Urbana Elementary third grader wins first FNP History Bee
Stephen Powell, an Urbana Elementary School third grader, won the inaugural FNP History Bee, naming the Coneys and the Tuscaroras as tribes believed to have traveled through Frederick Conn. Emily Sneff of Twin Ridge Elementary took second, Aaron Freeman of North Frederick Elementary placed third as 83 students from 23 schools competed.
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Emily Sneff
Twin Ridge Elementary
Aaron Freeman
North Frederick
History Bee
Michael Powell
Gregory Hutchison
Waverley
Marlene Young
Frederick News-Post
Twin Ridge
George E. Randall
James Phelan Way Named For Mount Coach At 70th Birthday Event
Mount St. Marys College honors Jim Phelan with a street named James Phelan Way surrounding the Knott ARCC as part of a weekend celebration for his 70th birthday. Phelan, 800 career wins coach, guided Mount to the NEC title and NCAA berth, with a career 800-442 record and a legacy of graduation success.
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NATO Attacks Hit Kosovo as Ground Fights Continue
NATO aircraft and missiles pressed targets in Yugoslavia with major focus on Kosovo where Serbs and ethnic Albanians clash. Milosevic cut diplomatic ties with the US and allies and ordered foreign reporters out as UN refugees fear reprisals. Western officials demand a Kosovo peace deal to curb Milosevic’s force.
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France
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Britain
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Geneva
Milosevic
George Robertson
BBC Television
Serbia
Pristina
Kosovska Mitrovica
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Deregulation Begins With Preliminary OK in Maryland
The General Assembly backed a preliminary step toward electric industry deregulation in Maryland. Bills from the House and Senate aim to let consumers choose suppliers while keeping transmission and distribution as regulated monopolies. The Public Service Commission will decide many details, with residential cuts ranging from 3 to 7 percent depending on the bill.
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PR firm to lobby for free for Mooney on anti-discrimination bill
Craig Shirley of Alexandria said he will provide lobbying work pro bono for senator Alex Mooney over an antidiscrimination bill banning sexual orientation bias. The arrangement, funded from Mooney’s taxpayer account, drew criticism from Common Cause Maryland who warned public funds misuse remains a concern.
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Bill For Free
Annapolis
Virginia
Alex Mooney
Frederick Washington
Craig Shirley & Associates
Alexandria
Craig Shirley
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Shirley
Kathleen Skullney
Common Cause Maryland
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Sister Donates Kidney to Save Brother in Johns Hopkins Transplant
In a rare living donor kidney transplant, sister Joann Burras McGlenn will donate one kidney today to her brother William Joseph Burras Jr. at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Burras, with kidney function at about seven percent, avoids a long wait on a cadaver list, and Johns Hopkins makes an exception to its Tuesday living-donor schedule due to unique circumstances. The Burras family note a history of organ transplants, including a heart transplant thirteen years ago, and ongoing anti rejection drug therapy.
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Frederick
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Thurmont
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Baltimore
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Frederick County Names Colihan Comptroller and Hart Manager
The Frederick County Commissioners announce CREE Snee as county comptroller and Ron Hart as county manager with Colihan set to start May 3. Colihan, 40, leaves Maryland National Capital Park and Planning to lead the finances, earning about 90,000 more than the previous comptroller. She holds CMA, a master in management, and a Frostburg State business degree. Hart has been in county service since 1971 as director of management.
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Oe Cree Snee
Ron Hart
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Jan Gardner
Colihan
Doug Browning
Terre Roy Rhodick
Nevis Colihan
University of Maryland
Frostburg State College
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