Schools get an F for fuzzy thinking on holiday decor
The News-Post column criticizes Frederick County schools for avoiding Christmas and Hanukkah displays. It argues educators should acknowledge cultural history and origins of holidays, noting the denial of St Nicholas while displaying Santa. The piece questions the Judeo Christian basis of Western democracy and labels the system’s stance hypocritical.
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News-Post
Board of Education
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Frederick County
Maryland Lt Gov proposes state control over private colleges
An editorial questions Lt. Gov Melvin A. Steinberg's call to curb private colleges in Maryland by requiring state approval for new academic programs. The piece criticizes perceived threats to academic freedom and presses for press rights amid the debate.
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Maryland
Melvin A. Steinberg
Legislating AIDS Should Be Left to Researchers Not Legislators
Bob Reid argues that Maryland should fund AIDS research and education rather than rush into laws. He warns against mandatory pre marriage AIDS testing, cites high costs, uncertain efficacy, and the evolving nature of the disease as reasons to avoid broad legislation in the 1988 session.
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Maryland General Assembly
Maryland
Health Education Resource Organization
HERO
Baltimore
United States
Schaefer
General Assembly
Bob Reid
Annapolis
Frederick
Dingell Pushes Product Liability Reform in Uniform Act
Rep. John Dingell advances the Uniform Product Safety Act of 1987 to standardize how state courts handle product liability across borders. Critics say the bill tilts the balance toward manufacturers, granting airtight defenses and limiting punitive damages for FDA approved products, while industry advocates cite reduced litigation costs.
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Washington
John Dingell
Pentagon
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Michigan
House of Representatives
Rep. Dingell
Stewart Harris
New Mexico
William Richardson
Food and Drug Administration
Dingell
Dingell bill probes FDA pacemaker approvals and industry ties
Aggressive investigators target the FDA and pacemaker makers over defective devices approved for implantation. The bill would shield designers if the product used the best technology then, a standard critics call dangerous. Key figures include Rep. Dingell, consumer advocate James Florio, and Rep. Dennis Eckart. Ford Motor Co. figures in the district are cited as political leverage.
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FDA
Dingell
Gene Kimmelman
Consumer Federation of America
Rep
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Rep. Dingell
General Motors
Debra Insley
James Florio
D-N.j
Floria
Florio
Dennis Eckart
Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Texas
Rep. Eckart
Bridge project advances on Hagerstown to Frederick route
Antietam Creek bridge, the route's only sizable span, is finished at 150000 dollars. State Roads Commission negotiates with Potomac Edison for rights of way through Smoketown gap as trolley line shifts to freight use.
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Antietam Creek
Letters on the Second Amendment and Maryland politics
A reader denounces Roy Meachum for misreading the Second Amendment insisting it protects “the people” to keep and bear arms while the militia may be regulated. The letter discusses gun laws, police power, media bias, and patriotism, then shifts to Maryland fiscal policy, federal aid, and historical land issues. It also covers dairy co op protests, milk pricing, and regional development disputes, ending with Civil War path land debates.
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Roy Meachum
Mr. Meachum
NRA
Maryland
Patrick Henry
Susan Gosling Summers
U.S
House of Representatives
Westminster
State Police editorials praise dedication underpaid
Edward Lulie II, assistant state's attorney in Frederick, disputes the pay level of troopers. He emphasizes their risk and asks for better salaries and support for the force.
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Edward Lulie II
Frederick
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