Protesters target health care near Rep Bartlett office
A lunchtime protest targeted Rep Roscoe Bartlett over health care policy. Eight Gray Panthers and Citizen Action members stood along Md 85 south of Frederick, urging a single payer system. Some drivers honked in support while Bartlett spoke with remaining demonstrators.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Rtth
Gray Panthers
Citizen Action of Maryland
MD. 85
Frederick City
Bartlett
Leigh Hayter
Citizen Action
Dr. Bartlett
Montgomery County
Connie Morella
Gaithersburg
Rita Fleisher
Gray Panther
Abe Bloom
Bloom
Hayter
Hauter
Brush fire burns five acres near Mill Bottom and Foggy Bottom
Mount Airy firefighters spent over three hours battling a brush fire Friday afternoon along Mill Bottom and Foggy Bottom Roads. Chief Jerry Shanks of the New Market Volunteer Fire Department cited strong winds as complicating suppression. About five acres were ruined before the fire was put out at 4:15. Crews from Mount Airy, Green Valley, and Winfield assisted, with forestry officials on scene. The property owner was not identified and the cause remained unavailable by presstime.
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Mount Airy
Mill Bottom Road
Bartlett Rejects Health Reform Proposals Debate
Dr. Bartlett told a Gray Panthers group he does not remember saying certain remarks and questioned meeting the group. He argued a commission should study health care, akin to a base-closing panel, and urged liability reform and lower costs while criticizing Congress.
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Bartlett
Dr. Bartlett
Gray Panthers
Congress
Maryland lawmakers clash over safety bills and pet law reform
Maryland Senate Finance Committee rejected Delegate George Littrell's plan to drop fines for first time OSHA code infractions, citing federal rules concerns. It reviews Delegate Thomas Hattery's measure to shield businesses seeking compliance help. Also, three Frederick County liquor bills passed the Senate, including drafthouses, broader alcohol sales in Middletown, and raising minimum restaurant work age to 16.
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Frederick County
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YMCA
Senate
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Thomas Hattery
Overlong school titles spark debate in Frederick County
Frederick County public schools cluster around grand titles as administrators like David Miller and Max White wear extended roles such as executive director of career and technology education and teacher facilitator for business education. Critics say streamlined titles would ease recognition, though changes require board approval.
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Frederick County
David Miller
Patricia Custer
Streamline
Custer
Rockville man arrested for stealing tools at Sears
Frederick L. Woods, 338, of Rockville, was arrested Thursday night at the Sears store in FSK Mall after guards identified him taking about 170 dollars worth of tools. He faces two counts of theft and is linked to a prior AT T phone theft at the same Sears on March 8.
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Montgomery County
Sears
FSK Mall
Frederick L. Woods
Rockville
Maryland
Woods
At&t
Leon Martin
Bartlett to visit constituents Monday during spring break
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett plans a Monday tour of Frederick County during the congressional spring break. The schedule includes Fort Detrick Commissary at 8:30 a.m. to push for keeping it open, Thurmont Fire Department at 9:45 a.m. to discuss volunteer fire department legislation, Williams D. Bowers Lumber at 10:30 a.m., Maryland Bankers Association at the Holiday Inn on U.S. 40 by noon, Eastalemo Aluminum at 2 p.m., and a meeting with Middletown Burgess Louise Snodgrass, a Republican candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates.
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Thurmont Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
Williams D. Bowers Lumber
Maryland Bankers Association
Holiday Inn
U.S. 40
Eastaleo Aluminum Company
Middletown Burgess
Louise Snodgrass
Maryland House of Delegates
Law proposal seeks tougher penalties for intentional animal mutilation
An examination found a horse suffered a two inch vaginal laceration and died of a ruptured diaphragm likely from violent kicking. Rep Owings pushed a bill advancing to three years jail and a five thousand dollar fine matching dog fighting penalties. The Senate vote is expected early next week.
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House
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Woman Injured In I-70 Crash In Maryland
A Pennsylvania woman was flown to Washington County Hospital after a late night Interstate 70 crash near Mount Phillip Road. Shahid Mahmood, 33, of Pittsburgh, fell asleep at the wheel and rear ended a tractor trailer as rescue crews freed his wife Hina Mahmood from the 1991 Ford Taurus. She was listed in fair condition Saturday morning. No other injuries were reported.
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Washington County Hospital
Maryland
Shahid Mahmood
Pittsburgh
Mount Phillip Road
Hina Mahmood
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