Republican state lawmakers are proposing the idea of Western Maryland leaving the state of Maryland and becoming part of West Virginia. From Pamela Wood and Bryn Stole of the Baltimore Sun: The secessionist cadre ā a group of five state legislators from Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties ā sent a pair of letters to top...
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The confusion about unaccompanied minors on Uber
Uber does not allow people younger than 18 to sign up for or have an Uber account. This is what Uber says: A rider must be at least 18 years of age to have an Uber account and request rides. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by someone 18 years of age or older...
Read MoreLyft changes driver pay rates for Western Maryland
Lyft announced last week that they are adjusting the Western Maryland driver pay rates. They were increasing the per minute amount by 65 percent and decreasing the per mile amount by 16 percent. Without even doing the math, I approved of these new driver pay rates. I’ve always believed the per minute amount was far...
Read MoreLyft weekly guarantees are a waste of time
One of the things I do to augment my income as a freelance web developer is drive for Uber and Lyft. Oddly enough, it works out well. When I don’t have anything to do for a client, I go out and drive strangers around in my car. It helps pay the bills. One of the...
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