A cross-country Fourth of July reflection on America
The narrator travels from Tennessee to Mississippi and Indiana, noting NASA plant workers, a black mayor in Corinth, Walnut community fundraisers for a liver transplant, a quiet Flag Day ceremony in Michigan City, and venerable elders in Memphis. He rejects war talk and celebrates everyday acts of progress, memory, and resilience across diverse places and people. The river clock and road trip frame a meditation on national virtue beyond fireworks.
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Ohio River
Cementville
Ind
United States
America
Tuka
Miss
NASA
Julia
Corinth
Los Angeles
Denver
Mississippi
Walnut
Brandon
Michigan City
Miss Blanche
Memphis
Georgia Dixon
Jackson
Jack Douglass
Nashville
Boner
Traci Peel
Mammoth Cave
Abraham Lincoln
Open Meetings Law dispute cited by Frederick County attorney
John S Mathias defends his interpretation of the Open Meetings Law letters and memorandum to Frederick County Commissioners. He notes an error in a June 29 editorial and clarifies the 14th exemption remains in effect until July 1, 1992. He emphasizes his role as legal adviser and says decisions rest with the commissioners.
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Frederick County
News-Post
John S. Mathias
Roy
Mark Twain
Will Rogers
Mark Russell
Fourth of July memories and risky antics with Roy Wahidick Jr
A narrator recalls annual neighborhood Fourth of July celebrations with Roy Wahidick Jr., recounting past mishaps from stunts and stings to fireworks, beer and a life shaped by immigrant roots, humor, and a belief in American democracy.
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Roy Wahidick Jr
Roy
Little Sac River
Open Meetings Law memo on press conference planning
Maryland Open Meetings Law limits closed sessions for planning a press conference. A majority meeting to plan such an event could violate the act unless a valid exception applies. The executive function exception generally does not cover press conference planning, and two commissioners may meet privately but three or more trigger open session rules.
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Maryland
Sion
Board of County Commissioners
General Assembly
Board’siion
Jack Schwartz
After Gulf War I moved on with my life
Kurt Schlichter reflects on returning home after the Gulf War the gulf war felt distant yet real as he faced civilian life in California He recalls how photos from the conflict brought unexpected recognition and how noncombatant questions about killing and heroism underscored a generational gap He stresses plans to move forward avoiding parade roles and public war narratives while acknowledging support from civilians and veterans groups
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Leutenant
California
Rambo
al Pacino
Miés
Kurt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vietnam
Gulf
Kurt Schlichter
San Francisco Examiner
Scripps Howard News Service
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Rheta Grimsley Johnson
John Mathias
Sarah Overstreet
U.S
Newspaper Enterprise Assa
Ronald L. Sundergill
Board of County Commissioners of
Carroll County
Landmark Community” Newspapers of Md., Inc
San Francisco
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