Walkersville School Land Donation Aids New Elementary
Marpat Foundation, a Maryland group once owning eight Frederick County farms, donates acreage opposite Heritage Farm Park for a new Walkersville Elementary School site. Officials applaud the gesture as Walkersville continues to grow and a 1921 school nears replacement.
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Walkersville
Marpat
Maryland
Frederick County
Heritage Farm Park
Walkers
Marpat Foundation
Berlin Reentry Visions of a Republic’s Reawakening
Roy Meachum recalls postwar Berlin during a rainy return visit. He notes green rebuilding, revived parks, busy streets, and a welfare of public space as East and West vie for memory. He highlights dog culture, Checkpoint Charlie, and the looming Reichstag’s restoration amid German political shifts.
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United States
People’s Republic
Benneton
East Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie
Kodak
US AM
WV Dt
Brandenburg Tot
Berlin
Bremen
Cologne
Uaender
Manhattan
Mark White
Hamburg
Mark
Germany
Bonn
Anais
Hitler
Red Army
National Parks Face Crowding and Strain on Resources
Millions visit the National Park System but overcrowding and pollution threaten core experiences. In 1992 the system logged 274.7 million visits, with popular sites like Yellowstone Yosemite and Great Smoky Mountains strained by lines, litter, vandalism, and aging roads. Advocates urge Congress to boost funding as environmental stress grows.
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United States
National Park Service
Congress
National Parks and Conservation Association
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Astrad
Tennessee-North Carolina
NPCA warns park funding crisis threatens national parks
The NPCA says park visitors face risk from degraded infrastructure and warns Yellowstone could vanish without a permanent ban on geothermal development near the park. It cites McKee Wise Use agendas and urges new private funding like user fees and excise taxes to stabilize financing for the system.
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NPCA
America
National Parks
Congress
Yellowstone National Park
Association
Park Service
Clinton
NPS
Philadelphia
William J. Chandler
Erouns
National Park System
Frederick faith, jail recall, and parish pantry shower
News notes report a 6 000 mile Portland trip ending an 18 month search to return George Wilson Blake to Frederick County jail to face four indictments. Rev Henry Powers offered prayers at a memorial service for Rev Dr Charles E Wehbler as Rev W Sprenkle preached. Parishioners provided pantry goods to welcome Father Roger Wooden, the new Our Lady of Mount Carmel pastor, replacing the late Rev Murphy.
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W. Sprenkle
Evangelical Lutheran
Henry Powers
Charles E. Wehbler
United Fire Company
Frederick
Portland
Ore
George Wilson Blake
Frederick County
Horace M. Alexander
Edwin F. Nikirk
Allen Bartgis
Rene
Roger Wooden
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Thurmont
Father Wooden
Baltimore
James C. Murphy
Leisure Village plan backed by county commissioners
County Commissioners John A. Derr and Lawrence A. Dorsey approved the 4,650 unit Leisure Village planned unit development at Md 8 and Md 355 in Urbana. Donald L. Lewis abstained citing unanswered questions.
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John A. Derr
Lawrence A. Dorsey
MD. 8
Urbana
Donald L. Lewis
Setting the record straight on Goodwin building purchase
Colleen M Remsberg of Frederick writes to challenge an editorial over the 1.8 million dollar Goodwin building purchase during the prior administration. The letter argues the expenditure and related rent, plus overall downtown development delays, affect taxpayers and future plans along Carroll Creek.
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Goodwin
News-Post
Ronald Young
Paul Gorgon Oa
Carroll Creek Park
Creek
Carroll Creek
Privatization of percolation testing concerns a risky path
A reader argues privatizing septic percolation testing threatens integrity. He cites potential conflicts of interest among developers, contractors, and testers, noting past privatization in Charles County and current county concerns. He urges maintaining public health oversight and warns of groundwater contamination risks.
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Board of County Commissioners
John Derr
Health Department
Charles County
Ikoulue
Diedoulig
Pop Ao
Iroa
Frederick News Post invites reader letters to editor
The Frederick News Post asks readers to sign letters with name and address and include a daytime phone number for verification. It notes space is limited and not all letters will be published while no charge is involved. Mail Letters to The Editor P O Box 578 Frederick MD 21706 or fax to 682 4299.
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The
Frederick News
Pawick
P.O. Box
Frederick, Md
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Baker Park
National Treasury
Richard Worsnip
General Accounting Office
Congressional
Donald Date
Community Services Agency
Human Relations Council
Frederick County Square
Colleen M Remsberg
Fredenck
Tim Taverner
Liamsville
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