PEPCO to pay 975000 in fly ash dumping case
Potomac Electric Power Co. agreed to a 975000 fine after illegal fly ash dumping in a Charles County wetland by a former supervisor at Faulkner plant. Two subcontractors convicted. company said it alerted Justice in 1993 and acted to prevent future incidents.
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Potomac Electric Power Co
Dickerson
Potomac
PEPCO
Montgomery
Prince George's
Washington
Charles County
Faulkner Electric
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Debate Over Federal SubsidyMeals Sparked by CACFP Program
John C Laughland from Frederick challenges the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program CACFP as welfare not nutrition arguing CACFP subsidies raise national debt and should not fund home day care lunches. He cites DSS responses from Stephen Mood and Pat Rosensteel and questions who pays for the circular promoting CACFP.
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Frederick County Department of Social Services
DSS
Stephen Mood
Pat Rosensteel
Mood
Big Brother
Mr. Mood
CACFP
Hrbhive
Newt Gingrich
Rosensteel
War Department
John C. Laughland
Frederick
Taxpayer funded political advocacy under four decade rule
Lawmakers Target federal funds for political advocacy and curb grants to groups. Arguments arise over Legal Services Corp and big earners like AARP and Planned Parenthood receiving tens of millions annually. Proposals seek tighter bans and even ending federal funding for interest groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legal Services Corp
American Association of Retired Persons
Planned Parenthood
David McIntosh
Rind
Ernest Istook
R-Okla
Robert Ehrlich
R-Md
Center For Substance Abuse Prevention
Critics charge CSAP fuels anti alcohol politics with federal funds
Copley News Service reports critics say the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention channels federal money to activist groups and media campaigns aimed at restricting alcohol use. They accuse Marin Institute and University Research Corp. of promoting neo prohibitionist aims and influencing local ordinances.
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CSAP
Marin Institute
Institute
James Mosher
Congress
Inspector General
Copley News Service
Red Cross shifts cutbacks as wartime dressings end
News from July 13 1948 notes Mrs Holmes D Baker local Red Cross chairwoman reports adequate surgical dressings and closures of all Red Cross workrooms in Frederick County. Six area residents discharged from Army under the point system return to civilian life. County offices close early for annual picnic at Camp Kanawha. Sherry Hubbard receives Frederick remembrance plate at Jaycees meeting. Officials tour Piney Run flood control project with a 73 foot dam and 300 acre lake planned for 35 years of municipal water supply.
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Holmes D. Baker
Red Cross
National Red Cross
Frederick County
Europe
North Africa
Charles O. Hoff
Thurmont
Elmer H. Burke
Frederick
Arthur H. Spangler
Thomas C. Roberts
Linwood
Libertytown
Elbert S. Cheeks
Azariah E. Herbert
Paul V. Hahn
Middleburg
Camp Kanawha
Point of Rocks
Frederick and
Carroll County
Piney Run
Paul Crum
Edgar Wirts
Lawrence Dorsey
Dole warned by Hollywood power in campaign spotlight
ED CAMPBELL argues that Senator Bob Dole underestimates the influence of film stars and public icons. He cites encounters with Elizabeth Taylor and Meryl Streep to claim celebrities could eclipse Dole at events and in media, potentially harming his presidential ambitions.
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Robert Dole
Elizabeth
Washington
Hollywood
Utah
Bob Dole
Bosnia
Elizabeth Taylor
Oklahoma
Barbra Streisand
Convention Center
Cole
Bob
White House
Meryl Streep
Mel Gibson
Ted Kennedy
Pat Schroeder
Diana
King of
England
Prince Charles
Dole
Letters to the Editor Sabotaging our Constitution
John C. Rufus Webb Jr. of Gaithersburg argues Maryland Attorney General Curran violated his oath by opposing voter purges under Motor Voter, claims biased Baltimore voting and calls for recall while challenging federal state rights balance and the 1913 17th Amendment.
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Maryland
J. Joseph Curran
Baltimore Board of Elections
Baltimore
State Board of Election
Daniel Earnshaw
Curran
Free State
U.S
Coleman Elementary adopts single track year round calendar
JOAN MCINTYRE highlights Coleman Elementary in Baltimore County embracing single track year round schooling while contrasting it with multi track systems. She argues single track keeps staff and students on the same schedule, notes broader debates, overcrowding motives behind some year round plans, and praises Coleman’s approach as a conservative, educationally focused choice.
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Coleman
Baltimore County
Maryland
United States
Coleman Elementary
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John Laughland
Hon
Betsy
Doug Bandow
Sherry
James Hubbard
Maryland Jaycees
Jaycees
Thomas Johnson High School
ED Campbell Frederick
John C. “Rufus" Webb Jr
Gaithersburg
Joan McIntyre
Monrovia
Frederick News-Post
Frederick Newsper
E. Patrick
P.O. Box
Frederick, MD
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