Budget windfall funds Hood College and local projects
A state capital budget totaling 445 million backs Hood College with 3 million for a science center and funds Frederick County agencies. Frederick Community College gains gym and science tech space plus 670 for a hall while Daybreak Center and local parks receive smaller sums. Tobacco tax forecasts loom as a potential donor shock if shy of projected revenues.
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Veryone
Hood College
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Maryland State Police
Frederick Community College
Frederick County
Daybreak
Presidential ambitions and the burden of experience
The piece argues that true presidential qualification comes from a mix of public and private experience. It contrasts historic leaders like Washington Lincoln and Roosevelt with modern figures Gore and Quayle. It labels Quayle as unlikely to win the GOP nomination and highlights Bradley's rise and Gore's limited influence amid Kosovo and fundraising duties.
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United States
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Ronald Reagan
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Bill Clinton
John F Kennedy
Albert Gore
Dan Quayle
Emmitsburg taps Woodring as chief of police
H C Woodring of Waynesboro Pa was appointed Chief of Police for Emmitsburg by the town’s mayor and commissioners. He is married with four sons and plans to reside in Emmitsburg within two weeks. The report notes his background in police and security work.
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Quayle
George Bush
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Quaine
Gere
H.C. Woodring
Waynesboro
Emmitsburg
Woodring
Front Page Pictures Spark Reader Dissent in Frederick Paper
A reader letter criticizes frequent front page photos of children in The Frederick News-Post and calls for more war coverage. The piece also discusses local issues in Walkersville, including Monocacy Bottom Road partying, trash cleanup, and concerns about funding for programs and affordable activities.
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Frederick
Frederick News-Post
Privileged residents recall Monocacy Bottom Road fears
A letter responds to Bryan Hottinger's claims about Monocacy Bottom Road, detailing years of danger and crime near the ford at Bennett's Creek. Neighbors recount drug use, assaults, speed, break ins, a rape case, and the impact on property values and taxpayers while defending their community.
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Bryan Hottinger
Monocacy Bottom Road
Ms. Davis
Bennett
Ford
Frederick County
Hottinger
Bike theft lesson leaves mother angry and adviserless
A Walkersville mother recounts a bike theft incident involving her son and his sister. Police found the stolen bike with two boys in an affluent neighborhood. She laments a lack of remorse from both sets of parents and urges accountability and apologies to teach children respect and honesty.
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Tama
Walkersville
Dispatch
Sharing the Profit From a Local Summer Camp
A couple recounts starting RBI Camp with their roles at Frederick High School and a history of hosting kids for kickball. The county now requires 20 percent of gross income plus field-use fees, enforcing an old policy. They chose not to raise prices, losing park revenue but preserving affordability for families and kids.
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RBI
Frederick High School
County Parks and Recreation Department
Letter to the Editor Advocates Tolerance and Fairness
Barbara Rippey of Point of Rocks supports Nancy Middleton and opposes Alex Mooney’s focus on cross dressing. She argues for tolerance, openness, and nonjudgmental teaching in schools, saying gays are born and calling for compassion and fairness for all people.
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Nancy Middleton
Alex X. Mooney
State Senate
Dist
Mooney
Craig Schenkel
Letters to the Editor Policy at News-Post
The News-Post welcomes letters exclusive to sign with writer’s name, home address, and home and business phones for verification. Some letters are abridged. poetry religious verse and letters to others are not published. due to high volume, publication cannot be guaranteed.
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George E. Rendall
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Dan Thomasson
Gore
Clinton
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Swank Fairfax Hotel
Washington
St. Albans
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Scripps Howard News Service
Mewe
Taneytown
Keysville
J. Miles Neidig
Keymar
Francis Scott Key Grange
Carroll County
Howard A. Quinn
Tobias E. Zimmerman
Pomona
Quinn
Joan Reeson
Frances Drayton
Lo Hood College
Point of Rocks
Ellis G. Carty
Dennis Cooper
Knoxville
Maurice J. Floyd
John T. Best
Leo Fisher
Thurmont
Vo-Tech Center
Sharon Fritz Arrington
Lori Geisler
John T. Molloy
Maryanne Dewitt Frederick
Mother Nature
Iself
Beth Rhodes
RBI Camp
Live and
Barbara J. Rippey
Mall
Patrick St
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