Frederick To Rent Not Sell Historic Goodwin Building
City of Frederick plans to keep the Goodwin Building and rent it rather than sell it. Officials argue holding the property avoids a loss compared with past purchases and could yield rental income while awaiting higher property values. The arrangement aligns with the creek project and downtown business needs. Mayor Gordon praised the decision as financially prudent.
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Goodwin
Frederick
Frederitiividays
Carroll Creek
East Patrick Street
Paul Gordon
Across Europe’s Alps and islands from Venice to Sardinia
Roy Meachum and Sharon travel through Innsbruck Venice Sardegna and Rome reflecting on Italy and Austria. They note San Marco and St Peter’s awe, Fideli hospitality in Sardegna, German-speaking locals, wartime legacies, and plans to tour Bavaria Nuremberg Heidelberg and return via the Rhine and Frankfurt with memories of Heine and Lorelei.
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Innsbruck
Tyrol
Italy
Sardegna
Venice
Piazza San Marco
Sienna
Campo
Rome
St. Peter's
Sharon
San Marco's
Vatican
Hand of God
Saiuegina
United States
Don Dino Fideli
U.S. Navy
Hanover
Munich
Walter Fideli
Dino
Lancia
Olbia
Wermacht
Sharon and
Liberation Movement
Walter
Lions Club
Fideli
Tegal
Terrone
Berlin
Ata
Trentino
Vienna
Austria
Garmisch
Europe
Switzerland
France
Germany
Lichtenstein
Nuremberg
Heidelberg
Frankfurt
Hoechst
Heine
Lorelei
Rhine
Beavis and Butt-Head: a family vacation aside
A motel room in Florida becomes the scene for a teen obsession as Beavis and Butt-Head captivate the speakers two teens. The narrator, a parent, contrasts his disengaged view with his children's enthusiasm for the MTV cartoon known for its crude drawings and ongoing antics.
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Florida
Beavis and Butt-Head
MTV
Butt Head
Beavis
Beavis and Butt-Head teach MTV viewers a lesson
A Scripps Howard News Service piece critiques Beavis and Butt-Head on MTV. It notes repeated nervous laughter, chaotic prunings that wreck a house, and the duo’s catchphrases like cool and sucks. The article questions why such content dominates youth viewing and claims the show’s sponsors reflect corporate comfort with lewd humor.
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Hicks
Beavis
Butt-Head
MTV
Beavis and
Sprint
JC Penney
Subway
Converse
Ryder Trucks
Charmin
Pizza Hut
America
Frederick City Faces Curfew Plan and Food Shortages
Amid record heat and drought Frederick County reports crop losses near 50 percent while Brunswick proposes a curfew to curb youth on the streets after 10 at night. Frederick Mayor Gittinger praises acting Police Chief Straley after his first month, and merchants debate shortening Wednesday half days except in December as Highway Administration cuts speed on U S 40 W. Scarce meat drives shoppers to lunch meats while tuna and canned goods fill counters. Mathias notes a $3.78 million EPA grant for Ballenger Creek sewage plan with total project cost near $6.10 million. Clinton Eckard, Walkersville's oldest resident, jokes about turning 9 or 100.
Monocacy Battlefield decision drags on delays at state level
A Thurmont reader laments the slow Monocacy Battlefield Park decision along the Monocacy River and Md. 355. The letter argues legislators postponed land purchase, raising costs and urging priority for national history over foreign aid. The writer, William B. Brucey, appeals to act now to preserve the capital’s defense legacy.
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Monocacy Battlefield
Monocacy River
MD. 355
Privatization of county percolation tests sparks debate
Letter writer defends privatized testing against Tim Taverner's critique, sharing personal experience in private labs and federal work. Argues public and private sectors can perform honestly, praises developers sparingly, and notes historical figures in Frederick's past.
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Tim Taverner
Ohio
Mr. Taverner
Daniel Dulaney
Frederick
Thomas Jefferson
Inertia claims in Frederick history debate
Letter writer defends private sector roles in government finance and privatized tests, praises Senator Derr and Commissioners Yingling and Reeder, argues against Park Service focus on living history, and lauds Frederick Cablevision ad efforts while urging stronger tourism organization.
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Louisiana Purchase
Taverner
John Derr
Sue Ann Yingling
Bruce Reeder
Park Service
Battlefield anniversary doubt harms Frederick heritage efforts
A reader criticizes Frederick News-Post coverage of a battlefield anniversary and argues public officials neglect local Civil War heritage. The writer praises Nanci Purvis McDonald for proposing living history events to boost tourism and local business, noting Park Service opposition and questioning preservation priorities.
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Nanci Purvis McDonald
Frederick
Nanci
The
Park Service
Susan Moore
Spade and Dozer
Frederick County
Safety Notice At Cunningham Falls State Park
Park warns visitors about dangerous rock sliding near the falls after multiple injuries including a 20 year old man with a broken tailbone and a young girl with a fractured ankle. Officials urge using safer Cunningham Falls Lake areas with guards and facilities and advise avoiding parking along Route 7.
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The
Pradesh
Cunningham Falls
Cunningham Falls State Park
William Houck
MD. 77
Cunningham Falls Lake
Catoctin Hollow
Catoctin Mountain
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Michael Powell
Frederick, MD
Gael Ps WP
Ili
Obi
Roy Meachum
Alps
Aga Khan
Emerald Coast
Mike Kelley
Bull-Head
Moe
Larry
Curly
Scripps Howard News Service
Frederick City
Montgomery
Brunswick
Hugh V. Gittinger
Frederick N. Straley
SGY
State Highway Administration
U.S. 40
Frederick Grocers
Charles McC. Mathias
Frederick County Metropolitan Sanitary Commission
MSC
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ballenger Creek
Ernest R. Lillard
Clinton A. Eckard
Walkersville
William B
Bruchey Thurmont
Joe Lebherz
Chamber of Commerce of
Terry Hagins
Tammy McCorkle
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