City Hall urged to adopt downtown traffic plan from development group
The Greater Frederick Development Corp urges city officials to scrap a two year old double parking rule and use 20 minute loading zones on weekdays from 6 am to 5 pm with a $10 fine after the limit. Zones would switch to regular parking after hours and on weekends. Fines for double parking would rise to 35 dollars and enforcement should be strict to ease deliveries and maintain customer parking downtown.
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Greater
South Carolina Lobbyist Probe Echoes Maryland Scandals
The FBI sting Operation Lost Trust led to indictments of five South Carolina legislators over alleged payoffs from a lobbyist to push pari mutuel betting. The column links the probe to broader national corruption patterns, noting similar cases in Maryland and other states and urging readers to vote in the upcoming primary.
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General Assembly
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D.C. General Assembly
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Reserve fleet ill prepared for quick Iraq deployment
The United States faces a lagging Ready Reserve Force with 41 of 96 ships deployed and only 14 loaded for Saudi Arabia. Boiler failures, crew shortages, and planning for a European war shape delays. Critics warn the fleet hinges on private sailors and dwindling U.S. flag tonnage, while Bush pledges commitment to defend Saudi Arabia.
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Scott Sleek
Dan Njegomir
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Middle East
Maritime Administration
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Strategic Sealift
Robert Kestelooy
Merchant National Guard
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Lebanon
White House
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Bridge rush to replace washedout Tuscarora Creek span
State Roads Commission maintenance engineer Robert E. L. Putman reports rapid work to install a 90 foot temporary bridge over Tuscarora Creek on U.S. 15 between Harmony Grove and Hansonville after the old bridge washed away in a flood five days earlier. The 29th Division including Frederick's First Regiment trains in New England and Middle Atlantic states as a cold weather unit. Frederick Chamber of Commerce President Roger B. Wolfe hosts a 50-person party at Wolfe's Den on Tuscarora Creek.
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State Roads Commisson
Robert E.L. Putman
Tuscarora Creek
U.S. 15
Harmony Grove
Hansonville
Frederick
Maryland
End of War Fervor and Saddam Hussein Crisis
Analysis warns of destructive individual power as technology enlarges threat to civilization. Discusses British and Zulu past courage and current need to contain Saddam Hussein before he acquires nuclear capability. Cites his cruelty to his own people and possible goal to destroy Israel, urging global vigilance. Nancy E. Hanel Tjamsville.
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Saddam Hussein
Israel
Checkbook politics in campaign spending debate on reform
President Bush vows to veto any reform bill limiting campaign spending or aiding underfunded candidates. Critics warn money dictates elections, eroding the one person one vote principle as Gingrich notes money signals a representative’s power. The piece questions donor reach and turnout, noting a small donor fraction and party disparities in fundraising.
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Bush
Washington
Georgia
Newt Gingrich
Letters on campaign spending limit constitutional amendment
Jeff Bullock of Downingtown Pennsylvania argues that candidates should earn leadership through work and performance. He proposes a constitutional amendment giving Congress power to limit spending on political campaigns.
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Congress
Voters seek better information on Frederick County race
IMAROLD SHRIVER calls for objective evaluation of the ten commissioner candidates before the September 11 primary. He urges less reliance on credentials and special interest endorsements, favors public education on budget priorities and state funding, and proposes a Sunday picnic in Baker Park to exchange information.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
Baker Park
Political chameleon Puca assails Byron bid in letter
James A. Miller former chairman of Right to Life of Maryland PAC accuses Anthony Puca of shifting positions to gain votes and condemns his abortion stance as extreme while noting past endorsements for a 1970s campaign. The letter criticizes Puca for failing to reveal abortion policy details and persuasion tactics.
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Anthony Puca
Frederick News-Post
Beverly Byron
Puca
Montgomery County
James A. Miller
Right To Life of Maryland Pac
Proactive Police Needed in Frederick County
Carl R Harbaugh urges reforms after a 17 percent rise in Frederick County crime while neighboring counties fall. He calls for centralized dispatch, interagency cooperation, proactive planning, and community oriented policing to improve efficiency without high costs.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
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