Churches defend city role amid sermon and zoning concerns
Faith leaders from Calvary United Methodist Grace United and others urge community support for church services amid complaints from neighbors and city officials. The Frederick Area Ministerial Association plans an ecumenical Feb 13 event to reaffirm ministries while Alderman Baker cites neighbor worries about excessive church use. City zoning official notes need to study auxiliary use rules as Mayor Grimes agrees to talk.
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Calvary United Methodist Church
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W. Phillip Fogarty
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fogarty
Frederick Area
Frederick Presbyterian Church
Memmett
Parks
Jim Grimes
Mr. Grimes
Grimes
Claude Akins Dies At 67 In California
Claude Akins, 67, the burly Georgia born actor famed for Sheriff Lobo in B.J. and the Bear and its spinoff Lobo, died of cancer in Altadena, California. He appeared in more than 140 TV shows and films including The Caine Mutiny Inherit the Wind and From Here to Eternity, and starred in Movin On from 1974 to 1976.
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Hosokawa and rival strike late night reform compromise
Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa and Liberal Democratic leader Yohei Kono reach a late night deal on key political reforms. The agreement, still needing parliamentary approval, could save Hosokawa’s government though concessions, including limiting corporate donations to politicians, raise questions about credibility. The plan faces resistance and a conference committee may tackle details before session end.
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Tokyo
Morihiro Hosokawa
Liberal Democrats
Japan
Clinton
Yohei Kono
Shintaro Ishihara
Kono
Satoshi Arai
Ice and accidents clog Maryland as slick roads bite
Crews report icy conditions worsened across western Maryland while Eastern Shore faced brutal weather. A tanker overturned on I-81 near Hagerstown. no injuries but lanes closed. Easton hospital went to disaster status as 27 injured and 100 accidents reported in Talbot, Caroline, and Dorchester counties amid 200 cars sliding off roads.
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Hagerstown
Andrew Jackson
Easton Memorial Hospital
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Easton
Talbot
Caroline
Dorchester
Alan Carter
County Highway Chief Reports Salt Use Amid Weather Delays
Commissioner Yingling commends crews as bad weather strains salt supplies. Highway Chief Bill Routzahn says 12,000 tons of salt used so far this season while Hudak frames costs as uncontrollable due to acts of God and contingency.
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Hudak
Bill Routzahn
Sue Ann Yingling
Suspect Charged as Adult in Shooting Case
Mr. Payton faces an adult murder indictment listing first and second degree murder counts, manslaughter, assault with intent to murder, gun use in violent crime, concealed weapon, intent to maim, and reckless endangerment per police reports.
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Payton
Littrell pushes bill to speed county school bonds
In Annapolis, Delegate George Littrell pushes a bill that would let 15 growth counties issue short term bonds to cover state share of school construction costs, easing funding gaps and potentially opening Glade Elementary earlier. The bill faces Senate opposition and past defeats, but House Appropriations Chair Howard Rawlings signals committee backing.
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Frederick
Frederick County
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Budget and Taxation Committee
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House Appropriations Committee
Howard Rawlings
Baltimore
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Glade
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Yale Stenzler
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Cade
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Middle school advisory groups expanded at Windsor Knolls and Frederick High
The plan adds daily advisory sessions with teachers or counselors to discuss personal and academic issues. It seeks more middle school electives including foreign language options like Latin in sixth grade and modern languages in seventh and eighth.
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Windsor Knolls Middle
Frederick High
Markoe
New Windsor Knolls Middle
Thurmont rejects park site for housing near Sheetz store
Thurmont town planners denied Woodland Park developers request to use a 2 acre lot initially proposed as a park for eight houses and for extra paving for the Sheetz site. They offered to fund playground equipment elsewhere, but planners said a neighborhood park is needed at that location.
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