McClellan Drives Frederick County Money From Annapolis
Frederick County benefits from legislative lobbying led by Dr. James McClellan. He secured funds for projects including 3.7 million for Walkersville elementary school, 1 million for the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 1 million for a regional treatment center in Jefferson, 800000 for Delaplaine Visual Arts Center renovations, 350000 for Heartly House, and 100000 for a Brunswick community center. McClellan credited with making the county “out like a bandit.” The effort involved state senators and delegates allied with Schaefer.
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Annapolis
Frederick del
James
Doc” McClellan
Frederick County
Dr. McClellan
Heartly House
Brunswick
McClellan
William Donald Schaefer
Walkersville
Charles Smelser
Jack Derr
J. Anita Stup
George Littrell
Tom Hattery
McClellan-Schaefer
James McClellan
Maryland
Paying congregations to visit sparks church debate
John D. Green Jr urges readers to consider a Frederick News-Post feature on Christian Fellowship offering 10 dollars to the first 200 adult first time visitors. He contrasts secular incentives with traditional worship and calls for renewal of values and community morality. Green is pastor of Bush Creek Church of the Brethren.
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News-Post
Frederick Christian Fellowship
Christian Fellowship
Stephen
Rome
Jesus Christ
John D. Green Jr
Bush Creek
Church of the Brethren
Pinesburg Baptist Church Reframes Outreach Beyond $10 Bills
Pastor Daniel L Moore invites Williamsport area residents to Pinesburg Baptist Church for the Pinesburg Difference a faith community offering prayer praise Biblical teaching and inclusive welcome over gimmicks like visitor incentives He emphasizes eternal salvation and local outreach welcoming all ages races and family situations with growth and vitality aimed at meaningful connection.
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Pinesburg
Daniel L. Moore
Pinesburg Baptist
Williamsport
Md 17 bridge debate spurs letter to The News-Post
A reader responds to Doug Rose’s comments on the Md 17 bridge closure and a March 24 letter. They challenge quick work and detour praise, argue a narrow one lane would suffice, recount truck experience, and note a shift from talking to public to talking with residents, criticizing the public meeting path.
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Doug Rose
Mr. Rose
Harp Hill
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Wolfsville resident rails at planned project closing
Paul C Leatherman from Smuthsburg denounces a proposed closing and questions facts about an archeological site. He claims community backing for speaking out, cites volunteer fire response limits, and invites officials and a News-Post team to inspect highway safety concerns and fatal accident sites on state routes through Frederick and Washington counties.
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National Geographic
Wolfsville
Meeting House Road
Company
Rose
News-Post
Frederick
Washington County
Beer in the Park debate tested during 1994 concert series
In Frederick, readers weigh a city sponsored beer plan for park concerts. Proponents say designated beer areas would fund improv programs and enhance ambiance, while critics cite inflated statistics. Letter writer Nando Amabile argues Flora's proposal deserves evaluation this season and cites Tivoli Gardens as a model.
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Frederick
Barbara A. Collier
News-Post
Tivoli Gardens
Copenhagen
Flora
Frederick area notes on Camp Detrick sale and local changes
The article notes Camp Detrick's 14 year role near Frederick after the purchase of the DETRICK Field site by the U.S. government for 850000. It highlights Frank Grosche returning as manager of Glade Valley Farm at Walkersville, the increasing role of women in Frederick County Sheriff’s operations, jail staff actions by Kelly Rinehart and Winnie Crum, the removal of a hazardous abandoned quarry near Woodsworth, and Senator Mathias meeting with Edward Dorsey to discuss relocating the Postal Service Sectional Center from downtown Frederick.
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Detrick Field
Frederick
Army
Chemical Warfare Service
Camp Detrick
The
Corporation of
U.S
Frank Grosche
William J. Brann
Glade Valley Farm
Walkersville
Kentucky
Mr. Grosche
Frederick County
Charles McC. Mathias
Edward V. Dorsey
Resident letter criticizes Fogle's march 23 note on park beer
A reader responds to Robert R. Fogle and his letter about Baker Park beer rules. The writer says the piece amused rather than upset them and accuses Fogle of shifting from beer to DUI and DWT then to alleging racial issues.
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Robert R. Fogle
Mr. Fogle
Baker Park
Park
Letters Should Be More Informed On The Issue
The writer dismisses concern letters as silly and questions what he calls his own. He notes he has a real problem, and jokes it is not beer, urging more informed public input before addressing the matter.
Nonviolent America essay argues society is pathologically nonviolent
The piece contrasts claims of rising violence with arguments that America is extremely nonviolent. It presents hypothetical tests about executions and life sentences, then shifts to a personal account critiquing a local science class and a judge's handling of a control sample. It calls for parental influence over education and warns against educator overreach.
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America
Uranus
Frederick County
Frederick County Science Fair Judging Sparks Frustration
A parent criticizes this year's Frederick County Science Fair, alleging unfair judging undermines science and math education. The critique centers on a son's experimentation project testing a hypothesis about which animal had a certain trait, raising concerns about evaluation standards and methods.
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Frederick County
No title found in diary plea for aid from Sarajevo
A 13 year old writer urges action for civilians in Sarajevo citing Zlata's Diary. She questions air force food drops and advocates donated food usable without gas or electricity, expressing concern for innocent bystanders and calling for help.
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Zlata
Sarajevo
Zlata Filipovic
Somalia
U.S
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
Readers are invited to submit letters with name address and phone for verification. Some letters are edited for space or haste. Send to Letters to the Editor The Frederick News-Post 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD 21705 or via fax 662-6299.
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