High Tech Job Fair Highlights Out-of-County Work Force
Local residents faced a morning traffic jam on I 270 after an ice cream truck overturned as a High Tech Job Fair at the FSK Holiday Inn showcased area firms seeking workers. Participants learned about free job search help at the Omega Center and heard calls for more local opportunities to curb out-of-county commuting and ease housing pressure.
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Fsk Holiday Inn
Montgomery County
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assoc
Frederick
Bechtel Power Corp
Crisplant Inc
Irving Burton Associates
Metraplex
Solarex
Tascom
Norwest Mortgage
Marriott
Omega Center
James Rouse
Columbia
Opening Day Baseball Moms Tale Ends in Rain
Carolann M. Butala recalls a chaotic opening day as mothers juggle laundry, snacks, sunflower seeds, and anxious kids at a county baseball field. A canceled game alters weekend plans while memories of supporting his love for the sport linger.
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James Bond
Carolann M. Butala
Fredenck
NASA pursuit of space life fuels costly pipedreams
Scripps Howard News Service condemns NASA for promoting evidence of extraterrestrial life while pushing costly programs. The piece highlights ice on Europa and prior Mars hints as media-driven propoganda to justify billions in funding, urging the public to demand restraint and delay new probes. It argues for waiting millions of years to see if life proves itself without further space funding.
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Outer Space
NASA
Galileo
Europa
Jupiter
Earth
Alan Shepard
Columbia
Antarctica
Mars
Congress
White House
Space
Scripps Howard News Service
Hood College breaks ground for gym and pool
Hood College President Henry Irvin Stahr presided at a groundbreaking ceremony on campus. Dr. Henri L. G. Kieffer offered prayer and R. Paul Smith spoke for the board of trustees. Catherine Smith presented the golden shovel, and James H. Gambrill Jr. turned the first spade for a gym to be named in his honor. Local striking telephone workers collected back pay at the exchange as calls rose. A 17.9 percent jump in Frederick County house building in early 1977 spurred debate over zoning and growth controls. Delegate Raymond E. Beck railed against the 1977 legislative session for tax hikes and shifting property tax burdens to locals. Frederick County Commissioner Lawrence A. Dorsey, recovering from a heart attack, planned to return by June 1 if health allowed.
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Hood College
Henry Irvin Stahr
Henri L.G. Kieffer
R. Paul Smith
Hagerstown
Board of Trustees
Catherine Smith
Lancaster
The
Athletic Association
Stahr
James H. Gambrill Jr
Frederick County
Planning and Zoning Commission
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Dorsey
Winchester Hall
Doing it right on county taxes proposal to raise funds
Warren R. Evans of Frederick backs John Gardner’s letter advocating a county real estate tax increase of 20 cents and higher impact fees to fund the Board of Education and county services. He argues fees of 6 000 and 10 000 per new family would slow growth and help the county remain a desirable place to live, urging commissioners to act despite political risk.
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John Gardner
Board of Education
Frederick County
Tax cut urged to curb county tax hike debate
Frederick County residents debate a proposed 20 cent property tax increase backed by commissioners Terry Rhoderick and David Gray. The letter argues government waste exists, calls for spending cuts, and says higher taxes worsen quality of life, stressing money saved could ease burdens and improve family and community life.
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John Gardner
Terry Rhoderick
David Gray
Frederick County
Maryland
Property tax critique and local pickup appeal from Diane Koeh lean
A Letter to the Editor argues homeowners already pay 41.6 percent of income to government, opposes higher taxes, and urges readers to donate usable items for pickup at the door. Diane E Koeh lean of Tjamsville signs the plea endorsing the school donation and waste reduction, tax deductibility highlighted.
When Scavenging Trash Violates County Rules
In Frederick County a writer recounts salvaging usable items from a landfill and donating them to a school. A landfill worker warns against scavenging while a memo cites County ordinance 95-16-140 prohibiting it. The piece questions the official policy and seeks clarity on legality and environmental impact.
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Frederick County
Linda Norris
Vaccine Storage Center Furthers Fort Detrick Debate
Editorial clarification at Fort Detrick discusses a proposed multi million dollar vaccine storage and production center. It argues vaccines prevent disease, notes flu vaccines are made from killed virus with no infectious material, and urges welcoming facilities that produce vaccines against Ebola and HIV to maintain public trust in technology.
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Fort Detrick
Cliff climbing safety urged after recent accident
A reader from Braddock Heights named Chuck Burke calls for mandatory cliff climbing tests and proper gear. He urges climbers to not go alone and to always have a companion.
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Chuck Burke
Braddock Heights
Letters to the Editor guidelines at Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News Post invites signed letters exclusive to the paper with writer name address and phone numbers for verification. Many letters may not be published due to space. submission methods include mail fax and email with the given address and contact details.
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The
Frederick
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Invisible Baseball Moms
Leonard Larsen
Cate Im Ite
Raymond E. Beck
Warren R. Evans Frederick
Diane E. Koehlein
Tjamsville
Robert G. Ulrich Frederick
Frederick New
Patrick
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