City fights to keep FCNB downtown in Frederick
Frederick County National Bank officials dropped a plan to expand the Square Corner site but will not leave downtown. City officials and Aldermen vow to help find another downtown location, with options including Carroll Creek property and a rail yard north of Commerce Street. The bank will review expansion sites while maintaining the corner building housing about 36 employees.
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Frederick County National Bank
Frederick
Fran Baker
Frederick City
Square Corner
North Market
West Patrick Streets
Bank
Paul Gordon
Carroll Creek
Cty
Commerce Street
Carroll
Water Streets
Gordon
N. Market St
Nevin Baker
Frederick City Hall
Frederick City Historic District
Cheney hints at 12000 U.S. troops cut in Asia
Defense Secretary Cheney signaled a possible 10 percent drawdown of about 120000 U.S. forces in Asia over three years. He described the reductions as moderate and not a withdrawal, while urging allied support and maintaining a robust U.S. presence in the Pacific. He spoke in Tokyo after meetings with Japanese leaders and before a National Press Club address.
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Tokyo
Dick Cheney
Pentagon
Asia
Cheney
Pacific Rim
National Press Club
Pacific
United States
U.S
Japan
South Korea
Philippines
Europe
Congress
Mr. Cheney
Former Mayor Magaha Dies in Freder ick
E. Paul Magaha former mayor of Freder ick died Friday at Citizens Nursing Home where he had lived. A Democrat, he served two mayoral terms starting in 1962 and 1970, withdrew from the 1966 race due to business duties, and was later succeeded in 1974 by Ronald N. Young after two alderman terms. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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E. Paul Magaha
Frederick
Citizens Nursing Home
U-Haul Employees Face Health Standard Pay Cut Plan
U-Haul will deduct five dollars from pay for smokers or employees who are under or overweight starting next month. Some workers support the health incentive while others call it possibly illegal. Company officials cite goals to cut insurance costs, while legal opinions vary on legality.
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U-Haul International Inc
James Barre
Rockville Center
Mark Wood
U-Haul
Hagerstown
Mr. Wood
Harry DeShong
Phoenix
Ariz
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Barre
Winston Mann Files to Run for Frederick County Commissioner
Winston Mann 59 of Urbana filed to run as a Republican for Frederick County Commissioner. A retired VA project manager with ten years in the county, he promotes family values and history preservation. He favors charter home rule, independent county management, and stronger leadership to balance education and elder care for middle-ground residents.
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Winston Mann
Urbana
Frederick County
Mann
Veterans Administration
Weather outlook for Western Maryland and Wap page
The forecast calls for showers and a drop in temperatures tonight with lows near 49. Saturday will be blustery and colder with partly cloudy skies and a 40 percent chance of a shower. Highs will be in the lower 40s.
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Maryland
Flag burning issue heats up in Congress
In Washington AP the flag burning dispute intensifies as backers push a constitutional ban while opponents warn the Supreme Court test is still ahead. Senate leaders defend the current law though a Seattle judge ruled it unconstitutional.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
House
Thomas S. Foley
Wash
Mr. Foley
U.S
Barbara Rothstein
Seattle
Rothstein
U.S. Capitol
Charles Tiefer
House Clerk’s Office
Texas
Schrodels file $25M suit against county
Attorneys for William and Kathleen Schrodel filed a motion to block condemnation of their 230 acre farm adjoining the county landfill in Frederick County Circuit Court and sued the Frederick County Commissioners for $25 million alleging improper public use, bad faith negotiation, failure to test suitability, and overreach. The condemnation action is set for March 26 and the suit accuses the county of ignoring a geological fault that could leak landfill seepage into aquifers.
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William and
Kathleen Schrodel
Frederick County
Schrodels
Reichs Ford Road
John Mathias
Schroders
David Johnson
Westminster
Andrew Standoff
Frederick
Johnson
Finals Set For It's Academic in Hood Tonight
Frederick County high schools competed in duals to crown the champion. Catoctin High and Frederick High defeated Walkersville and Brunswick as Linganore earned a bye into Thursday’s quarterfinals at the Hood College Totem Arts Center. Semifinals and finals begin at 7 p.m. The emcee was Russell J. Beaton.
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Frederick County
Catoctin High
Frederick High
Walkersville High
Brunswick High
Linganore High School
Russell J. Beaton
Totem Arts Center
Hood College
Catoctin
Frederick
Republican Party
Mauritania
Mali
Niger
Chad
Colombia
Bunker Hill
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Taro Nakayama
Magaha
Christina Barnes
News-Post
Charles Krietz Jr
Church Street
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Wanda Compton
Rockville
Inside the News
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Serararre
Sreceteves
Ereseersee
Chuck Douglas
R-N_H
P.J. Shuey
Hood
Karen Gardner
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