Birthright director shares plight of unwanted pregnancy at Rotary
Sheila Thompson of Birthright Frederick describes why continuing a pregnancy is best for many women and presents fetal development models. She notes Birthright provides counseling, clothing, funds, and housing options without government funding or lobbying, emphasizing listening and nonjudgmental support for teens and married women facing pressure and uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheila Thompson
Birthright of
Frederick
United Way
Water crisis inflicts debt and hardship on family
A couple faces mounting debt and health issues from contaminated water and a stalled recovery. Neighbors describe a living nightmare as officials report ongoing cleanup with falling chlordane levels while updated well tests remain unusable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Office of Environmental Protection
OEP
Robert Creter
Creter
Health Department
Orkin
Farver
Mac Mathias back in Frederick for a quiet visit
In a laid back Frederick stopover, Charles McC Mathias Jr. reflects on family life, campaign doubts, and his wish to remain true to his roots. He rejects party switch talk, notes dwindling campaign funds, and appears content as a Frederick native after years in Washington. A lighter interlude on home life contrasts with a Newt Maytag survey on laundry room placement.
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Jeri Gooding
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
United States
Frederick
Mac
Sharon
Mathias
U.S
Sffernsoon
News-Post
Washington
Charles
Newton
Iowa
Maytag
Talks and protests mark South Africa apartheid debate
Foreign Minister Botha urged dialogue with all of South Africa's leaders and invited fact finding by Europeans. In Durban the Progressive Federal Party opened its congress calling for a national shared power plan with black leaders including Mandela. In Tembisa police ordered black shops closed to curb a boycott, while Pretoria extended 9 1/2 year lease rights to 152 000 blacks across 34 Cape Province districts.
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South Africa
Botha
Durban
Progressive Federal Party
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert
Tembisa
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Cape
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Rotary
Thompson
Canada
Mrs. Thompson
Frederick County
Frederick County League of Women Voters
Claude Harris
National Transportation Safety Board
Brown
Baltimore
Harris
Mac” Mathias
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Sertapedic
Serta Ortho
Ors
Sertapedic Anniversary
Francis Scott Key Mall
Bak
Cape Town
Ack
Ewan
Amy Jack Mange Pedicne
Tramane Sucess
Jack
Mh Nd
Woodsboro
Guthern States
Homedco
W. Patrick St
Rt. 40
Barbara Fritchie
Psychtetric Institute
Montgomery County
Psychiatric Institute of
Broschart Rd
Rockville
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