Schaefer backs smart growth plan for Maryland
Governor William Donald Schaefer tours an Anne Arundel County neighborhood with legislators to illustrate smart growth. He argues compact development saves land, reduces infrastructure costs, protects the Chesapeake Bay, and plans future growth with local governments while preserving zoning powers.
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Margaret Thomas on Victor Cullen Center closure and care ethics
Margaret Thomas a Freder ick registered nurse addresses the Victor Cullen Center shutdown moving residents to Rosewood Center and questions funding for stadiums. She recalls 1970s deinstitutionalization and argues the move harms mentally retarded clients, urging accountability and renewed patriotism.
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Creationism debate prompts letter response in News-Post
Robert L Cooperman contests Edward H. Sangstad’s critique of macroevolution. He argues evolution theory lacks testable mechanisms, notes observed species change limits, and urges shifting Darwin discussion from science to philosophy. He commends the News-Post for open forum.
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Don Allensworth Zoning and power brokers in Maryland
Don Allensworth argues that home rule expands local powers but fails to curb overdevelopment. He traces the rise of zoning law firms as dominant, behind the scenes actors shaping land use in Montgomery Frederick and Prince George counties, urging reforms to campaign finance lobbying and judicial access to check their influence.
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