Summer traditions fading but neighborhoods hold fast
Community picnics at Utica and Wolfsville, both 150 years strong, anchor summer life as front porch serenity and home cooked meals waver against air conditioning and fast dining. Organizers like Lucille Putman highlight “good country food” while churches raise funds with quilts and old time music, urging the passing of recipes to younger generations to keep these gatherings alive.
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Wellsville
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Lucille Putman
Wolfsville
Rotary guidelines spark debate on prayer name usage
Don Bovey reflects in Frederick on a Frederick News-Post report about Rotary international guidelines for prayers. He notes a member was instructed not to invoke Jesus in prayers, while praising Rotary’s inclusive stance and the Hebrews Bible heritage shaping early American law and values.
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Clinton likens presidency to a movie story and cites cinema love
President Clinton, fond of films since boyhood, discusses how movies shape his public image and policy storytelling. He recalls early hero Gary Cooper and notes how cinematic narratives helped him become "The Man from Hope" in 1992 while using dramatic Detroit imagery to explain governance and economic rebound.
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Frederick area news brief roundup from the Frederick Journal
Members of Frederick's Post 29th Division Assoc met at Derr's meadow near Ceresville for a picnic led by Co Eugene N Slappey. Regina E Bushwaller sailed for England to resume duties in Vatican City as secretary to Ambassador Myron C Taylor. Charles A Price and Victor S Palmer report strong entries for the Frederick Jaycees City Championship Tennis tournament. Mary Hawke and others return from New York vacation. Local 7886 Steelworkers ratify contract ending a 17 day strike. Downpour floods downtown Frederick. a shed on Dance Hall Road is destroyed by lightning. Elvis Presley mourned after his sudden death. Groundbreaking for Independent Hose Company's new firehouse on Baughman's Lane with a $542000 project set to start Aug 22.
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Harry S. Truman
Pope Pius XII
Independent Hose Company
Ronald N. Young
Frederick Contractors Inc
Birthday musings on county finances from John Dallavalle
A reader, marking his 45th birthday, questions whether Frederick County has spent money when the county treasurer writes checks for landfill dumping fees. He asks whether payments to Adams County via a contractor count as expenditures and invites explanations.
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East Frederick
Adams County
Niche role of couriers in local surge demand
Sandy Wagner of STAT Courier argues the Aug 11 article on local couriers missed explaining why some firms are affected by the strike and others not. She notes STAT is a contract hauler for a specific customer and suggests perfunctory hiring and truck buying may not suit a temporary surge, urging a look at how focal couriers fit the national transportation system.
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Stat Courier
STAT
Focal
Inmate sick fee at Frederick Jail sparks correctional debate
The Frederick Post reports on inmate fees including a $4 sick call charge, noting the Maryland Assembly enacted the law in 1994. The piece clarifies that most detention centers impose such fees and inmates often receive money from family members, with work release limited and costly.
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Maryland
Barry Stanton
Maryland Assembly
Maj. Santon
Letters to the editor from Frederick County jail debate
The writer accuses Major Stanton of using the sick call fee as a hidden tax on inmates' families to fund jail technology. They urge alternative funding and question budget limits, suggesting a bake sale as a lighter approach while criticizing government overreach. John and Coad, Frederick County Adult Detention Center.
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Major Stanton
Meachum criticized over Oslo accord and Arab terrorism stance
Harold Weisberg argues Roy Meachum distorts history by condemning Israel while excusing Arab terrorism, cites Oslo promises and Arafat’s charter, and notes Meachum omits bombings in New York and trade center, urging consistent democratic pressure and accountability.
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Mr. Meachem
Letters to the Editor at Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters to the editor signed with the writer name and contact details. Space constraints may limit publication and poetry or religious verse are not published. Submissions can be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the newspaper with full return address.
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