Rich Dem Ray Schoenke jumps into Maryland governor race
Ray Schoenke a 56 year old Laytonsville Democrat and insurance executive with no elected office seeks Maryland governor citing disagreement with Gov. Glendening on management style and personal qualities. He criticizes pension deals stadium funding and a state lottery while favoring state controlled slot machines for schools. He emphasizes independence leadership and integrity but questions his own lack of public service experience.
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Ray Schoenke
Laytonsville
Glendening
Baltimore
Kurt Schmoke
Frederick
Prince George’s
Ravens
University of Maryland
Schoenke
Redskins
State Commission
America
Maryland
Reaganville and the New Bloody Shirts in Congress
A partisan column denounces Newt Gingrich and the GOP for their Capitol Hill tactics, accusing them of deriding labor and minorities, misusing campaign tapes, and pressuring witnesses. It warns of delayed reforms and a lasting stamp on national capital policy amid a razor thin House majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Reaganville
District of Columbia
Nixon
Agnew
America
Newt Gingrich
Trent Lott
Union
Capitol Hill
Bill Clinton
Fdr
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Reagan
Pres
Clinton
Dan Burton
Webster L. Hubbell
Burton
Fred Thompson
Senate
Rep. Burton
Clintons
Gingrich
Washington
Kenneth Starr
Whitewater
Susan McDougal
Republic
Mr. Burton
Mr. Starr
Ms. McDougal
GOP
House of Representatives
George Washington
Privacy Tradeoffs and Consumer Information Abuse
A columnist warns that shopping rewards and service access push consumers to disclose sensitive data. Citing GTE and MCI misuses, the piece urges stronger federal and state privacy laws to deter improper collection, sharing, and credit checks by firms. It emphasizes protecting unlisted numbers, addresses, and personal identifiers from misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GTE Corp
Los Angeles
MCI Communications Corp
Vermont
MCI
Enterprise
Assoc
Opening of New Diana Shop Draws Thousands on North Market Street
Five thousand Fredericktontians crowded the first day at the new Diana Shop on North Market Street prompting door closings to manage crowds. The day also featured Hood College events, a 1950 class musical review, and notices of railroad service disruption if a strike occurs. Federal regulators ordered a probe into Potomac Edison's interstate power sales amid high resale rates. Hood plan funding edges forward with engineering approvals and grant prospects. Advanced art students from Frederick County attended a Vocational-Technical Center workshop under Elizabeth Prongas with numerous participants listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Market Street
Brodbeck Hall
Hood College
Edwin H. Sponseller
Princeton
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Potomac Edison
Maryland
Frederick County
Vocational-Technical Center
Elizabeth Prongas
Robbie Nicodemus
Lynne Tyergar
Michael Ritenour
Jim Peterson
Tammy Bell
Terry Brooks
Shawn Warne
Rita Duck
Robin Slifer
Ram Strawsburg
Kathy Gamber
Ananda Ohlke
George Kuhn
Support staff deserve a raise in Frederick County
Doris A. Titus argues that Frederick County boards undervalue support personnel such as cafeteria workers custodians clerical and instructional assistants and asks why teachers receive raises while support staff do not. She notes roles at West Frederick Middle School include hall duty supervision planning and even teaching in the absence of substitutes and warns of consequences for students if support staff are not adequately paid. Prices have risen since the last 3 percent raise four years ago and she urges fair compensation for essential staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Mark Hoke
West Frederick Middle School
Board of Education
No to jail in Clarksburg
The Montgomery County Council faces a pivotal choice on a $34 million Clarksburg jail project. State funding is capped at $30.7 million with the county covering the rest, while critics argue the jail is unnecessary, diverts funds from school construction, and would raise ongoing operating costs. The plan hinges on whether to build now or delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Clarksburg
Maryland
General Assembly
No Jail Now Better Choice for Montgomery County Schools
Richard L. Strombotne argues in a letter that Montgomery County Detention Center has stayed well within 850 beds since 1995 while jail expansion costs would cut into education funding. He cites steady population, higher drug arrest trends, and remote jail location raising operating costs, urging delay of new jail and prioritization of school modernization.
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Montgomery County Detention Center
MCDC
Montgomery County Council
Blair Middle School
Montgomery Village
Parkland
Wood
Bethesda
Chevy Chase
Harmony Hill
Mill Creek
Rockview
Wood Acres
Clarksburg
Rockville
Readers Debate Fees and Housing Costs in Frederick
A reader critiques builder impact fees, arguing they raise consumer housing prices and hurt jobs. The letter urges a shift to educational technology and virtual classrooms, and explains newspaper letter submission rules for The Frederick News-Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
County
The
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick St
P.O
Frederik
Fredericknewspost.com
Cops pose as hit men lure buyers into undercover justice
A Virginia housewife, Jennifer Gambill, sought a killer to murder her husband over debt and infidelity but hired an undercover officer instead and drew a four year sentence. The article profiles diverse defendants who paid for fake hit men, highlighting entrapment, motives, and the blurred lines between crime and policing.
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Jennifer Gambill
Maryland
Florida
Dallas
Illinois
Albany
Kansas
Long Island
Aron
Pat Clark
Brooklyn
Charles J. Hynes
Mr Clark
Martha Garcia
Freeport
N.Y
New York City
Miss Garcia
Pir
George Crossley
Christ
Crossley
Scientists to Create Stardust From Star Explosions
Scientists at CERN plan using the Isolde laser to fuse materials and generate unstable elements to understand how elements form. In stars hydrogen and helium fuse to heavier elements, while heavy metals like gold emerge from supernova explosions seeding space with precious metals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space
Earth
Singer Joni Mitchell
Cern
European Center For Particle Physics
Geneva
David Lunney
EPA Moves to Pull Pesticides as Farmers Fight Back
Texas cotton farmer Woody Anderson warns the EPA is pulling valuable pesticides under the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act. The dispute pits farmers, chemical makers, and food processors against environmentalists over how exposure risks are weighed, with broad implications for crops and the food supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Woody Anderson
Anderson
Colorado City
Abilene
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
Risk cup frames EPA pesticide safety debate
The risk cup concept shows how the EPA weighs pesticide exposure from foods water and household products to set safe limits. Industry lobbying and politics surround the 1996 law rewrite with Rep. Stenholm and Vice President Gore pressuring EPA to balance science, transition time, and market access amid an August 1999 deadline. Environmental groups warn of under protection while farmers fear abrupt withdrawals.
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EPA
Congress
Charles W. Stenholm
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Anderson
Stenholm
Daniel M. Barolo
Erik Olson
Natural Resources Defense Council
Gore
Carol M. Browner
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Agriculture Department
Man arrested for hijacking bus over pizza request
Timothy Owen Broadrick a 26 year old California man hijacked a Fairfield bound bus to reach Vacaville for pizza. He drew a knife threatened the driver and allowed passengers to exit before fleeing. CHP air unit Fairfield police pursued as he navigated downtown. He surrendered after a public works worker urged it.
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California
Fairfield
Calif
Timothy Owen Broadrick
Donna Warner
Vacaville
California Highway Patrol
CHP Air Unit
Mr. Broadrick
Public Works Crew
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Frederck News Post
News Post
Hollywood
Terry Parham
Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Senate
Ruthann Aron
Barry Helfrand
Scripps Howard News Service
al Gore
Easterday
Scravel
Ward Kline
Woodland Way
Pleasant Walk
Loy Wolfe
Meeting House
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Francis Scott Key Holiday Inn
Frederick, MD
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