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  • Man Pays $1,552 Library Fine for Books Due 40 Years Ago

    12/22/2016 5:48:47 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 21 replies
    Patch ^ | December 22, 2016 | Deb Belt
    Rockville library books due in 1973 and 1974 were found years after parents' deaths, so their son paid the estimated $1,552 fine.Library books checked out in 1973 and 1974 were found by the adult children of a couple who had lived in Rockville decades ago. At 5 cents a day, the overdue fine for the two books would be a whopping $1,552 — which the family paid to make things right. Montgomery County Public Libraries’ Director Parker Hamilton said the rare donation sent to the library system in a letter will benefit many users. "People do not have to fess...
  • Norm Mineta resigning (Sec of Trans)

    06/23/2006 8:21:28 AM PDT · by I still care · 209 replies · 6,523+ views
    Tony Snow | 6-23-06 | Press Conference
    Just heard Tony Snow say it. May be of interest to some. Norm Mineta submitted his resignation to President Bush