The Black Experience lectures focus on Black achievements
Frederick County students and the Black community sponsor a six part series starting Jan. 25 led by speakers including Parren Mitchell to explore and review American history with emphasis on black heritage. The event aims to fill gaps in textbooks and advance Dr. King’s dream of judging people by character and achievements.
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Martin Luther King, Jr
Washington
Lincoln
Alabama
Southern Christian Leadership Council
Dr. King
Frederick County
George Washington Carver
King Holiday Reflections On Racial Strains And Policy
The piece critiques post assassination era neglect of civil rights gains, noting 1969 riot scars and a shift in policy toward benign neglect. It links welfare and War on Poverty outcomes, Bush era racial politics, and fears a deepening black white divide driven by the drug war and policing, warning Dr. King’s dream may die.
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America
King
George Bush
Willie Horton
Philosphy
Bush
White House
Boston
Massachusetts
Martin Luther King
Dr. King
Whitten Counts as Pork Barrel King in House Survey
A Citi zens Against Government Waste survey of congressional aides names Rep Jamie Whitten as the pork-barrel king for securing funds in projects of personal interest The 79 year old Mississippi Democrat chairs the House Appropriations Committee and controls money legislation Runners up are Tom Bevill and Silvio Conte in the list of top spenders noting a pattern across 1990 appropriations with 363 identified personal interest proposals so far
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Jamie Whitten
D-Miss
Congress
Whitten
House Appropriations Committee
Tom Bevill
D-Ala
Silvio Conte
R-Mass
Citizens Against Government Waste
Can
Smash pork barrel to curb federal spending says poll
Jack Anderson and Citizens Against Government Waste portray pork barrel projects from cranberries to harbors as inflating the deficit. They cite costs from $100 million to $5 billion and call for spending discipline, urging Congress to face hard remedies and scrutiny. Security lapses at U S embassies are flagged for weak background checks on foreign workers, with Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, India and Thailand highlighted.
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America
Kissimmee River
Florida
Manlaea
Hawaii
Congress
Jack Anderson
Cochairman
Citizens Against
Grace Commission
CAGW
State Department
U.S
Egypt
Morocco
Algeria
India
Thailand
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Dedication of Culler Lake Timeline Reveals Hidden Contributions
Fifty years ago yesterday in HI local ceremonies at Culler Lake, David Winebrenner had a minor role and helped draft speeches while influencing the inscription on the tablet. A board action named the lake with a grateful inscription. A skating accident disrupted an evening outing. Frederick County adds nurse Louise Flynn to public health staff amid funding limits, joining Martha Flynn, Charlotte Stone, and Margaret Gaither.
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David
Culler Lake
Frederick County
E.C. Kefauver
Louise Flynn
Miss Flynn
Maryland
Martha Flynn
Charlotte Stone
Margaret Gaither
Beall Tours Eust Aluminum Plant in Buckeystown Visit
Twenty years ago Representative J Glenn Beall Jr visiting Maryland toured the Eust aluminum reduction plant in Buckeystown. Vice President Charles A Schroer led the tour while Beall joined a luncheon at Manor House of Charles Carroll. Sheriff Charles E Price of Hagerstown named Maryland Big Brother of the Year for Maryland Big Brother agencies noting his long work with youth.
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J. Glenn Beall Jr
R-Md
Eustalco
Buckeystown
Charles A. Schroer
Beall
Charles Carroll
Eastaleo
Charles E. Price
Hagerstown
Maryland
Big
Price
Victim or Criminal The Drug User Dilemma
Jeff Bullock argues that drug users are victims of harmful substances and social stigma. He opposes turning private morality into policy, condemning a war on drugs that makes users enemies and calls for accountability without jail for self harm. He cites a CBS profile of a crack user to illustrate harm, aging, and lost opportunities.
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William Bennett
Mr. Bennett
Letter to the Editor recalls Dr King amid gossip and memory
The letter urges remembering Martin Luther King Jr for his civil rights leadership rather than rumors about his private life. It notes his Montgomery boycott, Birmingham march, and Selma voting rights work, contrasting praise with persistent gossip in media and public discourse. The author warns against letting innuendo eclipse his achievements.
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America
Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery
Birmingham
Bull Connor
Selma
Dr. King
Kennedy
Ralph Abernathy
Out-of-town columnist rips Washington Post hiring critic
Out-of-town columnist Robert C. Reid criticizes the Washington Post for hiring a Minnesota columnist to comment on Washington weather and winter. He likens the move to the Frederick News-Post hiring a Bowie resident to cover Frederick life, calling the reporting accuracy into question. Richard Broadbent, Emmitsburg.
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Robert C. Reid
Washington Post
Minnesota
Washington
Frederick
Farm siege raises landfill fears in Frederick County
Frederick County officials including Commissioners Charles Smith and Richard Grossnickie seek legal action to sieze the Schroder farm, hiring Piper and Marbury, a major Baltimore law firm, with taxpayers’ funds. The Schrodel family opposes the effort amid political fight concerns. Arthur and Stine Baltimore.
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Charles Smith
Jefferson
Richard Grossnickie
Johnsville
Frederick County
Baltimore
Piper & Marbury
Schroder
No to Schrodel farm seizure by county officials
Elsie M. Wivell argues the Schrodel dairy farm should not be condemned by county commissioners, warning against harming milk supply, urging the state to respect landowners and keep farming livelihoods intact. She stresses government of the people by the people for the people and questions who pays taxes and works the land.
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Schrodel
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CBS
Crack Street
Jeff Bullock
Phoenixville, Pa
Richard Broadbent
Emmitsburg
Arthur & Stine
Elsie M. Wivell
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