Maryland Secession Talk Sparks Legislature Laughs
A Maryland secession proposal by Sen. Walter Baker sparked amusement in Annapolis as talk of Eastern Shore and Linganore independence surfaced. The idea, jokingly suggesting votes on secession from Maryland and the United States, was dismissed by the General Assembly yet highlights ongoing regional discontent with state governance.
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Frederick County
Linganore
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Eastern Shore
Sen. Baker
United States
Baker
Baltimore
Passover Easter Reflections on Israel, Islam and Horror
Roy Meachum argues at Passover Easter that religious peace requires recognizing shared roots among Judaism Christianity and Islam. He traces historic grievances from Ottoman to colonial meddling, recalls Hebron massacres and Avicenna Maimonides, and urges universal human empathy beyond anti Arab prejudice.
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Middle East
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Isaac
Israel
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Moses
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Ibn Rushd
Spain
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Cairo
Hebron’s
Napoleon III
Syria
Paris
Damascus
Lebanon
Russia
Jerusalem
Germany
London
Palestine
Kipling
Messiah Claims Stir Amid Middle East Turmoil
A Jerusalem Post report notes Habad Hasidim proclaiming Rabbi Menachem Schneerson as the Messiah amid regional violence and illness. The piece contrasts Jewish messianic expectations with belief in Jesus, and previews a speech by Keith Intrater at El Shaddai Congregation on April 9 at Crestwood Boulevard and New Design Road.
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Israel
Jerusalem Post
Menachem Schneerson
New York
Nahariya
Jerusalem
Western Wall Plaza
King Messiah
Axelrod
Habad
Schneerson
Jesus
Middle East
Keith Intrater
EL Shaddai Congregation
el Shaddai
Crestwood Boulevard
New Design Road
Get the drunks off the roads
Viola Mae Baker Rippeon from Woodsboro laments drunk driving in a powerful plea for action. The poem questions who will stop the needless deaths, urges society to seek solutions, and vows to work toward a safer world free of drunken driving.
Federated Cooperatives formed by Maryland farming groups
Frederick headlines report mergers creating Federated Cooperatives of Maryland Inc. The War Production Board approved a city purchase for a garbage truck while heavy weekend rains flooded the Monocacy area. John F Kennedy Memorial Hike drew 1,355. 225 finished, and JFK winner Max White, 23, clocked 6:06:19 amid cold rain. Dr Kenneth L. Crawford warned Edgar Emrich's Graceham pine grove faces Phase Two tree cutting to curb bird numbers.
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Frederick City
War Production Board
Max White
University of Virginia
JFK
Buzz Sawyer
Kenneth L. Crawford
Graceham
Edgar Emrich
Senior Night memories reveal player sidelined on big night
A former Middletown High School student recounts a painful Senior Night in field hockey. She details limited playing time during varsity years, a junior year benching, and a heart wrenching farewell bus talk in which she waited for coach attention but received none, despite past contributions and hopes for recognition.
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Gary
Jorja Kline
Middletown High School
J.V
Braddock Mountain
Letters spark concern over field hockey and track coaching
Sabrina Hiteshew asks for more respect for high school athletes and fairness from coaches after praising track mentors Don and Sharon Boyer Val Grimm and Nancy Waltz. She notes her captaincy came from effort and urges coaches countywide to reward effort with playing time or senior night consideration. Donny Lee Marshall questions health concerns and roadway jogging risks.
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Don
Sharon Boyer
Val Grimm
Nancy Waltz
Smoking, secondhand smoke and public health questions
A fragmented editorial style list asks why secondhand smoke harms users, why non-smokers tolerate venues, and how government and industry permit emissions. It questions smoker credibility, safety knowledge, and comparisons to AIDS drugs and music tastes, reflecting public health confusion.
Fight crime the right way with good examples not money
Ron Hunter argues that pouring money into policing and prisons overemphasizes funding while neglecting moral guidance. He urges communities to invest in cultivating good people, citing Jesus feeding 5 000 and urging personal commitment over costly programs.
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Jesus
Congressional
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Many letters cannot be published due to volume and poetry or religious verse are not accepted. Send letters to the editor at 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD or fax 6428299.
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