Frederick Height Limit Debate Tied to FCNB HQ Move
The Greater Frederick Development Corporation references the downtown height limit as a factor in FCNB moving its headquarters toward Crestwood Boulevard. The 75 foot cap, about six stories, preserves Frederick’s skyline of seven spires and has prompted calls for open discussion before any changes. Mayor Jim Grimes notes the need for thoughtful review of potential downtown aesthetic impacts.
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Greater
Frederick
Patrick Center
FCNB
Frederick City
Jim Grimes
What makes a winner and who earns that label
Rob Thormeyer argues that society overemphasizes perfect, flawless success and uses the Bills 1990s record to illustrate how four Super Bowl losses do not erase major achievements. He cites Derrick Redmond’s Olympic courage as the true winner standard, emphasizing perseverance, integrity, and effort over flawless outcomes.
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Buffalo Bills
Bills
Derrick Redmond
Redmond
Great Britain
Barcelona
Gun rights warning from Brian Schiffhauer in Neverland stance
Brian Schiffhaver from Fretterick argues that outlawing guns leaves citizens defenseless against criminals. He cites train and street crime, urges personal responsibility and self defense, and casts government reliance as sheep to wolves. He frames the issue as a call to wake up and depart Never Never land.
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New York
Never Neverland
WIC program praised as federal lifesaving aid
The text extols the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women Infants and Children as a cost effective, lifesaving government initiative. It cites GAO estimates of future savings from prenatal WIC benefits and infant health expenses, arguing WIC reduces child poverty and malnutrition and boosts future outcomes.
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WIC
Congress
U.S
U.S. General Accounting Office
GAO
WIC funding urged to boost child health and development
Bread For The World media coordinator Carrot Allman pushes full funding for the WIC program in health care reform. The letter cites research linking WIC participation to better cognitive outcomes and outlines bipartisan resolutions in Congress, urging constituents to urge lawmakers to co sponsor.
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WIC
Congress
Senate
Sen
Leahy
Vermont
Jeffords
House
Rep
Emerson
Kildee
D-Mi
Bread For the World
Paul Sarbanes
Barbara Mikulski
Roscoe Barnett
Carrot Allman
Germantown
Married students at Hood College and local notices
The article recalls seven married Hood College students including Gretchen Fertig Revotskie and Jane Davenport McCormick, mostly wives of active duty servicemen overseas. It also lauds Red Cross director Welch Boyer for his welfare work. Other items note April USO dance at Key Hotel and Little Miss Majorette of Maryland, Jami Lee Huffer. Frederick County Commissioner Lawrence A. Dorsey attacks Donald L. Lewis, the press, and no-growth advocates over a West Patrick Street courthouse site appraisal.
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Hood College
Hood
Gretchen Fertig Revotskie
Pennsylvania
Daphne Lee Peck
Phyllis Gensel Durban
Mary Kretchmer Benton
New York
Jane Davenport McCormick
DuBois
Janet Nicodemus Smith
Virginia Gambrill Hendrickson
Frederick
Frederick County
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Donald L. Lewis
Dorsey
Lewis
West Patrick Street
Outrageous Borrowing Provokes Citizens Letter
A reader laments 33 billion dollars lost and criticizes Congress for overspending. The writer argues citizens must act to educate lawmakers, questions congressional accountability and salaries, and doubts letters will spark change, calling it a sad day for ordinary people fending for two incomes and mortgages.
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Rodney E. Williard
U.S
Washington
Emmitsburg letter opposes Stonewall Jackson statue
In a March 2 letter to the Frederick News Post Willie J. Mahone criticizes erecting a Stonewall Jackson statue. The Carroll Creek Commission favored a neutral display with Blue and Grey figures, arguing that Marylanders fought for both sides. The writer contends replacing Civil War soldiers with Black leaders would distort history and compares it to removing Vietnam Memorial statues.
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Willie J. Mahone
Stonewall Jackson
Mr. Mahone
Carroll Creek
Richard
Peter Markey
Antietam
Sharpsburg
Vietnam Memorial
Mahone
Letters on statues and history spark debate
A reader critiques a decision on a Stonewall Jackson statue noting no protest from the African American representative. The writer questions Harriet Tubman’s portrayal as a holocaust reference and argues Mahone misuses laud in his letter while asserting a Douglass statue could not replace Jackson.
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Stonewall Jackson
Norris Mann
Frederick
Mann
Mr. Mahone
Harriet Tubman
Jackson
Frederick Douglass
Good gun news column spurs clash over gun rights
Roy Meachum argues against gun control while asserting hands guns serve criminals aims. readers note law abiding citizens use guns for hunting, collecting, sport and defense. June 1993 police survey shows officers support firearm ownership rights. critic accuses Meachum of deflecting blame to homeowners and praising thieves.
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Roy Meachum
Good Gun
Roy
Southern States Police Benevolent Association
News- Post
Prison wardenship urged for Dr. Gadra in school case
A letter argues Dr. Daniel Gadra should become a prison warden given his handling of a middle school incident in Frederick County. It criticizes NEA influence, school boards, and a two year expulsion for a 13 year old girl who was misled by a toy gun, urging hearings and reversal. The piece links to broader education policy and prison expansion during the Clinton era.
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United States
NEA
Board of Education
Maryland
Daniel Gadra
Gadra
Frederick County
Clinton
Letters to the Editor guidance for Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Provide contact details and mail to 200 E Patrick St or P O Box 578 Frederick MD 21705 or fax to 662 8299.
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Red Cross Center
Camp Stewart
Red Cross
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Francis Scott Key Hotel
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Sam Huffer
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