Kids urge Mount Airy council safety push on neighborhood
Two Twin Ridge Elementary students from Mount Airy Village Exst asked the town council to lower the speed limit and add measures such as speed bumps and patrols to make their neighborhood safer. Jennifer Gourley 10 and Ashley Klocko 7 spoke of speeding vehicles and children playing. The council pledged action promising more police patrols and added signage where possible. The meeting also approved a forestation ordinance and a park trail project with funding plus other town improvements and recognitions.
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Mount Airy
Twin Ridge
Jennifer Gourley
Mount Airy Village
Ashley Klocko
Jennifer
Ashley
B. Delaine Hobbs
Signs Council
Marcum Nance
Mount Airy Manors
David Fryatt
Parks and Recreation Committee
Prospect Park
Pyatt
West Pocket Park
Recycling Commission
Maryland Recyclers Coalition
Pamela Brewer
Ron Shreve
Scott Elliot
Billy Wagner
Mount Airy Middle School
Laura Petersen
Park Avenue
Ridge Road
Light Town
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Clinton aides outline energy tax cut push plan
After a White House session, Bentsen and Moynihan signaled further reductions in the energy tax and broader spending cuts as part of a new package. Moynihan urged larger Medicare cuts, while AARP warned that deeper cuts would devastate seniors. details remain to be finalized as panels begin work.
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Panella
Mitchell
Moynihan
White House
Mr. Bentsen
Senate
Medicare
The
American Association of Retired
AARP
John Rother
FCC board sticks with 40 hour week
The Frederick Community College Board of Trustees rejected a staff proposal to cut the work week from 49 to 35 hours. President Dr. Lee Betts cited snow removal and crunch periods as examples of uneven compensation. The panel noted ongoing budget savings and discussed tuition impacts, aiming for 1993- level tuition with a year-end surplus.
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Frederick Community College Board of Trustees
Lee Betts
Sue Ann Yingling
FCC
Betts
Babbitt Emerges as Possible Judge Pick Amid Debate
Hatch voices concern as potential nominees surface for high court. Babbitt, 54, former two term Arizona governor and attorney general, Harvard Law School graduate, backed by Clinton for his middle-ground approach. He supported capital punishment with no death row executions during his governorship and backs abortion rights with limited federal funding. Critics worry a nonjudge appointment could seem overly political and trigger administration changes.
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Merritt
Breyer
Babbitt
Arizona
Harvard Law School
Clinton
Rain disrupts hay harvest with mixed moisture risk
Rain continued across Frederick County delaying hay gathering and threatening nutrient loss if humidity stays high. Farmers like Mr. Shriver hope for clear skies. second cutting could occur in six weeks if conditions improve. Web forecasts call for more afternoon showers through Friday with highs in the mid to upper 80s and 70s overnight. Rain totals varied, from .3 inches in Emmitsburg to about two inches in Myersville and .6 inches at the Frederick state police barracks. Temperature at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday stood at 62 degrees.
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National Weather Service
Frederick County
Emmitsburg
Myersville
Maryland
County votes to add 100000 renovation to未来 bond plan
After a county meeting residents criticized the lack of a named revenue source for affordable housing. The board approved adding a $100,000 Walkersville Middle School renovation to a future bond issue freeing $100,000 for two other projects. About $75,000 funds lockers and PA system at Brunswick High School gym and $25,000 funds an engineering study for expanded Catoctin High facilities. The contingency was cut by $10,000 to $290,000, with the savings going to the tourism office.
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Frederick
Cliff
Catoctin High School
Carey hints at run for Maryland top law enforcement job
Former Maryland deputy attorney general and TV journalist Eleanor Carey 51 addressed the Frederick County United Democrats outlining a likely bid for attorney general in 1986 Curran era. She urged private sector roles in crime issues, praised Victor Cullen Center, supported death penalty and stricter gun control while criticizing reliance on gambling revenues.
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Maryland
Eleanor Carey
Carey
Joseph Curran Jr
Curran
Frederick County
United Democrats
Attorney General’s
Attorney General’s Office
Steven Sachs
Dole questions Babbitt nomination to court seat
Senate Republican leader Bob Dole said Babbitt could give Arizona three of the court s nine seats and noted he lacks judicial experience. He cautioned about a paper trail while praising Babbitt as a good person. Merritt, Merritt's trip to Washington discussed. Breyer remains a strong candidate with limited contact with the White House and a moderate record.
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Bob Dole
Kansas
Babbitt
Arizona
Dole
Merritt
Washington
Clinton
Robert Kennedy Memorial
Judge Merritt
George
McGovern
U.S
White House
Judge Breyer
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Charles Town
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