrived by firetruck to light the tree, with crowds cheering and enduring widespread media attention and emails criticizing the decision.
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Kensington
Old St. Nick
Kenssaelon
Santa
Ken Greaney
Kensinga
Santa Claus
St. Nicks
Lynn Raulaste
Montgomery County
Cal
Man dies in single vehicle crash in Mountville area
Adamstown man John William Abrell, 64, died from injuries after a Saturday crash on Mountville Road. He failed to negotiate a curve, left the road, and was airlifted to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where he died, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office.
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Adamstown
Frederick County
John William Abrell
Mountville Road
Simick
Abreil
Maryland
Adams Cowley
Baltimore
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Demnis Kimble
New Market
West Main Street
Weinberg
Frederick County Association of Realtors
Walter T. Mills
Frederick County Builders Association
Whota
Sen
Woodsboro Volunteer Fire Company
Frederick
Loca
Cnun
Stoch
Adiinstown
Jefferson
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