Maryland faces prison crowding and proposed early release plan
Schaefer administration eyes doubling up inmates in cells or dormitories to trim sentences as about 500 prisoners enter the state system monthly. Officials seek 2.75 million to house 200 inmates in gymnasiums, hire 30 guards, and add 25 parole officers, amid nationwide space declines and calls for alternative housing and federal funding.
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Census 1990 call to stand up and be counted
A columnist urges Americans to complete the Official 39% U.S. Census Form by April 1. The piece explains the form’s contents, confidentiality terms, and uses, including apportionment, federal funding, and planning for services. It notes census takers, historical context, and the goal of an accurate national picture.
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Harry
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NRC backs down after industry protest over sworn safety statements
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission drafted a letter demanding power firms sign sworn statements on plant safety plans but backed off after industry backlash. Earlier concerns cited bluffing on backup power for station blackouts, linked to meltdown risk if cooling fails, with NRC noting a 90 percent chance of meltdown from a blackout if it occurs.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Congress
Jim Lynch
NRC backs down on safety plan rules after blackout worries
Utilities across Brunswick Maine Yankee Point Beach Turkey Point Millstone Crystal River faced scrutiny as NRC investigators found cost cutting and weak emergency ideas. The agency drafted a moralizing letter, then loosened rules letting industry draft guidelines, while critics accuse regulators of caving in and failing to demand proper safety spending. Green span seeks zero inflation and argues Fed independence amid Bush administration pressure.
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Maine
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Robert Pollard
The
Union of Concerned Scientists
Pollard
Greenspan
White House
Easter Weather Breaks Records In Frederick
The 14 degree Easter bow set a local record for Easter and marked the coldest March 24 in Frederick since 1910. A near 2 degree low kept subnormal conditions as nearly 1,000 children hunted 1,600 dyed eggs at Baker Park in the Kiwanis citywide event.
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Frederick
Baker Park
Frederick Kiwanis Club
Letter to the editor critiques abortion and moral decline
Margaret McCalla of New Windsor argues in a March 8 letter that conception marks life from the womb, condemns abortion as harmful to traditional family values, cites U.S. News and World Report on unmarried mothers, and suggests tubal ligations as a less risky alternative while urging support for unwanted pregnancies.
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Norah Whiting
God
U.S. News and World Report
America
Letter to the Editor challenges Meachum on Middle East facts
Michael Fleischhacker of Frederick accuses Roy Meachum of inaccuracies in his Friday March 16 column on Israel and Palestine. He disputes claims on East Jerusalem, US aid to Israel, and Palestinian casualties, urging factual reporting and verification.
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Middle East
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Jerusalem
Arab Legion
Arthur Goldberg
Israel
U.S
Meachum
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Mount Airy residents seek curbside bulk trash pickup
A Mount Airy voter and taxpayer criticizes Frederick County for skipping the town in its annual bulk trash schedule while noting other incorporated towns are listed as served. He argues for equal county services and asks the Mount Airy Town Council to pursue land for parks and fields with county support.
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Frederick County
Mount Airy
William Routzabn
Students Voice on Year-Round School At North Frederick Elementary
Shana Hevner argues the year-round school plan adds stress from homework and grades and disrupts summer plans. She urges the school board to survey students, highlighting the need for input from peers at North Frederick Elementary.
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