Dinner at the Westminster Fire Co. 23Mar2019
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Saturday, March 23, 2019
March 2004 Board of Commissioners begin community discussion session
March 2004 Board of Commissioners begin community discussion sessionMEDIA RELEASE: BOARD INITIATES COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
Beginning the month of March, 2004, the Carroll County Board of Commissioners will introduce an additional opportunity for the public to comment on current issues facing Carroll County. In an effort to further enhance their desire to make government more open to the community, the County Commissioners will provide this forum twice a month preceding their scheduled public agenda. The Commissioner Discussion time will begin at 9:30 AM on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
The Board encourages all residents to take advantage of this opportunity for public discussion on concerns and issues facing Carroll County. The meetings will be held for 30 minutes in room 300A of the County Office Building. Citizens will be requested to submit their questions in writing regarding their specific concerns. Any questions that are not addressed during this period will be forwarded to the appropriate County staff, and a response will be forwarded in a timely manner.
The first such session will be this coming Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 300A of the County Office Building. The 30-minute time slot will be re-evaluated for future sessions as participation merits.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-2004-board-of-commissioners-begin.html
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
March 2004 Board of Commissioners begin community discussion session
March 2004 Board of Commissioners begin community discussion sessionMEDIA RELEASE: BOARD INITIATES COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
Beginning the month of March, 2004, the Carroll County Board of Commissioners will introduce an additional opportunity for the public to comment on current issues facing Carroll County. In an effort to further enhance their desire to make government more open to the community, the County Commissioners will provide this forum twice a month preceding their scheduled public agenda. The Commissioner Discussion time will begin at 9:30 AM on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
The Board encourages all residents to take advantage of this opportunity for public discussion on concerns and issues facing Carroll County. The meetings will be held for 30 minutes in room 300A of the County Office Building. Citizens will be requested to submit their questions in writing regarding their specific concerns. Any questions that are not addressed during this period will be forwarded to the appropriate County staff, and a response will be forwarded in a timely manner.
The first such session will be this coming Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 300A of the County Office Building. The 30-minute time slot will be re-evaluated for future sessions as participation merits.
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
2018 Md. Delaware and DC Press Assoc. journalism awards
2018 Md. Delaware and DC Press Assoc. journalism awards
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual MDDC journalism awards.
March 22, 2019
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual Maryland Delaware and DC Press Association writing and journalism awards.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc.html
According to information found in the MDDC “Friday Planner” newsletter, which announced the 2018 contest winners on the MDDC website here: http://www.mddcpress.com/news/2018-mddc-contest-winners: “These winners represent the best work of member publications in Maryland, Delaware and DC. Publications are divided into seven categories based on circulation, plus a special division for SPJ members. Entries are judged, in most cases, by a sister press association…
“The judges were very impressed with the caliber of writing in the contest and the competition was stiff! We will post all of the winning entries on our website after the event.
“The press association will celebrate all of the winners at the Editorial Awards Program, May 10, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During that program, we will reveal the individual winners and their placements, the Best in Show category winners and News Media Organization of the Year. We will also recognize the James S. Keat FOI Award, the Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year, Editorial Rookie of the Year, and our newest award, Courage in Journalism…”
This year the awards will be presented “at the Annual Conference, Local News Builds Communities, (on) Friday, May 10th at the Doubletree by Hilton in Annapolis…” This year’s keynote speaker is Major Garrett, CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent…”
The 2018 winners from Division C – Dailies under 20,000 - Carroll County Times: Carroll County Times Staff, Alex Mann, Catalina Righter, David Anderson, Wayne Carter, Dylan Slagle, Emily Chappell, Greg Nucifora, Heather Mongilio, Jay Judge, Jen Rynda, Jennifer Turiano, Jon Kelvey, Ken Koons, Megan Woodward, and Pat Stoetzer.
