Congress free mail irks voters in election year
Voters complain about mass mailings funded by the congressional franking privilege. Reports highlight Rep. Tommy Robinson and Rep. Ronnie Flippo using newsletters for campaigning, including claims of attendance records and encounters with constituents. Other lawmakers like Sen. Rudy Boschwitz and Rep. Joseph McDade are cited for heavy mailings.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Tommy Robinson
R-Ark
George
Barbara Bush
White House
Minnesota
Rudy Boschwitz
R-Minn
Boschwitz
Rudy
Pennsylvania
Joseph McDade
Census Day and Dollars at Stake for Maryland
The census determines federal grants for transport health care and education and affects Maryland by potential losses of about 1500 dollars per uncounted person. A 2 percent undercount could cost 150 million, impacting Bay cleanup and health care. It shapes business location decisions and future congressional and state legislative redistricting. Tomorrow, as with a Pee-wee personality, awareness matters.
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Herman
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Congress
Capitol Hill
Generals Assembly
Maryland General Assembly Faces Bitter End of 1990 Session
In eight days at midnight on April 9 the Maryland House and Senate adjourn sine die after a 1990 session defined by a brutal abortion fight. Wounds linger as lawmakers clash over budgets and ethics, while Governor Schaefer decries press coverage and political maneuvers.
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Maryland House of Delegates
Senate
General Assembly
Barbara A. Hoffman
Baltimore City
Margaret C. Schweinhaut
Montgomery County
Peggy
Court of Appeals
Prince George's
House
House Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee
CAL
Prince George
Per
Sonal
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Baltimore Sun
Maryland
State House
Frederick
James E
Doc” McClellan
Maryland General Assembly
Death honors for Winebrenker lead crowd at All Saints Church
Hundreds fill All Saints Church Frederick for the funeral of David C. Winebrenker III Democratic leader and former Secretary of State led by Governor Herbert O Connor and state officials. Police warn of parking ban enforcement with warning tags and fines after grace period. Town Commissioner Guy Nunemaker resigns over business apathy and voter engagement. Census training kicks off with 285 takers to visit Frederick Washington Allegany Garrett counties. Blacksmiths note common birth and marriage dates of Slagle Dorsey and Beall. State Police rescue breakdowns then link suspect to Florida. Explosives engineers blast rock in Walkersville for Farmers and Mechanics Bank addition.
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David C. Winebrenker III
All Saints Church
Frederick
Malcolm $_ Taylor
Maryland
Herbert BR. O’conor
Winebrenner
Patricia Warner
Nan M. Nichols
Hagerstown
Washington
Allegany
Garrett
Slagle Dorsey
Germantown
Leslie Beall
Lewisdale
West Friendship
Downtown Frederick split over board offices relocation plan
March front page reports a compromise between the Board of Education and the City of Frederick to relocate board offices to the Jenkins Cannery site. Mayor Gordon backs a city county state office complex on that site, arguing it preserves downtown character, leverages private development, and links to a new transportation center and Carroll Creek Linear Park. The Jenkins site could host 100,000 plus square feet, with 250,000 square feet of leasable space anticipated and extensive parking.
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Board of Education
City of Frederick
Jenkins Cannery
Paul Gordon
Frederick
Board of County Commissioners
Department of Social Services
Jenkins
East Street
Carroll Creek
Letters pose city center offices need downtown park use
Timothy F Crosby of Frederick argues the Carroll Creek Linear Park relies on downtown jobs to succeed. He criticizes the Board of Education and calls the mayor’s compromise a poor deal for citizens, suggesting the new mayor may be more than an accountant.
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Carroll Creek
Board of Education
Clemson University
Frederick
Roberts
Parents Respond To Teen Guide Gap In Nighttime Supervision
Letters to the editor discuss concerns about teen behavior and parental awareness. A reader urges more parental involvement and values, while another supporter praises a local military band event and civic pride. The debate touches education funding, teacher salaries, and community responsibility.
No one to the rescue after bank robbery article
Doris A. O'Donovan of Tjamsville questions bystander inaction after reading about a Chevy Chase Bank robbery on Wednesday March 28. She asks why witnesses did not call police and notes no one was hurt inside.
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Chevy Chase
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East Germany
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Frank Steinkueler
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Emmitsburg
Guy S. Nunemaker
Nunemaker
Thomas Bosley
Johnsville
Dade County
Fla
Florida
Sparks
Walkersville
Farmers and Mechanics Bank
Timothy F. Crosby Frederick
Teddy L. Barriss
Monrovia
Paul Roberts
Marion E. Dickson Frederick
Frederick News-Post
U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command
Graham
Marcella Tuveson Frederick
Doris A. O'Donovan Tjamsville
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