Harriet Tubman Nominated For Episcopal Saints Calendar
Harriet Tubman, famed conductor of the Underground Railroad, is nominated for the Episcopal Church Calendar of Saints. A Cambridge celebration is planned at Great Choptank Parish as final action is awaited at the 1997 convention. Tubman would be Maryland’s first native saint.
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Cambridge
Harriet Tubman
Episcopal Church
Nathaniel W. Pierce
Great Choptank Parish
Maryland
Ms. Tubman
Moses
Bucktown
Pennsylvania
Edward Brodess
Land of Freedom
Auburn
N.Y
Frederick Douglass
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Cael Bloomer
Sojourner Truth
Episcopal Diocese of
Easton
Community service mandate survives set for ’97 class
Maryland high school graduation requiring 75 hours of community service remains in place for the class of 1997 after the House Ways and Means Committee rejected a bill to end the program by a 16-6 vote. Delegates Greenip and Heller weighed in on the debate, noting local flexibility and classroom impact amid a slow legislative session and high participation in prior years.
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Annapolis
State
Maryland
House
Ways and Means
Janet Greenip
Anne Arundel
Greenup
Henry Heller
D-Montgomery
Senate
65 mph speed limit push advances in Maryland
A Maryland House committee voted 17 to 3 to raise the rural highway speed limit to 65 mph. The panel rejected stricter penalties for speeders and a ban on radar detectors, marking the first committee action on Governor Glendening’s proposal.
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Annapolis
House
Commerce and Government Matters
Parris Glendening
Legisla
General Assembly
State Highway Administration
Maryland
Frederick County
Frederick City
U.S. 340
U.S. 15
Washington County
Elizabeth Bobo
D-Howard
David Brinkley
R-Frederick
Louise Snodgrass
Rfrederick Washington
Brinkley
Glendening
Mount Airy
Burkittsville Mayor Speaks From Gallery On Local Government Debate
In Annapolis Burkittsville Mayor Deborah Aughenbaugh attended the State House as lawmakers debated a resolution urging the governor to appoint a commission to study problems with homeowners associations. Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow questioned the mayor’s relevance prompting her thumbs up from the gallery. The House approved the resolution 109-26 as a separate set of highway and radar detector measures moved through committee, including adjustments to speeding penalties and effective dates.
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Annapolis
Burkittsville
Deborah Aughenbaugh
State House
House
Dana Lee Dembrow
Montgomery
Dembrow
Dam safety downgrade eases costs for Lake Singanore group
The State Water Resources Administration lowered Lake Merle Dam from high to significant hazard after a PMF study using newer topography. Estimated annual savings reach 250 000 to 400 000 dollars, potentially avoiding special assessments and easing repairs for the Lake Singanore Association. Two downstream houses face minor risk. the change is described as a major boon by officials and engineer Rand Postell.
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Lake Merle Dam
Lake Singanore Association
State Water Resources Administration
Charlie Baker
Association
Ms. Baker
Brad Iarossi
Iarossi
Rand Postell
Frederick News Post recycled paper notice
Inside The News Portions of The Frederick News Post are printed each day on 100 percent recycled paper. The newspaper is recyclable and encourages readers to recycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Smelser Honored as Maryland Senate’s First Citizen
Former Sen Charles Smelser of Union Bridge, 74, was named Maryland’s First Citizen by a unanimous Senate vote after 36 years in state government. Colleagues staged an elaborate ruse to lure him to Annapolis, where he received the honor and shared memories of his long conservative tenure, prompting laughter and praise for his frugality and influence.
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Annapolis
Charles Smelser
Maryland Senate
Mr. Miller
Smelser
Mr. Smelser
Senate
Miller
Maryland
Chamber
Buck” Smelser
John Derr
Frederick County
John Cade
Anne Arundel County
Clarence Blount
Baltimore
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