County workers deserve election day work status
Letter argues against county offices closing for Election Day and Primary Day, noting private businesses stay open and state law already grants voting time off. It contends the long standing holiday is an unwarranted perk, reducing government service when citizens vote, and should be phased out.
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Lava lamp saga from a tricky Christmas gift
Barbara Helinski Graves recalls on Christmas 1991 a lava lamp gift from her brother that sparked chaos in her house. Her husband loved the lamp while she dreaded it, and the family debated its taste with humor and rueful affection in a nostalgic holiday reminiscence.
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Hillary Clinton Eyes Her Mark In Presidential Transition
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Hillary Clinton shapes role as first lady with strong agenda
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No to proposed rubblefill near Libertytown
Hannah L. Gaffigan urges Frederick County to reject a private rubblefill on Route 26 near Libertytown. She warns of environmental contamination risks, increased truck traffic, and falling property values while noting benefits would flow to outside counties and the owner, not residents.
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How to be a good newspaper columnist
A reader criticizes Roy Meachum for a column and discusses how a journalist should investigate truth. The letter writer claims he corrected information and ends the exchange with the phrase End of converszhon. Ted.
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Letters on column versus journalist duties by Eric Gibson
A reader argues that columnists may state opinions without citing sources while journalists must quote and identify sources. The letter discusses memory memory and the value of a columnist's voice, noting the space and style differences between opinion pieces and reporting.
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John Doe
Will Miller argues for presidential forgiveness in Clinton debate
James Miller of Middletown challenges Paul Leatherman and readers to judge past presidents by history not media. He cites Jefferson Kennedy Eisenhower Bush and Schaefer to argue moral scrutiny varies and cites wartime draft and Kent State as context for public forgiveness.
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Fragmentary ad text misread in Frederick Post
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Hattery Vote Against Maryland Budget Reduction Plan
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