County fairs spark joy and community spirit across Maryland
Fairs in Howard, Carroll and Montgomery counties set the stage for the Maryland State Fair in Timonium and Frederick County’s upcoming event. The piece celebrates the memory and energy of county fairs, noting the ribbons, baked goods, rides, and contests. It emphasizes how fairs refresh the spirit, entertain, and offer affordable fun, urging participation before the Frederick County fair arrives.
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Howard
Carroll
Montgomery
Maryland
Timonium
Frederick County
Frederick
Schools Talk Back braces Frederick County on open education talks
A TV debate on Frederick Cablevision features Frederick County Teachers Association President Jack Patterson and BoE President Susan Bevin pledging peaceful talks to start the new school year. The program highlights openness, public involvement, and student input, praising 15-year-old Rob Fox as a strong student voice.
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West Spring
Frederick Cablevision
Frederick County Teachers Association
Jack Patterson
Board of Education
Boe
Susan Bevin
Patterson
Frederick
Channel 32
Rovin
Bob's
FCTA
Chamber of Commerce
Rob Fox
Bravo
Fox
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Brunei wealth power
Washington report profiles Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ruler of Brunei a reclusive billionaire who controls about 20 billion in Brunei foreign reserves and lives in a vast 1788 room palace with private use space. It notes per capita income around 20000, government subsidies and no income tax while warning of food import dependence and potential future shortages. It also mentions RKO FCC case and memo items alongside.
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Washington
Brunei
Margaret Thatcher
Dale van Atta
Borneo
America
Great Britain
Switzerland
Singapore
Britain
Mecca
Australia
Glenn English
D-Okla
General Accounting Office
EBL
G-Men
FBI
Federal Communications Commission
RKO General
FCC
Internal Revenue Service
RKO
Edward Kuhlmann
National Security Council
Rain floods county roads and water blocks Route 15
Three days of rain swelled creeks to a fast rising stage washing out fields and threatening traffic on low lying roads. About a foot of water on Route 15 at Lewistown impeded highway movement though some argued passage would stay possible. A domestic labor shortage predominated. re employment service placed many domestics but few applied for positions.
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Lewistown
Frederick zip code mail-in test and ship Frederick
Frederick residents faced a late September mail in program to obtain zip codes with a kit of eight postal cards. In prior year about 6,000 addresses were zip coded by the Frederick post office using one to two cards for up to 13 addresses. The Navy commissioned the USS Frederick a new tank landing ship named for the city and county. Three Frederick County service stations reached the Maryland Petroleum Association contest semi finals for best looking gasoline outlet with a $1,000 prize.
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Frederick
James A. Grove
Navy
Charles F. Baird
Frederick County
Maryland Petroleum Association
Paul Dudash
U.S. 15
Emmitsburg
Chris Woerner
Sid Hahn
Seventh
Bentz Streets
Letters to the editor mix faith and civics in Frederick News
Readers praise the Frederick News-Post for publishing diverse views on religion and politics. The letters urge protection of education, question classroom discussions, and defend national security debates referencing figures like Col. North and military oaths.
Education priorities questioned by county commissioners
A letter from Frederick County laments education funding and contract disputes. It argues educators leave the profession for better pay and basics like food and shelter. The author condemns partial raises and warns of broader harm to students and governance.
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Austria-Hungary
New York
Frederick County
Board of Education
Loyalty to Constitutional oath shapes Col. North hero status
Letter writer Dr. Harry Prongas argues that allegiance to the Constitution defines heroism in the Iran Contra affair. He cites Jefferson on an informed citizenry and decries actions by Col. North and Admiral Poindexter, Naval Academy graduates sworn to defend the Constitution, amid alleged National Security Council activities.
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Achille Lauro
Maryland
Col. North
US. Navy
Caribbean
AT. Mahan
Libya
Mediterranean Sea
Prongas
United States
Harry Prongas
North
Jefferson
Third Reich
der Fuehrer
Weimar Republic
John Poindexter
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Lawrence Walsh
White House
National Security Council
Is this the way you want your children to treat you
A William Kennedy editorial urges focus on the fate of the old and disabled in nursing homes. It argues law may not deliver true justice, calling families to visit and show love rather than neglect, warning children learn by example from their elders.
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Jack Anderson
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Ed Feature Syndicate, Inc
News-Post
Bill Shepley
Frederick News-Post
God
Lord Jesus Christ
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Sharon Brosius
Evelyn Cunn Middletown
HAM
Robert E. Kennedy Frederick
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