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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1996
Page
4
Weekend gift buying drew crowds starting before dawn on the year’s key shopping day. Retailers see a grateful turn in sales, signaling economic strength, while consumers weigh debt risks from high limits on cards. Alternatives like heartfelt gifts, student crafts, and time donations offer balance and value.
A sharp clash surrounds the Weinberg Center for the Arts as director Jade Wu faces criticism over a proposed 83 cent service fee on all Weinberg tickets including complimentary and subscription seats. The public discourse notes past subsidies, residency rules, and calls for a forum to gather input from user groups and taxpayers.
Leo Sperling argues for a legal right to physician assisted death for those in severe, unrelieved pain. He cites polls and cases involving Dr Jack Kevorkian, critiques medical orthodoxy, and urges lawmakers to recognize a right to control end of life with minimal suffering.
Newly elected Republican Congress aims to cut federal support for municipal airport projects. Frederick's 400000 in federal funds for the city airport remains unchanged. Maryland leaders discuss Walker sville bypass and US 15 dualization within five years. Eastalco Aluminum president Harvey Armintrout joins 230 Maryland business leaders for an economic development forum in Annapolis. Human Relations Commission seeks future affirmative action plan with county officials but faces delay. committee findings show disparities in minority and female employment and salaries.
A Damascus High School sophomore critiques the article Ghost Stories published October 28 in The Frederick News-Post. She questions sightings at an old farmhouse tied to John Brown and his raiders, noting possible natural explanations and expressing strong skepticism about ghosts and psychics.
A reader rebuts a Nov. 18 column titled Army Rape by praising the military. The letter credits ten officials for swift action after learning of sexual misconduct, noting a hotline, investigations, and removal of undeserving members as evidence of held standards and public trust in an integrated organization.
A Letter to the Editor extols strong leadership and equal opportunity in the Department of Defense and the U S Navy, noting open dialogue, education, and family support. The author credits total quality leadership with progress over 20 years and cites Roy Bleacnum’s column as calling attention to lawful orders and the American way of life. John A Stevens New Market
A Frederick reader recalls a severe BB gun incident that nearly killed her 5 year old son. He required emergency surgery for a back blood clot and spent a week hospitalized, later relearning to walk. Now 21, he bears a scar and will not own a BB gun. the mother warns others about the weapon’s dangers.
In Frederick County a Planned Unit Development faces near-certain passage despite tripling outlying development to 150-500 units. The project, rezoned January 7, 1992 for Sandower Builders, has seen sewer plans evolve from on site plants to an extended line, with state approval in March. Local legal firms and public officials have weighed in as December hearings set to rezone from R-1 Agricultural and General Commercial to PUD. DON ALLENSWORTH Hagerstown
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with the writer name address and home and business phone numbers for verification. Some letters may be abridged for space and the paper does not publish poetry religious verse or duplicates. Address and contact details are provided for mail and fax submission.
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