City Hall residency debate stirs taxpaying public
The Fredericks City Hall residency dispute questions whether city department heads should live within city limits. With officials seeking waivers after a residency exception for Weinberg Center’s director, residents stress that decisions affect all locals. A December 19 meeting at City Hall invites public commentary.
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Carroll County
City Hall
Breaking Point details Boorda death and naval politics
Pulitzer winner Nick Kotz presents Breaking Point in Washingtonian December, analyzing the final 23 days of Admiral Mike Boorda amid hostile politics, Navy Times allegations, and insider clashes at Annapolis. The piece connects attacks on Boorda to broader issues of diversity, leadership, and military culture.
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New York Times
Washingtonian
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Mike) Boorda
Naval Operations
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Annapolis
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Naval
James Watkins
Jam Webb
Elmo Zumuwalt
Boorda
Navy Times
John Carey
Military Journal
Carey
Charles R. Larson
Golden Bay
Mike Boorda
U.S. Naval Academy
Larson
Webb
Mr. Kotz
Academy
Admiral Larson
May
Nick Kotz
Prussia
COP outreach replaces DARE and sparks critique
Frederick County readers see a debate over the DARE program after a report criticized its flexibility. State DARE coordinator Gary Chatheld defends the curriculum as evidence based and locally adaptable, noting officers incorporate local issues and that Maryland’s statewide study found principals largely favor continuing DARE.
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Frederick County
Ehlie
Maryland
Gary S. Chatheld
Dare Woord
Frederick area notes from the Disabled Veterans and local happenings
The Washington and Lee Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans received a charter at the Frederick YMCA with post commander Samuel J. Weston present. Laurin B. Askew Jr and Mrs Askew hosted a hunting party at Whitehall Farm near Rocky Ridge with a hunt dinner and burgundy rabbit dish. Frederick Chamber of Commerce adds full time secretary Thomas A. Morris to speed postwar plans at the Key Hotel offices. James A. Douglas of Gaithersburg shows a pet vulture named Kile, able to perch on shoulders, prompting caution for hikers. Myersville town council grants free water service for life to the Flook family in exchange for land for the water right of way, with compensation of 1000 dollars to Clara E. Flook and continued free service for her family. Mike Clem of Frederick High School leads a March of Dimes tree-trimming campaign at Patrick Street Shopping Center, with students raising nearly 200 dollars in four hours.
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Continent
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Dennis Flook
Albert Flook Jr
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Frederick High School
March of Dimes
Patrick Street
Frederick Eehouse
Christmas Reflections on Giving and Family Time
A reader named Charlotte E. Stup from Frederick urges calm during the Christmas season and reminds readers what the holiday stands for. She notes the shift in how Christmas is observed since childhood and emphasizes giving to those in need and sharing love with family and friends.
Cat Adoption Clash At Frederick County Humane Society
A 90 year old wheelchair bound mother and her daughter visit the Frederick County Humane Society to adopt an eight month calico named Punkin. After a thorough search and interview the staff insists cats cannot be kept indoors only, shocking them as Berkeley County in West Virginia allowed indoor outdoor freedom for pets.
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Humane Society
Berkeley County
West Virginia
Cats and neighbors seek country life amid town concerns
A letter discusses country living on twenty acres and dangers to cats from rabid animals, dogs, and humans. Aged in, the writer notes a humane society context, a neighbor’s deer at a rendering plant, and hopes for a calico to find freedom while praising humane work. The piece ends with festive town observations from New Market amid community volunteers.
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The
Humane Society
Christmas in New Market recollections and plans
A reminiscence of involvement in Christmas in New Market since the early 1980s. The narrator helped serve cookies and cider, later moved with husband Tom to open a local venture, and aimed to chair the event to spread Christmas spirit through the town with church support and a live nativity scene that moved spectators.
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Spencer Mulkey
New Market United Methodist Church
Bush Creek
Mount Carmel
NMUM
Nick Wood
Nick
Grace Episcopal
Kathleen Snowden
New Market Historical Society
New Market Garden Club
Tish Armstrong
Frank
Shirley Shaw
Mealey's Inn
Tom
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at The Frederick News
The Frederick News outlines letters to the editor must be signed with the writer’s name address and both home and work phone numbers for verification. Space limits may bridge poems or religious verse and letters addressed to others are not published. Mailing address and phone numbers are provided for submissions.
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