GUBERNATORIAL U-TURN ON DALP PROGRAM IN MARYLAND
The Maryland governor Parris Glendening reversed a year old shutdown of the Disability Assistance and Loan Program, restoring a smaller monthly payment of one hundred dollars. He blamed Congress for safety net cuts, sparking criticism over political accountability and history.
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Parris Glendening
Congress
Maryland
Gleadening
DALP
Glendening
Harry Truman
University of Maryland
Truman
No mo snow in Alaska as El Nino drops steadier stubborn cold
Roy Meachum notes Alaska has little snow ahead of winter. A public radio meteorologist cites El Nino for dry conditions while ground freezes threaten pipes. He recalls a brutal ice winter and hopes for warmth, cappuccino, and a cave of books until spring.
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Alaska
Public Radio
Pacific
Marilyn Monroe
Laws ripe for repeal from California to Congress
States prune out of date rules like California’s four dozen and Colorado’s bounty on wolf scalps while Congress faces four targets: the Railway Labor Act, the Davis Bacon Act, the Delaney Clause, and the General Mining Law. These laws, decades old, may be costly, outdated, or unnecessarily restrictive.
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California
Colorado
Congress
San Diego
U.S. Department of Labor
N.Y
Robert Bacon
Alabama
Bacon
Long Island
Miles Allgood
Congressional Budget Office
Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act
U.S
National Academy of Sciences, Food & Drug Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
America
Bureau of Land Management
Treasury
Times
Newspaper Enterprise Assoc
Fire, weather, and civic actions flash across city pages
Snow tightens streets as weatherman warns more may fall tonight. City workers led by J Herman Mock clean up buildings after a central restaurant fire condemns the structure. A ladder truck helps remove dangerous overhangs. Fire officials see the Central Restaurant as a loss. Selective Service says 10 000 Jeeps allocated for WWII veterans. Burnside Bridge at Antietam National Battlefield accepted by NPS after donation. Butter shortage grows due to manpower and direct cream sales. County Commissioners seek to host the $9 million National Fire Academy in Frederick County. Frederick City Fire Board supports hosting the academy. A Taneytown man is arrested for drunk driving after crashing into a utility pole at Hayward Road and US 15, bringing down two more poles.
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Taneytown
Hayward Road
U.S. 15
Don’t interview killers stretch their necks
A reader from Frederick voices fury at a November 24 interview with Clayton Faxon, urging swift death penalties and condemning front page exposure for killers. The letter asks reporters to interview victims’ families and ordinary workers about fear of future predators.
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Clayton Faxon
Frederick
Faxon
Christmas hope in a prison turnaround story
Letter writer Linda Prince defends a Clayton Faxon piece as uplifting. She argues faith can change a sinner, citing Paul and Faxon’s conversion while urging readers not to dismiss the good news as repulsive. She hopes for belief amid negative reporting and notes joyful food news on the front page.
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Mitchell Small
Clayton Faxon
Faxon
Paul
God
Clayton
Letters to the Editor call for more Orville Johnsons
Readers react to a December article about Orville Johnson waving on the Madison and South Market corner for 17 years. One writer thanks locals for the positive sight, while another urges Frederick County residents to oppose a proposed quarry, warning of blasting, zoning changes, and political action.
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Orville Johnson
Madison
South Market
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Union Bridge
Frederick County
Old Abe
Exchange student gets das boot
A reader raises concern that the headline uses the phrase das boot and requests a correction noting the proper German term for boot is der stiefel. The letter emphasizes language accuracy and requests reprint. The writer Mara Hahn signs the communication.
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Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Lehigh quarry plan in Walkersville raises441 impact questions
Lehigh Port land Cement Co. aims to open a quarry near Walkersville within 42 miles of hundreds of homes. MD Department of the Environment officials call it a done deal unless environmental concerns halt progress. The issue centers on dust noise traffic water pollution and long hours affecting nearby waterways.
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Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Walkersville
Maryland Department of the Environment
Israel Creek
Monocacy River
Gun-haters and victims in gun debate
A reader, John C of Nazarene Mount Airy, denounces a December 7 letter by Thomas Rozzelle blaming gun owners for crimes. He argues the stance excuses criminals and pushes registration or confiscation schemes, voiceing broad disgust at the reasoning.
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Thomas Rozzelle
Rozzelle
BMW
Frederick News-Post Letters to the Editor guidance
The Frederick News-Post requests letters include name address and phone, used for verification only. Many letters arrive and publication is not guaranteed. some are edited for space or taste. Address letters to Frederick News-Post at 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD 21705 or fax 662-8299.
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Frederick
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