Civil War Medical Museum coming to Frederick Maryland
Local historians celebrate an in town Civil War Medical Museum to be built in downtown Frederick. The project, led by Mayor Paul Gordon, will house about 4 000 artifacts and honor Union and Confederate medical treatment near key sites like South Mountain Antietam and Monocacy. It is expected to boost downtown Frederick economically.
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Maryland
National
South Mountain
Antietam
Frederick
Paul Gordon
Plumber Needed After Winchester Hall Fountain Mayhem
A Frederick County column laments the first year of the Board of Commissioners marked by contradictions and petty spending. It cites Gail Bowerman pushing a $450 secretary trip budget, a large tax hike, and a dysfunctional dynamic among five officials. The piece urges finding a plumber to fix Winchester Hall’s fountain amid ongoing political chaos.
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Sheeka
Winchester Hall
General Assembly
Weinberg Center Bans Smoking Cited by Local figure
Dr Steven Pickert voices support for the Weinberg Center no smoking policy and criticizes tobacco industry denial amid rising evidence from Surgeon General reports on secondhand smoke. The letter notes long published research and calls for smoke free public spaces at Frederick Towne Mall.
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Michael Stup
Weinberg Management Committee
Weinberg Center
News-Post
C. Everett Koop
Dupo
Tobacco Industry
Frederick Towne
In the Diaper Aisle a Stranger Intervenes
A shopper recalls reaching for Pampers when a toddler hugs his leg. He discovers the child is Alicia, the baby of a woman whose defiant response escalates to a confrontation in a supermarket diaper aisle. He asserts authority stating he is taller and will not tolerate harm.
Acknowledging a Crummy Parent While Observing Alicia
James Derk recounts a tense parking lot incident where Alicia is left without a child seat in a brown Ford Pinto. A nearby police officer notes the risk but may not issue a ticket. The piece ends with a plea to the mother to buy and use a proper child seat for Alicia and a new sibling.
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Alicia
Two North Market Street workers jailed for malicious mischief
A landlord jailed two construction workers on malicious mischief charges after they allegedly caused two arson fires that burned mattresses, with both men unable to name themselves. Maryland State Police witnessed a separate accident at Eighth and Market where a Woodshoro driver struck a grocery delivery boy, Dan Mulcahey, 15, whose groceries were destroyed. The driver faced charges over faulty brakes. county official James Bryan, attending the Maryland Association of Counties convention in Ocean City, supported government transparency and hiring a public information officer. The Frederick County Board named George H. Littrell Jr. principal of Gov Thomas Johnson High School, replacing Karl Manwiller. Roger Shaw of Frederick Community College was fired amid the faculty-trustee dispute after refusing a temporary job offer and pursuing a federal case.
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North Market Street
Maryland
Tpr
Bruce A. Brachey
Eighth and
Market Streets
Staub
Daniel Mulcahey
B. Fifth St
James Bryan
Maryland Association of Counties
Ocean City
Frederick County
Frederick
Bryan
Maryland Association of County Administrative Officers
Roger Shaw
Frederick Community College
FCC
Letters to the Editor criticize mischaracterization of pay raise talk
In a Frederick County Civic Federation exchange, a county meeting chair explains the raise issue was not driven by commissioners seeking more pay but by broader concerns about candidate viability and full time commitment. A proposed part time model with a county manager was debated, with no final conclusion reached. PaT ZENGERLE Tjamsville discusses senior citizens and societal respect.
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Dan Burns
Frederick County Civic Federation
Burns
Civic Federation
Frederick County
Bruce Reeder
Ron Sundergill
Don’t blame the elderly for the failings of
The Frederick News-Post reprints Jerome J. Goldstein’s article from Boca Raton urging fair treatment of seniors and addressing misattributions tied to county commissioner salary debates. The piece argues against blaming older residents for political shortcomings and emphasizes context over broad generalizations.
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Ron Sundergill
Frederick News-Post
Jerome J. Goldstein
Boca Raton
Fla
Carnival gambling sparks countywide crackdown critique
A reader accuses Sheriff Carl Harbaugh of prioritizing carnival gambling suppression over other crimes in Libertytown and urges radar checks on Md. 75 and Md. 26 to curb speeding. The letter praises the sheriff’s work but warns against neglecting traffic enforcement while criticizing local gambling activities.
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Carl Harbaugh
Reno
Libertytown
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Sundergill
Bowerman
Gray
Weinberg
Berry
Steven Pickert, M.D. Thurman
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Eik Sul
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James S. Derk
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