Is Frederick No 2 in Maryland growth and lifestyle debate
The piece argues whether Frederick ranks as Maryland’s second largest city behind Baltimore, noting its population over 60,000 and comparing it with Rockville and Gaithersburg. It questions if bigger growth improves life and suggests Frederick remains a real small city amid nearby rapid development.
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Frederick
Maryland
Baltimore
Rockville
Gaithersburg
Annapolis
Cambridge
Westminster
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Frederick No. 2
Partners in Stewardship aids Frederick rural families
Lucian Heichler describes Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church launching Partners in Stewardship over three years ago to help needy rural families grow their own food. The program, aided by national and local groups, expanded into a Frederick County institution with seed banks, garden support, and community sponsorship. By 1993 the effort grew to 31 families, producing valued goods with aid from 21 cooperating agencies and 26 donors, while seeking continued community support and supplies for spring seed distribution at Bethel Church.
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Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Frederick City
Frederick County
Bethel Lutheran Church
Cornelia Colgan
Mount St. Mary's Selon Center
Bethel
Bethel Church
America the Beautiful
Religious Coalition For Emergency Human Needs
Lutheran Brotherhood
Frederick
Rem County
Opossumtown Pike
Bethel Road
Lucian = Herchler
Hope in Cape Town's Guguletu Dentists Drive Aid
In the Cape Town township of Guguletu a dedicated group helps residents despite apartheid hardships. Dentists like 39 year old Neil Dreyer run subsidized clinics offering affordable care to over 800000 residents as part of a broader community health effort.
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Ape Town
South Africa
Cape Town
Guguletu
Neil Dreyer
Dreyer
Guguletu Community Dental Clinic
Clinic staff recall Dawn S Onley in postapartheid hope
Lindiwe Adonis 43 and Nomakhosazana Yekiso 36 at a Guguletu clinic describe hardships in a community where blacks faced private practice discrimination under apartheid. They praise potential elections as a start toward a united South Africa while Dawn S Onley, once with the Frederick News-Post, reports from South Africa.
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Adonis
Guguletu
Nomakhosazana Yekiso
Yekiso
Dawn S. Onley
Frederick
Frederick fairgrounds denied for WWII prisoners labor use
The Frederick County Agricultural Society refused a War Manpower Commission request to use the fairgrounds to house prisoners of war for local labor. CARETAKER Raymond Geisbert reported 200 goldfish from Three Springs Fisheries in Lilypons swimming in the Court House fountain, to be moved to Culler Lake after the summer. A farewell honors Anna Genevieve Little, an Apprentice Seaman awaiting training in New York. Groundbreaking for Yellow Springs Elementary School addition, funded at 1.3 million, with descendants of local landowners chosen as student participants. G Fred Bode spoke to 120 sixth graders at North Frederick Elementary about magnetism and future engines. About 18 unhappy Walkersville homeowners sought government help to ensure plans match reality in home purchases from developers.
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Frederick County Agricultural Society
War Manpower Commission
Raymond Geisbert
Three Springs
Court House
Culler Lake
Anna Genevieve Little
Little Flower Farm
Thurmont
U.S. Naval Reserve
Hunter College
N.Y
G. Fred Bode
North Frederick
We’re all about welfare let us fix your card
Patti Chandler of Myersville responds to Stacy Doody’s letter about Independence Card benefits, arguing a monthly 366 dollar check can’t cover a family of three, notes her own grocery bill and medical costs, and says free job training and babysitting aid promote self improvement.
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Tam
Stacy Doody
Baltimore
Stacy
Independence Card Sparks Debate Over Grocery Bills
Sam responds to Stacy Doody’s April 13 commentary on the Independence Card noting the woman’s grocery total and the claim she loaded groceries into a new model car. The exchange centers on the meaning of independence and practical use of the card.
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Sam
Stacy Doody
Letter writers question welfare and local funding amid abuse claims
A reader argues about food stamp use and whether personal finances justify benefits while criticizing a local allocation of funds in Frederick. The letter disputes mismanagement at Heartly House and accuses a representative of pride in funding, urging acknowledgment of domestic violence as a national issue. The piece includes profiles of THACY JOHNSON and STEPHANIE LaPLANTE.
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Frederick
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Civil War Medicine Museum
Heartly House
We’re Paying for Independence Card Users to Live Comfortably
Stacy Doody criticizes the abuse of independence card benefits in a News-Post commentary. The piece argues that many able adults exploit taxpayer-funded assistance as a lifestyle, urging readers to pressure elected officials to address the problem.
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Stacy Doody
News-Post
Comment on moral decline sparks a political idea
The Frederick News-Post notes that lawmakers in Annapolis have been debating a potential moral reform approach. The column suggests a single explained possibility for the country’s decline and invites readers to consider the idea within current political discourse.
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Frederick
We don’t need homework says fourth grade student
Brad Anderson of Kemptown Elementary argues against homework. He cites after school baseball and other activities that fill time, prior school work, and the dullness of homework. He prefers outdoor play and questions the point of homework.
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Brad Anderson
Kemptown
Letter from a 13 year old praises Bosnia aid effort
A 13 year old writes with heart for Bosnia as Caritas of Birmingham ships medicine food and clothes to the war torn country. The Croatian Catholic Mission Center in Fairview New Jersey is also delivering supplies. Maureen Durst Gaithersburg
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Bosnia
Caritas of
Birmingham
Ala
Croatian Catholic Mission Center
Anderson Avenue
Fairview
N.J
Letters to the Editor Address in The Frederick News
Letters to the Editor section notes contact details for submissions by mail or telefax at The Frederick News, with address and telephone number provided for readers to send opinions or notices.
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The
Frederick News
AY Patrick
P.O
Tox
Frederic
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