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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1999
Page
5
A playful yet cautionary note on the Big Game lottery revealing odds of 79 million to one for a 190 million prize. It compares winning to alien visits and moon trips, jokes about party invitations, and cites Georgia lottery warnings to gamble responsibly while recalling a small office pool’s tiny returns.
A small local business explains that all calls are answered by a live person. There is no answering system or voicemail. When asked about voicemail, staff offer to take a message and emphasize the human capability to deliver messages. The speaker notes customer surprise and calls the situation progress.
A reader urges better elder care, detailing lessons from a mother's nursing home experience. Highlights include visiting care plan meetings, learning state nursing home rules, and evaluating staffing by visiting at evenings and holidays. Community members CALVIN and VIRGINIA RAMSBURG in Middletown share advice on advocacy and choosing facilities.
A letter to the editor argues diagnosis uncertainty drives varied education paths for autistic children. Critics say no single method guarantees progress, with options from mainstreaming to Rock Creek placement, Challenges, and home instruction. The piece defends Challenges as an education effort, not a cure, noting outcomes vary by child and progress must be measured.
A Monrovia reader urges action against litter at Monocacy Bottom Road and questions law enforcement response. The letter cautions against environmental harm and proposes using county inmates for cleanup, while noting zoning decisions for CSR and a proposed heavy industry layout along Monocacy Boulevard.
Residents fear Allegheny Power plans a two football field length 55 foot high transformer substation on Mount Tabor Road near the Battle of South Mountain. The site once hosted Civil War troops and now faces industrial intrusion above Middletown Valley. Rev Hubert Wood Jr urges protection of the historic landscape.
U S District Judge Nancy Gertner departs from federal sentencing rules in U S v Leviner noting the defendant’s prior crimes stemmed largely from Driving While Black bias. She sentenced Leviner to 30 months reversing guideline multiples, a move under appeal watched by the legal community.
The note lists local items including a reduced price home in Catoctin Park on a large lot, the Hahn Fox and Belt families from Walkersville Mount Airy attending a West Coast and Mexico trip, a Teamsters strike impact at the I-70 Truckstop, Cardinal Shehan receiving an award in Emmitsburg, President Carter visiting Camp David and a waterfall hike with Amy, and neighborhood youths kicked out from Fogie’s Market after sliding a delivery chute.
The piece links factory hog operations and Wal-Mart to rapid suburbanization around Frederick, Thurmont, and neighboring rural areas. It argues these outside corporate interests threaten small communities and local values, urging collective action to pursue alternatives that keep communities thriving.
A resident urges changes to Frederick's zoning with focus on the Jobs Pathway and industrial sites abutting residential areas. He cites public hearings where officials claim no choice but to approve requests, calls for amending the Comprehensive Plan, and notes a pending lawsuit amid concerns about infrastructure readiness and future heavy industry.
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with writer’s name address and home and business phone numbers to verify identity. Most letters are declined. publication is not guaranteed. Submissions should be mailed to Power P O box and include return contact details. phone and email addresses are provided for verification.
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