Money rolls in for Sixth District race as primary nears
Dhillon has raised over $300000 as Democrats vie to challenge incumbent Republican Roscoe Bartlett in Maryland's Sixth District. Others like Paul Muldowney lag behind, while Bartlett may spend heavily in the 1994 campaign. The piece notes money as a key issue shaping voter view.
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Maryland
Roscoe Bartlett
Dr. Bartlett
Mr. Dhillon
Paul Muldowney
Hagerstown
Dhillon
Questionable OBE lecture triggers county debate in Frederick
Rich Allen reports from New Market on an April 14 Hood College meeting where critics challenge Dr. Kevin Castner’s grasp of Outcome-Based Education and Frederick County teachers' rep Jack Patterson faces angry parents. Allen notes private-school waitlists, home schooling rise, and calls for parental rights amid alleged educational decline.
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Hood College
America
Kevin Castner
Mrs. Luksik
Dr. Castner
Frederick County
Patterson
Frederick
O.B.E
FCC
Frosty Troy
Rich Allen
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Not all letters are published due to volume and space. Some letters are edited and poetry or addressed copies are not published.
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Frederick
Public letter protests English only bill in Maryland
Eduardo R. Zayas of Frederick rebutts Marguerite Snyder's English Only measure stance. He argues the bill harms immigrants and echoes historical multilingual Maryland, noting immigrants’ ESL demand, German bilingual past, and studies showing rapid English adoption by Hispanics. He urges more ESL funding and challenges the bill’s motives and constitutional concerns.
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Marguerite Snyder
Knoxville
Maryland
America
Frederick
Baltimore
Snyder
Census Bureau
United States
U.S
House of Delegates
Hood College speakers address journalism and government
Glenna Remsberg of Frederick, a Hood College Class of 1943 graduate and high honors student with The Baltimore Sun and The Frederick News-Post, spoke on Journalism at the Literature Club meeting. Congressman Walter H. Judd spoke on The Abilities of the Congressional Branch at Hood College. The War Production Board in Washington announced wider penicillin distribution to over 1,000 civilian hospitals.
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Glenna Remsberg
Frederick
Hood College
College
Y-Hut
Miss Remsberg
Baltimore Sun
U.S
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
Phrysician Xissisnary
Congressional Branch
Brodbeck Hall
U.S. War Production Board
Washington
Construction crowd at TJ High hears moratorium bid
About 400 to 500 construction workers and 700 to 800 residents attended a TJ High School hearing on a proposed moratorium on construction. Paul Lewis of the Frederick County NAHB warned the move could end his members business. Backed by developers and Chamber spokesmen, Richard Zimmerman secured a public hearing to amend the master water and sewer plan for special reviews of commercial and industrial projects. County officials reported garbage haulers must close burning dumps by day 1 and haul waste to the county landfill, with quitting time possibly moved up to 3 p.m. to meet federal wage guidelines.
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TJ High School
Paul Lewis
Frederick County
The
National Association of Home Builders
Chamber of Commerce
Richard Zimmerman
Frederick County Commissioners
Paul Beall
State Health Department
Solid Waste Division
Letter to editor calls for balanced use of forum in The Frederick News-Post
Anne W. Cissel of Thurmont complains that The News-Post overpublishes David Lopoten letters, turning editorial space into his monologue. She urges more balanced judgment, less frequent airing of his theories, and debate over his controversial topics.
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David Lopoten
Frederick Netys
Rockefeller-Rotschild International Banking
Lopoten
Lucifer
News-Post
Las
Mead Seeks Mount Airy Mayoral Run and Cable Vision Push
The Mount Airy election on May 2 will decide mayor and two council seats. Supporter highlights candidate Robert Mead a former Friendly Acres HOA president and a member of the Cable TV Commissions who helped bring Frederick Cablevision to the town to expand citizen choices.
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Mount Airy
Robert
Bob” Mead
Friendly Acres Homeowner's Association
Bob Mead
Citizens of
Mead for Mount Airy Council Promises Tax Cuts and Service
A letter endorses Bob Mead for town council, citing 30 years of business experience and a record of negotiating with the town on speed bump disputes in Friendly Acres. It argues Mead will cut spending, lower taxes, listen to citizens, and adhere to the town code while backing strong service for homeowners and taxpayers.
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Prestige Cable
Bob Mead
Friendly Acres
Bob
Mount Airy
Linda Boyer
Education decision at Middletown Elementary sparks dispute
Parent describes a seven month delay in immunization documentation triggering a suspension for a kindergartner at Middletown Elementary. The parent alleges lost forms, misdirected staff, and a pending doctor visit for vision and hearing tests before the required form can be completed. The final notice cites a letter allegedly enclosed from April, raising questions about school record handling.
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MES
Frederick County
Middletown Elementary
Rethinking Nixon and the Nixon Legacy
Senator Baker questioned what the President knew and when he knew it as George Bragaw of Frederick recalls Nixon’s long career and era. The piece reflects on Nixon’s alleged corruption, Watergate, resignations, and public memory of a presidency.
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Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Watergate
United States
Alger Hiss
Senate
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Eisenhower
Lord Nickens
Democratic
Frederick
Baer
Baker
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