Contract With America says Bartlett led Maryland GOP votes
The Frederick representative Roscoe Bartlett stood out for voting with Newt Gingrich's Contract With America in every applicable vote, the best showing among Maryland Republicans. While Bartlett supported term limits, welfare and regulatory reform, tax cuts, and a balanced budget proposal, fellow Maryland Republicans lagged behind. Democrats Cardin Wynn Mfume Hoyer voted for at least one Contract measure.
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Maryland
America
Frederick
Roscoe Bartlett
Bartlett
Newt Gingrich
Dr. Bartlett
House
Senate
Here
Constance Morella
Montgomery County
Robert Ehrlich
Baltimore County
Wayne Gilchrest
Ben Cardin
Baltimore
Albert Wynn
Prince George's County
Kweisi Mfume
Stony Hoyer
D.C
Boomer and Sweetwater The Great Front Door Escape
A Sunday before Frederick clock change Boomer the airedale and Sweetwater the coonhound stage a chaotic car ride and door dash. The chase ends with Boomer’s daring escape and a hurried reunion after calls to humane society police and taxi services. The dogs’ antics mirror a lively family adventure with high energy and a safe outcome.
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Frederick
Boomer
Sharon
Sweetwater
Sweetie
Airedale
Ms. Sweetwater
U.S. 15
Humane Society, Police and City Cab
Turbulent era for blacks in American policy shifts
The piece outlines rising racial tensions and policy changes affecting Black Americans. It argues affirmative action faces pressure to shrink, government and military cuts disproportionately impact Blacks, and welfare and crime law reforms will intensify racial disparities amid a volatile political climate.
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America
Revisiting Affirmative Action And Black Societal Roles
An essay argues for phased changes to affirmative action, noting crime, welfare, and education issues. It highlights Black Americans as mostly law abiding yet affected by policy, advocates cautious reform, and urges reducing rhetoric while pursuing better inner-city education and tougher anti discrimination enforcement.
Roosevelt Dies In Georgia At 63 In Fourth Term
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 63, died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage at Warm Springs Georgia. Vice President Harry S Truman became president hours later. In Frederick Maryland residents reacted with shock to the sudden news. A local feed mill ad offered jobs at 50 cents per hour. Over 100 residents attended a school board hearing opposing a bi county middle school plan. The Frederick Woman’s Civic Club held its first Awareness Day with a wheelchair tour to spotlight accessibility barriers.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Pine Mountain
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dietrich & Gambrill Inc
S. Carroll St
Frederick
Frederick County School Board
Linganore High School
Maryland State Planning Division
Cat astrophe a humane note on animal compassion
A reader praises a April 4 article for highlighting kindness to helpless animals over crime. The letter questions perpetrators’ empathy and urges spaying and neutering, thanking the Independent Hose Company for inspiring warm feelings in readers.
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Independent Hose Company
Parents protest meeting comments at Orchard Grove hearing
A group of Monarch Ridge families defend South Frederick Elementary against misrepresentations heard at the March 23 Orchard Grove redistricting hearing. They defend SFE teachers with long tenures and reject claims of PTA reliance on Monarch Ridge residents, apologizing to school leaders and outlining community divisions.
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Tamara Hatch
Orchard Grove
Monarch Ridge
South Frederick
SFE
South Frederik Elementary
Ms. Brown
Pritts
Pews
Ernsts
Yousefians
Crockets
Goldbergs
Kaufmans
Lewises
Longmires
Mills
Murrays
Etheridges
McKays
O'Clairs
Sheas
Silvas
Steiners
Letters to the Editor on Clarksburg traffic and FCC Cougars coverage
A reader contests claims that trucks avoid scales in Clarksburg and blames delays on weigh stations and construction, urging action to ease I 270 traffic. The letter also laments limited coverage of FCC Cougars sports, calling for more detailed reporting and photos.
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Frederick News-Post
Clarksburg
Department of Transportation
MD. 121
MD. 118
Glendening
Erederick
Cougars
Frederick
FCC Cougars
Frederick Community College Cougars Baseball Spotlight
In spring, youths and adults play baseball across Frederick a spectrum from elementary to college levels. The Frederick Keys minor league team and local venues draw players and spectators, with Frederick Community College Cougars representing the area’s only college team in the sport.
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Frederick
Frederick Keys
Frederick Community College Cougars
Lot Owners Vote At Mt Olivet Cemetery Fight
Valerie F. McVey warns Frederick lot owners they may lose voting rights if two board members push changes to bylaws. She urges owners to vote on May 1 to preserve current governance, staff, and protections against hostile takeovers.
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Mt. Olivet
Frederick
Letters to the Frederick News-Post Readers
The Frederick News Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Due to volume publication is not guaranteed. poetry and religious verse are excluded and letters addressed to others are not printed.
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