Delayed Frederick County School Projects Struggle for Funds
In Frederick County delays and repairs dominate the school calendar with an estimated 40 million in near term work but only 16 million available. Officials expect to request state aid while shuffling priorities, pushing back Walkersville Middle and Middletown High expansions and questioning Orchard Grove Elementary funding. Portables fill gaps as aging buildings require fixes and several athletic and classroom upgrades face deferral.
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Niow
Frederick County
Walkersville Middle
Middletown High
Orchard Grove
Frederick High School
T.J. High
Catoctin High
Singanore High
Brunswick High
Maryland
Sick Days and the Urge to Play Hooky
Nancy Luse, City Editor, muses on sick days from flu season to spring fever. The piece weighs the urge to skip work, the toll on colleagues, and the absurdities of calling in sick for trivial, even humorous, reasons while noting personal accountability and the value of taking a break to enjoy sunny days.
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Oprah
Phil
Janet Reno
Bill Clinton
Pope Paul
Sammy
Harry
Tax cut fight in Contract With America heads to House vote
The House set to vote on a major plank in the Republicans Contract With America a 6189 billion tax cut package over five years hailed by Newt Gingrich as the crown jewel. The plan includes an 8500 per child tax credit and various corporate cuts while the Senate has not acted.
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House
America
Newt Gingrich
Senate
Tax cuts vs deficit fights roil GOP leadership
Ann McFeathers reports on the tax cut debate within the GOP as lawmakers split over who gains from a 500 dollar credit and how to balance deficit reduction with promised cuts. Democrats argue the rich would benefit disproportionately while others warn of mounting debt and Medicare strains as a presidential election looms.
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Clinton
Senate
Gingrich
Washington
Ann McFeathers
White House
Scripps Howard News Service
Real estate ad and local actions show Frederick links
A Ned Zeiler Realty six room brick near Fountain on North Market Street lists for 4200 with hardwood floors steam heat and glass porch. Annapolis passes a 60000 enabling act to fund municipal airport east of Frederick. Charles Yinger, 20, home on furlough after losing both legs in Metz battle. City zoning appeal decision opens entire matter for a group home at 19 W Third St hearing planned. Dorothy Handley lauded for student rights document work at state critique. Doris Beachley sworn in as chief deputy clerk succeeding Arthur Lambert after 45 years.
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Charles William Yinger
Fifth St
Ninth Army
Metz
W. Milner Roberts
Board of Zoning Appeals
Third St
Frederick
Michael E. Pue Jr
E. Robert Bowlus
Dorothy E. Handley
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Frederick County
Maryland Association of Student Councils
State Board of Education
Doris Beachley
Charles Kelier
Arthur H. Lambert
Outstanding fiscal management of Tim Ferguson's campaign
B Diane Stover of Mount Airy lauds State Senator Tim Ferguson for prudent campaign finances. She notes donations were mainly from grassroots individuals rather than PACs or out of state groups, and praises his sacrifices of time and money to serve in Annapolis.
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T Am
Tom Slater
John Crauff
Tim Ferguson
Sen. Ferguson
Frederick
Tim
Annapolis
Emergency lunch sparks debate over EMS response rules
In a letter by Jim Witmer published March 14, he defends Libertytown Fire Department Ambulance and Frederick County Advanced Life Support crews against criticism. He notes EMTs ate lunch together at a center two miles west, and explains policy required the ambulance be ready to respond whenever away from the firehouse.
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Jim Witmer
Libertytown Fire Department
Frederick County
LVFD
Emts
Libertytown
Fire Company
ALS
Letters Discuss Fire Crew Roles and Smokers Rights
Frederick County letters argue two separate ALS and fire crews serve distinct areas and urge appreciation for Libertytown and Frederick volunteers. They defend LVFD service, warn against diminishing volunteer support, and claim government regulation should be limited. The writer also critiques historical shifts in public smoking norms and calls for consideration of others rights.
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Frederick County
Witmer
ALS
LVFD
New Market
New Midway
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Frederick
Libertytown
Smoke and Class Divisions Across American Life
A retrospective notes a fifty year shift from smoking being a social norm in prewar hotels and trains to postwar separation of smokers and non smokers. It recalls how World War II and GI rations popularized cigarettes, altering norms and prompting new non smoking sections in travel and public spaces.
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Feds
Lane etiquette and passing in traffic flow
A Thurmont reader argues for sticking to the right lane unless passing to improve traffic flow. He criticizes slow drivers in the passing lane, urges using mirrors, and reminds that left-lane cruising can be illegal in some states. He advocates moving over to let faster cars pass. STEVE SADOWSKI Thurmont.
Letters to the Editor policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Not all letters are published due to volume and space. some are edited for taste. No poetry or letters to others. address letters to the editor at 200 Patrick Street Frederick MD 21705 or fax 662-8299.
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