Smith Island Pastor Journeys by Boat to Serve Three Churches
Rev. Edward Gladden, age unknown, commutes weekly by swift oyster boat to Tylerton, Ewell, and Rhodes Point on Smith Island. He preaches three times each Sunday starting 8:30 a.m., maintaining a theocratic village ethic where churches fund local needs and the pastor acts as unofficial island mayor amid sea, religion, and isolation.
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Smith Island
Edward Gladden
Rolling Wood
Chesapeake Bay
Tylerton
Gladden
Ewell
Rhodes Point
Maryland Senate accelerates budget and reform push
The Maryland Senate moved into high gear last week and will quicken pace as it takes up the budget the campaign reform package and a tree-hugger bill. Fearing a filibuster over abortion the upper chamber aims to avoid stalling work with five weeks left before adjournment. The House lags but will weigh cuts to Gov Schaefer's 1991 program while the Senate eyes a likely final vote on recycled paper mandates and a major ethics reform package.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate
Senate
General Assembly
House of Delegates
House
William Donald Schaefer
Environmental
Gerald W. Wisegrad
D-Anne Arundel
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Bills killed over drugs and start-up costs in Maryland
Maryland House Judiciary Committee killed several bills aiding drug addicted babies amid budget concerns. In 1989, 7,450 pregnant women were known to abuse drugs, 12 percent of all pregnant women. start-up costs led to the bills being dropped despite long term savings.
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Annapolis
House
Judiciary Committee
Maryland
R. Clayton Mitchell Jr
General Assembly
Daniel M. Long
D-Somerset
Maryland car insurance rates may drop for policyholders
The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund plans to seek a premium reduction after a 40.9 million dollar profit last year. A board meeting in mid March will determine the size of the rate cut, with possible implementation as soon as May 1.
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MAIF
David C. Trageser
MAIP
Buddha statue not moved at Harford restaurant clash
Havre de Grace owner Yu-Pin Cass will not remove a half ton fiberglass Buddha displayed at San Lin Garden restaurant despite a petition by Aberdeeen resident Nancy J. Collins who calls it a false god. City inspector says no regulation violated. The statue overlooks U.S. 40 and is described as a smiling figure with a large belly.
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Havre DE Grace
America
Yu-Pin Cass
Nancy J. Collins
Aberdeen
Harford County
Ms. Collins
Clovis R. Bolen
Ms. Cass’ San Lin Garden
Mr. Bolen
U.S. 40
Baltimore
Driver pays weekly for beer that spilled from truck
Chesapeake Virginia AP reports Budweiser driver Christopher Scott must deduct 513 dollars from his pay at 25 dollars weekly until June for about 42 cases taken by passers by after a bay door opened and beer spilled onto Western Branch Boulevard. He saved 28 cases. more than 1,000 cans disappeared in 15 minutes.
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Chesapeake
Christopher Scott
Scott
Mr. Scott
Treatment chosen over prosecution for boy
NORFOLK AP For two months police and prosecutors debated whether a year old boy who authorities believe smothered his infant brother should be charged with murder Last week the state chose psychiatric treatment over criminal prosecution The 3 month old baby's death on Jan 4 was first treated as crib death but the mother questioned the boy During a Tuesday meeting Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Lenita Ellis said the boy would not be prosecuted because of his age and the main priority is helping the child
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Norfolk
Commonwealth’s
Lenita Ellis
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