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Frederick commissioners reject attempts to add funding to social service programs

The Frederick County Commissioners have rejected two attempts to add more funding back into social services programs.

Tags: Kirby Delauter , Billy Shreve , David Gray , Community Action Agency , Frederick County Board of Commissioners , Head Start , Frederick News-Post

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Frederick board may open meetings with prayer

Instead of starting a culture war, the president of the Frederick County Board of Commissioners feels opening with prayer might have a sobering effect on public meetings.

Tags: Frederick County Board of Commissioners , Carroll County Times , Carroll County Board of Commissioners , Doug Howard , prayer , Evan Haning , Christians

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Frederick County working out prayer options

The Board of County Commissioners has decided to bring back the practice of a prayer before some of its public meetings.

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Frederick County balances budget; 106 employees let go

One last round of cuts has taken the jobs of 23 full-time Frederick County employees, 15 vacancies, and balanced the fiscal 2012 budget in time for March 8.

Tags: budget , Frederick County Board of Commissioners , jobs

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Frederick County's privatization quest underway

Frederick County Commissioners President Blaine Young is leading the charge after investigating jurisdictions where privatization services are in use. He and commissioners Kirby Delauter, Billy Shreve and Paul Smith ran for election promising to look for new ways to run government, find efficiencies and save for the long term.

Tags: privatization , Frederick County Commissioners

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Frederick officials vote to pull county's Head Start funding

Frederick County's Board of County Commissioners has voted to stop funding its Head Start program, and some may be surprised by part of the argument why.

Tags: Frederick County Board of Commissioners , Kirby Delauter , Paul Smith , Head Start

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Frederick officials vote to pull county's Head Start funding

Frederick County's Board of Commissioners has voted to stop funding its Head Start program, and some may be surprised by part of the argument why.

Tags: Paul Smith , Kirby Delauter , Head Start , Frederick County , Neal Augenstein

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Frederick delegation split on gun-permitting proposal

The measure, proposed by Frederick County Commissioners President Blaine Young and supported by Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins, would take that responsibility to issue "right-to-carry" permits from Maryland State Police.

Tags: right-to-carry , Frederick County Commissioners , guns , Frederick County Sheriff's Office , Chuck Jenkins , Maryland State Police

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Community gathers to celebrate life of fallen Marine

Americans don't always get it right, the Rev. Alan Greijack said Saturday in his message during the funeral service for Marine Lance Cpl. Maung P. "Sam" Htaik.

Tags: Alan Greijack , Maung "Sam" Htaik , Afghanistan , Frederick Christian Fellowship Church , Martin O' Malley , Roscoe Bartlett , Funeral

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Frederick County commissioners not rolling out welcome mat for illegal immigrants

Immigrants who are in Frederick County illegally will not be welcomed by the new board of commissioners.

Tags: Frederick County Board of Commissioners , illegal immigrants , immigration , Frederick County Sheriff's Office

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