Social Security crisis looms over Social Security reform debate
A thoughtful editorial warns that political pressures risk derailing a long term fix as Congress and the White House grapple with funding, potential offsets from energy taxes, and possible splits of Medicare and disability. It urges a nonpolitical joint study to reframe the system away from short term expedients.
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America
Oliver & Hardy
White House
Congress
Donald F. Graff
Newspaper Enterprise Association
al Ullman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Senate
Capitol Hill
Social Security Fund
Medicare
Readers letter on secular humanism and its manifestos
Cheryl Pryor explains humanism as secular humanism and cites The Humanist Manifesto I II and Torcaso v Watkins. She lists core tenets on religion ethics individual rights democracy world community and science, noting positions on God life after death euthanasia education wealth equity and travel restrictions.
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Cheryl Pryor
John Dewey
United States Supreme Court
Torcaso
Watkins
NOW
Planned Parenthood
Civil Liberties Nat'l Emergency Committee
National Association For Repeal
Philadelphia
Saratoga Springs
New York
Sidney B. Simon
NHEC
Paul Kurtz
Prometheus Books
Kensington Avenue
Buffalo
Maryland lawmakers got a bum rap over pay raise
The Maryland General Assembly faced harsh criticism over a nearly 50 percent salary raise to 18 500 for 168 legislators. The piece argues the uproar was misdirected, noting most lawmakers voted consistently and that the plan, not the lawmakers, created the raise. The author calls for calm, blaming the pay plan set by the previous assembly and approved by voters.
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Annapolis
Maryland General Assembly
Maryland
General Assembly
Italy
Red Brigade
South Africa
Pay raises and Humanist Manifesto debate dominate page
The Senate backed a 16 000 salary compromise amid brief debate while the House later rejected an 18 500 figure, affirming full pay for 188 legislators. The piece also covers Humanist Manifesto signers and a reader’s letter defending animal shelter funding against tax critics.
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Senate
House
Munshower seeks reelection in Frederick race
From the Files of the News Post dated April 12 1928 reports Mayor Elmeh F Munshower the sole Republican on the Board of Aldermen announcing his candidacy for reelection Work progresses on a concrete bridge across Carroll Creek on Hentz Street with contractor LeRoy Hoke pushing the project The county commissioners are asked by Frederick citizens to provide about 42000 toward a new western Frederick school as part of roughly 80000 to 85000 needed for the project
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L. Austin Hoke
News- Post
Hoke
Mr. Hoke
Elmeh F. Munshower
Board of Aldermen
Munshower
Tis
Carroll Creek
Hentz Street
LeRoy Hoke
Frederick
Frederick County Animal Center funds aid taxes hearing
A 1958 Frederick County letter discusses the long dispute over 1957 taxes on a $429,550 assessment and notes a hearing before the State Tax Commissioner in Baltimore. It praises the Frederick County Humane Society for gifting $65,000 toward a needed Animal Control Center, stresses the center as essential, condemns animal cruelty, and urges reporting mistreatment to investigators. The writer, a concerned resident, highlights spring warmth, local tax auction activity, and civic effort to meet community needs.
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Frederick
Board of County Commissioners
Baltimore
Frederick County Humane Society
P.S
Hoke
Animal Control
Mr. Hoke
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Frederick, Md
Japan
Ayne
Vehi
Brat
Nour
Gesapeake
By Tom Stuckey
Associated Press
Jean A. Silvius
Middletown
News-Post
Darlom
Weddle
Wyngate Dr. Frederick
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