Budget hearings show strong turnout and tax support
Residents packed Winchester Hall and Gov Thomas Johnson High as budget talks highlighted support for a tax increase to fund school construction and address overcrowding. Catoctin reps defended practicality over grand asks while concerns about safety, health aides, and technology funding dominated discussions.
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Winchester Hall
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Catoctin High
Urbana” High School
Urbana
Mark Hughes Letter on Aggressive Driving From Leesburg to Frederick
A reader recounts a routine April trip from Leesburg to Frederick when a licensed driver tailgated and cut in on US 15. The chase ended with the driver, a Frederick City police officer, buying groceries at Food Lion with no apparent emergency. The writer questions the ethics and lawfulness of urgent driving and reflects on public safety and personal accountability.
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Leesburg
U.S. 15
Frederick
Rosemont Avenue
Clover Hill
Potomac
FAA
Washington, D.C
Jefferson Street
Mike
Rosemont
Fort Detrick
Food Lion
Frederick City
Mark J Hughes
Impact fees and housing justice in Frederick County
James Upchurch of Interfaith Housing of Western Maryland criticizes Smart Growth and rising impact fees that hit low income households hardest. He argues fees should be square footage based with exemptions and warns permanent fees threaten affordable housing, urging balanced planning with schools and housing as essential.
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Frederick County
Walkersville
James Upchurch
Interfaith Housing
Western
Maryland
Frederick News Highlights From Labor, Housing Talks, and Local Events
Picket lines of the National Federation of Telephone workers in Frederick ease as crews return to work. Housing officials from Baltimore and Cumberland meet Frederick leaders to discuss a city housing study. Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce kick off the annual American Cancer Society drive led by Philip C. Harvey. Retirement party for Dr. Charles Spicknall notes gifts and memories from colleagues. Frederick YMCA to replace riding mower. Home Equipment Center donates a Cube Cadet tractor after a loan arranged by owner Robert Haines.
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Frederick
National Federation of Telephone Plant
National Housing Administrator
Charles C. Yost Sr
Baltimore
E. Price Steiding
Cumberland
Lloyd C. Culler
Charles T. Butcher Sr
Alvey V. Renn
Lions Clubs
Frederick County
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick City
American Cancer Society
Philip C. Harvey
YMCA
Thurmont
Robert H. Haines
Home Equipment
Parents vent as Thurmont fire department delays Bingo support
Mary Jane Carbaugh reports that Catoctin High School parents sought a Basket Bingo at the Thurmont Activity Building but faced delays and mixed signals from firemen. With timing tight, Woodsboro American Legion offered space and the bingo game, prompting scrutiny of the department’s handling and potential conflicts of interest.
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Catoctin
Thurmont
Woodsboro American Legion
Letters Questioning ICAPP FLAC inclusion of LGBTQ groups
Letters reveal frustration with ICAPP and FLAC meetings where parents were not allowed to speak and petitions against including Sexual Minority Association groups compared with support for Ex-Gays and NARTH. Citizens urge an elected school board to elevate parental input and question agendas while recounting personal loss due to AIDS and advocating against acceptance of homosexuality.
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Sexual Minority Assistance League
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Frederick
Parents & Friends of
Exodus
National Association For Research and Therapy of Homosexuality
ICAPP
P-Fox
NARTH
Chrissy Poice
FLAC
Krystal Picazo
Lisa Shereika
Parental Voice Questioned at FLAC ICAPP Meetings
A concerned parent attended FLAC sessions focusing on a high school directory named The Yellow Pages and debated adding two pro homosexual members, raising questions about whether parents are taken seriously by FLAC and ICAPP.
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FLAC
Family Life Advisory Committee
Interagency Coordinating Committee On
ICAPP
Frederick readers rally to defend moral decency in letters
A Frederick reader praises citizens who condemned a gay marriage article in The News-Post. The letter expresses pride in the community's defense of moral truth and rejection of the homosexual lifestyle while affirming nondiscrimination toward friends who identify as gay or lesbian.
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Jesus
Frederick
News-Post
News- Post
Letter Advocates Tolerance For Homosexuals In Modern Life
In a 91 year old voice, Helen S Webb of Burkittsville urges acceptance of homosexuals arguing they harm no one and deserve to live freely. She emphasizes Christians should avoid criticism and directs focus to issues like war gun control crime population and environmental destruction.
Letters to the Editor policy for The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with writer name, home address, and phone numbers for verification. Space limits mean not all letters are published. Submissions should be mailed to Letters to the Editor, Frederick News-Post, 200 E Patrick St, Frederick MD 21705 or sent via fax or email.
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News-Post
Frederick News-Post
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Frederick
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