Sauerbrey Loss Reconsidered as Maryland Governor Race Ends
In Frederick County observers reflect on the 1994 Maryland governor race. Ellen Sauerbrey was defeated by incumbent Gov. Parris Glendening by about 6,000 votes amid controversy over voting rights and campaign tactics. The piece notes Glendening’s rocky start, then praises his pledge for school funding, and suggests the public has moved on from fraud claims without a smoking gun.
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Ellen Sauerbrey
Maryland
Sauerbrey
Parris Glendening
Frederick
Frederick County
Glendening
Sauerbrey-Glendening
Mrs. Sauerbrey
Prince George's
Classroom size debate prompts defense of education budget
Mark Butt argues against prioritizing budget cuts to classroom size. He cites the Coleman Report’s claim that student and teacher backgrounds shape success more than facilities or class size. Butt urges broader parental involvement and supports maintaining manageable class sizes to equip teachers to teach and students to learn.
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George B. Delaplaine Jr
Board of Education
Delaplaine
Frederick County
Frederick Post
Mark T. Butt
Walkersville
Silent FDR memorial rises with ironies and omits disability
Fifty years after his death a new FDR memorial in West Potomac Park Washington D C shows a subtle nod to Roosevelt s polio rather than a direct visual tribute The National Organization on Disability and historians pressed for clearer acknowledgment while heirs and commissioners led by Senator Inouye and designer Lawrence Halprin defend the restrained approach as a conscious choice in construction of the 52 million memorial slated for 1997 completion
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Delano Roosevelt
Fdr
West Potomac Park
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
National Organization On Disability
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
San Francisco
Lawrence Halprin
Halprin
California
UN Plaza
University of California-Berkeley
Sproul Plaza
Sea Ranch
Ghirardelli Square
Justin Herman Plaza
Halprin designs FDR memorial in Washington DC
Scott Winokur discusses Daniel Halprin’s plan for the FDR memorial, praising the designer’s human scale and mythic symbolism. The piece weighs questions of fidelity to history versus current values, and whether disability should alter the memorial’s realization.
Frederick area news items and community notes
Major George D. Paxon recalls wartime hardships in Europe and freeing towns in Holland while Americans sent care packages home. Frederick War Dads discuss Honor Roll installation plans at the Court House. United National Clothing drives aid war-stricken lands. Hood College to close Williams Observatory after 50 years with retirement of Dr. Ernest Cherrington. Kingsbury seeks park facility rental permissions. Health planner Richard Menconeri to resign, leaving Frederick County’s health planning office vacant.
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Frederick
Court House
John 4H. Williams Observatory
Hood College
Ernest Cherrington
Frederick County
Richard T. Menconeri
Prince George's County
Sudden Incident Reflections Across Conflicts
The remark suggests extracting lessons from a sudden incident in Oklahoma City to better grasp daily life in Bosnia and Chechnya or Baghdad during the Gulf War. It urges future restraint and greater preparation to avoid inflicting similar measures on others.
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Oklahoma City
Bosnia
Baghdad
Backward Look at the BOE Budget in Frederick County
A reader argues the Board of Education budget should reflect student enrollment and standards, not county revenue limits. The piece compares public education to defense, noting growth in student numbers and overcrowded schools while administrators cut administration and rely on volunteers. It urges county commissioners to fund needed programs rather than constrain education and family life.
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Board of Education
BOE
United States
Frederick County Commissioners
Frederick County
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Saudi Arabia
Bosnia
Panama
Korea
Frederick County tax debate raises fees for home impact concerns
Deanne Zurovetz of New Market argues that government services funding should come from realistic impact fees on new homes if tax raises are refused. She accuses Frederick County Commissioners of shortchanging the BOE budget while protecting developers, harming children and the nation’s future.
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Frederick County
Public Debate Sparks Reader Letter on Race and Policy
Thurmont resident B Casey Fitzgerald criticizes a front page court story as fomenting racial division. He calls for highlighting affirmative action effects, welfare reform fears, private property rights, OSHA rules, and tax funding, urging wiser coverage and education of true freedom.
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Alabama
South
Medger Evers
Less government and more education letter shows personal freedom concerns
A reader criticizes government overreach and advocates education, arguing the smoking ban is part of a broader issue. The writer claims establishment media and schools shape blinders and urges broader perspective beyond individual gripes.
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Frederick News Post
The Frederick News Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Not all letters published due to space and policy. poetry religious verse or copies addressed to others are not published. submission via mail or fax to Frederick Maryland.
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Frederick
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Holland
Camp Detrick
United National Clothing Collection
J. Walker Carty
Gilbert L. Kingsbury
Frederick County Parks and Recreation Commission
Christopher B. Fowler
Point of Rocks
Don J. Harper Frederick
OSHA
EPA
Ussr
United States Socialist Republic
B. Casey Fitzgerald Thurmont
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