https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/2018-md-delaware-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards/
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual MDDC journalism awards.March 22, 2019
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual Maryland Delaware and DC Press Association writing and journalism awards.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/03/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc.html
According to information found in the MDDC “Friday Planner” newsletter, which announced the 2018 contest winners on the MDDC website here: http://www.mddcpress.com/news/2018-mddc-contest-winners: “These winners represent the best work of member publications in Maryland, Delaware and DC. Publications are divided into seven categories based on circulation, plus a special division for SPJ members. Entries are judged, in most cases, by a sister press association…
“The judges were very impressed with the caliber of writing in the contest and the competition was stiff! We will post all of the winning entries on our website after the event. “The press association will celebrate all of the winners at the Editorial Awards Program, May 10, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During that program, we will reveal the individual winners and their placements, the Best in Show category winners and News Media Organization of the Year. We will also recognize the James S. Keat FOI Award, the Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year, Editorial Rookie of the Year, and our newest award, Courage in Journalism…”
This year the awards will be presented “at the Annual Conference, Local News Builds Communities, (on) Friday, May 10th at the Doubletree by Hilton in Annapolis…” This year’s keynote speaker is Major Garrett, CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent…”
The 2018 winners from Division C – Dailies under 20,000 - Carroll County Times: Carroll County Times Staff, Alex Mann, Catalina Righter, David Anderson, Wayne Carter, Dylan Slagle, Emily Chappell, Greg Nucifora, Heather Mongilio, Jay Judge, Jen Rynda, Jennifer Turiano, Jon Kelvey, Ken Koons, Megan Woodward, and Pat Stoetzer.
https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/2018-md-delaware-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards/
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
2018 Md. Delaware and DC Press Assoc. journalism awards
2018 Md. Delaware and DC Press Assoc. journalism awards
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual MDDC journalism awards.
March 22, 2019
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual Maryland Delaware and DC Press Association writing and journalism awards.
According to information found in the MDDC “Friday Planner” newsletter, which announced the 2018 contest winners on the MDDC website here: http://www.mddcpress.com/news/2018-mddc-contest-winners: “These winners represent the best work of member publications in Maryland, Delaware and DC. Publications are divided into seven categories based on circulation, plus a special division for SPJ members. Entries are judged, in most cases, by a sister press association…
“The judges were very impressed with the caliber of writing in the contest and the competition was stiff! We will post all of the winning entries on our website after the event.
“The press association will celebrate all of the winners at the Editorial Awards Program, May 10, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During that program, we will reveal the individual winners and their placements, the Best in Show category winners and News Media Organization of the Year. We will also recognize the James S. Keat FOI Award, the Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year, Editorial Rookie of the Year, and our newest award, Courage in Journalism…”
This year the awards will be presented “at the Annual Conference, Local News Builds Communities, (on) Friday, May 10th at the Doubletree by Hilton in Annapolis…” This year’s keynote speaker is Major Garrett, CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent…”
The 2018 winners from Division C – Dailies under 20,000 - Carroll County Times: Carroll County Times Staff, Alex Mann, Catalina Righter, David Anderson, Wayne Carter, Dylan Slagle, Emily Chappell, Greg Nucifora, Heather Mongilio, Jay Judge, Jen Rynda, Jennifer Turiano, Jon Kelvey, Ken Koons, Megan Woodward, and Pat Stoetzer.
https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/2018-md-delaware-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards/
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual MDDC journalism awards.March 22, 2019
Congratulations to the journalists at the Carroll County Times for being recognized as winners of the annual Maryland Delaware and DC Press Association writing and journalism awards.
According to information found in the MDDC “Friday Planner” newsletter, which announced the 2018 contest winners on the MDDC website here: http://www.mddcpress.com/news/2018-mddc-contest-winners: “These winners represent the best work of member publications in Maryland, Delaware and DC. Publications are divided into seven categories based on circulation, plus a special division for SPJ members. Entries are judged, in most cases, by a sister press association…
“The judges were very impressed with the caliber of writing in the contest and the competition was stiff! We will post all of the winning entries on our website after the event. “The press association will celebrate all of the winners at the Editorial Awards Program, May 10, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. During that program, we will reveal the individual winners and their placements, the Best in Show category winners and News Media Organization of the Year. We will also recognize the James S. Keat FOI Award, the Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year, Editorial Rookie of the Year, and our newest award, Courage in Journalism…”
This year the awards will be presented “at the Annual Conference, Local News Builds Communities, (on) Friday, May 10th at the Doubletree by Hilton in Annapolis…” This year’s keynote speaker is Major Garrett, CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent…”
The 2018 winners from Division C – Dailies under 20,000 - Carroll County Times: Carroll County Times Staff, Alex Mann, Catalina Righter, David Anderson, Wayne Carter, Dylan Slagle, Emily Chappell, Greg Nucifora, Heather Mongilio, Jay Judge, Jen Rynda, Jennifer Turiano, Jon Kelvey, Ken Koons, Megan Woodward, and Pat Stoetzer.
