Marylanders seek election day voter registration ruling
NAACP Legal Defense Fund asks federal judge to permit same day voter registration in Maryland arguing the National Voter Registration Act is being violated. Four Maryland residents testified they were not offered registration at motor vehicle offices and a study cites poor registration records. State argues race to administer and guard against fraud. County and city MVA offices visited by witnesses cited missing forms and signage.
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James Stephenson
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Social Services
Maryland Motor Voter Gap Highlights Public Aid Registrations
Allan J Lichtman of American University testified on a Maryland analysis showing 2.9 percent of visitors to social services offices registered to vote, with Missouri and Indiana above 18 percent and Massachusetts at 1.3 percent. He warned of a potential Maryland motor voter implementation issue and noted plans to call witnesses from state agencies. Also, Marine Staff Sgt Patrick O Toole received a Certificate of Recruiting Excellence while serving at Albany NY Marine Corps Recruiting Station. He is son of Loretta O Toole Emmitsburg and is a 1982 Catechin High School graduate.
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Patrick O'Toole
Marine Corps
Albany
N.Y
Loretta O'Toole
Emmitsburg
Catechin High School
New Possibilities in Adult Day Services Week Proclaimed
Frederick County Commissioners declare September 15 to 21 as New Possibilities in Adult Day Services Week to highlight care and services for functionally and cognitively impaired adults via Daybreak Adult Daycare Center. Attendees include Commissioners Rhoderick Hoke Hogan Reeder plus Daybreak staff and allies. A statement by Ms Brown questions compliance with the act and recent delays.
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Frederick County
Terre Rhoderick
Louise Lynch
Daybreak Adult Daycare Center
Sandra Burge
Mark Hoke
Dawn Ann Bambrick
United Cerebral Pals
Gail Bowerman
Ilona Hogan
Bruce Reeder
Anti smoking grant boosts Maryland youth message
The Smoke Free Maryland Coalition receives an 823,476 four year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to expand Smokeless States program. Maryland officials say funds will hire staff, produce a newsletter and broaden outreach to teens and elementary schools. A prior 200 000 pilot funded earlier. A Maryland Comptroller survey found teens can legally obtain cigarettes from vending machines, prompting concern over underage access.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton
American Cancer Society
American Lung Association
American Heart Association
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Curran
Robert K. Brookland
American Cancer Society of Maryland
Foundation
Maryland Comptroller's Office
Comptroller’s
Normandy Campaign Vets to Be Honored at Fort Detrick Event
Fort Detrick and Post 78 will host a Sunday ceremony honoring Normandy Campaign veterans of World War II. About 36 Battle of Normandy vets will receive the Liberation of Normandy Medal and Certificate from Maj Gen Boyd M Cook (Ret), Charles Lockard, and John W Wilcox Jr. Fourteen family members will accept on behalf of deceased veterans. Col Henry O Tuell III will deliver remarks as the 29th Division Monument site at Blue and Gray Field opens at 2 pm.
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Normandy
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Charles Lockard
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John W. Wilcox Jr
Rene Garrec
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