State budget shows daily spending of 36 million in 1994
The piece argues the 1994 Maryland budget spends 13.5 billion with over 36 million spent daily, praising a tax-free year while noting legislators Smelser Derr McClellan Hattery Littrell and Stup voted for it. It recalls past cuts and predicts future tensions as elections approach Annapolis 1995.
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Frederick County
Charles Smelser
John Derr
James McClellan
Tom Hattery
George Littrell
Anita Stup
Anniapolis
General Assembly
Liberalism vs Conservatism in government role and human nature
John C Laughland argues liberalism expands government control and views life as class conflict, while conservatism limits state power to defense and commerce and emphasizes individual responsibility. He cites private sector solutions and critiques liberal claims, noting Moynihan as questioning liberal underpinnings. Laughland writes from Frederick.
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Menendez Brothers
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Frederick Living supplement signals developer influence in Frederick
Michael Bradley writes from Frederick about a Washington Post insert titled Frederick Living, funded by developers and insiders. He notes endorsements by Mayor Jim Grimes, questions corporate sponsorship of Baker Park activities, and contrasts nostalgic travel plans with traffic realities. He warns against more growth and urges community-backed, responsible development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Frederick Living
Frederick
Rockville
Baker Park
Pollyanna
Frederick County to host two week labor canvass in 1944
U S Employment Service head Joe Mayetta Hershberger announced a six man War Manpower Commission team will tour Frederick County for two weeks to recruit all available labor for industries and cannery food processing. A truck was destroyed after collision with a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train at Maryland Avenue crossing in Brunswick, killing the driver from internal injuries later.
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Mayetta Hershberger
Frederick
U.S. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maryland Avenue
Brunswick
The High Cost of Curbside Recycling
A Frederick County resident questions the curbside recycling program. The letter notes costs of county staff and contractor payments, cites Montgomery County as an example, and calls for an audit. It argues for using plastic bottles, newspapers, and yard waste at home and urges funds be redirected to libraries and community education.
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Frederick County
James Grimes
Montgomery County
Body and mind doctors and divinity article error
The religion page carried a March 12 piece by John Collee from the London Observer Service, later found to contain inaccuracies. It claims Jews cause harm with ritual circumcisions, while medical context shows circumcision can reduce ailments such as thal anotitis infection and penile cancer risk.
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Frederick
Controversial Letters Defend Catholic Beliefs and Crime Law Proposal
In a heated exchange letters criticize Catholic teachings misrepresentations and anti Papist prejudice. A proposed crime bill would impose a ten year hard labor sentence for gun use in crimes with no parole and remove TVs radios from prisons to promote reflection on Sundays.
Prohibition Revisited and Drug Legalization Call
Middletown writer Walt Staruk argues against tobacco taxes and the drug war. He compares taxation trends to Prohibition, urges legalization of drugs to boost revenue, and calls for rigorous education and early measures led by capable leaders.
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Colin Powell
Gun Control Frustration Echoes in Legislative Debate
A reader voices fatigue with the focus on gun control laws, asserting nonmembership in gun groups and no desire to own, yet urging legislators to show seriousness through actions beyond rhetoric and broad spending.
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The
NRA
Lown
Anger Over Beavis and Butthead Opinion Letter
Angie Downs of Thurmont writes that Dominic Coluzzi misquoted her full name in a column reacting to Beavis and Butthead. She argues opinions vary and calls for ending the debate about TV shows and their content, noting widespread concern over portrayal of women on screen.
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Dominic Coluzzi
Ban Beavis
Beavis and
Butthead
Beavis and Butthead
Letters to the Frederick News-Post improve public discourse
The Frederick News-Post invites readers to send letters with full name address and phone number for verification. Provide tone number and contact details via mail or telefax to participate in local dialogue and community issues.
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The
Frederick News-Post
Frederick News
Patrick
P.G. Box
Frederick
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Victor E. Wolfe
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