https://patch.com/maryland/westminster/2018-md-delaware-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards
https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/2018-md-delaware-and-dc-press-assoc-journalism-awards/
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
At the Historical Society of Carroll County box lunch talk
At the Historical Society of Carroll County box lunch talk. Architectural historian Ken Short tis giving a talk on architecture. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church on Carroll Street in Westminster.
At the Historical Society of Carroll County box lunch talk
At the Historical Society of Carroll County box lunch talk. Architectural historian Ken Short tis giving a talk on architecture. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church on Carroll Street in Westminster.
Monday, March 18, 2019
Caroline leads a group of scouts in a class...
18Mar2019 Fire safety, Fire safety… Caroline leads a group of scouts in a class in fire safety... at the Westminster Fire Company. Disney's "Wild about Safety." Oxygen, Fuel, and heat. Get down, get out, stay out. Stop, drop, and roll.
Caroline leads a group of scouts in a class...
18Mar2019 Fire safety, Fire safety… Caroline leads a group of scouts in a class in fire safety... at the Westminster Fire Company. Disney's "Wild about Safety." Oxygen, Fuel, and heat. Get down, get out, stay out. Stop, drop, and roll.
Muslims celebrate holiday - Carroll County Times Jan. 21, 2005
Muslims
celebrate holiday - Carroll County Times Jan. 21, 2005
Muslims
celebrate holiday By Jaime Bloss, Times Staff Writer
Friday,
January 21, 2005 updated 15Mar2019 due to a link that no longer works…
BRENDAN
BUSH/STAFF PHOTO Muslims kneel in prayer as they meet for a community gathering
to commemorate the holiday of Eid al-Adha at the Best Western in Westminster.
About 50 Muslim men, women, and children assembled in Westminster
Thursday morning for the first community gathering for holiday prayers to
commemorate Eid al-Adha.
[…]
Westminster Mayor Kevin
Dayhoff spoke after the prayers Thursday morning.
"We all share a
common belief in our families, we all share a common belief in our community,
and we all share a common belief in God," Dayhoff said.
[…]
After removing
their shoes, attendees sat or knelt on sheets laid out on one side of the room.
The people sat in rows, with the men in front and women and children in the
back.
Before the start
of the holiday prayers, which were spoken in Arabic, some male attendees
focused on traditional holiday chants, said only twice a year.
Mohamed Esa, who
helped to organize the prayer event at the Best Western Catering and Conference
Center, addressed the group before the imam, or prayer leader, began the
prayers.
"We are
truly making history today .... Today, we are truly a Muslim community in the
making," Esa said.
Eid al-Adha, or
Festival of the Sacrifice, commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice
Ishmael, his first son, as commanded by God, known as Allah in Arabic.
After seeing
Abraham's dedication to him, God sent a sheep to be sacrificed in Ishmael's
place.
The feast of
sacrifice is part of the annual pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca in Saudi Arabia,
where the prophet Mohammed first received the Quran holy book.
Muslims try to
this make this pilgrimage once in their lifetimes. During the hajj, the
pilgrims focus on prayer and meditation.
Eid al-Adha is
celebrated worldwide with the sacrifice of a sheep or goat, a portion of which
is given to the poor.
"In
addition to, or instead of, sacrificing an animal, this year, many Muslims
opted to donate money to the tsunami victims," Esa said.
Members of the
Carroll County Islamic community have donated more than $5,000 in the past two
weeks for tsunami relief in Sumatra and Sri Lanka, he said.
Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff spoke after the prayers
Thursday morning.
"We all share a common belief in our families, we
all share a common belief in our community, and we all share a common belief in
God," Dayhoff said.
