Farmland Fears Over Soil Conservation Amid Reducing Farm Aid
Frederick County farmers warn that cutting soil and water conservation programs risks long term loss of prime farmland and national food security. They urge protecting USDA conservation efforts despite broader farm bill budget tensions. Local leaders cite Operation Clearwater and past land preservation successes as proof of value.
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Kika de la Garza
Texas
Frederick County Farm Bureau
U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil and Water Conservation
America
Mississippi
United States
Farm Bureau
Frederick County
Joseph C. Free
Maryland
USDA
Soil Conservation Service Districts
Frederick Countians
Austin Pierpont Renn
Adamstown
Maryland Grange
Nursing Home Deregulation Sparks Safety Concerns
The Reagan push to cut regulations faces critique as nursing homes, amid past reforms, face weaker oversight. Regulators note misuses of Medicaid funds and care lapses while a task force proposes cutting staffing disclosures, patient rights and infection control standards, risking resident welfare. Senator Heinz plans a countermeasure.
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Health and Human Services Department
New York State
Texas
Nursing Home Corporation
Autumn Hills Convalescent Center Inc
Houston
Connecticut
Uncle Sam
Thomas G. Morford
HHS
Tony Capaccio
John Heinz
Rpa
Henry Krevor
Appalachian Regional Commission
AFC Federal
Albert Smith
Sharon Spivak
Krewor
Commission
Smith
Krevor
Appalachian States
Francis Moravitz
Misery
FBI
Glamour Boys
United Feature Syndicate Inc
Hunting Dog Fights Hunger Tale From Long Pond Trip
Harry Zepp of Mount Airy recounted a hunt at Cumberland's Long Pond Rod and Gun Club where his English setter, missing for two days, returned emaciated but proved the pheasant was still alive. The dog had apparently frozen the bird for over 48 hours near the camp.
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Harry Zepp
Mount Airy
Cumberland
Long Pond
Zepp
Immigration study predicts long term U S population growth main from migrants
A Copley News Service report cites Leon F. Bouvier of the Population Reference Bureau forecasting continued U S population growth into the next century driven by 1 million annual immigrants, 800000 legal and 450000 illegal, with 21 percent of California and 19 percent of New York projected post-1980 immigrant populations by 2000 and a labor force 70 percent larger by 2100.
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United States
Latin America
Asia
Leon F. Bouvier
Population Reference Bureau
Bouvier
U.S
West
California
Northeast
South
New York
Illinois
Texas
Florida
Does Hood College want to be a good neighbor
Oldest Fairview Avenue resident urges compromise on Hood College farm rezoning. He recalls past community support for Hood and argues for preserving open space and single family homes, opposing high density development. He cites a large grant and calls for a neighborly solution without confrontation. He laments water rights and cites biblical verse about river dominion.
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Hood College
Fairview Avenue
Hood
Frederick City
Hood Glee Club
Frederick
U.S. 40
Motter Avenue
Opossumtown Pike
Hood Farm
Fairview
Westview
Wyngate
Spring Valley
Monocacy Village
Winter Aroma and Santa Claws Cheer Readers Home
A quirky note highlights the winter aroma of sauer kraut and spare ribs as a welcome home scent. A playful line mentions an office wolf and a predatory girlfriend’s Santa claws. The piece ends with a light reminder to enjoy a football pool.
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