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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1992
Page
6
The governor threatens Maryland School for the Deaf in a new budget ploy, prompting editorial alarm. The piece argues Schaefer uses fear to extract more funding, citing prior trooper layoffs and calling for defense of MSD’s continued existence against tax-driven brinkmanship.
Roy Meachum hails Man of La Mancha as the greatest American musical, praising Richard Kiley’s Don Quixote portrayal and Sheena Easton’s performance while noting Raul Julia and Jose Ferrer in the National Theatre revival. He credits the show’s legacy, the original scores, and the ensemble, despite tempo and staging criticisms.
A Brunswick High School letter from Leslie Huffer Sena Tate Dawn Trent Kelly Warfield and 299 students rebuts parent comments at redistricting meetings in Middletown and Frederick High Schools. It cites high test pass rates, rising SAT scores, and numerous athletic and arts achievements to argue Brunswick is not inferior.
In a private lunch Senate Republicans pressed White House Chief of Staff Sam Skinner to vow Bush will veto any tax increase sent by Congress. Skinner offered only guarded cooperation, while conservatives urged a firm no tax hikes for the rich. The session underscored fears Bush may again backslide on a no new taxes pledge as Democrats push for a tax increase.
A strong wind felled a large tree across U S 15 at the Catoctin Minebanks, stopping traffic for over an hour and cutting telephone lines between Frederick and Thurmont as Thurmont lost power. Water supervisor reports rapid fill of Fishing Creek reservoir nearing spillway crest. An air raid warning survey found Doubs and Lime Kiln without devices, to be equipped soon. C B Fleet returns to Frederick as Kresge manager after prior work in Richmond.
Potomac Edison spokesman Clement E. Gardiner and Maryland Public Service Commission member H Reese Shoemaker Jr outlined a long range plan to build seven new power plants in Maryland including a 2500 megawatt nuclear facility two miles downstream from Point of Rocks with a mid 1980s completion goal. Frederick County Commissioners adopted a revised county Master Highway plan after two years of hearings and controversy. They also awarded Baker Wibberley of Hagerstown a $27000 contract to develop a county solid waste disposal plan to continue the landfill study by Benjamin Beavin Co. of Baltimore.
Letters praise the Frederick County Ethics Commission for denying ECDC members an exemption from newly imposed disclosure rules. The writer urges open meetings, public comment, and education about the ethics ordinance, while critiquing nontransparent proceedings and advocating public access. The piece ends with Andrea Burchette in Tramsville.
A Delaplaine Visual Arts Center CDVAC committee member expresses pride in local cultural growth while addressing Del. James E. McClellan's opposition to a piece by Josef Schutzenhofer in the current DVAC show. The writer aims to calm calls for restricting future funding. The discussion centers on provocative art within the exhibit.
ED Siegrist questions whether Congress manipulates public opinion and whether two dominant parties can both be right. He warns against blind support for any side and urges citizens to stay alert, examine goals, and use their vote. He notes politicians often contradict each other and appeal to emotions to retain power.
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