Leave bad enough alone Editorial on Maryland budget power
The piece argues Maryland should retain the governor's control of funding, noting the state differs from 49 others where the legislature funds programs. With a $1 billion deficit, legislators seek funding authority, but critics warn this could worsen lobbying, deals, and gridlock, favoring the status quo. The author urges preserving the current system.
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Budge
Parris Grendening
Glendening
Barbara Holtimah
Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Senate
Annapolis
Maryland Association of Community Services For
Greenspan Rushes to Crest of Economic Recovery
Fed chair Alan Greenspan says the economy is already expanding, with unemployment falling to 6.6 percent as the workforce grows. Fourth quarter growth hit 1.4 percent and could reach near four percent this quarter, signaling an end to the recession and prompting upward revisions to federal revenues and a potential easing of interest rates.
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Alan Greenspan
Oplin
Greenspan
Fed
White House
Congress
Bush
Racket Warned Involving VA Records Seekers In Frederick
Ernest Lipps cites a widespread scheme where people pose as Veterans Administration reps to obtain service records data for a fee in Frederick County. The alert follows a report of ornate profiteering amid the winter, as investigators flag a likely pattern of fraudulent claims and data harvesting.
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Frederick County
Ernest Lipps
Maryland St. Veterans Commission
Veterans Administration
Alaims
Frederick seeks 200000 for murals in downtown clashs with accessibility funds
Public input questions whether 200000 should fund new downtown murals or improve curb cuts and ramps for better accessibility. Critics urge redirecting funds to housing shelters, soup kitchens, college grants, and free health care, while proposing multiple local artists be funded at lower rates.
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Frederick
Letters on Frederick murals and public work proposal
A reader letter lauds public art murals in Frederick and urges approval of a William Cochran proposed new public works funded by a public private partnership. Krista A. McGowan cites tourism benefits, economic development, and historic preservation as reasons to back the project to revitalize downtown.
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William Cochran
Frederick
Maryland
Blue Cross offers Maryland $1.3 billion for merger ruling
William Jews, president of Health Networks, claims Blue Cross promises Maryland politicians 1.3 billion dollars to secure a favorable merger decision. He calls the funds charitable trysts and says the payments aim to buy influence amid tax-raising deadlock. Enron comparison noted.
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William Jews
Blue Cross
Maryland
Trists
Enron
Zoud
CareFirst executives face scrutiny over big pay amid for profit push
A reader letter attacks CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield plans to go for profit, arguing $27 million for CEO William Jews and over $50 million in bonuses could fund health care for Maryland families. The writer questions the merger’s stated aims to lower premiums and upgrade technology, urging leadership changes.
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Heverly
Byron
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
CareFirst
CareFiral
William T
Jews
Maryland
Leghold Traps Defended by Local Resident
Donna Thomas of Boonsboro argues against animal rights groups and defends steel jaw foothold traps as humane. She cites livestock protection, a cat incident, and comparisons to car door injuries to claim traps cause minimal suffering and allow safe release.
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Sam
Rachel Querry
Maryland
Tam
Boonsboro
Humane Society of the United States
HSUS
City mural project proposed with private donors and Shared Vision
Muralists announce a downtown art initiative with two private donors and Shared Vision. Public workshop on March 13 and public hearing March 21 at City Wall will discuss murals on scarred walls to revive architecture, tourism, and tax base. The project aims to bolster Frederick as a cultural destination and support preservation.
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City Wall
Frederick
Merger Debate Highlights Cautions for BlueCmess Wall-Deal
The article cites concerns from Beverly Bycan and Hyron about the CareFirat plans amid the planned merger between BlueCmess and Wall. It stresses that people, especially insured individuals, should weigh all sides of the proposal and avoid any perception of impropriety or “skids” being greased in the transaction.
Letter Responds to Fat Tax Idea in Frederick News Post
Wendi Baugher criticizes the March 9 Frederick News Post letter proposing a fat tax. She argues such taxes discriminate and would target overweight people, urging the author to consider smarter, more compassionate ideas.
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Frederick News Post
Letters to the Editor At The Frederick News-Post
Readers are invited to send letters with name and address for publication The paper notes it cannot publish poetry religious verse form letters or copies of letters from others Submissions may appear on the newspaper’s website if received Critics and contributors should include return information mail fax or email options for sending letters to the editor.
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Gu Keaton
Welt
Frederick News-Post
P.O
Frederick
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