Maryland General Assembly Spoof Feeds Spendthrift Debate
In Annapolis last week House Majority Leader John S. Arnick urged ending ceremonial resolutions costing about 30000 yearly and replacing them with classy personal notes. A Senate bill renaming the Maryland State Guard to Maryland Defense Force drew mock comparisons to Noriega’s forces, while a parole bill could lift prison costs by 20 million despite merit. The scene echoed classic Western titles as the Good Bad and Untimely framed the session.
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Maryland
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Maryland National Guard
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Manuel Noriega
Delaware
Free State
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
State House
The oat bran craze and the return to Corn Flakes
A skeptical take on the oat bran health craze. The author recalls past fears about dairy and salt, mocks cholesterol messaging, and notes oat bran hype followed by a New England Journal of Medicine rebuke. He parodies cereal marketing and favoritism for traditional cereals like Corn Flakes and Rice Krispies.
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Wilford Brimley
Ricardo Montalban
Chrysler Cordovas
New England Journal of Medicine
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V&m
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V&M’s
Mich
White Plas
N.Y
Senator Pushes to End $40 Million Tongass Subsidy
Senator Tim Wirth introduces a bill to end the $40 million annual Tongass subsidy funding road-building in Alaska’s wilderness, saying Congress should decide spending by need. Timber firms like Alaska Pulp Corp and Louisiana Pacific resist, warning of regional economic harm.
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Congress
Tongass National Forest
Alaska
U.S. Forest Service
Tongass Forest
Tim Wirth
D-Coro
Alaska Pulp Corp
Louisiana Pacific
Alaska Pulp
Campaign Letters Tainted by Industry Pressure in Alaska
Alaska Pulp employees are offered a free lunch for every two letters to Congress urging the Tongass subsidy. Some workers distrust the campaign, fearing coercion and management oversight. The piece links labor disputes, investigations, and the broader question of timber subsidies and environmental costs amid looming brownouts and energy concerns.
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Congress
Scott Sleek
America
Alaska
Frederick Washington boundary resurvey debated amid expense
Washington County Commissioners proposed resurveying the 11-year border with Frederick County at about 3,000 dollars total, claiming the gain in assessments would be minimal. The Catoctin Clarion, founded in 1870, reported it missed publication for the first time but planned to continue operating. Frederick schools faced sharp attendance declines due to grippe and other contagious illnesses, with Miss Gertrude Smith noting many students had not attended since Christmas.
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Frederick County
George W. Arnold
Charles G. Geisbert
A. Grant Hooper
Catoctin
Frederick City
Cear
Golden
Gertrude Smith
Frederick County Schools
First annual anti pollution report hearing at Eastales
Twenty years ago Eastales hosted officials from Eastalco Aluminum neighboring farms University of Maryland State agencies and county bodies for the first annual pollution monitoring system report. Frederick County Commissioners were told a front end loader at the landfill burned severely after catching fire. Five teens escaped injuries when their car was demolished in a crash at South and Rentz streets. Rotary speaker Richard D Hammond Frederick County Chamber of Commerce manager urged action saying you can make the difference and it could steer local and national politics.
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University of Maryland
State Department of Water Resources
State Health Department
State Department of Agriculture
Eastales
South
Rentz
Rotary
Richard D. Hammond
Frederick County
WIC program cuts spark Maryland budget protest
Suzanne Beals of Frederick argues against Gov Schaefer’s proposed state budget eliminating WIC. She cites 40 000 Maryland women and children who benefit and links WIC to infant health and broader abortion rights debates. She calls for restoring WIC funding and mobilizing residents to pressure the governor.
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Maryland
William Donald Schaefer
WIC
U.S
Schaefer
Responding to a letter on feminism and family values
A reader says Con cerned Women for America should consider NOW's stated aims. The writer notes many NOW members are homemakers, single mothers, or married women relying on their own earnings, not husbands’ pay. They urge clarification and a counterpoint.
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Teri A. Heger
Concerned Women For America
Ms. Heger
National Organization For Women
America
NOW letter argues for choice and family respect
Lynn Burkett of the Frederick County NOW denounces the idea that NOW seeks to destroy families while noting historic hardship in traditional homes. She defends homemakers, urges community attendance at meetings, and states NOW supports freedom of career choice and protection from abuse.
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Ms. Heger
NFL drug policy dispute names missing in reports
Investigations cited by Roberta Baskin allege racial bias in NFL drug testing with three white quarterbacks who tested positive for cocaine allegedly not referred for counseling or treatment. No player names are provided in the source for these claims.
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NFL
Roberta Baskin
News 7 Inside Report
Wildlife debate letter sparks hunter misgivings in Maryland
Steven Bruce Hough of Brunswick defends hunting as wildlife management in response to Abbey Sondak’s critique. He cites deer population growth from 70,000 to millions nationwide, argues hunting supports jobs, and notes the need for balanced ecosystems despite Disney fantasies. He urges acknowledgment of the Pitman-Robinson act of 1911 and stresses letters to the editor are welcome with verifiable contact.
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Abbey Sondak
Maryland
Ms. Sondak
Disney
Bambi
Thumper
Ms. Sandak
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