Conservatives waver on balanced budget amendment split
Washington AP reports some conservatives question amending the Constitution to require a balanced federal budget. Economists like Herbert Stein warn the plan is unfair without clear trade offs. The split tests support for the Contract With America as GOP divisions on tax raises and spending cuts surface.
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Washington
Conservative
Brain Trust
America
Newt Gingrich
Herbert Stein
Richard Nixon
Stein
New Republic Magazine
Congress
House Gop
Senate
Elected school board issue surfaces as hot item again
Local activist Clifford E Snyder Jr pressed Frederick County Commissioners to scrap the appointed school board at a public hearing. Commissioners President Mark Moke rejected the move, saying it was inappropriate to include in the current package. The delegation, new and old members alike, show growing support for a countywide referendum triggering an elected board, with several legislators signaling likely support.
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Frederick County
Clifford E Snyder Jr
Mark Moke
David Gray
Hona Hogan
Snyder
Charles Smelser
James E. McClellan
John Derr
Frederick Washington
Smelser
McClellan
J Anita Stup
Louise Snodgrass
Repub
The Meetin Man Jesse Burall Honored as Master Farmer
The Frederick News and Post notes Jesse Burall honored as Master Farmer at a regional agriculture event. Weather brief predicts cloudy skies with nightly flurries and lows in the teens, followed by more clouds and 30s daytime. See page for map and full details.
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Prc
Jesse Burall
Cine
RTC to rehiring Standard Federal workers amid asset sale
Some Standard Federal Savings Bank employees expected to be laid off will be rehired by the Resolution Trust Corp for a limited time to help finalize the sale of assets. RTC plans to rehire 50 to 75 laid-off workers with no pay cut, staying until asset sales complete, likely by year end. First Nationwide Mortgage will also bring back staff, with some facing 10 to 15 percent pay cuts.
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Standard Federal Savings Bank
Resolution Trust Corp
Andrea Plater
RTC
Standard Federal
Standard Federal Savings Association
Congress
First Nationwide Mortgage Corp
First Nationwide Bank
Frederick
Plater
First Nationwide
Montgomery County
FDA plans to move offices to Clarksburg stirs Urbana worries
The FDA announced a 1999 relocation consolidating 18 Washington area offices into a 539 acre Clarksburg campus near I 270. About 4,500 staff now at the sites could rise to 5,645, raising concerns about Frederick County’s crowded schools and strain on water and sewer lines for a planned Urbana development. Local officials cite potential population surges while developers await infrastructure work and approvals.
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FDA
Clarksburg
Urbana
Food and Drug Administration
Frederick County
Daniel Gadra
Walkerville High School
Baltimore Road
Clarksburg Road
Frederick
Gadrav
Gadra
Walkersville
Seymour Stern
Ward Development Co
Don McLearn
Montgomery County
McLearn
City Noise War Aims To Evict Roosting Birds In Frederick
Frederick residents endured five day noise campaign by city Public Works to move roosting birds out of town. The effort runs 3 pm to 7 pm Monday to Friday with a potential weekend continuation decision by Thursday. Residents report bird droppings and odor near West Second Street North Bentz Street and Church Street near a parking deck. A resident recalls cleaning the car after droppings and odor, while another notes car wash attempts were insufficient.
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Frederick
Public Works
Department of Public Works
Diane Harrison
West Second Street
North Bentz Street
Lori Phillips
Walkersville
Philips
Church Street
Sauerbrey shifts challenge to election woes
Ellen Sauerbrey's bid to overturn Maryland's gubernatorial results centers on a computer driven effort. The first witness, Douglas E Dallie, described a vast database used to identify fraud or mismanagement and to challenge Paris Glendening's 5,997 vote win.
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Annapolis
Ellen Sauerbrey
Paris Glendening
Douglas E Dallie
Sauerbrey
Glendening
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Mike Bonner
Frederick City
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Wands Points
Tom Wachter
Frederick Memorial Hospital
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Tom Stuckey
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