Walkersville considers center and town governance reforms
Walkersville residents weigh a possible town center site amid doubts about usage and county commitment. Leaders discuss a rewritten town code, voting power for the burgess, and one commissioner seat changes. Emphasis shifts to leveraging local volunteers and existing county resources to cut costs.
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Acres
Ms. Zimmerman
Mr. Cahn
Mr. Whitmore
Thompson
Bourland
Whitmore
Doctors' failure cited in Peyton medical malpractice suit
Attorney Robert Michael says Mr. Peyton’s bacteremia caused heart valve infection in January 1988, leading to a stroke that paralyzed his left side and ended his car mechanic career. He alleges Drs Cowen and Kahan breached standards by mismanaging infection, misreading echocardiograms, and failing to diagnose bacterial endocarditis.
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Mr. Peyton
Robert Michael
Rockville
Peyton
Michael
Cowen
Kahan
Middletown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Medical Center
Frederick
FMH
Maryland
Division of Rehabilitation
City approves DBE plan with six month reviews
Aldermen endorse the plan and urge board approval at the June 13 meeting. Mayor Grimes highlights a six month review panel to ensure compliance, DBE participation, and contract value targets, with state certification used as conclusive proof when available.
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Jon Kreissig
Sally Murphy
Jim Grimes
Grimes
DBE
Mie Parbieipahen
Dbes
Frances Ba
Police stop on I-95 sparks racial search allegations
State police pulled over a rented minivan on July 12 1994 for a suspected drugs search amid a 40th wedding anniversary trip. The couple allege racial profiling while troopers deny using race. AP analysis shows higher seizure rates among black drivers compared with whites.
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Carter
Leatherbury
STIF
Drug squad searches bias exposed in 1995 study
AP analysis of state police highway searches shows the Special Traffic Interdiction Force patrolling I 95 in Cecil and Harford counties overwhelmingly searched black motorists. Of 145 motorists searched, 125 were black, with four women and a minority split among white, Hispanic, and other. Vehicles seized included Fords, Chevys, Hondas. BMWs and a Lexus appeared rarely.
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Associated Press
Cecil
Harford
Tim
Parks fund drives two July tree planting plans
County funds from a street tree ordinance exceed projections with 111000 in the pot and 70000 expected from the county. Parks department plans two July projects at Pinecliff Park and Ballenger Creek Park to plant 165 trees and replace failed plantings, prioritizing floodplain areas for water quality.
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Department of Public Works
Parks and Recreation Department
Parks Department
Thompson
Pinecliff Park
Frederick City
Earl Eyler
Eyler
Ballenger Creek Park
Wage stalemate as wage bill linked to tax breaks sparks U S Senate delay
Republicans warn higher wages threaten entry level jobs while Democrats cry foul over a Goodling amendment shielding firms under 500000 in sales. AFL-CIO calls the exemption sweeping and harmful. A separate Goodling plan would allow a 4250 opportunity wage for under 20s. Senate leaders push a straight vote amid a broader tax break package for small business.
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William Goodling
R-Pa
House
David Bonier
D-Mich
Afl-Cio
Senate
Clinton
Puerto Rico
Bob Dole
Chamber
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