Maryland Taxpayers Face $147 Million Social Security Shift
Gov Schaefer urged ending state backing of Social Security payments for teachers librarians and college staff at a cost of 147 million annually. The tax burden shifts to local governments with voters in Frederick County noting potential accountability gains while fear of classroom ruin recedes. The core idea: the 147 million remains the cost whether the state or counties pay, keeping the taxpayer on the hook.
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William Donald Schaefer
Montgomiery County
Maryland
Frederick County
Montgomery
Howard
Baltimore City
Joe
Mastrine on Election 1992 Sleaze and Reform Thoughts
A Maryland reader criticizes the 1992 campaigns as the sleaziest in memory. He questions motive, discusses public service pay, lobbying, and the cost of campaigns, urges reform, and predicts continued distrust in politics. Mastrine from Freder spots concerns about character, ethics, and the need for broader participation.
Fifth branch of government dominates reform talk
The piece argues the lobbyist PAC complex is the unseen executive power behind public policy. It cites Bill Clinton’s ethics wake-up calls and contrasts constitutional checks with the influence of lobbyists in shaping legislation and budgets.
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Lord Macaulay
Bill Clinton
John Marshall Harlan
S&l
S&ls
Carter
Reagan
Congress
Political Action Committee
PAC
Morality and money in a corrupt political system
Chuck Stone reflects on 1966 encounters with lobbyists and the Powell era, arguing how gifts blur lines between influence and bribery. He notes 1125 registered lobbyists, PAC money shaping legislation, and calls for reform such as banning political advertising to curb the fifth branch of government.
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr
House
Education and Labor Committee
Bimm
Bahamas
Harlem
Powell
ABC Home Health Services Inc
PAC
Martin Luther
Great Britain
Gas ration rush and war-time notices hit Frederick area
Fifty years ago on December 1 motorists crowded the Frederick ration office to secure seven inch ration books as S coupons expire. The OD T required certificates of necessity and the deadline was extended by 12 days. A local Railway Express Office reported about 2,500 excess tires turned in under government import taxes plan. County Agent Shoemaker said farmers were not forbidden to butcher their own hogs though meat allotments under voluntary rationing applied. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad denied plans to abandon its Baltimore Frederick line despite Tropical Storm Agnes damage. US Army Medical Research Institute chief Dan Crozier rejected claims his aunt worked on offensive biological warfare research and said no such activity occurs. Dr Richard Fineberg, touring Sen Mike Gravel, questioned USAMRIID’s stance on its research program.
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Railway Express
W.F Bohannan
Itue Tures
Henry L Shoemaker
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Henrietta Kolb
Baltimore
Frederick
Dan Crozier
US Army Medical Research Institute For Infectious Diseases
Usamriid
Fort Detrick
Criic
Richard A Fineberg
Mike Gavel
Alaska
Finneberg
Youth gym offers free activities for Walkersville students
Ralph Campbell youth pastor promotes Calvary Assembly gym across from Discovery on Rt 194 as a free weekly youth center open Tuesdays and Thursdays 3 to 6 pm. It hosts basketball volleyball pool table ping pong and video games for Walkersville middle and high schoolers to socialize and play.
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Ricky Watkins
Walkersville
Discovery
Rt 194
Walkersville Middle School
Calvary Assembly
Easy Listening Radio Sought by Loyal Listener
Rita and Tonia help search the car radio for the long loved easy listening station. Linda McGinnes and others request Mr Gibbons re program 994 to restore the elevator music format they enjoyed for years.
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Rita
Tonia
Mr Gibbons
Tela
Water heater setting sparks safety debate in Fredenek Post
A Popular dechanus column on water heater temperatures recommends 140 to 145 degrees Fahrenheit as safe while noting 144 degrees can pose scalding risks. The article warns that higher hot water temperatures threaten children and the elderly, urging readers to adjust thermostats carefully.
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Fredenek Post
Dechanus
MaTpe Telure Fevles
Residents protest one way road change on Old Emmittsburg Road
Letters describe safety and traffic concerns after a Nov 20 one way conversion on Old Emmittsburg Road. Residents urge reversing the decision, restoring two way traffic, and seeking citizen input while questioning SHA decisions and alternatives for better routes and signals.
Banned turns on Biggs Ford Road prompt questions
Community members question state officials after turns on Biggs Ford Road near US 15 southbound were restricted without prior public input. Officials cited safety and traffic flow concerns while letters and comments from residents appear limited.
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Biggs Ford Road
State Highway Administration
Bucs
Prayer Response and Mixed Readings Prompt Controversy
A reader letter mix blends Bible verses with critiques of a female minister and pro choice stance. The piece cites Proverbs 17 15 Matthew 23 27 23 and James 3 1 12 while signaling prayer for the minister to see light. It appears in a local paper with garbled names and contact details appended.
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Miuruster
Miimuster
Jesus
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Michael Powell
Frederick, MD
Mick’ Mastrino
Hour of Representatives
Aries
Freder
Malcolm X
Chuck Stone
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Naws-Post
Frederick Ration Board
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Ralph Campbell
Calvary Assembly of God
Linda McGinnes
Fredenck
Robert Moroney
Mount Air
Emmitsburg
Emmittsburg
Old Emmutsburg
Emmutsburg Road
Seton Avenue
Exertone
Mary Helen Shields
US 15
SHA
Robert Hess
Janet Ochs Thurmont
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