Maryland Constitution Bicentennial Celebration Begins
Maryland marks the 200th anniversary of ratifying the Constitution with a four day program April 28 to May 1. A ball at the B O Railroad Museum hosted by Gov Schaefer kicks off the festivities to raise funds for educational materials. Tickets cost 75 dollars. corporate tables range 3000 to 5000 dollars. An 18th century ballad opera The Poor Soldier plays Friday at St Johns College. Saturday features an 18th century fair and exhibition in Annapolis and a ratification parade with a community picnic on Sunday.
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Maryland
Gregory A. Stiverson
State Office
Stiverson
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc
U.S
B&o Railroad Museum
William Donald Schaefer
St. John's College
Annapolis
Panel weighs private adoptions safeguards in Maryland
A Maryland judicial panel probes the need for standardized court procedures in private adoptions to protect children and parents. Judge Kathleen O'Ferrall Friedman chairs the subcommittee as concerns arise that unsupervised adoptions may foster baby trafficking and commodification. William L. Pierce warns babies are advertised like goods, while Mark McDermott defends independent adoptions as proper when done carefully.
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Rockville
Maryland
Kathleen O’ferrall Friedman
Baltimore City
William L. Pierce
Mark McDermott
McDermott
Maryland to keep some foster children at home under decree
Maryland will keep some foster children with their families when a safe foster placement cannot be found, monitoring with counseling instead of placing in a home or residential center. The consent decree, signed by Human Resources Secretary Ruth Massinga and lawyers for the plaintiffs, settles a long-running suit over alleged abuse and neglect in Baltimore foster care.
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Maryland
State Human Resources
Ruth W. Massinga
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Fly
Children’s Defense Fund
Legal Aid
Whiteford, Taylor and Preston
U.S. Supreme Court
Baltimore County
Sailing school planned at Rocky Gap park in Cumberland
Mark Skinner envisions a community sailing program at Rocky Gap State Park to teach western Marylanders to sail on Lake Habeeb. A feasibility study and state approval are pending, with initial plans for a boathouse dock ten boats and five windsurfers funded by memberships and a nonprofit at about 150000 dollars.
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Cumberland
Mark Skinner
Rocky Gap State Park
Chesapeake
Rocky Gap
Skinner
Steven Sholl
Maryland
Shell
West Virginia University
Morgantown
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