Freebies in Annapolis Trigger Debate Over Legislator Tickets
Critics charge lobbyists use free passes to horse races and sports events to influence votes. Supporters defend freebies as harmless, while bills to ban them falter. some lawmakers propose limited acceptance with no discussion of pending legislation, and a few Frederick County officials face pushback.
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Annapolis
America
General Assembly
House of Delegates
State Senate
Pimlico
Orioles
Camden Yards
Frederick County
Marcia Clark's new look draws courtroom applause
Nancy Luse notes Marcia Clark sports a modified shag and darker color amid the O J Simpson trial coverage. Judge Ito smiled at the change as spectators applauded outside the courthouse while pundits discuss hair as public image.
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Marcia Clark
Nicole
Clark
Marcia
Cindy Williams
Laverne & Shirley
Lance Ito
Kato Kaelin
Kato
Kaplan warns of future collapse as cultures divide the United States
The Atlantic Monthly piece from February 1994 highlights Robert Kaplan’s view that West Africa’s dissolution signals a broader regional trend of border failure. He argues future winners will be culturally cohesive nations, leaving the United States fragile as it becomes a collection of cultures. Brimelow’s Alien Nation intensifies the critique.
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Atlantic Monthly
Robert Kaplan
West Africa
Kaplan
United States
America
Germany
Japan
Peter Brimelow
Random House
Brimelow
Camelot
Immigration and races shape U.S. future says Paul Roberts
Paul Roberts argues that immigrants, legal and illegal, are changing the racial makeup of the United States with higher birth rates and diverse cultures. He warns whites may become a minority after mid-century and criticizes welfare for aliens amid stalled growth, urging radical overhauls in policy.
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U.S
Brimelow
United States
California
IRS
Japan
Robert Kaplan
Atlantic Monthly
Paul Craig Roberts
U.S. Treasury
Institute For Political Economy
Scripps Howard News Service
Vatican warns democracies on abortion and euthanasia
The pope’s encyclical The Gospel of Life argues that permitting abortion or euthanasia threatens freedom and risks totalitarianism. Critics question the stance, noting potential contradictions and calling the document hard to read, while discussing contraception and moral duty. Richard Dean Frederick references Archbishop Roach.
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John Roach
Frederick Chamber votes to lease McCurdy Field to Athletics
Directors of the Frederick Chamber of Commerce backed the Frederick Board of Aldermen proposal to lease McCurdy Field to the Philadelphia Athletics for spring training for five years at $1 a year. Also noted: 2,400 U S troops liberated from Stalag 11B, a Johns Hopkins operation on a child’s throat, blood transfusion access for Frederick County residents, and the kickoff of "Frederick's Foundations" with local officials in attendance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Aldermen of
Frederick
McCurdy Field
Philadelphia Athletics
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Gary L. Heerd
Edward L. Heerd
E. Church St
H. Albert Dean
American Red Cross
Frederick County
Baltimore Metropolitan Area
The
Frederick News- Post
Eagles
Edward S. Delaplaine
Lawrence A. Dorsey Sr
Maryland
Louis L. Goldstein
George B. Delaplaine
Emissions cure: addressing the engine source
The piece argues against treating emissions symptoms by burning cleaner fuel, noting higher ignition temperatures raise NOx and proposing a cleaner fuel option despite higher costs. It suggests government assessment as a broader path to reduce vehicle pollution and avoid test rigamaroles.
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Rigamarole
Letters Raise Questions On 90 MPG Engine Progress
Mount Airy resident JACK AELLEN questions the value of funding extensive testing as a 90 miles per gallon engine in development could slash emissions and render tests obsolete. Andrew J. Zmoda of Schnabel Engineering Associates, Baltimore, defends hydrogeologic work for the Deerfield project, asserting professional qualifications.
Developer’s hydrogeology geologist defends credentials
In a letter responding to a March article by Tom Johnson I, Tam, Projects geologist for Schnabel Engineering Associates, describe my geology degrees Virginia certified professional geologist license years of experience in soil exploration hydrogeology and related studies. I note SEA conducted the Deerfield hydrogeologic study for Walkersville and address questions raised by NRCS and local planners.
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Deerfield
Tom Johnson
Tam
Schnabel Engineering Associates, Inc
SEA
Maryland
Frederick
County
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Patrick Center
Walkersville
Schnabel Engineering Associates Inc
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Clyde Berger
Walkersville Planning
Rich get richer with new tax cut and debt fears
Stephen A. Jones argues that the House passed a large tax cut benefiting the rich, widening the debt and cutting help to the poor. He critiques child credits for high earners and opposes taxing citizens who renounce wealth to avoid taxes, urging a change from Republican policy.
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Republican Party
House of Representatives
Wall Street Journal
Clinton
Letters to the Editor guidelines at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone. We verify all letters and may edit or reject due to space and taste. Do not publish poetry or copies to others. Address and fax details provided.
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Frederick
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