Some of those
gathered for the holiday prayers were meeting other Muslims in the area for the
first time, said Sohail Mahmood of Westminster, who attended with his wife and
children.
In previous
years, Muslims in Carroll had to travel to Washington, D.C., or the Baltimore
area to worship.
"We've
never had this before," said Mahmood. "We made history."
Waqar Ahmed, who
helped plan the event, hoped misunderstandings about their religion could be
cleared up through this event and similar events in the future.
"We are a
very peaceful, loving people," said Ahmed, of Westminster.
A group of
doctors in Westminster began gathering in one of their offices in August to
participate in prayers, according to Dr. Syed Hosain, an event organizer.
Other Muslims
found out about the gathering and began attending.
The group moved
from meeting in the offices to a room in a local hotel.
After outgrowing
that space, pastors at the Westminster Church of the Brethren agreed to let
them use the church's basement to gather, he said.
The church's
pastors have been supportive in allowing them to use the space, Hosain said.
"I think
we've been very blessed," Hosain said.
Now 25 to 30
people get together for Friday prayers in the basement of the Westminster
Church of the Brethren, he said.
"I never
realized there were so many Muslims in Westminster," Hosain said. "It
was wonderful to find out."
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
Muslims celebrate holiday - Carroll County Times Jan. 21, 2005
Muslims
celebrate holiday - Carroll County Times Jan. 21, 2005
Muslims
celebrate holiday By Jaime Bloss, Times Staff Writer
Friday,
January 21, 2005 updated 15Mar2019 due to a link that no longer works…
BRENDAN
BUSH/STAFF PHOTO Muslims kneel in prayer as they meet for a community gathering
to commemorate the holiday of Eid al-Adha at the Best Western in Westminster.
About 50 Muslim men, women, and children assembled in Westminster
Thursday morning for the first community gathering for holiday prayers to
commemorate Eid al-Adha.
[…]
Westminster Mayor Kevin
Dayhoff spoke after the prayers Thursday morning.
"We all share a
common belief in our families, we all share a common belief in our community,
and we all share a common belief in God," Dayhoff said.
[…]
After removing
their shoes, attendees sat or knelt on sheets laid out on one side of the room.
The people sat in rows, with the men in front and women and children in the
back.
Before the start
of the holiday prayers, which were spoken in Arabic, some male attendees
focused on traditional holiday chants, said only twice a year.
Mohamed Esa, who
helped to organize the prayer event at the Best Western Catering and Conference
Center, addressed the group before the imam, or prayer leader, began the
prayers.
"We are
truly making history today .... Today, we are truly a Muslim community in the
making," Esa said.
Eid al-Adha, or
Festival of the Sacrifice, commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice
Ishmael, his first son, as commanded by God, known as Allah in Arabic.
After seeing
Abraham's dedication to him, God sent a sheep to be sacrificed in Ishmael's
place.
The feast of
sacrifice is part of the annual pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca in Saudi Arabia,
where the prophet Mohammed first received the Quran holy book.
Muslims try to
this make this pilgrimage once in their lifetimes. During the hajj, the
pilgrims focus on prayer and meditation.
Eid al-Adha is
celebrated worldwide with the sacrifice of a sheep or goat, a portion of which
is given to the poor.
"In
addition to, or instead of, sacrificing an animal, this year, many Muslims
opted to donate money to the tsunami victims," Esa said.
Members of the
Carroll County Islamic community have donated more than $5,000 in the past two
weeks for tsunami relief in Sumatra and Sri Lanka, he said.
Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff spoke after the prayers
Thursday morning.
"We all share a common belief in our families, we
all share a common belief in our community, and we all share a common belief in
God," Dayhoff said.
Some of those
gathered for the holiday prayers were meeting other Muslims in the area for the
first time, said Sohail Mahmood of Westminster, who attended with his wife and
children.
In previous
years, Muslims in Carroll had to travel to Washington, D.C., or the Baltimore
area to worship.
"We've
never had this before," said Mahmood. "We made history."
Waqar Ahmed, who
helped plan the event, hoped misunderstandings about their religion could be
cleared up through this event and similar events in the future.
