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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1998
Page
4
A 43 year old woman faced an attempted carjacking in a Frederick area mall lot last Thursday. The suspect, from West Virginia, fled after the victim screamed, was later captured nearby. The column urges keeping vehicle doors locked and using personal judgment in life threatening situations.
April W Jensen chief executive officer responds to criticism by outlining GIMV Purposes and programs. The letter details employment and rehabilitation goals for people with disabilities, use of donated goods revenue, costs including wages and utilities, and programs like textile recycling and job placement. It highlights 1997 figures with 867686.95 in wages and 84 served, 16 placed in competitive work, and overall 70 percent of revenue self generated through retail and mailing services. Jensen invites Ms. Schorn for a facility tour to show how money is used.
Jill H. Valentine of Taneytown argues against a local Emmitsburg secondary school. She cites her Frederick County experience at Thurmont Middle and Catoctin High, praising transportation flexibility, diverse electives, and sports. She urges expansion of Thurmont to accommodate growth over creating a new Emmitsburg program.
Yesterday items from the News-Pos files cover a Frederick Zonta Club talk by county juvenile court officer Mrs. William C. Roderick on social services, a public sale in Pleasant Walk, 14.67 acres and a two room dwelling selling for 305 dollars, plus 4-H corn demonstration participants from several Frederick area communities. Also notes on Hechinger Co. blue laws and a Disney World Easter Parade feature about Damascus High School Band and Matt Kuhn, and Rep. Byron in Backpacker Magazine with Boston Marathon training.
A reader from Jefferson criticizes the March 16 paper for a front page crash photo. She urges an apology to families of victims for poor taste and insensitive publication timing.
A reader denounces Roy Meachum and liberal hypocrisy over sexual abuse accusations. The letter contrasts Anita Hill and Paula Jones cases, Clinton aides and witnesses, Hillary Clinton paper handling, and comments on public perception and battered women in America.
Jessica Mary Buck in Frederick argues that private life and alleged coercion shape President Clinton's policy, criticizing Democrats for defending a morally void leader and urging accountability for perceived misconduct and external pressures.
Stephen Sadowski of Mountaindale argues against blocking soccer fields and mocks opponents Roelkey Myers and Genna Kuzemchak. He questions wildlife impact and road traffic, advocates varied land uses, and urges quality play spaces for city children amid rapid growth.
Joanne McCormick invites readers to visit the Rescue Mission thrift shop praising its friendly welcome and clear pricing. All clothing items are one dollar, with children's wear 25 cents to two years and one dollar thereafter.
A letter argues that gun access was lax before 1968, blaming modern violence on root causes such as greed and broken families. The writer cites firearms as tools, compares gun control to tyranny, and invokes Hitler and other regimes to warn against disarming law abiding citizens. JOHN C. NAZARENE Mount Airy.
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with writer name address and home and business phone numbers for verification. Due to volume many letters are not published and poetry or verse is not accepted.
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