Frederick County High Schools to Get Free Internet Access
Five Frederick County high schools Catoctin Frederick Singapore Middletown and Urbana will receive high speed Internet access funded by DIGEX Inc for the 1996 97 school year. The grant covers about 200 monthly costs per school normally. After year one the district must cover ongoing service or drop the program.
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Frederick County
Digex Inc
Beltsville
Catoctin
Frederick
Singapore
Middletown
Urbana
DIGEX
Maryland
Gov
Kelly
Youth Ranch Shares Bounty With Frederick Community
The Maryland Sheriffs Youth Ranch donates jams jellies syrups and sauces to Frederick Community Action Agency after donor surplus. The agency will distribute to the homeless shelter the food bank serving over 375 families monthly and a soup kitchen serving 40 to 100 people nightly. The Youth Ranch aids boys aged 10 to 18 facing family hardship and poverty.
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George Martin
Food Bank
Nancy Waalkes
Community Action Agency
Frederick K. Price
Youth Ranch
Michael Weller
Maryland Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch
Frederick
The
Department of Human Resources
Maryland welfare reform proposal aims to curb rolls
Glendening proposes a plan to reduce welfare by forcing adults to work, capping benefits at five years, mandating job training, and denying cash aid to mothers with additional children. The bill mirrors a pilot program and seeks to align Maryland with anticipated federal changes, drawing praise and critique from lawmakers and social groups. I hope that helps.
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Annapolis
Glendening
Department of Human Resources
Parris Glendening
National Governor’s Association
Maryland
Congress
Clinton
Sen
Martin Madden
R-Howard
Madden
Senate
Washington
Kevin Appleby
Maryland Catholic Conference
Mr. Appleby
Legislation to shield gays and bikers from discrimination
A Maryland House committee opened debate on HB67 combining two past efforts to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation clothing or transportation. Advocate Sheila Hixson and 28 sponsors push protections in employment housing and public accommodations amid testimony highlighting existing abuses against gays and incidents of hostility toward bikers.
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Annapolis
House
Sheila Hixson
Hixson
Commerce and Government Matters
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Elijah Cummings
Baltimore
Cummings
Sue Silber
Takoma Park
Women’s Bar Association
SPR
Aine
Ase
Uae
Arete
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