City pays for officer training sparks court battle
Frederick City sued Daniel W. Besseck Jr. after he left for Howard County, arguing reimbursement for training costs about ten thousand dollars. Judge Fred erick J. Bower ruled in the citys favor, noting pay differences push recruits to better offers elsewhere and suggesting reforms to retain staff.
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Frederick J. Bower
Bower
Frederick
Daniel W. Besseck Jr
Frederick City
Howard County Police Department
Howard County
Besseck
Schaefer’s Maryland 1987 balance with the General Assembly
The article argues Governor William Donald Schaefer, despite aggressive pushs, faces a legislature that limits his control. It notes stadium debts, special lotteries, gas and auto tax increases, and a wary legislature shaping bills. Senators Smelser and delegates describe a cooperative, not autocratic, dynamic and forecast Schaefer as a caretaker under constitutional checks.
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Maryland
William Donald Schaefer
General Assembly
Schaefer
America
Charles H. Smelser
Frederick
Carroll
Senate
Annapolis
Melvin A. Steinberg
Joe
Smelser
Camden Yards
Baltimore
Baltimore Colts
Brouhahas
Bill Hellmann
Hattery
Stadium Authority
Boyd Smith
McClellan
Harry Hughes
State House
Pacemaker recalls expose a system that fails patients
A long investigatory piece reports no binding duty to warn pacemaker patients about recalls. FDA, manufacturers, and physicians lack mandatory notification, leaving patients unaware of defective devices. The report cites Charles Stein and the Pacemaker Recall Data Bank amid rising recall letters and legal ambiguities.
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Washington
Senate
Lisa Sylvester
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles Stein
Orlando, Fla
Pacemaker Recall Data Bank
Stein
American Association of Retired Persons
David Duarte
Center For Devices and Radiological Health
Duarte
Jim Merritt
Cordis Corp
Miami
Cordis
Maryland museum receives 200 year family heirlooms
Mrs Lucy Leigh Bowie of Washington presented the Maryland State School for the Deaf museum with colonial pieces including a gateleg table from the 18th century a chair a chest dated 1766 a mortar powder horn pewter plates and a firearm. The collection centers colonial furnishings in the former officers’ quarters of the Barracks. Frederick items noted include remarks on local notables and 4-H honors for Frederick County youth Richard Holmes Baker Jr. and Catholic Daughters poetry contest winners from local schools.
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Lucy Leigh Bowie
Washington
Museum of the
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Frederick County
Richard Holmes Baker Jr
New Windsor
Spiro T. Agnew
State Extension Service
D.C
Lincoln
Neb
Rick
Washington, D.C
Catholic Daughters of America
William Jones
Denise Warfield
Ruth Levinson
St. John’s High School
Patricia Story
Nancy Kin
Ann Higgins
St. Joseph's College
Emmitsburg
James Phelan
Gail Louise Adelsberger
Bridgid McGucken
Josephine Haley
Valerie Parks
Mother Seton School
Elizabeth Krask
Michael McSherry
Denise Every
St. John’s Grade School
Town bans smoking outside sparks reader disagreement
Letter to the editor from Kevin Sefsic of Middletown criticizes Waterford Minnesota’s outdoor smoking ban as foolish while arguing for equal treatment of smoking areas and praising condoms as a lifesaving element of sex education for youths aged 13 to 16.
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Waterford
Minn
12 Month School Year Faq Sparks Community Debate
Frederick County faces a classroom crunch with calls to run schools on a 12 month basis. Editorials suggest portable classrooms as stopgap while proposing a four quarter year with 48 weeks and three year savings. Supporters cite fewer buildings and costs, while critics warn of budget impact and implementation hurdles.
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Frederick News-Post
Frederick County
Frederick Post
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