YMCA unveils transformed Frederick facility with health center
Frederick YMCA on North Market Street showcases an 8600 square foot Health and Wellness Center with open design, elevated indoor track, and new air conditioning. The complex includes a Youth Center for under 14, a child care center for 2 to 5 year olds, renovated locker rooms, a lower level entrance, and 75 added parking spots. Architect Proffitt & Pryor and contractor Morgan Keller receive praise for a modern community asset.
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YMCA
North Market Street
Frederick
Y's
Limoc
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Sara Ryan
Maria Proffitt
Profit! & Pryor
Maryland
Proffitt & Pryor
Morgan Keller
Frederick County
Frederick County's economy through 250 years of change and revival
The article traces Frederick County's economic arc from a booming late 18th and early 19th century hub to a mid 20th century backwater. It credits infrastructure shifts and local pioneers, cites a postwar brain drain, notes Camp Detrick as a bright spot, and highlights growth in brokerage offices and road planning linking Frederick to Washington and the national interstate system.
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Board of County Commissioners
Frederick County
Frederick
Baltimore
B&o
Frederick Junction
Point of Rocks
C&oanal
Frederick City
Louis McMurray
McClintock Young
William
Bill” Simmons
Marken and Jelfeld
Camp
Fort, Detrick
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Morgantown
A.B. Collinus
Will Alex. Brown & Son
Robert Hooper
Elizabeth Apple McCain
Hood College
McCain
Blanche Michael
Girl Scouts
Catoctin
Camp David
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Hyattstown
Capital Beltway
Free speech a drug war casualty and the Fourth Amendment
Robyn Blumner argues drug warriors undermine civil liberties from searches without warrants to restricting political speech. She cites cases in Washington DC, California, and Arizona, ACLU lawsuits, and quotes from experts to warn that free speech and voting rights are at risk as drug policy tightens.
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Congress
Washington, D.C
U.S
Bob Barr
Georgia
District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
American Civil Liberties Union
National Capital Area
ACLU
Arthur Spitzer
California
Arizona
Justice Department
Barry McCaffrey
Drug Enforcement Administration
Thomas Constantine
San Francisco
Fern Smith
Gerald Solomon
RNY
International Narcotics Control Board
INCB
Kenneth Roth
Human Rights Watch
TNGB
Robyn Blumner
St. Petersburg Times
Sermps
Howard News Service
Frederick News-Post student visit and local civic notes
Readable fragments outline a Frederick area scene with a journalism class visit to THE Frederick News-Post offices, a new district scout inductee, mayoral remarks on a budget surplus and tax reform ideas, plus residents preparing crafts for a December bazaar at North Market Street.
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Frederick
Maryland
Qdd
North Market Street
Eva Milstedd
Mazte Jarvis
Edna Shafeh
Mamie Harmeyer
Ernest Bat
Mary Baker
Walter Echat
Wave of the future provokes critique of humane traps
A author questions proponents of steel leg traps for overpopulation, proposing humane, human sized traps near their homes to observe the consequences and suggesting swift dispatch to reveal the supposed humane outcome, framing it as a critique of current trapping methods.
Degradation of Office and Call for Resignation
A Frederick Post op-ed critiques presidential conduct, arguing the president degraded the office and attacked truth seekers. It cites impeachment debates, notes Nixon’s resignation, and urges accountability while contrasting partisan stances on constitutional interpretation and ethics.
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Frederick Post
White House
Nixon
Senate
Clinton
Frederick Letter criticizes traffic policing and city leadership
Quent in Cl inger man Monrovia mayor praises Henry Hyde and cautions on committee theatrics. Bruce Mort Frederick laments police overreach, urging downsizing and fair treatment of citizens for traffic violations and calls for accountability.
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Ian
House Judiciary Committee
Henry Hyde
Frederick
Traffic Stop Expresses Frustration Over City Tactics
A resident recounts being ticketed by Frederick police for turning into an alley on South Market Street, alleging the stop was to raise revenue. He cites prior Rosemont incidents and questions officials’ motives while criticizing congestion and enforcement.
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Frederick City
South Market Street
Market Street
Rosemont
Sheetz
Frederick
Slander and Secrecy in Frederick County Court Fight
Jerome J Joyce accuses Governor of slander aimed at his rival in a tightly contested 2000 judicial race. He pledges to seek electoral judgment on March 7 2000 to protest the governor’s selection for the Circuit Court vacancy.
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Yur
Guy
Paris Glenderi
Pne
Jaclang
Rolling
Frederick County
Letters to the Editor Policy and Submission Details
The Frederick News-Post invites reader letters but requires signatures full name address and home and business phone numbers for verification. It warns space limits may cause some letters to be published or omitted and outlines mail fax and email submission methods with the address 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD 21708 and box 678.
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Fredrick
Wntar
Somme
al Tier
Frederick News-Post
Patrick St
Frederick
Fredercknewspast.co
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