Final push at Maryland General Assembly faces five major issues
The 90 day session narrows to five remaining debates including gay rights housing and employment protection, electric utility deregulation, ethics reform, tobacco tax increase, and the partial birth abortion ban. The Frederick County delegation, under pressure, seeks swift committee action and a smooth finish to the session.
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Alex Mooney
House
Senate
Mooney
Tim Ferguson
Frederick County
Alcoa Eastleo Works
Annapolis
Maryland General Assembly
Reporter recounts Fort Detrick court appearance over stop sign
Roy Meachum describes his January Fort Detrick court encounter over a stop sign citation. He critiques Army prosecutors, cites bureaucratic obfuscation, and notes the magistrate reduced or maintained fines. He credits Captain Stephen Maleson for recording the column and upholding his stated goal of an official record.
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Fort Detrick
Weir
Army
Ccal
West Point
Detrick
Thomas di Giruamo
Mr di Gare Amo
FL Detrick
Alfie Molahons
Amo
Parks
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Allimart
Stephen Aleson
Aguntrate
Maleson
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Muleson
Danver
Stephen Maleson
Government should guard online buyers privacy now
A columnist argues that while e commerce grows rapidly with billions in sales and many shoppers embracing online transactions privacy is the main consumer worry. Government action is needed to curb data sharing and misuse, as self regulation by firms and alliances like TRUSTe prove insufficient.
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Peanney
Department of Feet
Projects Commerce
William Daley
Daley
Clinton
America Online
Time Warner
Yahoo
Online Privacy Alliance
George Orwell
Amazon.com
Truste
Frederick House Delegates OK Pension Plan for City Employees
The House of Delegates passed a measure enabling Frederick to create a city employee pension system and a group health and insurance plan. Also mentions stocking 18,000 legal-size trout in Frederick County streams before the April 15 fishing season opener. A 21 year old Ohio man pleaded guilty in Fairmont West Virginia to robbing a Baltimore and Ohio train with an accomplice, who is hospitalized. Speculation on sites for a new downtown Frederick library, with Key Chevrolet site on East Patrick Street named.
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House of Delegates
Frederick City
Benjamin F. Phebug
Frederick County
Ohio
West Virginia
Fairmont
Frederick
Chevrolet
East Patrick Street
James 5. Grimes
Running loose in Middletown and town violence
A reader laments Middletown safety after a brutal beating of her son by youths using bats and improvised weapons. She recalls his severe injuries, hospital care at Sheck Trauma Unit in Baltimore on March 1994, and lingering effects including seizures and red eyes. She connects the attack to a mossed sense of community decline and urges residents, especially parents, to act to protect children and restore the town.
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Teresa Flock
Middletown
Sheck
Baltimore
Wal-Mart expansion sparks small business concerns in Frederick area
Local residents debate Walmart growth amid four Frederick stores and one in Gettysburg with a new Frederick location planned within a 20 minute drive of Thurmont. Critics say big price leverage hurts small shops while acknowledging Walmart's low prices and large buying power. Some residents value smaller towns for a sense of community and personal care.
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Wal-Mart
Frederick
Gettysburg
Thurmonnt
America
Letters Warn Against Wal Mart-Size Giants Threatening Small Town Life
A letter argues that large corporations with Wal-Mart-like buying power threaten the vitality of small towns. Local businesses will struggle to compete and influence consumers, potentially erasing what drew residents to small shops, leaving only cheap city-style shopping.
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Church seeks accessibility addition blocked by zoning board
Tom Niblock urges mayor and city council to reverse a Board of Zoning Appeals decision that denied Frederick Presbyterian Church permission to add an exterior structure for an elevator and handicap accessible restrooms. He notes nearby parking decks and argues the project aids community access without worsening parking.
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Board of Zoning Appeal
Frederick Presbyterian Church
Board of Zoning Appeals
Footbridge urged for safer crossing of Golden Mile U S 40
James McMorrow of Braddock Heights writes to The Frederick News Post urging a pedestrian footbridge over the Golden Mile to reduce hazards on U S 40. He cites undivided highway sections, crosswalks at McCain and Hillcrest, and issues with pedestrians and drivers last night, proposing safety measures or increased shuttle service while awaiting a bridge.
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Frederick Towne Mall
Golden Mile
U.S 40
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Hillcrest Drive
Hillcrest
Community Action Committee
Willowcrest Drive
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Frederick, MD
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Keune
Joseph Perkins
Robin Lookinghill
Woodsboro
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Ann Beaver
New Midway
Mary, Gail
Sharon Wiles
Myersville
Nancy Weller
Golden Curl Salon
Webelos
New Market Fire Hall
Mark Horn
Karl Schmudlach
Bobby MacCracken
Jay Huff
Kevin Glausch
Frederick Community College
Mark Pickett
Gus Roby
Mark Gaver
Jim Fraser
Julie Etchison
Paula Bowie, Freéduvick
Tom Niblock
Adamstown
U.S. 40
James McMorrow
Braddock Heights
Fredenck News-Post
News-Post
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Frederick News-Post
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