County tourism center eyed for 12 acre site
Frederick County Tourism Council has approved a plan to convert a 12 acre site, purchased from the Seventh day Adventists, into a regional tourism center with support from the state. The project would involve private business, city and county, with potential hotel revenue and a convention center, but recouping the $4 million purchase cost remains uncertain. Nearby attractions include Mount Olivet Cemetery and the Civil War sites, linked by Carroll Creek and the Community Bridge.
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Mount Olivet Cemetery
Francis Scott Key
Barbara Fritchie
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Carroll Creek Linear Park
Public safety urged by Frederick County group at budget hearing
Alan Caho notes population growth outpacing deputy and trooper staffing at Frederick County and laments pay, benefits, and lack of new facilities. The Fraternal Order of Police urges funding boosts, overtime safeguards, and a multiagency complex to improve public safety and retain staff. Roy Meghurm’s column returns Wednesday.
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Frederick City
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Public Safety
Alan Robert Caire
Fraternal Order of Police Inc
Berry's World Caption Spark Confusion
Cartoon strip highlights a misunderstanding about being treated as a victim versus a criminal. Online readers discuss the misdirected framing and the need for respectful portrayal in humor. Local voices weigh in on how satire should navigate sensitive topics.
City approves four annexations face criticism from residents
Curt Younkins of Frederick condemns a Frederick County and city annexation plan arguing it overburdens schools and infrastructure to boost tax base. He cites overcrowded Yellow Springs Elementary, portable classrooms at Monocacy Middle, and alleged developer profits of about 20,000 per home. He praises Terre Rhoderick and Donna Kuzemchak while urging reforms and resident relocation consideration.
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Yellow Spring
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Frederick County
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Curt Younkins
Local life notes highlight session and community updates
Sixteen local young women attended a Life Service Institute session at the Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse in Baltimore, with attendees from Frederick Jefferson and Feagaville. A Liberty town telegram worry over Captain Tyree’s health contrasts with a wedding anniversary date. Frederick County Board of Education survey favors closed classrooms. SOCKS the Finn Rambouillet sheep near Keymar birthed quadruplets after an earlier 11 lambs. Emmitsburg elected Emile A. Makhleh to the town council. Ernest Rosensteel retained his seat. Sheriff Barnes reports a 1969 law used to charge a woman who delivered marijuana sewn into jail inmate trousers.
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Lutheran Deaconess Motherhouse
Baltimore
Doris Zimmerman
Betty Castle
Helen Geisbert
Mary Castle
Edna Wolford
Doris Wachter
Jean Lantz
Frederick
Morris G. Zumbrun
Irene House
Betty Smith
Leona Steiner
Winifred Steiner
Vera Keller
Jefferson
Mary Ann Krantz
Helen Harwood
Mary Grace Castle
Feagaville
Frederick County
Donald C. Barnes
Higher impact fees but not a tax hike
Letters to the editor and attendees at a tax hearing weigh benefits of funding needs such as schools and libraries against financing methods. Critics argue growth outpaced county facilities and oppose a property tax rise while proposing higher impact fees, noting past pledges not to raise taxes.
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Sheriff's Office
Mark Sneadner
Terre Rhoderick
AFSCME pushes toward bargaining after four wins
AFSCME claims four bargaining unit wins in November with certification only recently obtained. The union says informal state discussions occurred while moving toward formal bargaining. It notes state employees face job insecurity poor conditions and stagnant wages with nearly 20 percent below federal poverty levels.
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Associated Press
Afscme
Maryland
AFSCME Maryland Members Push for Pay Rise and Stronger State Government
AFSCME Maryland members urge state employees to join for a higher pay, better benefits, and improved state government. They cite a 16.6 percent pay cut since 1987 and 10 years without raises as motivation to unite for change, with Kim Keller as area director in Hagerstown.
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Afscme
Maryland
Kim Keller
Hagerstown
Banner School trip to Costa Rica adds cultural learning highlights
Seventh and eighth graders from The Banner School recount immersive Costa Rican experiences. They attended Semana Santa ceremonies, visited the central market to study economy and currency, and learned about wildlife, agriculture, and geology while building friendships and teamwork during the journey.
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Moving on, and forgiving by the book
Laura Hardwick writes as a Christian facing views on homosexuality, asking what moving on means. She argues for loving the person while hating the sin, urges compassion, and insists God’s word guides behavior and judgment. She cites personal experience with gay friends and coworkers.
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Gordon Mehrman
God
Letters to the Editor at the Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters exclusive to its paper with the writer’s name address and home and business numbers for verification. Space limits mean some letters are published while many are not. submission options include mail, fax, email, or the website.
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