High-priced development eyed near New Market Maryland
Frederick County eyeing a Virginia developer plan for 116 houses on 189 acres west of Holly Hills Country Club near New Market. Homes priced 250000 to 500000 target executives and retirees amid zoning questions and rezoning discussions. The project signals continued affluence and change in central Maryland.
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New Market
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Maryland
Virginia
Holly Hills Country Club
Frederick
Phantom garage doors drive tale ends as aliens not needed
Robert C Reid recalls a Frederick mystery about phantom garage door openings. He notes a simple, unexciting fix via Fort Detrick devices and contrasts it with an imagined extraterrestrial ending. He also recounts a personal Thanksgiving accident in Greensboro with an aluminum garage door opener that caused damage costing 490 dollars.
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Frederick
Fort Detrick
National Studies of Interterrestial Sciences Agency
SISA
Oscar McDermott
Ceresville
McDermott
Agenhcy
Air Force
FBI
Maryland
E.Y
Greensboro
N.C
Dan
Dallas
Toose
Bob Reid
Annapolis
Frederick News-Post
Contending with Scoundrels: Jack Anderson’s Crusade
The columnist recalls four decades of exposing corruption and tyrants from Lon Nol to Pol Pot and Ghadafi. He portrays relentless journalism that toppled regimes, noting graft in Cambodia and the rise of radical leadership amid Western tension.
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Lon Nol
Cambodia
Washington
Pol Pot
Kampuchea
Coldest season weather shocks area and icy street scenes
The Weather Bureau logged 9 degrees above zero at 11 pm, two degrees cooler than last night, with a four degree hourly drop. An ice wall on West Fifth Street and Trail Avenue halted traffic as cars spun but recovered after pushing. A Dodge truck ferrying a cord of wood blocked Liberty Pike briefly, drivers clearing the road to restore flow.
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West Fifth Street
Trail Avenue
Liberty Pike
Libertytown
Peace, unity urged through Cold War signals and local volunteers
Letters praise Gorbachev and Reagan treaty signings as hopeful signs of peace. The writer hopes the world embraces truth to move hearts toward trust. In December 1987, peace efforts energize small local acts supporting a global network for peace and justice. Letter by Phillip A. Dean and Laven Rasmussen also thank Frederick County Equity Committee volunteers who produced disability and multicultural bibliographies and wrote equity vignettes for schools.
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Messers
Gorbachev
Reagan
Earth
Washington
Frederick County Central Equity Committee
Equity Committee
Frederick County
NRA Members Teach Youth Gun Safety and Marksmanship
Roy Meachum notes he and two others instructed about 200 adults and youths in Maryland Hunter Education, a state mandated program developed by the NRA to reduce hunting accidents and boost wildlife knowledge. He works with air rifle clubs teaching safety and basic marksmanship, with competition opportunities.
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Gob's
Camp Perry
Ohio
NRA
National Rifle Association
Meachum
Roy Meachum
Maryland
Air Rifle Clubs
The
United States
U.S
Fatima prophecy versus Reagan Gorbachev summit
Charles P. Goodwin argues that Fatima 1917 prophecy deserves greater credence than political rhetoric, warning that the Soviet Union seeks to avoid European nuclear destruction by preserving intact cities and infrastructure for a decisive invasion, while dismissing the idea of a hollow victory in conquest.
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Fatima
Russia
Reagan
Gorbachev
Washington
Europe
Charles P. Goodwin
P.E
Frederick
Reader Corrects Christmas Counts in The Twelve Days
In a Dec. 8 News Post, Holly Elizabeth Smith argues the total birds in The Twelve Days of Christmas is 184, pointing out that the counting pattern yields 184 birds without repeating the day numbers.
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News-Post
Love
Holly Elizabeth Smith
Frederick
Frederick News-Post Letters Policy Summary
The Frederick News-Post requires signed letters with a home address and phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for space and poetry or religious verse is not published.
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Frederick
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