City Hall fireworks mark power plays at Frederick Alderman meeting
At Frederick City Hall, key votes shaped the board, with Alderman Bill Hall and allies opposing Alderman Danna Kuzemchak s planning post after a 3 2 vote. Mayor Dougherty vetoed one motion and faced a failed override as alliances shifted, while Eva Rosvold’s executive assistant appointment drew contention over process and funding. The editorial urges cautious optimism for four years of potential coalition changes and a future tense of more clashes ahead.
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Frederick
Frederick Plannting Commission
Danna Kuzemchak
Hall
David Lenhart
Joseph Baldi
Kazemchak
Ms. Dougherty
City Hall
Eva M. Rosvold
Iall
Ms. Rosvold
Dougherty
Kuzemchak
Planning Commission
Rosvald
Ideology versus money in Enron linked politics scandal
The piece argues campaign finance ties shaped by ideology and money, with Enron’s political contributions influencing policy. It notes Clinton and Bush administrations aligning with Enron interests, cites potential Kyoto and energy deregulation effects, and ends calling for ending corporate welfare as the real reform.
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Enron
Nnance
Clinton
Erian
Bush
PAC
Washington
Maryland School for the Deaf Girls Basketball Team 1961 lineup
Yesterday most members of the Maryland School for the Deaf girls basketball varsity team since primary school days showed strong school spirit. The lineup included Dorothy Bossom Sallerine Meyers Viola Richey Tean Ann Murphy Catherine H Margaret Hooker Dorothy Leitch Jane Angell Shirley Delauter Barbara Crouch Martha Earpham Nancy Lee Davis. FITZHUGH Lee Chapter UDC observed Gen Robert E Lee birthday with luncheon at Francis Scott Key Hotel. The Westminster Seminary Rural Church dept guest speaker Rev John Baxter Howes. JHE Emmitsburg Band reorganized with Samuel Kays president Joseph Sanders vice president Arthur Elder secretary Paul Der treasurer Walter Simpson director. 20 members.
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Maryland School For the Deaf
Dorothy Bossom
Sallerine Meyers
Viola Richey
Tean Ann Murphy
Catherine H. Margaret Hooker
Dorothy Leitch
Jane Angell
Shirley Delauter
Barbara Crouch
Martha Earpham
Nancy Lee Davis
Fitzhugh Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Robert, E. Lee
Francis Scott Key
Kev
John Baxter Howes
Westminster Seminary
JHE
Frederick County Braces For More Snow In 1942
Twenty years ago on January 22 1942 Frederick County prepared for two to four more inches of snow before freezing rain set in. Officials told the Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association that a 1981 omnibus tax law would allow county fire companies to obtain tax free low interest equipment and buildings. Del Julien Delphoy led the Frederick delegation into Annapolis pushing a 2.7 million debt for food control and park improvements along a six mile stretch of Car Toll Creek through Frederick City.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Resete Association
Congress
del. Julien 2
Delphoy
Frederick
General Assembly
Annapolis
Frederick City
Cancer patient credits marijuana for relief during chemotherapy
A Hodgkin lymphoma patient recounts brutal early chemotherapy side effects, notes marijuana eased nausea and helped rest after two weeks of treatment. He credits synthetic THC and personal use for enabling survival and some work, while urging supporters to back medical marijuana.
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Ben Hodgkin
Sven
State
Sens
Alex Mooney
Tir Ferguson
David Brindley
Sue Hecht
Louise Snodgrass
Donald Murphy
Letters Support Individual Responsibility At Hood College
A letter argues that adults over 18 should decide for themselves about wine at a Hood College party. The writer urges the administration to handle the issue promptly and to preserve the college’s open-minded educational mission despite long-standing challenges.
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Hood College
Frederick County zoning debate fires new letter from Floyd
Richard M Floyd chair of the Frederick County Planning Commission rebuts Rand Weinbergs accusation that the Board of County Commissioners directed downzoning. He urges scrap of the current ordinance and adoption of a new 80 page plan citing Section 7 nonconformities as onerous. Testimony rescheduled for June 23 at Winchester Ball Readers can obtain a copy of the NAO from Winchester Trail or the county Wab site.
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Rand Weinberg Tor
Lovel
Rand
Soming
Weinberg
Board of County Commissioners
BOCCC
Frederick
Frederick County Planning Commission
FCPC
FCPE
BOCC
Ue Planning Commission
Frederick County
Sigean Lac
Wirchester
Winchester Trail
Hood College debate over in class party triggers campus concerns
The Hood College dispute centers on an in class party attended by Michelle Richardson and comments by Terry Richardson. The college offers open forums and an established policy to address complaints, opinions, or desires. The writer urges using the college hierarchy to address concerns and questions the handling of tuition and policy around alcohol and age restrictions.
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Ito College
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Hood
Will
Terry Richardson
Hood College
Michelle Richardson
Mark Sandona
Natatus
Ms. Richardson
Richardson
Democracy in Action at Manning Commission Zoning Hearing
A reader describes a Manning Commission public hearing on a new Draft Zoning Ordinance in Frederick County. They note paragraph 3.210 limits off road vehicles to three-acre properties and remark on details covering fences trees signs and car visibility, questioning the need to start from scratch.
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Manning Commission
Frederick County
Private schools face funding debate over government aid
A reader argues against government subsidies for private school books, asserting private schools benefit from independence and taxpayers should not fund others' choices. The piece contends public schools remain a universal obligation funded by all, and taxes sustain a civilized society despite personal childless status.
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Jar
Daltimere County
MARC extension debate for Frederick County commuters
James Urhman of New Market voices concerns about the MARC extension to Frederick, arguing the project may not justify the cost including track and stations. He notes limited appeal for Montgomery County commuters, inconvenience of schedules, and fears riders will abandon cars if ridership underperforms. He suggests light rail or Metro southward as better options.
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Gur Transportation Prolyhma
Frederick
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Montgomery County
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Voar House
Wrederick
Point of Rocks
Metro
Mare
Frederick County
Harsh judgment of senior driver questioned in Thurmont letter
Virginia E. Gravisili of Thurmont defends Robert Wilmer, a senior driver on that bridge, noting decades of safe trips and calling age based judgments unfair. She cites his lucid, active life and an adoptive daughter who relies on him, arguing the crash stemmed from a sudden medical reaction, not age.
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Robert Wilmer
Chalieve
Lis
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