Frederick County Schools Strain Under Incoming Students
Frederick County faces crowded classrooms as 1000 plus new students arrive in six weeks. North End plans to use the North Frederick Civic Association building for kindergartners due to space limits at North Frederick Elementary. A district line redrawing proposal may ease strain, while temporary fixes like portable classrooms or rented buildings are deemed insufficient. Governor Schaefer formed a task force to study state role and speed of school construction to meet rapid enrollment.
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Robert Bork hearings loom large in Senate clash
Bob Reid previews the forthcoming Senate confirmation hearings for Robert Bork, the Reagan pick for the Supreme Court. The piece outlines party tensions, possible strategies, and the stakes for Reagan, the Judiciary Committee, and the future balance of the court. Biden, Dole, and Kennedy are among notable players shaping the debate.
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Bob Reid
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Education Department audit targets contract control failures
The Education Department faces sharp scrutiny from the inspector general over contract bargaining and post award changes. Auditors cite a $2.7 million task order for an accounting system that began at $158,158 and was scrapped after five years, plus $475,000 in unauthorized cost increases across Civil Rights, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, and Educational Research and Improvement. Officials blame cash-strapped, haphazard changes. auditors urge tighter Grants and Contracts control to prevent costly settlements and misuse.
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Letters to the Editor on faith politics and media bias
Richard Eichman of Union Bridge argues Christ warrants more than pacifism and urges Christian focus on salvation and anti abortion activism rather than political agitation. Paul R. Weierbach of Mount Airy criticizes the press and Congress over Iran Contra coverage and calls for a vigorous revolutionary stand against what he sees as media suppression of public discourse.
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Footprints Identified as Dino Saur Tracks Near Gettysburg
Readable fragments describe 39 000 to 50 400 year old footprints found by Tryostle's Quarry workers near Gettysburg. The National Museum in Washington eyed the prints for their unusual design, with rocks dated to the fourth Strata, six to ten feet down.
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Tryostle
National Museum
Washington
Inconsiderate motorists spark heater woes near Frederick
A motorist stranded after overheating near a 7 Eleven and a Toyota dealer laments lack of help from passing men. A Frederick city officer and one Hav A Lawn coworker offer aid, while four State Highway trucks lunch nearby. The writer warns that behavior may return to those involved.
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Frederick City
State Highway Administration
Hav-A-Lawn Inc
Letters to the Editor policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post requires letters be signed with a home address and a phone number for verification. All letters are verified, may be edited for space, and poetry or religious verse is not published.
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