Budget cuts hit Maryland state and local services
In a blunt look at fiscal restraint, officials trim spending across Maryland. The Cullen center closes to save money while Frederick Community College faces cuts, school thermostats drop to 68, and state parks delay reopening. Officials promise fairness and necessity guiding each decision amid broader concerns about who bears the burden.
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General Assembly
Victor Cullen Center
Frederick Community College
Frederick County
Cullen Center
FCC
Stephen
Maryland
Gov Schaefer shown capable in budget crisis, not revenge
Roy Meachum argues budget cuts confirm his view that Governor Schaefer acts for the public good. He notes funding for Carroll Creek, Sabillasville center issues, college protests, and the need for more money to balance the budget. He defends Schaefer’s smart leadership over post election revenge speculation.
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William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Maryland
Frederick
Carroll Creek
Sabillasville
Victor Cullen Center
New del
Anita Stup
Winchester Hall
Annapolis
Prince George’s
P.G
University of Maryland
Saddam Hussein
State House
Baltimore
Belvedere Hotel
Belvedere
General Assembly
Don Schaefer
Bad investments pinch pensions in Harmons case
Zoe Roberts, a Harmons checker from Utah, saved 2 percent of her salary in the company pension plan over nine years. The fund lost millions, trustees loaned to a Harmons family business, and auditors found high-risk investments. Eight employees sue after Labor Department action ordered $4 million restored and trustees removed.
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Zoe Roberts
Harmon’s
Utah
Harmon
Roberts
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Labor Department
America
Harmon's
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Plan
Robert
Susan Dallimore
Boyd
Karen Ferguson
Pension Rights Center
Pentagon
United States
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Frederick area news and weather brief notes
A mixed Frederick digest covers a Seeing Eye dog gift for Mr Stone, Muskie's Fort Detrick health center proposal, 1940 census delegation talk, cancellation of The Burning of the Greens due to snow, McDonalds West Seventh Street store opening, and two women renege causing a pedestrian wrist injury with no charges.
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Municipal Employees Association of Baltimore
Guy Stone
The
News
Mr. Stone
Snuffy
Seeing Eye Center
Morristown
N.J
Frederick
Frederick City
Large concrete dog with flower basket stolen in Walkersville
The writer laments the theft of a large concrete dog with a flower basket from their family home porch in Walkersville last Christmas. They note it was a cherished gift for their son and daughter-in-law and request the thief return it, hoping for remorse and accountability. The note expresses strong disapproval of the crime and a desire for safety on U.S. streets.
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Walkersville
Saudi Arabia
U.S.A
Kathryn Saylor Frederick sample drug testing opinion
JOHN L. DITMAN from Buckeystown argues in favor of urine tests and similar screening, claiming testing technology is simple and necessary to ensure others are sober. He questions constitutional concerns and defends intrusions as acceptable for safety and trust in daily life.
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IRS
Prayer chain for peace across nations and leaders
Marie Harris of Monrovia urges a New Year prayer chain calling on two people daily to pray for peace between leaders including Bush and Saddam Hussein. The chain would spread as each recipient asks two more, aiming to end by January 15 and enable troops to return home safely.
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Bush
Saddam Hussein
Saudi Arabia
Ski College Mountain Inc Faces Local Opposition Over Resort Plan
Wally Shank of Ski College Mountain Inc defends logging near Emmitsburg as crews clear mountain paths. Local groups including Eyler Valley Citizens Association and the Frederick County Civic Federation unite to oppose a ski resort, seeking to protect the county’s beauty and life quality.
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Ski College Mountain Inc
Emmitsburg
SCM
Wally Shank
Frederick News-Post
Keep Cullen center open petition to Gov Schaefer over cuts
Dorothy Wright Stull urges preserving Victor Cullen Center as Maryland faces a rising developmentally disabled population and budget cuts. She argues closing the campus would force residents to move to larger facilities, harming progress, family contact, and staff dedication at the park-like center with cottages, recreation house, and church. Citizens should write to the governor in Annapolis.
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William Donald Schaefer
Maryland
Victor Cullen Center
Schaefer
Victor Cullen
Gov. Schaefer
State House
Annapolis
Police praised for calm handling of party disturbance
Ken Berkowitz thanks Frederick police for responding to a late night gathering of teens on David Lane. He notes 8 officers faced over 100 youths, two arrests, no injuries, and calls the response restrained and professional, urging support for police funding.
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David Lane
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