Jail tour reveals Frederick Detention Center operations
State Senator Chris McCabe toured the Frederick County Detention Center and nearby prisons to learn about its role in criminal sentencing and central booking. Major Barry Stanton explained the center screens offenders, evaluates rehabilitation options, and holds inmates in secure, glass-walled blocks. meals come through door slots, and facilities include video imaging and fingerprint checks.
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Frederick County Detention Center
Barry Stanton
Chris McCabe
Howard
Montgomery
Hagerstown
Jessup
McCabe
Maryland Commission On Criminal Sentencing
Stanton
Maryland Correctional Administrators Association
Brock
Major Stanton
Melanie Pereira
Corrections Department
Dog Days and Weather Woes Across the Meachum Household
Roy Meachum riffs on August and Labor Day in the humid heat of Cairo and New Orleans memories. He notes the scorcher of Cairo summers, droughts, and the modern comforts that tame ambiance while Boomer the beagle and Sweetwater the retriever endure or flee bad weather. Boomer’s Houdini-like escapes and daily hunts punctuate suburban life on North Market Street as the author ponders heat, hypocrisy, and daily dog antics.
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Will
Kathy Meachum
New Orleans
Egypt
Valley of the Kings
Land of the Dead
Mississippi Delta
Luxor
Cairo
Market Street
Boomer
Sweetwater
Sweetie
Post Office
Airedale
North Market Street
Sharon
Canary in the cage: Clinton cites warming threat
President Clinton, amid a briefing from scientists, warns global warming could rival the last ice age in impact. He favors flexible, market based approaches and delays a firm timetable, hoping Kyoto talks in December will guide action. Ann McFeathers covers the White House.
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Clinton
White House
Alaska
America
Denver
Earth
Jacques Santer
European Commission
U.S
United Nations
Kyoto
Japan
Scien
Tists
al Gore
Gore
Ann McFeathers
Scripps Howard News Service
Radio receiver installed on county fire engine
Officials of Independent Hoge Company said a two way 35 watt radio transmitter would be placed on the county fire engine within a week at about $500. It is believed to be the first radio communication on Western Maryland firefighting equipment. Ruth Storm Segal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Storm of Frederick, has become stage manager for the Broadway comedy Harvey while understudying the two principals. James Stewart stars as the chief comic, with Frank Fay on vacation. Segal trained at Mountain Theater Braddock Heights.
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Hoge Company
Maryland
Ruth Storm Segal
William M. Storm
Frederick
Harvey
James Stewart
Frank Fay
Segal
Mountain Theater
Braddock Heights
Union Walkout Shuts Eastalco Aluminum Plant at Buckeystown
Nearly 700 members of United Steelworkers Local 7886 walked off the job at Eastalco Aluminum Plant in Buckeystown at midnight. Union leaders say the strike centers on safety standards health and working conditions not money.
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United Steelworkers Local 7886
Eastalco Aluminum
Buckeystown
Bill Lewis
Don Forcino
Retiree praises on-line access from New York to Maryland
PARK LESLIE BEDFORD of Richfield Springs NY describes how Santa gifted each of their three children with a computer enabling them to read The Frederick News-Post via the Internet. He notes his 29 years with the federal government and the family’s cross-country online communication.
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Richfield Springs
Wash
Frederick
Barbara
Kennewick
Bill
Santa Claus
Santa
Unfounded Criticism of Day Care Providers
A Frederick reader defends day care providers against a July 23 opinion claiming they are at fault for children’s behavior. The letter argues many providers are parents themselves and dedicate themselves to routines and activities such as games puzzles dancing stories singing TV to support children’s development.
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Tecan
Patli Busche
Frederick
Day care providers praised for caring role in community
Lori Norris expresses support for day care providers including Mrs Busche, noting the consistent care, guidance, and 100 percent commitment that helps children grow into mature adults. She contrasts home and day care settings and urges parental involvement while recognizing day care workers as essential building blocks of the future.
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Busche
Buseke
Day care advocates respond to critics of providers
A former day care provider defends the role and impact of caregivers in response to Patti Busche's July 23 letter. The writer emphasizes the responsibility of licensing and the positive influence on children, noting personal experience as a stay-at-home mother goal and commitment to quality care.
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Patti Busche
Objections to WWII era slurs and historical context
A reader defends Tom Geiser’s use of a racial slur as reflecting World War II language, cites widespread terms for enemies, and recalls surviving an American concentration camp during high school while relatives served. The letter questions justification for demeaning terms tied to General DeWitt’s quote.
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Tom Geiser
DeWitt
Letters to the Editor Policy and Submission Details
The Frederick News Post explains letters to the editor must include the writer name address and home and business phone numbers. Some letters are abridged for space and not all will be published due to volume. Send letters to The Frederick News Post 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD 21705 or email letters@fredericknews-post.com.
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Yisut
Herve
Publeaton
Gil
Frederick News-Post
Patr
Frederick
Hredericknew
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Schoors
Maryland School For the Deaf
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