Del. Valderrama wants you to drive only every other day -- another high point for him

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: Bills weigh ice cream, soda : Margie Hyslop, WASHINGTON TIMES, 4/1/2002, B3 : ANNAPOLIS -- Schools and Medicaid are underfunded, terrorist threats loom, gridlock could stall the state's economy and Maryland lawmakers still find time to haggle about silly laws such as weighing ice cream. : . : . : . : But it would take more than an economic upturn to help Delegate David M. Valderamma's bill to limit Marylanders to driving on alternate days based on their license-plate numbers. : Fiscal analysts said the plan, advocated to curb pollution, would make it difficult for businesses to serve customers and that one in five drivers would be exempt. : Making the scheme optional and providing a tax incentive for participants didn't win converts either. : . : . : .

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