Salary hikes eyed for city and county officials
Taxpayers face looming pay raises as county and city plan reclassifications and salary increases for top administrators and nearly all employees. Proposals include up to 16 percent for a nursing home director and about 14 percent for County Manager William Dennis, with total city costs nearing one million annually. Taxpayer burden and economic risk loom as officials argue for competitiveness and better staffing.
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William Dennis
Citizens Nursing Home
Dennis
Imelda Roberts
Local ill man subdued by law enforcement and dog
Judith Tydings argues that the Thurmont disturbance article framed as a violent attack on a police dog masks the illness factor. The writer cites bipolar disorder, lithium treatment, and the need for deputy education about brain disorders. She requests policy review and greater awareness.
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Frederick County
Thurmont
Eno
NAMI
National Alliance For the
Patty Duke
Kay Jamison
Johns Hopkins Medical School
NAML
National Alliance For the Mentally Helpline
Nami Lithium Information Center
Madison
Judith Tydings
Bamsville
Community urges action for child abuse prevention in Frederick
Susanne Riemer, director of ESCAPE Frederick County urges the community to join local prevention programs during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. She highlights high abuse reports, long term costs, and the need for community involvement to break the cycle of violence and support at risk families.
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Trederick County
Frederick County
Strug
Frederick
Sow
Susanne Riemer
Exchange Club Center For the Prevention of Child Abuse of
Frederick County, Inc
Escape
Brown horses rounded up near Braddock Heights
Deputy Sheriff George Crouse announced two brown work horses had been running loose for days near Braddock Heights and were held at D G White's property for owner claim. County officials attended a Rotary Club luncheon where Dr Earle T Hawkins spoke on Education for Our Times. A Maryland motorcycle ad promoted TT races on U S 40 with admission of 1 dollar. Frederick Police allowed Sunday garden shop operation. State police helicopter aided searches for missing elderly at Valley Mall and assisted other agencies during mountain fires and crash transports. Roscoe Gregg and CETA workers built benches in Schley Park. Mark Cameron, 1976 Olympic weightlifter of the year, spoke at Gifted and Talented program kickoff.
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George Crouse
Braddock Heights
D.G. White
Earle T. Hawkins
Towson State Teachers College
Frederick
Valley Mall
Hagerstown
Maryland Institute For Emergency Medical Services
Mark Cameron
U.S
Frederick County
Frederick High School teacher earns MICCA educator of the year
David Shumway notes Tony Martin, computer science teacher at Frederick High, received the Maryland Instructional Computer Coordinators Association educator of the year award for his impact on students and dedication to teaching. The March 27 High Flier issue highlights the praise for Frederick High teachers.
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The
High Flier
Frederick High School
Tony Martin
Frederick High
Martin
Maryland Instructional Computer Coordinators Association
MICCA
White House defense letter on Starr and Whitewater probes
A defense letter cites Kenneth Starr investigations into Whitewater linking Jim McDougal Susan McDougal and Jim Guy Tucker to multiple criminal cases. It notes McDougal cooperation, Susan McDougal’s contempt and fraud sentences, and Tucker’s fraud convictions with probation due to health while cooperating on a bankruptcy case.
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Independent Council
Kenneth Starr
Roy Meachum
Frederick Post
Ozarks
Meachum
Whitewater
Mr. Starr
Jim McDougal
Susan McDougal
Jim Guy Tucker
Arkansas
Mr Starr
Bill Clinton
Small Business Administration
Clinton
Letters on Whitewater probe and social decay comments
Margaret McCalla and Joe Chmelik voice concerns about the Whitewater investigation and moral decline. McCalla urges justice and exposure of deceit in administration, while Chmelik laments godlessness in schools and the rise of divorce, calling for legal reform and humane behavior.
Orioles celebrate 10th anniversary section and Keys note
Joel Cohen praises the Frederick Keys April 7 feature marking a decade milestone and highlights the 1998 season roster. He asks for more frequent sections focusing on the Orioles.
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Frederick Keys
Keys
Orioles
Mount Airy festival feud escalates as vendors clash
A teen message to festival committees scolds adults for arguing over Mount Airy Spring and Fall events. The note questions why vendors cannot attend both and urges grownups to mature. Tammy Holt signs the brief missive.
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Mount Airy
Slippery slide towards chaos in political rants
A tirade critiques judges and Supreme Court rulings, arguing a governor’s sexual misconduct is acceptable and condemning abortion and euthanasia. It mocks women’s rights activists and recalls anti prayer in schools while railing against court decisions and moral decline.
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Wright
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Kevorkian
Gloria Steinem
God
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News Post invites exclusive signed letters with writers full name address and home and business phone numbers. Due to high volume some letters are abridged. poetry religious verse and copies of letters to others are not published. Send letters by mail fax or email.
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Fredenck News Post
News Post
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick St
P.O
Frederick
Fredericknewspost.com
Giant 400 builders gain market share via acquisitions
The 400 largest U S home builders now hold 23.5 percent of the market in 1997 up from 22 percent in 1996. New home sales by these giants rose 12 percent to 674,575 units in 1997 as firms grow through acquisitions. Pulte tops the list operating in 24 states with Cen tex Kaufman and Broad and Ryland among others.
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Professional Builders Magazine
Roy Diez
Professional Builder
Mr. Diez
Pulte Corp
Pulte
Centex Corp
Kaufman and
Broad Home Corp
Champion Enterprises
Lennar Corp
Ryland Group
Fleetwood Enterprises
U.S. Home Corp
NVR
del Webb Corp
Ryland Group Inc
Columbia
Greater
Washington
Frederick County
Ryan Homes
Pulte Homes Corp
Richmond American
Nyhomes
Washington Homes
Regency Homes
Winchester Homes
Trafalgar House
Toil Brothers
Pulte Homes
Chicago
New York
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
U.S
State Farm
District of Columbia
A.M. Best & Co
Insurance Information Institute
Hawaii
Hartford Financial Services
California
New Jersey
Robert Hunter
Consumer Federation of America
Hunter
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