Rainfall eases drought but Maryland’s conditions persist
Rainfall over Labor Day weekend reduced drought concerns in Frederick County yet forecasts show a persistent deficit. Maryland remains 12 to 15 inches below normal for the past 12 months, with the jet stream guiding rain north of the state. Gov Glendening lifted mandatory water restrictions, but local water use remains constrained as officials cite slow recovery and ongoing drought factors.
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Frederick County
Randy Mann
National Weather Service
Maryland
Andy Woodcock
Parris Glendening
William Thompson
Merit Wall
Myersville
Billy Eckstine
Dennis dampens holiday rain threat across mid-Atlantic
Dennis remnants moved through the mid Atlantic bringing showers and thunderstorms after Labor Day. Forecasters issued a flash flood watch for Delaware and parts of Maryland while erosion worsened at Rehoboth Beach and power outages affected about five thousand Frostburg residents as crews worked to repair poles failed by Sunday lightning.
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Dennis
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Julie Arthur
National Weather Service
Cecil
Kent
Queen Anne's
Talbot
Caroline
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Jate Walsh
Frostburg
Allegany Power
Midge Teahan
Social worker Susan Chapman helps families through biking aid
Susan Chapman, a 54 year old in-home interventionist, manages 20 at risk families and spends time collecting clothing and furniture for those in need. She also bicycles four days for the AIDS Ride a 331 mile charity trek from Raleigh NC to Washington DC.
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Susan Chapman
Ms. Chapman
Raleigh
Washington, D.C
Woman Tours June Race For AIDS Cause
A woman shifted from last year’s event after failing to raise 1900 in pledges. She then planned a June race, raising over 3100, sending hundreds of letters. She biked 107 miles on the longest day, stating such exertion is not work, and cites a cousin with HIV and a 9 year old AIDS victim as motivation.
Cost of maintaining an office for Maryland lawmakers analyzed
Expense records for eight Frederick County legislators show office costs ranging from 5000 to 16159 dollars. Sue Hecht tops the list at 16159.48, while Paul Stull spent 5091.95. Members typically receive 17636 dollars, with Timothy Ferguson at 18265 budgeted. Alex Mooney and Joseph Bartlett used about half of their 9132 allocations. Hecht notes full time public service duties and multiple appointments drive costs. The final numbers include services and district office rent and telephone charges.
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Frederick County
Sue Hecht
D-Frederick
Washington
Paul Stull
Timothy Ferguson
Alex Mooney
Joseph Bartlett
Hecht
Annapolis
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Legislative Services
Senate
Mike Miler
Stull
Stranger Donates Kidney to Save Stranger in Maryland Hospital
Cheryl Musselman of Westminster volunteered to donate her kidney to John Routzahn, a Middletown man on dialysis since 1995 and facing worsening health. The transplant at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore reversed his critical prognosis, with Routzahn praising the donor as a life saver and his companion Virginia Brown expressing disbelief at such generosity.
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John Routzahn
Cheryl Musselman
Frederick News-Post
Routzahn
Westminster
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore
Virginia Brown
Musselman
Middletown
Routzahns
Roulzain
John Routvata Plaie Vinth
University of Verein Ad Heyer Center
CBS Viacom merger creates largest media deal ever
New York AP Viacom will acquire CBS for 34.45 billion in stock, forming a major media company with MTV VH1 Nickelodeon Paramount. Sumner Redstone becomes chair and CEO of the new Viacom, while CBS’s Mel Karmazin is president and COO. CBS shareholders receive 1.085 Viacom class B shares, valuing CBS around 48.89 per share. The merged group spans network TV, film studio Paramount, and multiple cable channels.
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New York
Viacom Inc
Paramount Pictures
MTV
CBS Corp
Union
Viacom
Sumner Redstone
CBS
Mel Karmazin
VH1
Nickelodeon
Paramount
Redstone, 76
Paramount Communications Inc
Blockbuster Entertainment Group
Olson son seeks truth in his father’s death tied to CIA probe
Dr Eric Olson, Frederick resident and psychotherapist, pursues justice for his father Frank Olson who died in 1953. He alleges CIA drugging at Fort Detrick and murder, citing Rockefeller Commission findings and a long public campaign including exhumation, grand jury calls, and multiple TV programs.
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Frank Olson
Olson
Fort Detrick
8 Special Operations Division
New York
Statler
Rockefeller Commission
CIA
Porch Lake
Garrett County
Eric Olson
Frederick
A&e
Dr Olson
Braddock Heightsoime
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