Tax editorial notes USPS help on final day of filing
The piece cites the Frederick Post Office and Postmaster Julian Biggers for expanding hours and adding staff to assist taxpayers as IRS data show 126 million individual tax returns and $828.6 billion in income, while the tax system remains complex. It highlights the Chamber of Commerce claim that the top 5 percent pay about 48 percent of income taxes, and the bottom 50 percent pay 5 percent, urging consideration of system changes.
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Frederick
Julian Biggers
South Carroll Street
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Wireless 911 Location Issues Highlighted in County Notes
Frederick County officials discuss challenges in locating mobile 911 callers as subdivisions grow and maps lag. FCC rules push carriers to share caller numbers and locations within 125 meters by 2001. The column also reviews local history notes, parliamentary language debates, and upcoming wireless home networks Bluetooth and HomeRF.
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Rick Himes
ALS
Frederick County
Department of Fire/Rescue Services
Federal Communications Commission
Milosevic faces stark choices as NATO intensifies Kosovo war
Milosevic must pick between unconditional surrender or continuing a conflict NATO commander Wesley Clark vows will inflict greater damage until capitulation. NATO aims to restore up to a million Kosovars, shield others, and likely keep Kosovo under protectorate amid ethnic tensions. West pressures for Milosevic's removal. cracks appear in alliance over land front options and UN presence.
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Wesley Clark
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Kosovo
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Balkan
Poland
Czech Republic
Hungary
Serbia
Italy
Greece
Germany
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Washington
Alliance
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Senpps
Howard News Service
Firefighter helps avert blaze at 30 E Seventh St
A man and a bystander extinguished a stove fire at 30 E Seventh St averting a serious blaze. No damage was reported. In Brunswick supporters push to lower mayoral age to 21 as petitions circulate for a special election to amend the town charter.
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Jess D. Orndorff
G. David Green
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Public Education Mandate in Maryland Constitution
A Frederick County superintendent explains that states require free public schools by constitutional provision. Maryland Article VII Section 1 commits the General Assembly to establish a thorough and efficient system of free public schools and provide funding for maintenance, clarifying public schooling is not a federal mandate.
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Maryland
General Assembly
Letter to Senator Mooney Attacks Discrimination and Rights Misuse
Kelly S. McVeigh of Frederick criticizes State Senator Alex Mooney for implying that basic rights apply only to some and for prioritizing business interests over citizens. The letter argues a crime of omission in denying legal recourse and urges equal protection regardless of employment or housing status.
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Alex Mooney
Mooney
Mr. Mooney
Letters to the Editor Questioning Alex Mooney's Senate Run
A reader labeled Pathetic and absurd questions Alex Mooney’s prior ads and bigoted remarks as he seeks a state senate seat in Maryland. The letter argues such public office promotion of hatred is unwelcome and unwanted. SUSANN M. MACHADO
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Alex Mooney
Maryland
Abortion debate letter urges rights and political action
A letter argues against banning abortion, praising a woman's right to choose and criticizing male lawmakers. It urges backing a strong candidate to challenge Congressman Bartlett in the Sixth District, calling for early, well funded Democratic and Republican efforts. It ends with motivation for political engagement.
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America
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Bartlett faces district calls for retirement stance
A reader criticizes Congressman Roscoe Bartlett for unclear views on Kosovo and his ethnic ladder of American values. The letter urges mainstream Republicans in the Sixth District to begin groundwork for Bartlett's retirement.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Kosovo
Bartlett
Secretary of Peace and the US Institute of Peace
A reader argues for a Secretary of Peace to head the United States Institute of Peace in Washington. The piece suggests funding parity with the Defense Department and envisions the secretary shaping education health care and human rights both domestically and globally.
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William S. Cohen
Egypt
Richmond
Washington
Cohen
Microsoft
United States Institute of
Letters to the Editor policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters to the editor with name address and phone for verification. Due to high volume some letters are published or abridged, while poetry or anonymous items are not accepted. Submissions go to 200 E Patrick St P O Box 878 Freder.
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