Candidates discuss jobs tax and Cuba policy in debate
The candidates cited Fort Ritchie and Bausch and Lomb closures as proof of weak economic development while agreeing a minimum wage rise is needed. Osmundson urged normalizing Cuba relations, Koontz favored containment, and Allensworth pressed decisive action. They sparred over a national sales tax and corporate taxation as a path to relief.
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Fort Ritchie
Bausch and Lomb
Oakland
Clinton
Osmundson
National Security Agency
U.S
Cuba
United States
Koontz
Allensworth
Washington
At&t
U.S. Treasury
IRS
Congress
Roscoe Bartlett
Fire tax plans face public hearing in Frederick County
The Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association backs a proposed taxing district to fund paid daytime fire personnel of about 99 555 dollars annually shared by property owners. A public hearing is set for April 18 with notices to owners due March 15, while commissioners consider implications for residents and development pressures.
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Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association
Eugene Johnson
Gene Foster
Daniel Dew
Edward Johnson
Claggett Center
Mark Hoke
Moose lodge leader outlines charity drive and growth aims
Mr Whitby of Moose Lodge 371 describes a mission beyond socializing, with annual charitable giving to Mooseheart and Moosehaven, support for Cub Scouts and MS charities, and a plan to raise local membership from 1780 to about 2500 while expanding programs for children, seniors, and in between.
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Robert Dale
Whitby
Lodge 371
Order
Frederick County
Cuban envoy walks out during UN council session
The UN council planned to hear a statement after Cuba waited for Beijing guidance and for Cuban foreign minister Robaina. When Rodriguez was invited to the council table he refused and left, ending the brief exchange.
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Beijing
China
Roberto Robaina
Mr. Rodriguez
Ms. Albright
Juvenile dies after confrontation with deputies near Sheetz
A 16 year old, John William Long IV of Hagerstown, shot himself after drawing a .22 caliber pistol on deputies during a suspected juvenile attempted robbery at a Sheetz on U.S. 40 near Hagerstown Maryland. The incident occurred at 2 a.m. with another 15-year-old in the vehicle.
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Boonsboro
Washington County
Charles Mades
Mades
U.S. 40
Hagerstown
MD. 66
William Malott
Drc
Malott
Subaru
Sharpsburg
John William Long
Freemont St
Mr. Mades
Mark Hansberger
Mr. Long
Mr Long
Sheriff Mades
Long
Auto emissions test bill clears Senate in Maryland
A bill delaying the dynamometer exhaust test for auto emissions passes the Maryland Senate 32 to 13 and moves to the House. Gov. Parris Glendening and leaders back the measure, which would extend the current tailpipe monitor system if enacted this year.
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Annapolis
Senate
House of Delegates
Parris Glendening
Thieves Take Car From Frederick Auto Center
Maryland State Police reported a car theft at Frederick Auto Center on Md 355 Tuesday morning. The suspects fled in a white Honda Accord around 9 am, leaving behind a black Honda Accord stolen in Prince George's County. Two suspects were seen fleeing on foot. troopers used a canine and helicopter but did not locate them. Descriptions: two black males, one in a red cap and dark jacket, the other in a light jacket.
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Frederick Auto Center
Prince George’s County
Maryland
Poole Pushes Pay Reform Amid Maryland Legislator Salaries
The Commerce and Government Matters Committee discusses a pay raise reform aimed at tying salaries to votes. Poole seeks to penalize lawmakers who vote against raises by earning only the previous year's pay, arguing current benefits are hypocritical while several Republicans push doomed reduced-pay bills. Lawmakers now earn 29,700 dollars yearly, with current rates fixed through 1998. Kittleman supports Poole’s bill but opposes withholding pay for anti-raise votes.
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House
Robert Kittleman
Howard
Poole
Senate
Chelsea Clinton Turns Sixteen Fourteen
Washington AP reports Chelsea Clinton, the First Daughter, turned 16 today while at school. Family spokesman Noel Lattimore said plans remain private but hint at a quiet after school celebration with the Clinton family.
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Washington
Chelsea
Chelsea Clinton
Noel Lattimore
Clintons
State drops murder charges after federal indictment
Three men from Maryland and West Virginia see state murder charges dismissed after a federal grand jury in Martinsburg indicted them for murder during an ongoing criminal enterprise linked to a turf war over drug selling in Kearneysville. Two suspects remain jailed on state charges. others face separate cases in Jefferson County Circuit Court.
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Charles Town
W.va
Maryland
Martinsburg
Kearneysville
Danny Lee Burdette Jr
Damascus
Jefferson County
Circuit City presses Sunday sales bill in Howard County
Circuit City pushes a bill allowing seven day car sales in Howard County to support redevelopment of an abandoned race course and creation of 350 jobs. Local dealers oppose citing increased costs and customer preferences for Sundays off, while supporters frame it as fair competition and a local decision. Senate action and local courtesy rules add political friction.
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Circuit City
Howard County
Russell Hawthorne
Century Ford
Mount Airy
Jack Lord
Renn Kirby Pontiac Mitsubishi
Frederick
al Shockley
Shockley Honda
Maryland New Car and Truck Dealers Association
Shockley
Hawthorne Circuit City
Alan Rifkin
Rifkin
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Timothy Ferguson
Frederick Carroll
Ferguson
Senate
John Derr
Frederick Washington
General Assembly
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Seind
Frederick News-Post
Arthur W. Boyce
P.A
West
Patrick Street
Enkins
Nissan
Oldsmobile
Frederick, MD Ee
Jerry Wayne Pryor
Thomas Norman Fowler
Bunker Hill
Oscar Leon Hernandez
Germantown
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