Hale Bopp Comet Inspires Ordinary People to Look Up
The Hale Bopp spectacle drew regular people to stargaze in 1995, tracing its nightly arc from July. The comet, about 25 miles wide with a 122 million mile Earth approach, offered bright skies, a long tail, and a link to ancient history. Some viewed it as wonder, others as sign, while the era's visionaries talked of space voyages and Star Trek style prophecies.
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Hyakutake
Halley
Kohoutek
Hale-Bopp
Hale
Tom
Bopp
Daylight saving time wakes the Meachum household
Roy Meachum writes about the household routines as daylight saving time begins. Sweetie the girl coonhound wakes the family with enthusiastic barking while Boomer the airedale keeps to his calm routine. The author notes adjustments to schedules and a new carpentry project by Richard Morgan, with humor about pets’ personalities and the march of time.
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Yellow Hunter
Richard Morgan
Sharon
Boomer
Boy Dog
Sweetie
Hubbell Windfall Ties Clinton Aides to Whitewater Controversy
Analysis notes that Webster Hubbell received about 500000 in six figure payments from entities connected to Clinton aides while facing prison. The piece questions whether the payments were to secure Hubbell’s silence about Whitewater and whether Clinton allies sought to reward him for not incriminating them.
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Webster L. Hubbell
White House
Hubbell
Clinton White House
Clinton
Whitewater
Arkansas
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Little Rock
Justice Department
Washington
Clintons
Whitewater Independent Counsel
Congressional
Frederick Civitan elects officers at Hotel Frederick
Irving A. Abb wins the presidency as the Frederick Civitan Club appoints officers led by Bruce Benjamin presiding from the Bethesda sponsor. G. Truman Lippy and G. Wilson Mercer are named vice president and secretary with James S.P. Trout as treasurer and Isaac L. Stevens sergeant at arms. Directors include W. Jerome Offutt K H Katterjohn Edward T Cramer and Charles F Main.
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Frederick Civitan Club
Hotel Frederick
Bruce Benjamin
Bethesda Club
Irving A. Abb
G. Truman Lippy
G. Wilson Mercer
James S.P. Trout
Isaac L. Stevens
Mr. Stevens
W. Jerome Offutt
K.H. Katterjohn
Edward T. Cramer
Charles F. Main
Hood College athlete praises administration in push for better athletics
Heather S. Cereghino of Frederick writes in support of Hood College leadership, praising athletic director Chris Baumann and coach Angelo Orelli for strengthening the program. She denounces media half-truths about dismissals and protests, claims insiders know the road trips and closed-door dynamics, and commends steps to raise standards.
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Frederick News-Post
Lisa Usry
Hood
Chris Baumann
Hood College
Baumann
Angelo Orelli
Extortion Alarm in Frederick County Tax Hearing
A resident urges county residents to attend the April 14 Winchester Hall hearing at 7 p m to protest steep property tax increases. The letter accuses commissioners of using tax hikes to pad budgets and calls for user fees instead of broad-based taxes, criticizing the idea as extortion.
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Winchester Hall
Frederick County
Bay Bridge
Protest at hearing over proposed property tax hike
Catherine M. Ditman of Mount Airy urges property owners to attend the hearing, protest the tax increase, and threaten to vote out commissioners who back the rate hike, describing it as taking property without consent.
McCracken condemns US global leadership as world-enflaming
Ronald W. McCracken of New Market argues the United States should stop leading by example and that past wars and aid programs incited envy rather than emulation. He claims the world wants rulers, not allies, and mocks UN pretensions while recalling Washington’s warning about foreign entanglements.
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Barry Kissin
U.S
Britain
Soviet Union
United Nations
George Washington
Resident letter criticizes front page coverage of lesbian women
Helen Dorsey denounces newspaper coverage of lesbian women and their children, calling the display desensitizing and immoral. She urges a return to family‑centered reporting and threatens to cancel if such content continues.
Overcrowding at Middletown High Prompts Funding Call
James Frushour of Middletown writes about severe overcrowding at Middletown High School in Frederick County. He notes classrooms and hallways are crowded, buses are hard to board, and the school has over 1100 students though built for about 900, urging funding for an addition.
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Frederick County
Middletown
Letters to the Frederick News-Post for publication
The Frederick News Post invites letters exclusive to the paper with the writer’s name address and both phone numbers for verification. Submissions may be edited for space and are not guaranteed publication.
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Fredenck News-Post
News-Post
Akre
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick Sr
P.O
Frederick
Fox
Fredericknewspost.com
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Moscow
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Frederick City Hospital
NAACP
Lord Nickens
Goodloe E. Byron
William H. duBell
William O. Lee
Martin Luther King Jr
Mary Lare
Charles Heffner
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Frederick Post
the News
National Foundation — March of Dimes
Frederick Nursing and Convalescent Center
North Avenue
Heather S. Cereghino
Catherine M. Ditman
Mount Airy
Ronald W. Mccracken New Market
Helen Dorsey Frederick
James Frushour
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