Clinton outlines health care plan amid personal stories
President Clinton hears Americans’ horror stories in the Rose Garden as he promotes a broad health reform plan. He says many will contribute to their own insurance and employers must contribute, while some groups, including young healthy individuals, may face higher premiums to fund universal pools and protect against catastrophic illness. The event, with Hillary Clinton and Al Gore, previews a lengthy congressional debate.
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Rose Garden
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Senate approves 5 million for Monocacy battlefield land
The Senate voted to add 5 million to a 13.3 billion Interior bill to fund the National Park Service purchase of 294 acres of Best Farm within the Monocacy Battlefield near Frederick Maryland. The move supports preserving the battlefield and commemorating the Monocacy fight of July 9 1864.
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Interior Department
National Park Service
Best Farm
Maryland
Barbara Mikulski
Paul Sarbanes
Senate
House
Monocacy National Battlefield
Ms. Mikulski
Marcia Barty
Senate Appropriations Committee
Clinton
Park Service
MD. 395
Charles McC. Mathias
Gambrill
Williamsport
Monocacy
Washington
Warehime family attends White House health conference
Richard Warehime of Carroll County joins 21 ordinary Americans invited to the White House to discuss the rising cost of health care and the fate of Medicaid. He and his wife Margaret, long farmers, reflect on past hardships while his son, 71, hopes federal support endures to help care for aging parents and others. The White House event showcases citizens who wrote to the President and First Lady about health care.
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Russell Warehime
Margaret
Warehime
New Windsor
White House
Ernest Gibble
Clinton
Hillary
Woodsboro bypass eyed with private road bid and barn raise plan
Woodsboro officials and three nearby quarries joined state and county leaders to pursue a $5.5 million two mile bypass project. Quarry firms back a cooperative road building effort but will not provide cash, aiming to relieve Md 194 truck traffic estimated at 1,400 heavy trips daily.
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State Highway Administration
Frederick County
George Littrell
SHA
Doug Rose
Dennis Kline
Maryland Board Clears Route for Walkersville Excursion Service
Annapolis officials approve an operating agreement that lets Walkersville Southern Railroad use about 5 miles of state track for Frederick to Thurmont tourist excursions. Project cost exceeds $500,000 with work to replace crossings and a bridge, plus a federal grant sought for repairs. The board also funds a Brunswick fire truck and a one year lease for tax assessors office space at Winchester Hall.
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Rockney
Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department
Department of General Services
Winchester Hall
State Tax Assessors Office
Grimes and Hughes plan strategy for Frederick election
Grimes and Hughes outline plans for the Frederick city mayoral race after Tuesday’s primaries. Gary Hughes will not return to his office until Friday and will lead an energy campaign with door to door visits and Meet the Candidate nights. Grimes, who won the Republican primary, looked toward campaigning at the Great Frederick Fair and easing into a normal day after a busy week.
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Gary Hughes
Hughes
Frederick City
Dill Avenue
Judy
Hunter
Democratic Central Committee
Mr. Hughes
Uris Creek
Lee Devanes
Law
James Grimes
Grimes
Frederick
Cloudy with Showers Forecast and High School Football Clash
Cloudy with showers probable today and tonight, highs in the 70s and lows in the 60s. Friday looks wet with more showers possible and highs in the 70s. Middletown and Walkersville meet on Friday in high school football, with details on the page.
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Middletown
Walkersville
Con
Neighbors learn of new commuter parking lot near Frederick
Frederick residents angry at state officials after a commuter parking lot was built on Md 144 near I 70 without warning. About 150 bus riders and 350 carpoolers were moved from Francis Sentt ley Mall to the new lot, with delays while the Mass Transit Administration found a site. Residents say they were blindsided as construction completed two weeks before service began.
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MD 144
Frederick
Shady Grove
Francis Senttley Mall
State Mass Transit Adultnistration
MD. 144
Tulip Hill
Bob Strine
Strine
Public Works
Capt
Thunderstorms End Hot Spell in Frederick County
A midweek cold front collided with heat, triggering thunderstorms in Frederick County. Lightning knocked out power to about 35 customers around 10 p.m., with outages scattered northwest and northeast of Frederick. power was restored by 2 a.m. Thursday. Rainfall ranged from just over an inch at the State Police barracks on U.S. 40 West to 1.7 inches in Myersville, with no flooding or road closures reported.
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Frederick County
James Hathaway
Potomac Edison Co
Hathaway
Maryland
U.S. 40 West
Myersville
William Kelley enters District 4A delegates race
William Kelley, a partner in a local gun dealership, announced this week his bid for Maryland House of Delegates in Frederick County District 4A. He follows Chucky Muth and seeks to challenge Democrats Tom Battery and George Littrell. Kelley cites limited government and accountability, promising to curb tax spending and defend taxpayers’ dollars.
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House of Delegates
Frederick County
William Kelley
Winchester Hall
Chucky Muth
New Market
Tom Battery
George Littrell
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