Walkersville Parents Push for Thoughtful Boundary Plan
Walkersville parents voiced concerns at a public meeting on four elementary school boundary changes in central Frederick County. A citizen advisory committee has drafted the proposal, to be reviewed by Superintendent Noel Farmer and the school board, with growth, travel costs, and student welfare as key issues. Overcrowding and the potential need to move students to Monocacy Elementary are discussed as the plan unfolds over months.
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Johnny
Mary
Citizens Advisory Committee
Frederick County
Walkersville
Noel Farmer
Monocacy Elementary
Endangered Family Doctor: A Local Clinician’s Longevity
Bob Reid reflects on the shrinking pool of general practice physicians in America. He laments many doctors specialize, leaving few to handle common ailments and routine care. He praises his own family doctor John Cosma, who remains a trusted generalist despite aging and partial retirement.
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America
Stock Exchange
Frederick
Junior
John Cosma
John
Corinne
Rabbits and red tape: Bennetts fight FmHA foreclosure
Ed and Sandra Bennett pitched a rabbit farming venture on 80 acres near San Luis Obispo. A wrongly issued Notice of Intent to Take Adverse Action by FmHA halted their dream, causing $300,000 in losses and a five year setback while they seek loan rescheduling and relief from the department. The case prompts a broader probe into alleged FmHA improprieties and tort claims limits.
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Washington
Sandra Bennett
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Farmers Home
Bennetts
FIHA
Fmha
Department of Agriculture
White House
Richard Mallory
California
Mallory
James Massey
Farmers Legal Action Group
Minnesota
Massey
Jim Lynch
Sandra
Congress
Frederick Maryland News Highlights Include Prison Camp Plan Change
Fifty years ago the State Roads Commission halted convict labor plans for Western Maryland and shifted to a CCC camp near Harwood in Southern Maryland after an Attorney General ruling. Frederick opened a new sanitary sewer system April 20 with a final cost of 1,027,330.78. WPA funds funded a Fishing Creek stone wall project after flood damage, while Potomac Morgan Horse Club hosted a show near Mount Pleasant with 75 members and 154 horses. Formal dedications marked New Shenandoah Plastics on Hayward Road, and Thurmont Library relocated to the former Moravian Church on Water Street.
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Maryland
Civilian Conservation Corp
CCC
Harwood
Frederick. Hagerstown
Frederick
Elmer St C. Maxwell
Potomac Morgan Horse Club
Myersville
Joseline Hills Farm
Dance Hall Road
Mount Pleasant
Morgan’s
North Carolina
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Mike Brittain
Thurmont
Water Street
Lottie Gall
Gall
English as Official Language Debate in Mount Airy Letter
The letter urges making English the official language and denounces bilingualism supported by Hispanic groups. It cites immigrant influx, calls for voter registration, and questions multilingual ballots, warning of division if English is not established through 1989 legislation. The author cites Maryland and California examples and mentions the Dade County immersion plan. THOMAS D. BURKE Mount Airy.
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Annapolis
Maryland
House Committee On Constitutional
Marguerite Snyder
California
Florida
Colorado
Canada
U.S
Dade County
the Post
Mount Airy mayor earns united support from residents
In a local letter, a Mount Airy resident urges voting for Mayor Boyer to continue her two year program. The piece argues new and old residents share a common goal of safer, lower tax growth and community inclusion as Mount Airy transitions to an urban community. It praises Boyer for accessibility and service.
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Boyer
Linda Boyer
Mount Airy
Mt. Airy
WFMD
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Dave Winfield
George
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Steinbrenner
Dudgeon
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News-Post
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Fishing Creek
Frederick City
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