Ethics clash in Frederick County over disclosure and exemptions
A Frederick County policy requires officials to disclose real estate holdings and business interests while granting exemptions. The Ethics Commission secretly rules on exemptions, with decisions not yet publicly disclosed, creating a troubling loop where the same officials who passed the law may be asked to evaluate waivers.
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Frederick County
Punty Commissioners
Joe J. Jones
Local
Ethics Commission
Economic and Development Commission
The Super Bowl Hype and Media Circus Exploded
The author mocks media saturation around the Super Bowl XXVI, noting TV networks pay the NFL billions, the game is a major business, and a rooftop of distractions includes Day Glow officials, Rolex girls, and party chaos. He predicts a Redskins win by one point, joking headlines to follow.
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United States
King Television
ESPN
TNT
NFL
Paul Tagliabue
National Football League
RFK
Redskins
Pipsqueak
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Detroit
Barry Sanders
Bills
Toys R& Us
Minnesota
Maryland
Chesapeake
Minnesota Loons
North Pole
Richard M. Nixon
Truths and Tales From a Confused Public
A columnist lists assorted assertions as true to help readers discern fact from confusion. The items cover prices rising, movie lengths, mood for toenail cutting, and quirks of daily life, all presented in a tongue in cheek, opinionated tone without graphic detail.
Andy Rooney On Everyday Observations And Snap Judgments
A collage of Rooney musings on crime perception, Russia's poor, Imelda Marcos, cough drops, prejudice, friendships, guilt, solitude, welfare, sleep, caution, breakfast, age, mobility, snowfall, Terry Anderson, parking for the handicapped, Super Bowl letdown, aging, stamps, Vietnam, nakedness, cookbook tips, language bias, and English in Japan. Rooney’s Tribune distribution note accompanies the reflections.
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Vietnam
Andy Rooney
Tribune Media Services
Gasoline leak forces shutdown at Phoenix Economy Oil division
About 10,000 gallons leaked from a storage tank on Wisner Street and seeped through underground channels to a pool beneath Sagner's Direct Factory Outlet. Arthur Rickell and Gene Crone detected the spill. City Police Chief Maj. Charles V. Main ordered a two block area cordoned off as fire crews worked to vent fumes and halt the fire risk, sending 250 Sagner employees home.
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Phoenix Economy Oil Division
Wisner Street
Sagner
Arthur Rickell
Gene Crone
Maj
Charles V. Main
Top Barnes
Edison to remove rural lines from government tract
R Paul Smith, president of Potomac Edison, announced that more than 30 miles of 6,600 volt rural distribution lines serving about 100 customers must be removed from a 21,000 acre farmland tract purchased by the U.S. government in a nearby state. The Agriculture Department revised the 1942 Maryland corn allotment program allowing farmers to grow their usual corn acreage without deduction from ACP payments.
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Potomac Edison Company
R. Paul Smith
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Controversial Austrian Painter Display Sparks Moral Outcry
A letter from Adamstown columnist Austin P. Renn denounces Schutzenhofer's painting at Delaplaine Visual Arts Center as a bold act of disrespect by a foreign artist living in Dallastown. He argues public figures deserve privacy, urges moral leadership, and warns we face national decline amid entertainment-driven society.
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Schutzenhofer
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
United States of America
Austria
Dallastown
Bush
Mr. Bush
Debate over arts funding and censorship in Frederick
Frustration rises as state lawmakers cancel funding for the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center amid protests over a nude artwork. Letters defend free expression, criticize censorship, and condemn editorial pressure from The Frederick Post. Frances MacDonald Woodsboro voices concern for taxpayers and the arts community.
Controversy Over Art Exhibit Narrows State Grant
Community response to Josef Schutzenhofer's painting A Peace Treaty and the New World Order triggered a Frederick delegation withdrawal of a 500000 matching state grant to Delaplaine Visual Arts Center. Critics say censorship risks suppressing diverse, social and political artistic commentary.
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Josef Schutzenhofer
New World Order
Frederick
General Assembly
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Art Center
No Penalty for Center Grant Amid Controversy Over Art Prize
A Frederick arts center faces a $500,000 grant risk after a contest prize sparked backlash. A jury awarded Mr. Schutzenhofer first place, but public outcry threatens the exhibition. Marie Sorch er argues the community bears the loss for a misjudged decision, urging fairness and continuation of the project.
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Schutzenhofer
Frederick
Frederick Post Editorial Voices Outrage Over Controversial Art
A reader complains about the Frederic Post stance on a controversial art hanging. The letter condemns the piece as pornographic and asks for names of officials who supported it while urging focus on morality and tax funding concerns. Virginia Harris signs the note.
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Frederick Post
Frederick
Attention Seekers Echo Mencken Style at Art Exhibit
G Hunter Bowers quips that public fuss over the art show recalls Henry Mencken’s jab about FDR. If the president failed to draw interest, he would parade down Pennsylvania Avenue with his pants off and cook a missionary in the White House backyard.
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Henry Mencken
Frank Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
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