Maryland speed limit debate echoes on secondary roads
The article notes slow action on raising rural interstate limits while probing increases on secondary roads. It recalls protests over Rt 7a east of Frederick changing from 90 to 45 mph and reports SHA’s temporary halt and decision to keep Md 27 near Mt. Airy at 50 mph amid safety concerns on Rt 75.
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TV Evangelists and Faith in a Media Age
Roy Meachum reflects on Tent Meetings and TV preachers, arguing for tolerance while critiquing fundamentalism and its clashes with secular society. He defends believers, questions modern media power, and calls regular clergy to soul-searching rather than sensationalism.
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Emmitsburg
Fairfield
Wright Fireplace Upgrade Caps East Front Office Prestige
Washington report notes Speaker Jim Wright’s second floor office to get a marble faced fireplace during summer recess. Estimated cost around six thousand dollars for labor plus up to four thousand for materials. Architect says feature matches older Capitol areas and will not be visible from ground level.
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WPA Brick Sidewalk Projects Restore City Walkways
The Works Progress Administration led a joint city effort to replace brick sidewalks along South Market and other areas. Work aimed to finish by summer, rebuilding and weaving surface bricks under city supervision.
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Letters of appreciation for ADA benefit basketball game
Frederick County Chapter of the American Diabetes Association expresses thanks to doctors, technicians, and volunteers who organized and supported a March 7 benefit basketball game at the Maryland School for the Deaf gym. Gratitude extends to sponsors, organizers, and officials, with proceeds funding Camp Glyndon for diabetic children in Frederick County.
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Walkersville
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