Extension Service faces cuts threaten programs statewide
MIANA leaders push a three part plan to the governor and lawmakers as 11 degree institutions face 2 to 11 percent cuts. They argue revenue cannot be raised by these institutions while 4 H and home economics programs, pesticide training, nutrient management, and integrated pest management risk ending, alarming county residents and environmentalists alike.
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MIANA
Timmy Zimmerman
Buckeystown
Kauai Reels From Iniki Aftermath With Aid Rollout
Kauai endures Iniki as $1 billion in damage hits the island with three deaths and many homes wrecked. Rescue crews, National Guard distribution centers, and relief efforts pour in as volunteers, insurers, and charities mobilize. Gas, cash, and basic supplies remain scarce while residents rebuild amid price gouging reports.
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Hawaii
Kauai
Qahu
Bob Ward
Kilauea
Patrick Tuohy
Casa di Amici
Abraham Kakanui
Honolulu
James Denny
Kevin Fullkerson
Kapaa
JoAnn Yukimura
National Guard
Ma Wayne Yostuoka
Hagan
Lawai
Paul Lucas
Alana Kolo
Red Cross
Bush and Clinton recall draft years and war record
The text notes Bush highlighting his World War II service as a Navy pilot who flew 58 missions and was rescued after being shot down, contrasting with Clinton’s wartime and draft experiences. It mentions an American Legion convention where Clinton asked veterans for something unspecified.
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Mr. Clinton
Bush
Mr. Bush
Pacific
U.S
American Legion
Clinton
Oval Office
Parking permit proposal fails to pass in Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg town commissioners Monday night did not vote on a proposed parking permit plan for Main Street residents citing potential negative impact on local businesses. No action was taken on free parking at metered sites. They did approve $1,600 for a well water study and set an October 22 public meeting to discuss zoning ordinances.
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Emmitsburg
William Carr
Main Street
Dr. Carr
R.E. Wright Associates
Westminster
Carr
State Farm hearing draws business leaders and officials
State Farm speakers included James Chadwick of Maryland Midland Railway Dr Martha Church Hood College president Richard Kessler owner King s Men s Wear and Carroll Creek Commission chair plus leaders of other local business groups. The commission denied Maranatha Church of God on Taney Road a rezoning from high density residential to office commercial citing lack of evidence that neighborhood character is shifting to light commercial use.
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State Farm
James Chadwick
Maryland Midland Railway
Martha Church
Hood College
Richard Kessler
King’s Men's Wear
Carroll Creek Commission
Maranatha Church of God
Taney Road
County to hold hearings on conservation zoning changes
County commissioners plan further public hearings under phase two to decide changes to conservation zone rules, including whether to broaden the purpose, adjust protected resources, allow spring water operations and ski areas as special exceptions, and assess development rates.
U N begins airdropping food in rural Somalia
The United Nations started dropping 15.4 ton wheat cargos to Tigregio and a second drop to the same village followed. Brenda Barton of the World Food Program cited inaccessible terrain and looting as major obstacles while pledges from several nations and a planned 500-strong protection force arrived in Mogadishu.
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Somalia
United Nations
Tigregio
World Food Program
Brenda Barton
Tigeigio
Ms. Barton
Kenya
Southern Air Transport
United States
France
Canada
Germany
Lutheran World Federation
Britain
International Committee of the Red Cross
Barton
U.N
Firearms deer season details in Maryland counties
The article notes firearms deer season continuing across Garrett Allegany Washington Frederick and Carroll counties with a nonvalid bonus tag in Dorchester. Antlerless permits and bucks affect season rules and permit allocations drop in eastern Garrett and Allegany as well as western Allegany. Protests planned by The Fund for Animals oppose the two week gun season, citing injurious wildlife impact and planning a bow season protest at McKee Beshers Wildlife Management Area.
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Garrett
Allegany
Washington
Frederick
Carroll
Dorchester County
Garrett County
Allegany County
Savage River State Forest
Green Ridge State Forest
Baltimore
Wayne Pacelle
The
Fund For Animals
Animal Protection Organization
Silver Spring
Mr. Pacelle
McKee Beshers Wildlife Management
Montgomery County
Ono
Puppy rescue in yard ends with four pups saved after sewer line collapse
In San Antonio, seven two week old puppies fell into a four inch sewer trap line in Aaron Gonzalez and Shara Gonzalez yard. Aaron dug toward the pipe, freed three puppies with a neighbor’s shop vacuum, and a city effort later saved the remaining pups. One dog died in the ordeal.
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San Antonio
Aaron Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Shara
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