Pay hikes debated by county commissioners on Page A-1
Four-year veteran commissioners clash over raises as county officials argue for market-based salaries to attract and retain top managers. Personnel Director Mitch Hose supports a $2 560 increase, saying competitive pay is key to recruiting capable leadership.
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Mitch Hose
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Yingling
Absentee vote no shift in local race results
In Legislative District 3 absentee ballots did not alter outcomes as Democrat Sue Hecht gained six votes in a 228 vote lead over Ronald Sundergill for the third House of Delegates seat. Republicans Stup and Snodgrass held the top two spots as in the election. Statewide results favored Republicans in most top offices, with Democrat George Littrell winning the District 4 Senate seat over Tim Ferguson, who carried Carroll County votes to narrow the Frederick advantage.
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Sue Hecht
Ronald Sundergill
House of Delegates
Washington County
J. Anita Stup
Louise Snodgrass
U.S
Frederick County
George Littrell
Tim Ferguson
Ferguson
Carroll County
Frederick
Absentee ballots decide tight District 37A race
Salisbury Maryland Republican Don B Hughes leads Democrat Rudolph Cane by 15 votes in the District 37A race created to boost minority representation. After partial absentee tallying on Thursday Hughes holds 2,783 votes to Cane's 2,768 with completion not expected until November 21.
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Maryland
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Rudolp C. Cane
Hughes
Cane
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Mr. Cane
Oregon votes to legalize doctor assisted death by own action
Tim Shuck, an AIDS patient, plans to use Oregon's new law after ballot passage 52 to 48. The measure, effective Dec. 8, lets qualifying terminal patients request a lethal prescription with two doctors agreeing and three requests, with a 15 day waiting period. Debate centers on medical ethics and practical safeguards for doctors and pharmacists.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Tim Shuck
U.S. Supreme Court
American Medical Association
Sheriff’s deputies charge man with driving violations
Frederick County deputies arrested Erin Dean Long, 25, on driving while intoxicated, driving with a suspended license, fleeing and eluding and traffic violations after a high speed chase near Walkersville. A Maryland State Police helicopter aided the search. Long was jailed on a $12,000 bond.
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Frederick County
Long
Bedford Site Chosen for National D-Day Monument
The National D-Day Memorial Foundation selected Bedford Virginia as the site for a 20 acre national monument honoring the town s losses in World War II. Bedford suffered the largest per capita fatalities in the Normandy invasion with 23 of 35 soldiers from Company A of the 116th Infantry Regiment. The foundation anticipates a first class memorial though cost remains undetermined with past estimates from 2 to 10 million dollars.
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Bedford
Virginia
U.S
Foundation
Bob Slaughter
Environmentalist loses appeal over Allegany County power plant permits
A Baltimore judge dismissed Glen Besa of the Sierra Club’s challenge to the AES cogeneration plant near Cumberland. The ruling found lack of standing and filing timeliness, upholding the Maryland Department of the Environment. The project aims to convert western Maryland coal into electricity for Potomac Edison, with up to 800 construction jobs and 65 to 70 plant positions.
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Maryland
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Maryland Department of the Environment
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Ziles charged with murder in Poolesville girl death
A Florida couple tied to a staged kidnapping hoax were indicted on murder charges in the death of their 7 year old daughter Christina Holt. They also face four counts each of aggravated child abuse for the alleged torture and beating during the coverup. The case drew national attention as their attorney questioned the grand jury process and linked the charges to public outrage.
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John
Pauline Zile
South Carolina
Palm Beach County
Grand Jury
Holler
Riviera Beach
Zile
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