Frederick County Budget Sees No Tax Increase Despite Growth
Frederick County officials confirmed a roughly H million boost in the next year's budget with no property tax rate increase. New revenues come from growth, reassessments, and an altered revenue calculation method tied to a fall property tax sale moved to spring, pending Maryland General Assembly approval.
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Sheriff's Department
Brunswick
Frederick County
Maryland General Assembly
Mark Hoke
Frederick
Patients in Britain gain access to their medical records in waiting rooms
A British Journal report describes Wells Park Road Practice allowing patients to read their notes while in the waiting room to foster shared decision making and trust. 90 of 91 patients favored the policy, with physicians and receptionists offering explanations and ensuring no edits or removals.
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Wells Park Road
London
Birmingham
England
Survival of MBDA chief fuels race and risk in Washington
James Richardson Gonzales, head of the Minority Business Development Agency, has weathered years of audits and criticism amid suspicions of using grant power for political influence. White House pressure and a looming MBDA SBA merger are seen as keys to his fate. George Hansen, ex-congressman, endures jail-hopping and hunger strikes as he pushes for release. The piece also covers editorials on a four million dollar Hutton parachute and Frederick County education and civil defense developments.
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Washington
Minority Business Development Agency
James Richardson Gonzales
George Bush
GOP
Richardson Gonzales
Bush
Stewart Harris
White House
Tration
MBDA
Small Business Administration
Commerce Department
Herman Rivera
Inspector General
Theron Bell
Bell
Jailhouse Rock
George Hansen
Petersburg
Omaha
Neb
Alexandria
George
Risen
Robert Fomon
E.F. Hutton
Fomon
Fifty Years On MES Features Local Properties And Memorials
50 years on MES notes MABEL M Warfield and Dill Avenet purchasing 263 acres south of Urbana for 4000 dollars and planning a country residence renovation. The statue of Francis Scott Key at Mount Olivet Cemetery was cleaned with acid and hoses, greatly improving its appearance after 18 years. A bronze plaque memorializing Emma Vaughan Johnson, longtime superintendent of nurses at the Maryland Tuberculosis Sanitarium near Sabillasville, was unveiled by nursing graduates, with tribute from Helen Wedland and created by Hans Schuler of Baltimore.
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MES
Mabel M. Warfield
Dill Avenet
Charles E. Poole
Urbana
Bennett's Creek
Francis Scou Key
Mount Olivet
Brant
Emma Vaughan Johnson
Maryland
Sabillasville
Helen Wedland
Miss Johnson
Hans Schuler
Baltimore
Letters to the Editor on money, politics and judgment
Readers criticize televangelists, military leadership, U S Soviet relations, and local governance. Damon L Barnhart and David Braune weigh ethics and accountability while Joe Bill Kelley faults county officials over budget decisions and education funding.
U.S. Debates Soviet Nuclear Arms Record and Public Info
The author argues the public can access nuclear history from Peace Resource Center and Helen Caldicott. Data shows early U.S. bombs in 1945 and rapid postwar growth with USSR parity or lag in several milestones. The piece notes Marines may not be taught these public facts and urges careful judgment of Soviet power.
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Admiral Poindexter
Oliver North
Robert McFarlane
Jason Graoill
USMC
Soviet Union
Jason Grabill
Peace Resource Center
United States
Helen Caldicott
Ussr
Federation of American Scientists
U.S
Mr. Grabill
Cones for Kids fundraiser boosts Easter Seals support
Western Maryland Easter Seals thanks Friendly's Frederick Towne Mall for a March 30 to May 1 promotion that raised 4502 dollars. Manager Leslie Mattox and 21 percent of staff helped surpass the 4000 dollar goal as customers donated one dollar for a coupon book offering discounts and two free cones. Easter Seals serves Frederick Washington Allegany and Garrett counties with services like speech therapy and equipment loans.
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Maryland
Friendly’s
Frederick Towne Mall
Leslie Mattox
Varius Friendly
Frederick
Washington
Allegany
Garrett
Easter Seals
Frederick County Women's Softball League Opening Tournament Coverage
Reader commends the newspaper for May coverage of the Frederick County Women's Softball League Opening Tournament. Diana Zabetakis noted for excellent reporting. Subscriber praises headline size and overall quality of the women's softball coverage.
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Frederick County
Diana Zabetakis
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