Passport to the Future promotes student success in Maryland
Maryland's Passport to the Future program rewards scholastic excellence with a government issued passport. It signals attendance, grades, and community standing to local employers, who may offer part time or summer jobs. Walkersville High student Jeff Abrecht called it a key to opportunity and a foundation for a bright future.
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American Express
Maryland
Walkersville High School
Jeff Abrecht
Baseball as I remember it the game used to be
The author laments changes in baseball since 1950, arguing players were more for fun and less driven by money. He contrasts salaries, TV influence, pitching specialization, longer games, and reduced minor league depth with the past, asserting the thrill and purity of the sport have faded.
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Sports Illustrated
John Wayne
Ted Williams
Carmelo Martinez
Philadelphia
Williams
Ney
NBC
Joe Garagiolla
Vince Scully
Tony Kubek
Baltimore Orioles
Boondocks
America
Pressure to be a Team 100 player in Bush era politics
The piece argues President Bush courted big donors labeled Team 100 who gave at least 100000 each. Oil companies and other industries funneled more than 1 million in soft money to Bush 1988 campaign, pushing offshore drilling and industry influence. Environmentalists fear the administration backs oil interests against bans. Interior Secretary Lujan opposes offshore drilling limits.
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Washington
Bush
Reagan
Team 100
Calio
Var Madener
Manuel Lujan
Congress
Offshore drilling debate and ethics questions rise
At a news conference Bush refuses to rule out offshore drilling while allies claim environmental harm can be avoided. Record cites more than 16,000 violations in six years. critics question incentives for care given oil ties. Sununu and Reilly clash over enforcement ongoing. Kemp reforms HUD disclosures after a congressional probe finds lax filing and review rates. United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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Bush
Lujan
Texas
White House
Joan Sununu
Sununu
Environmental Protection Agency
William Reilly
Recall of 100 men to work at Baltimore & Ohio shops in Brunswick
The News-Post reports that 100 furloughed workers were recalled to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shops in Brunswick to repair and recondition box cars and coal carriers. M. E. Muller, superintendent of yards, said full force expected. Also noted are Alfred Dashiell of Reader's Digest visiting Frederick and Maryland Civilian Conservation Corps camp 557 at Fishing Creek preparing mountains for outdoor recreation, plus Frederick Housing Authority’s low rent project awarded to Sofarelli Brothers of Jamaica, NY with 230 days to complete.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Brunswick
M.E. Muller
Maryland
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fishing Creek
Frederick
John L. Snow
Frederick Housing Authority
Sofarelli Brothers
Jamaica
N.Y
Bentz Street
DeGrange Street
Phebus Avenue
Maryland Guard Activated Over University of Maryland Turmoil
Twenty years ago Company 4 of the Maryland National Guard based at Frederick Armory joined 150 guardsmen under Capt Robert Houser Jr at Greenbelt Armory to enforce a campus curfew as disturbances erupted at the University of Maryland. Three troopers from Frederick Bar WHCKS PAILOLd ovat Lvungen in Western Maryland were sent to assist and suffered minor injuries including eye injuries from a tear gas canister and a rock impact. None of the injuries were serious.
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Maryland National Guard
Frederick Armory
University of Maryland
Robert Houser Jr
Greenbelt
College Park
Ernest Snyder
Maryland State Police
Frederick Bar
WHCKS
Pailold
Maryland
Tfe
Richard Cook
Donald Blake
Byron Hubble
Cleaning the Earth Starts With Us In Thurmont
Carrie Long urges Thurmont readers to act as the solution, not the problem, by picking up cans bottles and litter from streets and tossing them in trash cans during rides and daily life. She stresses that everyone, including adults, should pause before discarding wrappers and consider their impact on the environment.
Schrodels Face Landfill Debate Over Farm Sale
Commentators weigh options as supporters urge turning the Schroder farm into a landfill site if compensated fairly and relocated, while others argue extending the current landfill nearby reduces costs and overcrowding. The Schroders are at the center of a contentious land use decision with potential relocation.
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Schrodels
Schroders
Fix your flapper and save the planet in Walkersville
Joe Quinn from Burkittsville highlights how undetected leaks waste water and money. He cites a six month toilet leak using up to 45000 gallons due to a $5 rubber flapper, explainable by aging and hard water. He urges homeowners and renters to check for leaks and avoid tricks like jigging the handle.
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Sam
Tam
Walkersville
Water-saving tip from Walkersville official
Janice L. Coffey, town administrator of Walkersville, urges residents to fix leaky toilets and conserve water after a customer faced a $1500 bill from six months of leaks. Replacing a flapper costs about $15 and is easy with package instructions. A food coloring test helps detect leaks.
Overpopulation critique of World Hunger education
Marguerite Snyder argues in a Frederick News-Post letter that teaching about hunger ignores root cause overpopulation. She warns that foreign aid programs like Heifer International fail without family planning, noting rapid population growth and soil loss threaten global sustainability.
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Christina Barnes
Frederick News-Post
Valley Elementary
Earth
Unapproved well dispute upsets Frederick home buyers
Don Carpenter of Frederick recalls purchasing land advertised as building approved only to learn a neighbor drilled a well 35 feet from a septic area, violating code and health department orders. Despite years and an abandonment order, the well remains, complicating settlement and future construction.
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Frederick
Department of Permits
Health Department
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Michael Powell
Robert C. Reid
Jack Anderson
Housing and Urban Development
Jack Kemp
HUD
Kemp
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News-Post
Reader’s Digest
Alfred 5. Dashiell
Richard P. Ross
W. Church St
Corellia
Cornelia
Ann
Dashiell
Carrie Long Thurmont
Joe Quinn
Burkittsville
Janice L. Coffey
Don Carpenter Frederick
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