Health care pledge gains support from Frederick County HRC
The Frederick County Human Relations Commission voted to sign a declaration of principle backing Maryland's Health Care for All plan aimed at covering about 700 000 uninsured residents. Speaker Carol Antoniewicz noted 78 percent state support and 2 100 groups backing the effort started in 1998 by Dr Peter Beilenson. The panel also okayed clarifications to a proposed anti discrimination bill and discussed rape victim police procedure reforms.
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Frederick
Antoniewicz
Peter Beilenson
Baltimore
Frederick County
Wight Commission
John Morehouse
Morehouse
Brunswick Considers Center for Municipal Solutions to Draft Wireless Ordinance
Brunswick officials review a proposed agreement with the Center for Municipal Solutions to help draft a new wireless facilities ordinance. After a 45 minute briefing by Michael Steele, the council asked the city attorney to evaluate the arrangement. The center, active in 201 communities including Walkersville and Emmitsburg, sees towers and antennas likely to rise significantly by decade’s end with three providers already in contact.
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Brunswick
Center For Municipal Solutions
Michael Steele
Albany, N.Y
Brunswick City
Steete
Walkersville
Emmitsburg
Thurmeml
Steele
Carroll Jones
Maryland warns retailers against selling cigarettes to minors
Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr announces a crackdown targeting about 7,000 retailers for selling tobacco to minors. He cites 29,000 youths starting to smoke annually and notes a 62 percent failure rate to check age in sting operations. Fines range from 300 to 3,000 dollars per violation, with ongoing monitoring and warnings to retailers statewide.
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Rockville
Maryland
J. Joseph Curran Jr
Curran
Worcester
Baltimore
Montgomery County
Board of License Commissioners
Dennis Theaharis
Aspire Frederick survey to gauge resident goals in late January
About 56 participants reviewed the survey draft and will distribute it in late January 2002 to identify goals important to Frederick residents. Frank Smith, co-chair of the Action/Outreach Team, urged input via phone or the Aspire Frederick website as project aims to craft a city vision for the coming decades.
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Aspire
Frederick
Frank Smith
Aspire Frederick
Smith
Vey
Mount St Marys Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Mount St Marys College and the Council on Campus Ministry invite all community members to the seventh annual tree lighting on Sunday December 4 at 4 30 p m in the quad beside the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception following a 3 30 p m choir concert at the Immaculate Chapel. The Rev Raymond Harris will bless the tree and President George Houston will flip the switch, then a reception with light refreshments will follow in the quad. The event is free and open to the public with available parking. For more information call 301 447 5366.
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Mount
St. Mary's College
Council On Campus Ministry
Raymond Harris
George Houston
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Alan Imboff
Michael O’conner
Jesse Goode
Richard Griffin
Patricia Stanley
Jeanettte Eleff
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