FCC receives $220000 Microsoft grant for tech training
Frederick Community College secures a $220000 grant from Microsoft under the Working Connections Program to expand information technology training for disadvantaged students. FCC plans to train faculty upgrade equipment and offer stipends to participants while leveraging support from local Microsoft partners.
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FCC
Patricia Stanley
Microsoft
Barbara Dingfield
Ramirez
Man runs Antarctica marathon to aid dying child
Greg Chatfield, 36, of Frederick, plans a 26.2 mile Antarctica sprint wearing shorts in subfreezing temperatures to raise funds for Julie, a girl on Maryland's Eastern Shore, through the Mid-Atlantic Make a Wish Foundation. He has completed seven marathons and views this as the next level in aid for life threatening illnesses.
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Greg Chatfield
Antarctica
Frederick Man
South Pole
Julie
Hawaii
Antarctic Marathon Draws Regional Runners
The article profiles Rockville financial adviser Mr. Chatfield and his Antarctic marathon prep. He runs six times weekly on mountain trails around Sugarloaf Mountain with 40 to 60 miles weekly and long 12 to 20 mile climbs. The race spans glacier ascents and ice patches, with a six and a half hour cutoff. Runners will supply their own water while living arrangements are restricted and travel plans are outlined. The group of 130 runners will depart for Buenos Aires after Miami.
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Rockville
Chatfield
Antarctic
Carol
Abe
Chatfields
Miami
Buenos Aires
Argentina
House prosecutors question Jordan in Clinton impeachment probe
Vernon Jordan, a longtime Clinton ally, testified privately in the Capitol as House prosecutors pressed how much he learned from Monica Lewinsky about her relationship with the president. Senators viewed Lewinsky’s videotaped deposition, while questions focused on discrepancies with Jordan’s grand jury testimony and details of a job offer.
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Washington
Vernon Jordan
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Senate
Clinton
House
Monica Lewinsky
Senate Intelligence Committee
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Fred Thompson
R-Tenn
Mike DeWine
Robio
Jordan
Mr Jordan
Ms. Lewinsky
Kenneth Starr
Ms Lewinsky
White House
Jordar
Punxsutawney Phil sees no shadow signals early spring
Thousands gathered as Groundhog Day celebrations spread from Punxsutawney Pennsylvania to Lilburn Georgia. Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow at dawn signaling an early spring per the Inner Circle. Georgia forecaster Gen Beauregard Lee also failed to see a shadow despite overcast skies.
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Phil
Cor
Acheer
Bill Cooper
Inner Circle
Lilburn
Georgia
Gen Beauregard Lee
Ruth Letowsky
Yellow River
Maryland earns high marks for finances in GP study
Maryland received a B average on the Government Performance Project with an A in financial and capital management and a C in information technology. The study credited a $250 million surplus and a $636 million reserve fund but noted fragmented agency computer systems and costly HR data access during bargaining.
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Annapolis, Md
Maryland
Syracuse University
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Fred Puddester
Pea Charitable
Beavers endanger Baker Park trees in city effort
City workers struggle to stop beavers that have felled six trees in Baker Park. Attempts to trap the animals failed as people tampered with traps and freed captured beavers. A pest control firm quit, leaving the city to borrow traps that were later discarded in Carroll Creek. About $800 spent on services. two more traps needed.
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Baker Park
Chad Clovis
Clovis
Pest Control Company
Carroll Creek
Frederick City
Carrot Creek
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