Trash to Ohio plan faces local opposition in Frederick County
The piece voices strong opposition to sending Montgomery County trash to Ohio for disposal. It recalls past fears about out of state waste and notes that local communities must handle their own trash. It questions cost savings and the likelihood of Ohio accepting Montgomery County waste, urging independent action.
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Ohio
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Point of Rocks
Free State Recycling
New Jersey
New York
Free State
Isiah Leggett
Browning-Ferris Industries
Metropolitan Sanitary Commission
Routzahn's depart from The Square Corner reshapes Frederick retail
The long declining downtown scene includes the closing of Routzahn's Square Corner store and Quynn's Hardware. FCNB chairman Levin Baker notes losses as department stores dwindle. Routzahn's four local outlets remain, with a final impact on employment and city commerce.
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Routzahn
Frederick County National Bank
Levin Baker
Nevin
Central Business
FCNB
Frederick
Quynn
America
New York
Gimbel's
Baltimore
Hamburger’s
Washington
National Theatre
Garfinkle’s
News-Post
Sharon
Patrick Street
Roytvah
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Papemer
Mark Ofa
Tan Beer Iteau Aba
Meerdergees
Marieseepe
North Market Street
MD. 26
Seventh Street
Frederick Towne
Francis Scott Key
Frederick City
Daryl Routzahn
Midtown
Manhattan
Bender
Geraldine Stutz
Routzahn’s
Sears Teepgelwr
Congressmen invoke Fifth Amendment in House probe
Three Democratic committee chairmen Rostenkowski Murphy and Kolter refuse subpoenas in the House post office grand jury inquiry. They have hired Joe DiGenova to defend them, asserting privilege while signaling a clash with US Attorney Jay Stephens. The case highlights insider Washington protections and raises questions about accountability.
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Democratic Committee
House of Representatives
Jay Stephens
House Post Office
House Ways and Means Committee
Dan Rostenkowski
Ilunois
Education and Labor
Austin J Murphy
Public Works and Transportation
Joe Kolter
Pennsylvania
U.S
Joe DiGenova
Washington
House Bank
Scandal Flap Over Congress Post Office and Stamp Use
Paul Craig Roberts outlines a sprawling probe into three congressmen accused of misusing taxpayer funded office postage for campaign purposes. He notes potential franking abuses and possible cashing of stamps, plus a problematic House investigation with limited records and closed proceedings.
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Ronald Reagan
Richard Allen
Ed Meese
Allen
Meese
Reagan
Congress
House Post Office
House
House Administration Committee
Washington
Four inches of rain flood Frederick area in 36 hours
Nearly an inch and a half fell in just over half an hour culminating in almost four inches in 36 hours. Baker Park and Carroll Creek flooded while many Frederick streets and lowlands were submerged. Streams rose then receded within hours.
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Baker Park
Carroll Creek
Frederick
Rights to politics family values debated in 1992 race
The author questions who owns the phrase family values amid the 1992 presidential contest. They probe whether leaders prioritizing non-human life or personal infidelity reflect true family interests, and how environmental and economic issues intersect with family welfare. The piece argues for clarity in what values truly protect families across generations.
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Eva
Iin
Fragments From A Noisy City Amid Odd Interjections
A garbled text block shows scattered phrases about thugs and a seaside work crew, with disrupted words and stray comments. The jumbled lines hint at urban and rural tension but lack coherent events or identifiable names or places to form a complete news item.
Anger over mailbox vandalism replaces local post
Marian P Furry-Hovde of Rocky Ridge vents frustration after repeated mailbox damage in the countryside. She relocated from Frederick seeking trees and a yard, noting ongoing vandalism, ATVs, gunfire, and geese overhead. She had to pay for a post and now a PO box for security and costs.
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Frederick
Fluoridation suits and a 1978 Pennsylvania ruling
For years the fluoridation issue has run through courts worldwide. In Allegheny County a 1978 court decree halted fluoride in water for about 160000 people, saying one ppm fluoride was a public health menace.
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Pennsylvania
Court of Common Pleas
Allegheny County
West View
Abortion debate shadows a Frederick life story
A reader recalls a friend's near fatal birth in Frederick and warns that abortion politics affect families. The piece laments 26 million abortions in a country, discusses Democratic candidates, and argues for lifting research limits while noting social and economic divides.
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Walkersville
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Rocky Ridge
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