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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2001
Page
4
A critique argues modern television schedules push sexual innuendo, bath humor, and violence into family viewing from 8 to 10 pm. Producers defend it as reflecting society while critics say it dumbs down culture for ad revenue. The piece cites films and a Spielberg ET line as signs of longstanding gratuitous content.
A World Future Society convention in the Twin Cities featured a keynote about Homo universalis, a new species evolving from Homo sapiens with cosmic consciousness. The piece critiques the speaker’s mystical claims as unscientific while noting audience gullibility and a Web gateway program priced at $200 for a six month course.
Yesterday a New Citizens Truck Company ladder truck was moved to the engine house on South Cos Street after unloading from a 70 foot boxcar in the Pennsylvanian Railroad yards. It shipped from Ekra NY to the Amercan LaFrance facility in July 28. Bruce Berlage of Olney won first prize of 300 in US Savings Bonds from the Maryland Green Pastures Essay Contest, with Southern States Cooperative and the state’s agricultural college and department of education backing.
Erica Cross and Carolyn Kemp discuss a Frederick News-Post piece titled Study dating dead on campus from July 27. The writer argues the term hooking up shapes perceptions of college relationships and questions whether men were studied, noting concerns about gender expectations and campus culture.
A citizen observes ongoing Frederick bridge projects with no on site workers and urges state and federal highway authorities to ensure bridgeworkers are present to finish the work. The letter implies Frederick hosting a bridgeworkers academy as a joke.
A reader notes county efforts to align construction timing with statewide practices, citing the New Design Road bridge replacement as an example of alleged planning shortcomings and coordination gaps.
A reader notes county copy of state practices during Crestwood Boulevard repairs from June to November with delays, barriers, and new basins. The letter includes reflections on racism, gender, and LGBT protections, praising the Take Maryland campaign and urging civic protections in a democratic society. Shannon Green.
Darryl Hall voices frustration with Charlene Edmonds over her vision of the future. He accuses the NAACP leader of fostering apathy and questions her ethical stance and impact on local progress. He asks who supports her stance and laments the direction of the organization.
A reader named Bill Meadows criticizes downtown commerce and proposes toll booths at city entrances to deter business. He argues the town should preserve its pristine character and prevent local commerce from thriving.
The Frederick News-Post invites letters to the editor but excludes poetry religious verse formal letters and copies of other letters. Submissions may be posted online. contact options include mail, fax, and email with address details and phone numbers.
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