Friday, November 2, 2012
Del. Pat McDonough urges voters to vote no on Question 4.
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Friday, November 2, 2012
The burden on the citizen taxpayer will never stop if the so-called Maryland Dream Act is allowed to become law. Let us put aside emotional misinformation and whip out our calculators. One illegal alien student completing a four-year college program will cost the taxpayers up to $42,000. It breaks down to an $8,000 tuition discount for two years of community college and a $32,000 discount for two years at the University of Maryland. The advocates for the Dream Act claim that only one percent of the student body statewide will be illegal aliens. That translates into 1,500 Dream Act students per year, costing the taxpayers $63,000 annually. When all four classes are established and in place, taxpayers will be compelled to pay $228 million a …
Friday, September 7, 2012
The president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association says increased enforcement will actually cause a safety risk
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Friday, September 7, 2012
The Maryland State Police recently announced that, starting Sept. 7, officers would implement a zero-tolerance policy and issue tickets to truck drivers who park on the shoulders of I-83. In the release, it was stated that commercial drivers should plan in advance where they want to park when they need a break—saying parking on the shoulder leads to "extremely dangerous conditions." These actions reveal a misunderstanding of why truck drivers are parked on the shoulders of roadways. Simply put, there is insufficient truck parking in Maryland and around the country. This problem is growing. In its 2006 Truck Parking Partnership Study, the Baltimore Metropolitan Council reported: The Baltimore metropolitan region, and specifically the …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
A Reisterstown Patch reader thanks Patch and offers information for veterans looking for jobs.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Dear Mr. Shapiro, Please allow me to introduce myself. As Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), I have responsibility for VA’s education (GI bill), vocational rehabilitation and employment and guaranteed home loan programs. Additionally, my office assists in coordinating many veteran employment efforts and works collectively with the Department of Labor (DOL) and other federal agencies to promote and impact nationwide veteran employment. I came across the Reisterstown Patch article entitled “Help Wanted? Hire a Vet” and I would like to personally thank you for the valuable service your newspaper is providing to this deserving group of individuals. There is a new benefit called the …
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Hurricane Irene was one of the most damaging storms in the company's history, said Kenneth W. DeFontes Jr.
BGE sincerely thanks each and every one of its 1.2 million residential and business customers for their patience and understanding through BGE’s massive restoration efforts following the widespread and devastating effects of Hurricane Irene. We thank you for taking the time to prepare for this major storm—your careful planning made it possible for all of us to manage the impact of Irene—one of the most damaging storms in our nearly 200-year history. And, we thank you for doing your part and reporting outages. By doing so, you helped ensure that we restored power as quickly, safely and efficiently as possible. Please know that we appreciate the intense frustration that results from being without electric service, as daily tasks become …
Baltimore Matt
3:09 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Here is an idea...why can't we only give instate tuition to students who are from countries that are will to have a reciprocating agreement. If Mexico or Brazil or Russia or anywhere else agrees to give US citizens who are illegally in their country the same break they give their citizens for attending their universities then we can give their citizens a break of on tuition as well. more ›