Legislative hearing on county taxes and district costs draws mixed views
A weekend legislative hearing drew about 150 attendees who discussed a 1 percent transfer tax and a special taxing district for Lake Singapore. Real estate interests opposed the transfer tax, while some urged broader base taxation and higher impact fees to fund services. residents favored budgeting within current funds.
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Old Boy Network
Lake Singapore
Lake Singanore Association Board
France
Maryland
Arts investment in Frederick’s youth orchestra audience
Esperanza Altona Arts programs a sound investment in Freder ick County youth through a Sunday concert by the Frederick Regional Youth Orchestra. The piece highlights the arts as an engine of education and economy, with statistics on arts impact, funding gaps, and calls to action for community support and volunteering.
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Camille Saint-Saens
Frederick
Business Committee For the Arts
Frederick Arts Council
Frederick County
Jane Alexander
National Endowiment Fyi Ie Arts
James Backus
Maryland State Arts
Gaiate
Maryland
Carroll Creek
Tnee
Maryland State Arts Council
Rman Vann
The
Garnet
Collectiraly
Imtardanendaat
Ls Ce
Esperanza Alzomi
Die Bredyrick Arts
Conner
Ayerich
Dangers Seen in a Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment
A column argues against a constitutional balanced budget amendment, warning it may prompt higher taxes and weaker spending restraints. It cautions that Republicans press for delivery, potential tax hikes, and political maneuvering when Congress cannot reach spending cuts, undermining fiscal discipline.
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Epublicans
Congress
Executive Branch
Balanced budget amendment risks shifting power to courts
Paul Craig Roberts argues the balanced budget amendment could force creative budgeting with a separate capital budget and depreciation rules, allowing investment expenditures to be funded by borrowing. He warns Congress may offload spending to private sectors or state bodies, risking a judiciary run government and a shift away from constitutional governance, urging Republicans to lead responsibly.
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Congress
Lund
aLouu Mauie
Clinton
Federal
Treasury
Jon M. Olin
Institute For Political Economy
Scripps Howard News Service
Frederick city notes wartime farm shifts and police academy grads
Improvements at Frederick City Hospital include a nursery and refrigeration system while Agri culture advances aim to ease wartime peacetime shifts. A.B. Hamilton discusses Maryland State Grange developments. Francis Scott Key Post No 11 splits from American Veterans Committee. Mayor swears in nine Frederick Police Academy graduates, eight to patrol division. St Pauls Lutheran Church staged a Live Nativity Pageant. Frederick weighs skateboarding ban and alternative venues.
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Frederick City Hospital
Board of Managers Monthly
Maryland State Grange
Frederick
A.B. Hamilton
Grange
University of Maryland
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
American Veterans Committee
Ronald N. Young
Frederick City
Rosenstock Hall
Hood College
Eric L. Baumgartner
Barbara A. Dorsey
Michael L. George
Samuel J. Herbert
James L. McQueen
John D. Paparazzo
Russell D. Turney Sr
Franklin E. Wastler Jr
Stephen M. Zier
Police Department
Protective Services
Fort Detrick
County approves a farm ordinance prompts local debate
A letter from Tammy Mangan of Frederick argues for farm access and criticizes the need for new agricultural regulation. She recounts a farm visit to Jefferson with friends during the Frederick County Fair and emphasizes farming's role in supplying local markets and roadside stands.
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Pennsylvania
Ogots Gng
Baggats
America
Frederick County
Jefferson
Margie Weaver Attacks Delegate Over Cigarette Tax Plan
In a December 7 letter Margie Weaver criticizes Delegate Brinkley for opposing Gay Glendening's plan to double the cigarette tax from 36 to 72 cents. Weaver argues higher prices push buyers across state lines, noting Massachusetts shop owners saw drops in local sales while a New Hampshire retailer reported a 100 percent rise. She implies the plan would hurt the poor and create a cross-border tobacco market.
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Margie Weaver
Massachusetts
Austen Herald
New Hampshire
Letter to the Editor on cigarette tax increase
James Beizer argues the economic rationale favors raising the cigarette tax. He contends Gov Glendening errs while Del David Brinkley is correct, presenting a critique of current policy and supporting higher tobacco levies.
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Glendening
Del
David Brinkley
Community fight for flood relief at Point of Rocks
MICHELLE MOORE of Point of Rocks urges action after September floods. She cites delays and reductions in National Flood Insurance Program payments, criticizes FEMA aid, and asks for broader state and local involvement. She notes a lack of notification for a Winchester Hall meeting and calls for a united community effort to obtain compensation and long-term flood solutions.
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Glendening
Berks
Frederick County
FEMA
Clinton
Sona. Ing
Point of Roc
Winchester Hall
Point of Rocks
County Commis Rivets
Taisto
Fue Tongs
Sur Prag
Mark Hoke
Hoke
New hunting season and deer policy debate
Harold Shank comments on Roy Meachum's column about a deer population decline near Washington DC. He suggests tranquilizing deer and relocating them to Maryland or Virginia, offering his farm in Washington County to fatten some for next fall after talking with the Department of Natural Resources. He also notes NRA lobbying at the UN aiming to resist disarmament pressure from Japan.
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Roy Meachum
Mairly
D.C
Maryland
Virginia
Washington County
Department of Natural Resources
National Rifle Association
United Nations
Japan
U.S
Letters to the Editor at Frederick News Fest
Readers are invited to send letters to The Frederick News Fest criticizing or praising local issues. Writers must sign letters with their name and full address and provide home and business telephone numbers. Publication is abridged for space. efforts are made to publish all letters.
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Frederck
Pais Rome
Saeco
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