Maryland Emissions Test Delays Frustrate Drivers and Officials
Delays in the expanded dynamometer test raise complaints from drivers and lawmakers. MARTA cites reduced state hours and untrained facility operators as factors slowing progress while noting a 35 percent hourly improvement at busy facilities. Officials pledge to fix operations and keep tailpipe tests every two years at $12.
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Phil Jimeno
D-Anne Arundel
MARTA
Jerry Carter
Carter
Glendening
Transportation
David Winstead
Environment
Jane Nishida
Tax plan advocates 20 percent rate with large exemption
National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform proposes a 20 percent rate with a generous exemption to aid low income Americans in achieving economic independence. A two thirds congressional vote would lock in changes, ensuring tax system stability amid frequent legislative shifts. The panel includes Pete du Pont Herman Cain Matt Fong and Edwin Fealner Jr and held hearings in Harlem and Omaha.
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Commission
Congress
National Commission On Economic Growth and Tax Reform
Delaware
Pete du Pont
Godfather’s Pizza
Herman Cain
California
Matt Fong
Heri
Tage Foundation
Edwin J. Fealner Jr
Newt Gingrich
Bob Dole
Kemp
Harlem
Omaha
Neb
Peterson
FrederickCrime Clearance Rates Outpace Similar Cities
Frederick reports a 33.1 percent overall clearance rate for index crimes, well above the 21.4 percent national average and the 23 percent for similarly sized cities. Murders were solved at 100 percent, robberies 38.8, aggravated assaults 7.39, burglaries 1.66, larceny thefts 26.1, auto thefts 45.5, while rape lagged behind. Chief Raffensberger credits strong police work and community programs funded by COPS grants for reductions.
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
Department of Justice
Frederick
Raffensberger
Black Watch
Neighborhood Services Officer
COPS
Helicopter Missing Sparks Emotional Reactions and Scrutiny
Early morning detachment follows a chopper disappearance. Harold C. Delauter, a pilot, recalls preparing for church when a trooper phoned him and he could not speak. Colleagues call Cpl May and Trooper Poetzman martyrs as legislators examine the Medevac program and propose changes. Years
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Copter
Harold C. Delauter
Church
Cpl May
Poetzman
Planning board grants continuance for Lewistown development
Lewistown page reports Planning Commission Chair Martha Rice blasting a flawed development application and notification process. Members vote to continue, allowing 60 days to six months to resubmit with clarified signatures and parcel ownership. A previous aviation crash spurred public scrutiny and evolution of the twin engine helicopter program for medical transport.
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Planning Commission
Martha Rice
Gary Moore
Syscom
Baltimore
Frederick
Carey
Greg
Marshall
Mental institution opens history museum at Springfield Center
Sykesville Md AP report on Springfield Hospital Center inaugurating a medical history museum. Two head nurses Barbara Kelly and Carla Walton led the project, displaying items from a century of care including a 100-year-old baby grand piano and various medical and dental tools. This opening kicks off the center’s centennial celebrations.
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Sykesville, Md
New Medical
Springfield Hospital Center
Sykesville
Barbara Kelly
Carla Walton
Ferguson Proposes Term Limits and Solicitation Reform
Senate candidate Ferguson pushes a three term limit and questions why lawmakers should be removable after eight years. He also seeks a 30 day cooling off rule for lawyer solicitations of accident victims, drawing mixed committee reaction and bar support.
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Sen
Paula Hollinger
Baltimore County
Mr. Ferguson
Ms. Hollinger
Clarence Blount
Baltimore
Blount
Ferguson
House
Senate
Judicial Proceedings Committee
Maryland
Albert Winchester
Maryland State Bar Association
Bruce Webb
Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association
Visitor marks Poe birthday with cognac and roses at grave
A mysterious cloaked man visited Edgar Allan Poe’s grave in Baltimore to mark his birthday with three roses and cognac but left in a hurry after dropping the offerings. Jeff Jerome, curator, said the scene was eerie and unusual with fog and a white scarfed observer.
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Baltimore
Edgar Allan Poe
Jeff Jerome
Old Westminster
Jerome
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Cpl
Gregory May
Lewistown
Trooper Carey
Frederick’s Holiday Decor Store
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Frederick Oriental Rugs
India
China
Pakistan
EWSP
Mental Institution
Ms. Kelly
Poe
Fredérick Ae
Makin
Hospice
Frederick County
HFC
Hospice OF
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Sarhives
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