"We are a
very peaceful, loving people," said Ahmed, of Westminster.
A group of
doctors in Westminster began gathering in one of their offices in August to
participate in prayers, according to Dr. Syed Hosain, an event organizer.
Other Muslims
found out about the gathering and began attending.
The group moved
from meeting in the offices to a room in a local hotel.
After outgrowing
that space, pastors at the Westminster Church of the Brethren agreed to let
them use the church's basement to gather, he said.
The church's
pastors have been supportive in allowing them to use the space, Hosain said.
"I think
we've been very blessed," Hosain said.
Now 25 to 30
people get together for Friday prayers in the basement of the Westminster
Church of the Brethren, he said.
"I never
realized there were so many Muslims in Westminster," Hosain said. "It
was wonderful to find out."
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
Sunday, March 17, 2019
CBS News article: Shocked by surprise medical bills?
CBS News article: Shocked by surprise medical bills?This is an interesting article that sheds some additional light on a difficult topic, but actually provides little practical advice.
Nevertheless, I am going to park it on my page and put a copy of it in my efiles. I used to write a good bit on health, medicine, the history of health and medicine, and public policy until the subject became too toxic and various advocates began to advocate for particular positions by being particularly unpleasant.
Locally, not a month goes by in which someone does not reach out for help negotiating unexpected excessive medical bills – and increasingly folks are coming up against incredibly poor customer service. It appears that too many healthcare and insurance providers have become far too big to manage.
Anyway – the article: CBS News – “Shocked by surprise medical bills? Here's what you can do” by Walecia Konrad - CBS News - Sunday, March 17, 2019
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/surprise-medical-bills-send-you-into-shock-how-to-avoid-getting-hit/
57 percent of Americans have been hit with a bill not covered by their insurance.
Seeing out-of-network medical professionals is the leading cause of surprise bills.
The problem is so bad that Congress may actually take bipartisan action to fix it.
Meantime, you can take several steps to avoid a surprise bill.
Surprise medical bills seem to getting more outrageous by the day. There's the Texas man who was billed $108,951 when he was taken to an out-of-network hospital following a heart attack. Or the Vermont skier who paid $18,442 in hospital bills after she broke her leg on the slopes. Then there's the almost $18,000 urine test from an out-of-network lab.
Surprise medical billing — when patients receive a bill not covered by insurance through no fault of their own — has affected 57 percent of American adults, according to a recent University of Chicago survey.
These unwelcome requests for payment most often come after patients are treated at hospitals and emergency rooms by physicians and other medical professionals who aren't part of their health insurance network.
Four out of 10 respondents to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll said they had an unexpected bill from a hospital, lab or doctor in the past year.
General outrage over outsized medical charges and efforts to publicize surprise medical bills by Kaiser News, CBS and other outlets may have encouraged Congress to engage in one of its few bipartisan efforts.
Read much more here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/surprise-medical-bills-send-you-into-shock-how-to-avoid-getting-hit/
Medicine Health, Medicine Health cost
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Carroll County’s latest air unit
Carroll County's latest air unit. Nothing tugs at the heart like watching a friend spend some special time with his little red wagon. 9Mar2019
Carroll County’s latest air unit
Carroll County's latest air unit. Nothing tugs at the heart like watching a friend spend some special time with his little red wagon. 9Mar2019
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Susan B. Anthony, “Cautious, careful people…”
Susan
B. Anthony, “Cautious, careful people always casting about to preserve their
reputations can never effect reform.”
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Time Flies: https://kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/
Susan B. Anthony, “Cautious, careful people…”
Susan B. Anthony, “Cautious, careful people always casting about to preserve their reputations can never effect reform.”
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Kevin Dayhoff for Westminster Common Council
Westminster Municipal election May 14, 2019
Authority Caroline Babylon, Treasurer.
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Patch: https://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff
Facebook Dayhoff for Westminster: https://www.facebook.com/DayhoffforWestminster/
Facebook: Kevin Earl Dayhoff: https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff
Dayhoff for Westminster: www.kevindayhoff.info
Dayhoff Soundtrack: www.kevindayhoff.net
Dayhoff Carroll: www.kevindayhoff.org
Dayhoff Art: http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
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