United States Air Force Band thrills Frederick audience
The 65 member Air Force Band and 17 voice Singing Sergeants from Washington DC conducted by Col. Lowell Graham performed free at Weinberg Center. The program mixed classical wind ensemble pieces with Elton John and Simon and Garfunkel tunes, ending with America the Beautiful and a Stars and Stripes Forever encore.
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Washington, D.C
Lowell E. Graham
Frederick
Eric Sabatino
Julianne Turrentine
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Paul Simon
Billy Joel
Andrew Lloyd Weber
America
McCollum Targeted Privacy as Orwell Award Recipient
Florida Republican Bill McCollum is criticized for expanding FBI wiretap powers and seeking access to encrypted data. The Judiciary Committee crime subcommittee chair earned an Orwell Award at Computers Freedom and Privacy ’99 for promoting Big Brotherism. His actions include adding roving wiretap authority to a large Intelligence Authorization Act, enabling surveillance without extra court orders.
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Florida
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Judiciary Committee
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
Louis Freeh
McCollum Encrypted Bill Fight Taints Senate Talks
Robyn FE Blumner outlines McCollum's bid to gut encryption protections and expand social security card use. The piece notes SAFE Act support in tech and civil liberties circles, McCollum's push for back doors, and hints at a Senate run if political winds shift.
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St. Petersburg Times
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Frederick City officials eye park plan for old cemetery site
Frederick city officials expect agreement to convert the old cemetery area in Chapel Alley between Fifth and Sixth streets into park land. A city proposal reserves near the new municipal airport a site for a black cemetery while maintaining the old cemetery as a park for at least 50 years. Dr A Austin Pearce of Frederick elected president of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland. The 1979 March of Dimes Super Walk drew 1,900 participants in good weather. Four artists demonstrated techniques for New Market Elementary School students: Mary Lou Tousignant, Mary Ann Taylor, Barbara Gates, and Jerry Duett. Walter Bowie, 86, of Bartonsville, was the sole surviving member of the Bartonsville Coronet Band. Walkersville Elementary School awarded a life membership certificate to Peg Bourland for dedication to quality education, presented by PTA president Phyllis Hackett and Principal Richard Gerwig.
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Barbara Gates
Jerry Duett
New Market
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Peg Bourland
Tragic High School Shooting Prompted Calls for Broad Reform
Colleen McCarrick of Myersville laments a fatal high school incident in Littleton Colorado. She argues for accountability beyond gunmen, urging parents producers and film game firms to curb violence and prevent future tragedies.
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Litleton
Colorado
Easy explanation on violence exposure and policy action
The writer argues that repeated violence in media from childhood normalizes brutality and calls for parental campaigns to push Congress and state legislators to hold producers and networks like ABC NBC MGM accountable for violent content aimed at youths. The piece cites MICHAEL SPONSELLER in New Market.
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No title found in letter to Colorado readers
A letter from a single mother laments youth violence and moral decline seen nationwide. She calls for immediate national changes to teach children right from wrong and critiques media, games, music, and the Internet. She urges community action starting with programs like Character Counts and a recommitment to the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer.
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Letters on accountability and teaching values to youth
Teresa Anderson of Frederick urges adults to teach children that there is a higher power, love, and accountability for actions. She argues youths must learn responsibility and that harm to others has consequences, asking how the pattern can change without adult guidance.
Revival of traditional values to curb school violence
Benjamin D. Weimar urges leaders to uphold traditional values to guide society and prevent youth from feeling like social outcasts. He argues a kind word can deter malice and urges government action to reduce child murders in schools, stressing the impact of supportive communities.
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Heaven
Speed limits must apply to all vehicles say Mount Airy residents
In a letter to the editor Robert Angrisani defends 25 mph speed limits for all vehicles to protect firefighters and argues that delays to emergency response due to speed bumps are unfounded. Frank J. Parete notes the five-year effort by residents on West Oak Drive, while Linda J. Flohr urges Thurmont growth and a Wal Mart to meet citizens’ needs.
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Robert B. Angrisani
Mount Airy
Leslie Hockey
Frederick County
Commissioners’ Office
West Oak Drive
Public debate over libraries and free speech rights
Charles Roberts argues that the right to free speech in public libraries has degraded into a license for the lowest common denominators to push sleaze. He calls for personal responsibility, stronger community standards, and private channels for explicit material.
Wake-up call to society on student violence and moral standards
The text argues that student aggression reflects a wider moral decline in the country. It blames the previous generation for eroding traditional values and asserts the youth must revive past standards and lead in shaping the next generation.
Right direction Why do we need a Wal-Mart in Thurmont
Residents question the need for a Wal Mart in Thurmont arguing competition has lowered prices at existing stores like Super Thrift and Food Lion. They note both retailers offer bargains and non decline in business while seniors on fixed incomes struggle with transportation to distant options.
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Thurmont
Super Thrift
Food Lion
Hagerstown
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with writer name address and home and business phones for verification. Some letters may be abridged for space. publication of all letters is not guaranteed.
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