Frederick County to hire eight more deputies
Frederick County deputies say eight more deputies are needed as growth strains police coverage. Sheriff Obert Snyder notes the county’s large size and slow trooper response, and the commissioners approve adding funds to the sheriff's budget.
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Teachers in Frederick County rail against new board
The community faces a protests surge as Frederick County teachers march against the new board of county commissioners over education funding. The dispute centers on a shortfall in BoE funds amid a growing student population, while officials revealed a later $4 million for non BoE needs.
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Pacemaker loophole leaves untested devices in use
A 1976 law loophole allows devices marketed as substantially equivalent to pre 1976 models to bypass FDA testing. Jessica Taylor of Millbury Ohio received a pacemaker with a failed, untested lead. Medtronic cites 19 failures in 10,000 implants, while critics push for stricter premarket review to protect patients amid safety doubts.
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Supreme Court backs federal pensions and unemployment plans
The United States Supreme Court upheld federal old age pensions, unemployment insurance, and state unemployment aid with slim margins. Maryland joins a few states in embracing all four major programs while Roosevelt urges Congress to set minimum wage and hour standards.
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Nurses and teachers fuel talk of work stoppage across Frederick
A letter urges hospital nurses in Frederick to study teachers sick outs and work to rule as leverage. It argues nurses could walk off at shift start and return at shift end, omitting routine tasks, while warning of ethical concerns and legal penalties for abandoning patients. It also cites teacher pay debates and school efficiency ideas, urging a businesslike approach to staffing and budgets.
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