Charter Writing Board completes Frederick County charter plan
The Charter Writing Board has finished its draft and handed it to the county commissioners for ballot inclusion in November. The editorial urges readers to study the 34 page document, hear all sides, compare promises to the text, and vote informed. Judge Samuel Barrick is credited for his extensive, unpaid work and will continue efforts to explain the charter to voters.
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Frederick
Charter Writing Board
Charter Board
Commis
Frederick County
Samuel Barrick
Education reform era shifts control to civilians and reforms
The piece traces 1980s reform ideas from The Wilson Quarterly noting standards for students with exit tests, teacher certification changes, and debates on curriculum and testing. It highlights parental choice, longer school days, teacher pay growth, and Maryland diploma proposal expanding core courses and career training.
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Chester E. Finn Jr
Vanderbilt University
Educational Excellence Network
Wilson Quarterly
West Virginia
Georgia
Arkansas
Texas
California
John Cannell
America
Iowa
Maryland Board of Education
Nordic backing strengthens Baltic push for independence
Nordic powers extend support to Estonia Latvia and Lithuania as they seek independence from the Soviet Union. Iceland and Norway also engage while Denmark signs cooperation protocols and Denmark's foreign minister urges Moscow toward respecting Baltic rights. The Nordic Council has invited Baltic reps to its meetings, signaling durable regional backing.
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Tallinn
Estonia
Soviet Union
Finland
Sweden
Latvia
Denmark
Lithuania
Iceland
Norway
Dainis Tvans
Baltics
Trans
Moscow
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
Bancs
Nordic Council
Nordic help for Baltic states and Vietnam POW rumors
Denmark Sweden and Norway aid Lithuania Latvia and Estonia with military advice printing presses joint ventures and adoption plans while a Norwegian delegation donates 475000 to Landsbergis for a peace prize. Separately reports question 1400 American servicemen sighted in Vietnam raising doubts about POW returns and U S Vietnam denials persist. A mini editorial critiques new health service rules governing doctor referrals and kickbacks urging patient vigilance.
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Copenhagen
Lithuania
Sweden
Latvia
Estonia
Finland
Helsinki
Mikhail Gorbachev
Moscow
Norway
Gorbachev
Vilnius
Vytautas Landsberg
Health and Human Services
Louis Sullivan
Sullivan
Western Maryland Ayrshire Field Day at Ligier's Grove
About 1,000 people attended the Western Maryland Ayrshire field day at Ligier's Grove near Middletown. Glenn Trout of Walkersville led events with 47 Ayrshires shown and Ray Norman as judge. Guy Hargett of Jefferson won the greasy pole climb after a long day of contests. Herman A. Hunter of the University of Maryland Extension Service warned of a late snap bean crop due to demand under the Lend-Lease Food Defense Program and urged immediate planting for best results.
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Ligier’s Grove
Middletown
Glenn Trout
Walkersville
Ray Norman
Paul Rudy
Guy Hargett
Jefferson
University of Maryland Extension Service
Herman A. Hunter
Hunter
Frederick College urged to survey jobs for black community
Twenty years ago Frederick Community College was urged to survey local businesses within a 50 mile radius to map future job opportunities for blacks. The effort aimed to guide FCC programs by addressing the needs highlighted to President Lewis W. Stephens.
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Frederick
Byron and News-Post clash over Monocacy land funding
A reader letter quarrels with The News-Post over the Monocacy National Battlefield funding debate. The writer accuses Rep. Beverly Byron of evasion while defending federal spending on parks and a broader pattern of costly programs benefiting the wealthy and large defense and financial sectors. The piece mocks journalistic scrutiny and argues for tax dollars to support worthy projects amid national debt concerns.
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Monocacy National Battlefield
Beverly Byron
D-6th
News-Post
Byron
Congress
Monocacy
Sun Estate
Maryland
Frederick County
News. Post
Letters to the Editor and Igan?
A reader argues that budget problems hinder funding for health care education and infrastructure while praising investment in national heritage such as Monocacy National Battlefield. The letter touches on WIC and Head Start funding, asks about priority of federal spending, and includes a response about AIDS stigma and gay rights. Tod Seaman.
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Igan
Monocacy National Battlefield
Byron
News-Post
Homosexuality letters debate stereotypes and morality
A letter writer urges readers to reject stereotypic beliefs about homosexuality and affirms that gays and lesbians, like other groups, include both immoral and highly moral individuals. The piece stresses that homosexuals make life choices much like heterosexuals, including monogamy or promiscuity.
Abortion Debate Letter to the Editor in Frederick MD
Arlene Dabbondanza asks Dee Dee Appleby and pro choice advocates what abortion means to them, labeling it abandonment and murder. She urges readers to consult the Bible and Jesus when judging abortion and notes letters must be legibly signed with address and phone number for verification.
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Dee Dee Appleby
Frederick
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Rose Hill
Charles Lanner
Frederick Community College
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