Brunswick voters oust mayor amid VOCAL recall backlash
In Brunswick Maryland the recall vote toppled incumbent Susan Fauntleroy amid anger over town finances. VOCAL, long mocked as a loud minority, proved it spoke for the people as citizens used the democratic process to demand change and elect Richard Goodrich as mayor.
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Brunswick
Richard Goodrich
Soui
Frederick
Fauntleroy
Susan Fauntleroy
VOCAL
Joe
Royko Satirizes Rostenkowski Tax War and Bush
Mike Royko mocks Congressman Dan Rostenkowski and President Bush over tax policy and class warfare. The piece imagines TV debates, tax figures, and threats of political ruin, urging tougher taxes on the rich while exploiting media satire and political theater.
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Bush
Congress
Dan Rostenkowski
Rostenkowski
Zich
Senator D Amato under ethics probe over Roosevelt Raceway deal
Washington report ties Senator Alfonso D Amato to a 1984 Roosevelt Raceway deal funded by tax free industrial development bonds. Four buyers including campaign contributors used bonds later found misaligned with gambling use limits. Ethics and oversight bodies review possible rule breaches and bond program laxity.
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Washington
New York
Alfonso D'Amato
R-N.y
Senate Ethics Committee
D'Amato
D’amato
Roosevelt Raceway
Long Island
Gulf and Western Corp
Charles Evans
Barry Goldstein
William Hopkins
David Stevenson
Armand D’ Amato
Congress
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
Ethics Committee
Roosevelt
Amy Simmons
Scott Sleek
Congressional
Ethics
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reagan
General Accounting Office
NIH dedication marks new Bethesda facility with social policy words
Fifty years ago President Roosevelt spoke at the dedication of a new four million dollar NIH complex in Bethesda saying Americans will not socialize medical science. The event included the National Cancer Institute as part of the institute group.
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National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Cancer Institute
Curran's defeatist stance on decriminalizing minor drug use
The Maryland Attorney General Joseph Curran faces criticism over remarks suggesting decriminalization of minor drug use as a potential option ahead of the November election. Critics argue his statements signal surrender in the war on drugs and urge voters to elect a tougher law enforcer.
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Maryland
Joseph Curran
Neo
Frugal Maryland leadership debate faces high pay critique
Maryland officials defend top state executive salaries with claims they attract capable leaders. Lois Shepard runs for lieutenant governor promising budget cuts, departmental spending analysis, and practical homemaker budgeting skills to curb waste and improve state management.
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William Donald Schapfer
Maryland
New York
Secretary of Budget
Lois Shepard
Local readers urge change in Maryland and Frederick County offices
Letters advocate for J Anita Stop in House of Delegates District 3B and Virginia Fifer for Frederick County Register of Wills, criticizing incumbent Eichelberger for stagnation and urging fresh ideas. Readers also question Bollinger on development votes, express concern over rezoning and 1-270 congestion, and note ethical concerns around County official Thomas Fischerberger and the Register of Wills.
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Maryland
Annapolis
Anita Stop
House of Delegates
Eichelberger
Orphan's Court
Shirley Happ
State Budget and Audit Committee
Frederick Countians
Virginia Fifer
Register of Wills
Fifer
Frederick County
I Vncum Denl
Sie Tung Dullinger
Bollinger
Montgomery County
Germantown
Frederick
Thomas Ficherberger
Orbians Court
Stup and Bollinger criticized for county leadership
Citizen letter from Richard K Miller attacks Frederick County Commissioners Anita Stup and Sterling Bollinger. He accuses them of wasteful spending, rising debt, and elitist conduct, urging voters to replace them with capable representatives.
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Anita Stup
Sterling Bollinger
Frederick County
Stup
Annapolis
News-Post
Bollinger
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