Media glorifies anti government fringe groups over real reform
The piece laments how major networks and magazines spotlight armed conspiracy minded groups after the Oklahoma City bombing anniversary, praising agitators while ignoring reform-minded citizens. It urges shifting focus to people actively seeking solutions within the system and warns against sensationalizing gun linked extremism.
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New Mexico
Militia of
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Southern Poverty Law Center
Klan Watch
Waco
Ruby Ridge
Idaho
Joe Average
Overpopulation fears debated at Mount St. Mary's College
James A Miller critiques a Mount St. Mary’s seminar on global overpopulation featuring Anne Ehrlich and Paul Ehrlich. He argues their hunger and population growth claims are false, cites UNICEF data, notes rising world grain output, and defends human achievement against what he calls anti-human myths.
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Frederick News-Post
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Frederick
Development must fund its own impact on Frederick County
Randy L. Willard argues development drives fiscal strain in Frederick County, urging higher impact fees to cover new schools roads and infrastructure. He contends property and income taxes should not be raised to subsidize growth and criticizes the builders association proposal as insufficient and self serving.
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Frederick Highlights from City Officials and Events
Frederick officials asked AIRPORTS Inc to submit leasing proposals for the municipal airport under an amortization plan. A circus finale ended early when an acrobat was injured, with Dr G Thomas Strother providing aid. A cigarette caused a store awning fire, extinguished by Edward Akers. Over 400 Morgan and Arabian horses attended the eighth Frederick County Horse Show. Public input sought on a 25 cent per ride taxi rate increase. County statistics show about 70 percent of workers earn under 10 thousand annually, with top salaries between 23.8 and 26.6 thousand.
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James M. Cole
Frederick Fairgrounds
G. Thomas Strother
Brunswick
Huntington
W.va
Orrison
West Patrick Street
Edward M. Akers
State Alcoholic Beverage License Commission
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Frederick Jaycees
City Transportation Commission
Elizabeth Burker
Donald Hiltner
James E. McClellan
Richard Ashton
Frederick
Harold K. Keller Jr
Integrated studies praised in Frederick County sixth grade
Cheryl Grese of Mount Airy commends Frederick County for making integrated studies a required course for sixth graders at Windsor Knolls. She notes the class builds essential skills for school and workplace, encouraging all learners with diverse projects and lasting impact beyond sixth grade.
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Frederick County
Windsor Knolls
Overdevelopment a costly proposition
County residents bear the burden of funding growth as officials consider tax hikes. The writer argues farmers, seniors, and families on fixed incomes cannot shoulder more costs while services like schools, public safety, and public works face pay needs and staffing shortages amid ongoing development. The piece condemns politicians for using residents as scapegoats and rushing to approve development-driven solutions.
Voter memory and sausage politics provoke reflection
Letters critique pre election campaigning and tax boosts as voters fixate on recent history. A Tim Ferguson quote likens legislation to sausage making, suggesting public distrust of political double talk before actions. The section closes with charged accusations about child abuse tied to named individuals.
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Singapore
Tim Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
Richard Roberts case prompts church member to question justice
A church member who knew Richard Roberts, convicted of child abuse, questions whether the criminal justice system reveals the truth or merely secures a conviction. The writer stresses safeguarding children while wrestling with Roberts’s ongoing threat assessment and probation violation.
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Richard Roberts
Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Committee forum on Yellow Pages dispute over teen resource pamphlet
WES ANDREWS reports that Krystal Picazo and Lisa Shereika opposed including P FLAG and SMYAL numbers in The Yellow Pages pamphlet for Frederick County teenagers. The committee, health professionals and educators, voted to include the numbers.
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Family Life Advisory Committee
Lisa Shereika
P Flag
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Smyal
Sexual Minority Youth Acceptance League
Frederick County
Frederick
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with writer age address and home and business phones for verification. Due to high volume, not all letters are published and poetry religious verse and copies of letters are not accepted.
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