Death of E Robert Bowlus Prominent Frederick Leader
The Frederick community mourns E Robert Bowlus a dynamic business and civic leader and longtime Republican activist. Retired from Genstar Frederick operations he devoted years to volunteer service, chaired the Board of Zoning Appeals for nearly twenty years, served 30 years, helped lure new businesses and worked on the Economic and Community Development Commission, while aiding election activities as a Board of Elections Supervisor. He was active in the Elks Lodge and supported Republican campaign efforts behind the scenes. Our condolences to his family.
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Frederick
E. Robert Bowlus
Republican Party
Genstar
Winchester Hall
Board of Elections Supervisors
Maryland
Moonstruck Drives Local Theatre Goer To Rave Reviews
Roy Meachum hails Moonstruck as a nearly perfect film with strong writing and performances. He also criticizes the Frederick cinema’s tight venue and ticket stub woes while noting Good Morning Vietnam and Broadcast News as rivals. The piece touches on local events about child care discussions on Frederick Cablevision and Democratic reorganizing meetings with calls to vote.
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Cher
Nicholas Gage
Vietnam
Robin Williams
Albert Brooks
Brooks
Frederick County Square
Sharon
Congress Icebreaker Trip Sparks Budget Debate Abroad
A January recess delegation led by Rep. Earl Hutte voyaged to Antarctica to view the Coast Guard icebreaker and assess needs amid a $100 million Coast Guard cut. The group traveled via New Zealand and Australia, spending 13 days with two ships and a private jet costing $369,272, while other lawmakers followed similar official trips totaling hundreds of thousands in expenses.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Antarctica
Australia
New Zealand
Hawaii
South Pacific
Earl Hutte
D-Fla
Subcommittee On
Coast Guard and Navigation
McMurdo Sound
Hutte
Congress
Jim Lynch
Subcommittee
U.S. Navy
Christ Church
Sidney
Honolulu
U.S. Coast Guard
Navy
Rey. Hutto
Howard Coble
R-N.c
Norman Shumway
R-Calif
Owen Pickett
Dla
William Lipinski
D-Ill
W.J
Billy” Tauzin
Rep. Hutto
Neal Smith
Dona
Roads Commission Eyes Convict Labor Camp at Myersville
Maryland's first convict labor camp planned for four acres at Myersville, with conflicting views on administration between prison officials who favor a single administrator and roads officials who want a highway engineer in charge while the welfare board manages prisoner care. A Brunswick arrest report notes a5-year-old woman detained for panhandling after offering beer to Deputy Lloyd. a mid- valley dirigible photographed Frank G Remsberg's farm illustrating government conservation programs, with County Agent Shoemaker aboard.
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State Roads Commission
Myersville
Maryland
Roads
Welfare Board
Brunswick
John R. Lloyd
Middletown Valley
Frank G. Remsberg
Henry R. Shoemaker
Open housing vote probes three unit limit in Frederick
Frederick civic groups push for three rather than five housing units and a mediation panel while NAACP leaders urge stronger protections. A Citizens Committee leader warns a lawsuit may challenge Howmet Corp's aluminum plant near Buckeystown citing insufficient zoning conditions.
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Frederick
Board of Aldermen
John A. Derr
NAACP
Leonard Green
The
Community letters urge action on child abuse and civility
Readers discuss the Zook case and child sexual abuse prevention, urging community responsibility, education, and funding for Heartly House programs. They advocate truthful dialogue, rejecting myths, and call for broader civic engagement and respectful discourse in politics and daily life.
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Zook
Frederick County
Heartly House
Stop earth-mining pits near Mount Pleasant Liberty town
Community members supported by local residents opposed earth-mining pits at a February 10 hearing at Winchester Hall. The group urges continued opposition, warns of topsoil loss and environmental risks, and calls for attendance at a February 23 meeting at Winchester Hall to voice objections to the appeal.
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Mount Pleasant-Liberty Town
Winchester Hall
Mount Pleasant-Libertytown
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