Arts based preschool seeks site on South Mountain farm
Neighbors debate allowing an arts oriented preschool on a 16 acre Frostown Road farm in South Mountain. Founders Victoria Brown and Christofer Zachariadis plan to preserve grounds and integrate nature into learning, seeking a special exception permit as the Frederick County Board of Appeals weighs the proposal amid traffic and noise concerns.
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Bush Secrecy Fight Over Executive Privilege Deepens
The Bush administration asserts broad executive privilege to shield Justice Department files from Congress. The dispute follows a House subpoena from Dan Burton seeking Reno memoranda on a special prosecutor and a past FBI informant case. Court action to resolve separation of powers may follow, highlighting a broader push for secrecy.
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Christmas dinner forum at The News-Post celebrates staff
Sixty people attended the annual Christmas dinner in the Blue and Grey room of the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Delaplaine thanked staff. Christmas bonuses were distributed. Carols were led by Mrs. H Webster Whitehill and Jacob F Kintz with piano by George T Schroeder Jr. August T Brust read original verses. Register of Wills Radcliff noted high call volume about Mary A Dudrear heirs and potential $3,000 distribution. two heirs found. Mayor Young discussed a USPS leasing ad for the old post office, possible sale if no tenant. Snow halted. area schools closed. forecasts call for four more inches. Snow figures shown by Flanary Stockman Mercer Vaughn with a five foot, four inch snow rabbit sculpture.
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Student death prompts safety concerns at school
Reader questions staff presence during incident as a 14 year old student died. The message notes parental worry, calls for clearer supervision and safety measures after the incident in Thurmont. The writer cites personal experience and urges accountability from officials.
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Thurmont
A. VA
Web site dispute and political remarks target Mooney
A reader criticizes GOP tactics and Alex Mooney, denouncing perceived nastiness and fearmongering in national and local politics. The letter mentions a Virginia company squatting on a site and questions free speech and maturity in political discourse. It also references a new license in Bredeckvik for a water vehicle operator with skepticism.
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Mr. Mooney
Letter to the Editor on Driver Age Groups
A reader argues against blaming seniors over 70 for highway accidents and suggests that most incidents involve drivers aged 16 to 25. The letter contends that responsibility lies with individuals, not entire age groups, noting there are careful drivers in both youth and old age. GALER, ABBOTT
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Jean Baker
Power plant debate fuels calls for energy self sufficiency
Letters discuss expanding power plants with nuclear as a faster path to energy independence while criticizing excessive reliance on gas and coal. Writers warn against overbuilding, urge efficient homes and alternative sources, and question long term costs, ownership, and environmental trade offs.
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Hilary Schaub
Solong
Seth Landau
Maryland Public Interest Research Group
Ehaner
Middle East
Parents should not leave sex ed to the schools in county
Readers argue that the Frederick County Board of Education should sit in on sex education lessons and resist peer pressure. They claim marriage should not be taught in schools and urge parental moral guidance at home, urging that curricula stay supplemental to family values rather than sole guides for youth behavior.
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Hal
Frederick County
Farfell Fuerals
Sve
City Charter Limits on Employee Political Activity
Kevin Lewis notes irony in claiming free speech rights while city employers wage political campaigns. Article 1X Section 138(ai) says engaged city action during work hours or as an agent of the city limits political activity. All city workers may speak freely as private individuals but cannot misrepresent themselves as city officials in campaigns.
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Kevin Lewis
Unclear fragment on age and driving responsibilities
Fragmentary text discusses ages 16 and 70 and driving ability, mentions Jean Baker Ponti and a call for a universal rule. Content is garbled and uncertain about specific facts or events.
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