Readers urge local names for Baker Park statue
A Sound Source poll shows near split between Barbara Fritchie and Stonewall Jackson as candidates for a Baker Park statue along Carroll Creek. The piece argues against a Confederate figure, suggests honoring local heroes like Fritchie or Daniel Dulany, and invites Frederick County students to propose names, proposing to reuse the William Donald Schaefer Building as a second choice.
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Carroll Creek
Barbara Fritchie
Stonewall Jackson
Frederick City
Baker Park
Jackson
U.S
Daniel Dulany
Frederick
Patrick Dulany
Dulaney
Frederick County
Creek
City Hall
William Donald Schaefer
Conspiracy Theories and Crumbling Faith in America
David Lopeter denounces critics who label his letters as repetition. He accuses power elites of orchestrating a new world order, socialism, gun grabs, and currency debasement to control America, claiming biblical lineage and birthright prophecy underpin his view from Frederick.
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America
Israel
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Manasseh
Ephraim
God
Frederick reader endorses local focus and asks for kinder letters
D Dwight Mote of Frederick praises The Washington Post style of local coverage in his letter to the Frederick newspaper. He commends front page local photos and the Letters to the Editor but urges fewer spiteful letters that attack motives.
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Frederick
Washington Post
Roy Meachum
Maryland education split over OBE and MSPAP policy debate
John C Webb Jr argues that Experimenting on children with Outcome Based Education tied to MSPAP tests lowers academic aims to adequacy. He claims Maryland funding favors Baltimore over Montgomery County, pushing state takeover of schools, and opposes local control. He warns of a cultural clash and calls for locally led, high quality education.
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Im Ferguson
State Senate
Harvard
B.F. Skinner
Skinner
Maryland
Governor's Commission On
Senate
OBE
Maryland School Performance and Assessment Program
MSPAP
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
Prince George’s
Montgomery County
Thomas Jefferson
Contour farming demo boosts corn yields 10 to 20 percent
Extension Service demonstration near two local farms shows farmers how to lay out contour fields with homemade tools. The technique levels rows around hills to raise corn yields. reader notes plans for Mount Airy Locker Co. and a 1943 milk control report. land use bill signed into law to protect farmland via easements and tax credits. Brenda Dinkle, 13, of Brunswick, joins the March of Dimes Walkathon, and a Frederick County history film premieres at a Rotary luncheon.
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Jon Cotton
Extension Service
Boyd Smith
Marvin Mandel
Brenda Dinkle
Brunswick
Frederick County workers watch trench work on Hoke Place
A reader recalls eight Frederick County Highway Department workers along Hoke Place and a backhoe removing dirt from a trench while noting the county’s decision to skip spring 1994 bulk trash collection due to road repairs. The letter questions staffing and tax-dollar spending by the highway agency.
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Hoke Place
U.S. 40
Frederick
Frederick County Highway Department
Frederick County
Highway Department
Response Letter Defends Unchanged Police Testing Standards
Ferne Vance of Frederick objects to Sandra Wests column on job tests excluding women. She argues standards must not be compromised in police work and asserts many men fail tests too. She calls for personal responsibility and asks West to apologize to successful female officers.
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Sandra West
Ms. West
Dreams of Fulfillment and Literary Laurels
A reflective note on past ambitions of winning major awards. The narrator recalls imagining success at the Pulitzer, Nobel, and National Book Awards as grand milestones in a wandering, aspirational journey.
Letters of a Frederick writer on art and faith
The author reflects on creative life and legacy, arguing art is a community act tied to local figures like Bill Cochran and James Pearl. He contrasts personal fame with being a humble craftsperson, urges faith over money, and stresses that love and unity define true witness in society. Monica McGinley
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Barbara Michaels
Nora Roberts
Williams Heath
Frederick
Way Station
Bill Cochran
James Pearl
Delaplaines
Roy Meachum
Yvonne Small
Roger Kelly
Letter criticizing paying churchgoers for attendance
A reader condemns a minister paying people ten dollars to visit and attend services. The writer argues such tactics contradict divine truth, warns against bribed faith, and invokes the prodigal son parable to question whether love can be genuine when bought.
Letter Reacting to Baptism Debate from Mount Airy Resident
Nevin B. Long of Mount Airy is urged to study the Bible more carefully before broadcasting views on salvation. The writer argues that baptism is not required for salvation, citing the repentant thief and Romans style calls to call on the Lord. George M. Luhrs of Monrovia appeals for belief in Jesus as Lord prior to baptism and emphasizes the Holy Spirit’s role in conversion.
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Nevin B. Long
Mount Airy
Jesus
Paradise
Jesus Christ
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites readers to send letters with name address and phone for verification. Due to high volume not all letters can be published. Send to Letters to the Editor The Frederick News-Post 200 S Patrick St Frederick MD 21705 or fax 662-8299.
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Frederick
Frederick Eenter
Patrick
P.O
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David Lopeter
D. Dwight Mote
Qass
Professor
John C. Webb
John C. Webb Jr
Gaithersburg
Feeana
R. Francis Sappington
Libertytown
York Ice Machinery Co
York
Mount Airy Locker Co
Frederick County Health Department
Chuck Clark
Woodsboro
Mayo Frederick
Christ
Paul
Monica McGinley Frederick
George M.C. Luhrs
Monrovia
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