Problems Found at New Spring Ridge Elementary
A six month review notes cracks in walls, loose bolts in the steel frame, and a likely roof leak at the new Spring Ridge Elementary. Similar defects were found earlier at Ballenger Creek, with corrections begun. Superintendent Dr. Noel Farmer vows repairs funded without taxpayer burden, praising Test Tech Laboratories for inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Ridge
Frederick County
Ballenger Creek
Noel Farmer
Schlafly Pushes Tax Cuts Against Pork Barrel Spending
Phyllis Schlafly argues for tax cuts to let Americans spend their own money while criticizing government budget pork. She cites the Congressional Quarterly report detailing Democratic subcommittee pork and allocations in the 1992 budget, naming Byrd and multiple lawmakers and projects across states.
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Congress
Congressional Quarterly
Appropriations Subcommittee
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Sen
Byrd
West Virginia
Wheeling
Wheeling Jesuit College
Subcommittee
Jamie L. Whitten
D-Miss
National Center For Natural Products
Oxford
Miss
E. ‘Kika’ de la Garza
Dtexas
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Bob Traxler
D-Mich
House Agriculture Committee
Commerce, Justice and State
Iowa State University
Neal Smith
Iowa
Beaufort County
D.C
Fritz Hollings
L S.C
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
W.G. Bill Hefner
Dn.c
Norm Dicks
D-Wash
Les AuCoin
D-Ore
Daniel K
Public outcry over controversial Bush painting and exhibit
Readers attack the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center display and front page image as vulgar, arguing it desecrates the presidency and funds public libraries with state support. Supporters defend the art as political expression, while critics call for decency and accountability from editors and sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Josef Schutzenhofer
Austria
News-Post
National Inquirer
Tam
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Frederick
McClellan
Dr. McClellan
del. McClellan
Jesse Helms
Frederick County
McClown
Debate Over Censorship At Delaplaine Arts Center Sparks Letters
Readers from Myersville Rocky Ridge Frederick and Adamstown debate free expression and public funding for the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center. Critics accuse officials of censorship and self serving grandstanding while defenders warn against restricting art and uphold constitutional rights. The exchange highlights tensions between art, funding, and community standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
The CIA budget and its critics analyzed
A critical column argues the United States should drastically cut the CIA budget and end spying. It questions legality morality and effectiveness, notes Deputy Director Richard Kerr's resignation, and asserts fear tactics inflate intelligence spending while threats often fail to materialize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Richard Kerr
Robert Gates
Critique of Intelligence Agencies by Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney argues that intelligence agencies err often and mislead the public. He contends the CIA costs nations trillions in wasted efforts and urges reducing spies while preserving some data gathering.
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CIA
Soviet Union
Saddam Hussein
North Korea
South Korea
Lebanon
Mata Hari
January 23 1942 Jeffersonian Club session and city notes
Fifty years ago the Jeffersonian Club board met with the Mayor and Aldermen in executive session after a regular meeting to discuss bringing a new industry to Frederick. W R Rafferty urged industrious effort, addressing a Southern States Cooperative conference of 200 directors at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Josephine Etchison announced Victory Book Day progress with 600 books added to the 1 300 total at C Burr Artz Library. Mayor Lloyd Culler signaled alignment with daylight saving time starting February 9. Hood College trustees urged student and alumnae input on potential candidates for president. Flu restrictions prompted a hospital visitor ban at Frederick Memorial. County firemen heard a plea for a ladder truck to serve multi story housing under construction.
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The
Jeffersonian Club
Frederick
W.R. Rafferty
Management Service
Southern States Cooperative
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Josephine P. Etchison
C. Burr Artz Library
Controversial marketing ploy sparks reader critique
Patrick A. Thomas of Thurmont asks when Frederick will back truly great art rather than controversial notoriety. He commends the well written coverage and expresses strong disapproval of Josef Schutzenhofer's tactic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josef Schutzenhofer
Frederick
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Inouye
Hawaii
Pentagon Conservation Agency
Energy and Water Development
Bridgewater State College
District of Rules Committee
Joe Moakley
Maine
J. Bennett Johnston
D-La
Energy and Water Appropriations
Institute of Micromanufacturing
Louisiana Tech University
David R. Obey
D-Wis
University of Miami
Dante B. Fasceil
D-Fla
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chicago
Portland
Ore
Sidney R. Yates
Dore
Labor, Health, Welfare and Education
Joseph D. Early
HHS
Health Care Financing Administration
Worcester, Maine
W. G
Bill’ Hefner
U.S
Fort Bragg
N.C
Pork Barrel
Democratic Subcommittee
Bob Reid
Annapolis
General Assembly
Copley News Service
Bush
Margaret Fenstermacher
Unionville
Del
James McClellan
Sue Ann Yingling
Erika Osmani
Myersville
McClown’ McClellan
Stephen Thomas
Rocky Ridge
Michael Todd Frederick
Andy Rooney
Tribune Media Services
Lloyd C. Culler
Hood College Board of Trustees
Charles D. Lyon
Hood College
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Wallace Dow
Citizens Truck Company
Paul Rhoads
Patrick A. Thomas Thurmont
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