Government shuts down as budget stalemate continues
Washington AP reports the federal government begins a shutdown at midnight amid a deep budget standoff between the White House and Congress. President Bush refuses to sign or veto last minute spending bills, leaving agencies without funds while life and property protections are to continue. The Park Service prepares to close major sites over the holiday weekend.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Bush
Marlin Fitzwater
Park Service
Frederick County unemployment tops state rate in August
Frederick County's August jobless rate reached 4.9 percent, edging above Maryland's 4.4 percent. The suburb saw higher unemployment amid manufacturing layoffs, with neighboring counties Carroll 3.3, Howard 2.9, Montgomery 2.6, and Washington 7.1 percent showing varied trends. Nationally, the rate rose to 5.7 percent in September amid ongoing economic slowdown. Janet Norwood of the Bureau of Labor Statistics warned few areas escape the downturn.
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Frederick County
Carroll County
Howard County
Montgomery County
Washington County
Somerset
Allegany
Janet Norwood
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Stup ad questioned over fiscal claims in 3B race
Del Thomas Hattery criticized an Anita Stup campaign advertisement for misinformation on state finances and taxes. He cited a supposed $450 million annual surplus and a 1986 gas tax change, while Stup and officials clarified errors and noted the ad mixed facts.
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del Thomas Hattery
D-4a
Fnday
Anita Stup
House of Delegates
Frederick
Maryland
Hattery
Richard Trainor
Stup
Tom
Traior
Trainor
Discovery lifts off with solar probe mission returns shuttle to flight
Capable of boosting NASA credibility after a years long grounding, Discovery carries five astronauts and a nuclear powered sun probe on a 186 billion mile study to the Sun's poles. The launch from Cape Canaveral faced weather delays and a tech glitch before entering a 184 mile high orbit. Ed Massey and Edgar Page hailed the return to flight as a national win amid prior shuttle troubles and recent Hubble issues.
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Associated Press
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Discovery
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
Atlantic Ocean
Ed Massey
Edgar Page
European Space Agency
Atlantis
Bob Sieck
Potomac Edison seeks fuel rate hike on residential bills
Potomac Edison filed for a fuel rate increase that would raise residential bills by 74 cents to 148 dollars monthly starting November 1. For 1000 kWh use, bills would rise from 53.22 to 60.03. for 2000 kWh use, from 114.25 to 115.73, amid a 13 percent overall rise.
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Potomac Edison
Cyndi Shoop
Shoop
Commer
County seeks just compensation for Schrodel farm condemnation
A five day Frederick County jury trial opens October 22 to determine the fair market value of the 230 acre Schrodel farm on Reich's Ford Road for a new county landfill and recycling center. William and Kathleen Schrodel face a county bid around 1.5 million as jurors tour the land and hear appraisals amid legal disputes over lease rights and county policy.
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Frederick County
Schrodel
Reich’s Ford Road
Begus
Clicnt
William and
Kathleen Schrodel
Barse
Dwyer
Florence Wallace Coster
Schrodels
Schroders
John Mathias
Family left homeless after fire on Taney Ave
Charlene Carocci and her husband Ronald with their two sons lost their Taney Avenue apartment to a two story fire that damaged most belongings. A passing truck driver Willie Conaway helped keep the blaze in check until firefighters arrived. Red Cross to arrange temporary housing, renter’s insurance canceled, and investigators seek the fire’s cause.
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Andrea
Ms Carocti
Wigiam
Ted Meminger
Frederick
Fort Detrick
Carocei
Carocci
Amanna
Ronald
Meminger
Willie Bobby Conaway
Mount Holly
Conaway
Memmmeer
Ms Carace
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