Frederick County Rejects Cable Franchises Move to Free Market
Frederick County commissioners rejected granting cable franchises despite state and federal norms. Two firms sought expansion or new service in small areas, but officials chose free enterprise, arguing that service quality and private competition should drive success. The county emphasizes a market approach rather than government-sanctioned monopolies despite existing pre 1984 operators.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Montgomery
Howard
Frederick
Frederick Cablevision
St Mickey Steinberg Honored For Stabilizing Annapolis High Politics
In a warm tribute, Roy Meachum lauds Lt. Gov. Melvin Steinberg for calming a fractious Maryland General Assembly during a volatile session. The column credits his moderating leadership, calls him St Mickey for keeping higher education bills alive, and notes his quiet, tireless defense of legislative power against the governor’s momentum. Steinberg’s role is praised as pivotal to moving bills forward and preserving governance. He is urged to attend the Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner and seen as a potential national figure in peak crisis.
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Melvin
Mickey” Steinberg
State Senate
Mickey
General Assembly
Steinberg
State House
Maryland
Senate
Schaefer
Mike Miller
Annapolis
Leutenant
Sen. Miller
Mickey Steinberg
St. Mickey
Frederick County
Lewistown
Melvin Steinberg
Wright targets by tricksters and fund raisers in scandal glare
Washington scene centers on House Speaker Jim Wright facing a barrage of attacks from Republican foes. Fundraising letters, anonymous tips, and public rebukes accuse him of misconduct while praising his political influence. Notable episodes include late night calls, misattributed war records, and corporate-level criticisms from CIS and notable GOP figures.
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Washington
Jim Wright
Texas
Rep. Wright
Bill Gray
D-Pa
Wright
Fort Worth
Gary Hart
Betty
Northern
Virginia
Pacific
Reagan
Orson Swindle III
The
Economic Development Administration
Swindle
Council For Inter-American Security
CIS
Daniel Ortega
Tas
Congress
Paul Laxalt
Nev
Jake Garn
Utah
Garn
Baltimore mayor warns MD fate tied to party at Jefferson Jackson dinner
In Frederick Armory the mayor warned that Baltimore's direction could mirror Maryland's future, amid a grim reminder of early April riots. Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas joined about 700 nature lovers on a C&O Canal Association hike, recalling a 180 mile walk from Cumberland to Washington to protest a highway plan. County officials planned to begin Phase I of Monocacy Pinecliff Park, with the Parks and Recreation Commission submitting a work plan for approval.
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Baltimore
State of Maryland
Thomas J. D’alesandro
Frederick Armory
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
C&o Canal
C&o, Canal Association
Douglas
Cumberland
Washington
Monocacy
Pinecliff Park
Parks and Recreation Commission
Parks Group
Frederick Frederick County land for Catoctin Park expansion planned
US government moves to condemn up to 1000 acres in Frederick County for enlarging Catoctin Park recreation area under Interior Department plan. President Roger B Wolfe of the Frederick Chamber writes that local merchants should grow membership and avoid shifting costs. Evidence from a 10 year old beer purchase at a local tavern fails to convict a proprietor. Joseph D Baker, Frederick's First Citizen, donated a fireplace set to the C Burr Artz Library in honor of Trustee Jacob Rohrback, to be placed in the library's south wing under Thomas Johnson's portrait.
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United States
Frederick County
Catoctin Park
U.S. Department of Interior
Roger B. Wolfe
Frederick
G. Ed Myers
Joseph D. Baker
C. Burr Artz Library
Fender
Thomas Johnson
Jacob Rohrback
Delegation thanked for funding for Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Frederick citizens praise the Maryland Legislature delegation for securing 200000 dollars in state funds for the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, to be matched by private and corporate donations. The center will elevate the Carroll Creek Project, enhancing area art exposure and public exhibition space. The note thanks Chairman Dee McClellan and Sens. Smelser, Derr, and Delegates Hattery, Littrell, and Smith.
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Greater Frederick
Maryland
Annapolis
Delaplaine
Carroll Creek
Dee McClellan
Charles Smelser
Jack Derr
Tom Hattery
George Littrell
Boyd Smith
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Special Olympics cheer event in Frederick May third
NAOMI SWEET announces Frederick County Special Olympics on Tuesday May 3 at the Maryland School for the Deaf athletic field. Opening ceremonies at 9 a.m. feature a parade of teams. athletes may advance to State Special Olympics in June. Raindate May 4. volunteers urge blankets or lawn chairs and community support.
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Frederick County
Maryland School For the Deaf
Clarke Place
Frederick
Letters to the Editor criticize Frederick historic commission
A senior reader denounces perceived inconsistencies in the Frederick historic preservation commission. The writer questions murals on historic buildings, denies window boxes as historic, and calls for dissolving or reforming the commission, warning of intimidation and potential abuses of authority. Nancy E. Hanel, Liamsville.
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Frederick
Church Street
Commission On Historic Preservation
The Problems with Parking in Downtown Frederick
Dawn Smith shares her critique of downtown Frederick parking. She cites crowded streets, high weekday parking deck rates, obstructive left side deliveries on Market Street, and safety concerns at night. She urges delivery docks and better patrols to curb loitering and odors, especially near the parking deck.
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Frederick
Market Street
Roger
To duck or not to duck in civic mural debate
Citizens argue over removing a duck and a Mickey Mouse mural from public walls. Mayoral action is urged to replace pieces with community murals at the Golden Mile while Cresap's Rangers are invoked to defend the city from mural dangers.
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Marchons Citoyens
Golden Mile
City Hall
Cresap's Rangers
The Real Horror of Genocide and Never Again
Julia Etchison Hanna argues that the never again principle must warn against the capacity to seek ugly solutions for groups seen as disrupting order. She cites Palestinians in Israel as illustrating this unsettling dilemma and warns against repeating victim-based complacency.
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Holocaust Remembrance
Israel
Best farming land being taken by builders
Jim Umberger argues that valuable farming land is being converted to houses and stores. He laments the loss of productive soil, urges restraint on development, and suggests farmers deserve better treatment or even a strike to push for fairer terms.
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ACIS
Guy Vander
Jagt
R.mich
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GOP. Victory Fund
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Liberty Report
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Mossad
Shalil El-Wazir
Palestine Liberation Organization
Wazir
Soviet Union
Japan
Moscow Orioles
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Meredith A. Springer III
Frederick Arts Center Foundation
Naomi Sweet
Nancy E. Hanel Liamsville
Dawn Smith Frederick
A. Patterson Hanretty Frederick
Julia Etchison
Hanna Frederick
Jim Umberger, Frederick
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