Glendening Pushes Slots at Maryland Racetracks
Gov Parris Glendening signals support for allowing slot machines at Maryland racetracks with a $25 million pledge for Baltimore City schools, tied to the racing industry. No off track site slots discussed. Legislature, led by Taylor and Miller, remains skeptical amid secret deal talk and broader gambling debates.
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Glendening
Maryland
Baltimore
Kurt Schmoke
Delaware
House
Cas Taylor
Alegany County
Senate
Mike Miller
Prince George's
Dana Lee Dembrow
Montgomery County
Sex education should be taught in schools says Katy Barton
Katy Barton argues in Urbana High School student voice that sex education belongs in schools not at home. She cites clinical teaching, questions answered in class and written questions, defending curriculum against Deborah Claypool’s claim that moral guidance is essential. Barton recalls personal experience, notes rising STIs and teen pregnancies as broader trends, and urges parental support only when desired.
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Deborah Claypool
Sjamsville
Urbana High School
Ms Claypool
Ms Claypools
Katy Barton
Monrovia
Brunswick council debates canal wetlands and city hall plans
David McIntosh accuses Council members Carroll Jones and Brent Bell of distorted knowledge over C&O Canal wetlands funding, urging state and county partnerships to secure grants. He favors a recreation center and remodeling one building to save taxes, while criticizing Mayor Tom Smith's downtown move and seeking clarity on revenue gains.
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Brunswick
Carroll Jones
Brent Bell
C&o Canal
Frederick County
Jones
Mr. Bell
Bell
Petersville Road
Frederick
Butterfly Lane
Little Catoctin Creek
Tom Smith
Fire Department
Sonny and Louise Cannon Memorial
Brunswick Council
Goodrich Smith
David McIntosh
Brunswick City
Anthrax penicillin recovery and local weather in 1946 News-Post items
A 1946 News-Post recap reports a Chicago release noting 25 skin anthrax patients at Camp Detrick recovered via penicillin during WWII weapon or defense work. Frederick saw nearly three inches of rain in 24 hours, with Brunswick and Emmitsburg also wet. A mobile iron lung display toured Market Space as Moose Lodge sponsors sought funds for two lungs. Frederick County Commissioners approved a 640,960 reconstruction bid for Winchester Hall East Wing. Commissioner Lawrence A. Dorsey was hospitalized briefly after chest pains, and G Eugene Anderson, a civil engineer and local society president, was named a Bicentennial notable American by a publishing group.
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Chicago
Ill
Camp Detrick
Frederick City
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Myersville
Frederick
Frederick County
Dominion Contractors of
Baltimore
Winchester Hall
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Francis E. Reinberger
G. Eugene Anderson
Catoctin Furnace
Letter to the Editor disputing IPCC on global warming
DAN LUFKIN argues that human activity does not cause warming and blames the moon’s tidal effects for a slight daily time change. He cites scientific consensus and atmospheric chemistry changes tied to pollution as real, asserting climate shifts stem from human influence rather than natural cycles.
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Andrew Rasbury
Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change
IPCC
Rosbury
Wall Street Journal
WSJ
Bert Bolin
Rasbury
Frederick News Post
Militia supporters defend Larry Pratt in Bartlett letters
In recent letters, Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's backers defend militia advocate Larry Pratt amid controversy. The correspondence portrays Pratt as a key ally in pro militia circles, framing his actions as protective and principled.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Larry Pratt
Bartlett Criticizes Gun Rights Advocates and Militia Extremism
Kathryn R Ruud argues publicly against Rep Bartlett and figures like Larry Pratt for promoting self armed militias and anti-government rhetoric. She cites Harvard scholar Robert Waite on paramilitary groups, urges voters to defeat Bartlett this fall to curb gun violence and extremist militias.
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Bartlett
Viper Militia
Arizona
Freemen
Montana
Gun Owners of America
Pratt
King George
Harvard
Robert Waite
Germany
Gestapo
Miliary
Waite
Larry Pratt
Misconceptions About the Maryland Defense Force
Letter writer Guy Whidden defends the Maryland Defense Force MDDF as an official state home guard with a long history dating to World War I. He notes MDDF is unpaid unarmed and governed by state law under the governor and State Adjutant General, contrasting it with renegade militias.
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Tam
Frederick
Maryland National Guard
MDDF
Steve Crawford
Crawford
Maryland
Funkstown
National Guard
Mulitias
Letters to the Editor address and submission details
The Frederick News Post invites reader letters and requests names addresses and phone numbers for verification. It notes not all letters can be published due to volume and provides mailing and contact options including a postal address and an internal code for email submission.
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Frederick News Post
Frederck News- Post
E. Patrick St. P.O
Frederick
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
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Guy Whidden Frederick
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