Maryland Legislature Battles Over Gun Control And Tax Breaks
Annapolis notes detail a revived push in the Maryland Senate to pass a gun control bill targeting cheap handguns known as Saturday Night Specials. Gov Schaefer and AG Curran push compromises while NRA lobbyists denounce the effort. The piece also covers optometrists winning drops and a Cadillac Leasing tax bill defeat, PIP insurance debate, AIDS notification for responders, and local decisions on corporal punishment in Frederick County schools.
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William Donald Schaefer
J. Joseph Curran
Senate
General Assembly
Annapolis
Bruce Bereano
Marvin Mandel
Noo Frederick
Maryland
Carroll
Howard
Eastern Shore
Charles H. Smelser
Frederick Carroll
Frederick's
Myersville mayoral race lacks candidates with April 10 filing deadline
No mayoral candidates have filed as of Friday and the filing deadline is midnight April 10. Acting Mayor William Talbott says there is no provision for succession without a candidate. Town attorney John H. Tisdale will seek a legal opinion if no candidates appear by Sunday. The election, set for May 9, also has two council seats open with some candidates.
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Thomas McCanner
William Talbott
Mr. McCanner
John H. Tisdale
Tisdale
McCanner
Maryland approves aquaculture measure in General Assembly
The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill 119 to 0 to create an Aquaculture Advisory Committee in the Department of Agriculture to study expanding seafood farming in public waters. Gov. Schaefer supports the plan, aiming to boost bay farming despite opposition from watermen fearing loss of oyster leases.
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Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
General Assembly
House of Delegates
William Donald Schaefer
Department of Agriculture
Schaefer
Japan
Maryland
Ten Virgins and Eternal Light in a Call to Faith
A religious reflection on the parable of ten virgins, stressing vigilance, the Holy Spirit as oil, and the need to trim the wick by reading and hearing the word. It warns that many in church have drifted away while the faithful keep their lamps burning for Jesus Christ.
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Jesus the Christ
Holy Ghost
Christ Jesus
Jesus
Evan
God the Father
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Thomas H. Hattery
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Myersville
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce
Carroll Community College
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Carpets Unlimited
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Associated Contracting CO
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Charles Town
Martinsburg
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
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