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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1990
Page
4
County Commissioner Sterling Bollinger capped next year’s county budget at the current $139.6 million level with zero percent growth. Budget officer Mark Sneadner urged a 4 percent MARC ceiling, but Bollinger argued it would be inflationary and wasteful as revenue growth slows.
A satirical column outlines Milli Vanilli lip syncing fraud behind their hit Girl You Know Its True, naming Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan and producer Frank Farian. It also riffs on U S politics accusing President Bush of lip syncing speeches and mocks media figures in a blistering close.
Washington reports expose a 12 day taxpayer funded European trip by GSA Administrator Richard Austin and five staffers in late September costing over 22000 dollars. The entourage toured Dublin Castle London Her Majesty's Stationery Office and other sites while Austin lectured Amsterdam on office space policy.
Yesterday the News-Post reported notable local happenings. The brief item highlights events and people of interest with concise detail suitable for a compact newspaper card.
Fifty years ago Austin Powell a reserve city policeman at 227 East Sixth Street was accidentally shot by a hunting companion. He was hospitalized in Frederick after removal of about 25 pellets from his legs and abdomen with physicians calling his condition not serious. A previous injury from a different companion had occurred earlier.
A Frederick News-Post reader condemns Montgomery County judges for overturning Frederick County rulings in two cases the Allen child abuse matter and the Tyergar drug case. The writer defends Judge Mary Ann Stepler and urges restoration of strict local law enforcement.
Patricia Ann Staley of Frederick argues for adding 20 days to the Frederick County school year, citing half days as wasteful. She notes students attend 180 days, with seven half days plus election and holiday closures disrupting learning.
A letter argues that costly landfills waste space and time and proposes an incinerator to generate electricity, reduce land needs, and provide a durable waste solution for Frederick County. The writer cites rising national trash, calls for county leadership, and urges action now to set a model for Maryland and America.
The Board of Directors of the Peace Resource Center in Frederick expresses support for Yvonne Small, its director for three years, after Judge Oscar Spicer sentenced her to six to 12 months for trespassing in a Aug. 5 non violent protest at Site A marking Hiroshima's 45th anniversary. She began serving Oct. 29, and the board pledges to stand by her while urging peaceful economic conversion and social reforms.
Wendy Lambert, 10, Lewistown Elementary argues for a school calendar with breaks for family time, chores, and sun. She questions when painting, repairs, and bus upkeep could occur, challenging year round attendance.
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