Glendening Sees Fair Govenor Path In Maryland
Governor elect Parris Glendening spoke in Frederick signaling a fair approach as Montgomery and Prince George counties backed the opposition. He outlined a triple focus on education public safety and business and will shape the fiscal 1995 budget by discarding Schaefer’s plan. Frederick County voters supported Republicans locally despite his statewide loss.
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Montgomery
Prince George’s
Baltimore City
Frederick
Frederick County
Ellen Sauerbrey
Frederick Countians
Glendening
Maryland
General Assembly
William Donald Schaefer
Parris Glendening
Christmas message from Bishop Murphy calls for housing aid
Auxiliary Baltimore bishop P. Francis Murphy reflects on the Christmas story inviting readers to read it anew, acknowledge homelessness like Mary and Joseph, and join the Western Maryland Interfaith Housing Development Corporation to expand housing. He urges generosity and welcoming refugees, noting 12,000 local households lack adequate housing.
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Mary
Joseph
Mary and
Molly
Erin
Bethlehem
Western Maryland Interfaith Housing Development Corporation
Marys and Josephs
Yes Virginia There Is a Santa Claus Editorial
A famous New York Sun editorial from 1897 affirms faith in Santa Claus. The letter from Virginia O’Hanlon prompts the editor to argue that belief, imagination, and generosity give life its beauty and joy, proclaiming Santa’s enduring reality for generations.
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Virginia
Santa Claus
New York Sun
Friends of the Sun
Papa
Virginia O'Hanlon
West Ninety-Fifth Street
Nativity scene quotes faith in liberty and love
A Christmas pageant message funded by Everedy Price Ox Fibre Brush and Frederick Iron & Steel celebrates liberty and shared humanity. Lt Paul B Beckhelm of Hood College conducted a sailor Waves chorus from Norman Oklahoma before a 12 day leave with his wife and two daughters.
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Christ
Everedy Co
Price Brothers Co
Ox Fibre Brush Co
Frederick Iron & Steel Co
Paul B. Beckhelm
Hood College
Navy
Naval Station
Norman
Okla
Frederick
Barbara
Gretchen
Sinterklaas Day facts and Dutch Saint Nicholas
The reader notes that Sinterklaas is the Dutch Saint Nicholas, a 4th century bishop who loved children and died December 6. Gift giving is tied to Saint Nicholas Day on December 6, contrasting with Kris Kringle ideas and German traditions.
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Holland
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Nicholas
Saint Nicholas
Sinterklaas
Welcome to the club about Post Office decline and conspiracies
A reader reflects on Post Office troubles as a symbol of national decline. He argues workers are pawns of corporate shysters, cites older times when mail was simpler, and blames a club of banksters and broad government influence for inflation and wealth hoarding. He suggests Congress protects elites while promising change but delivering insiders.
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Congress
Club
Conspiracy and class struggle in a reader letter
A reader argues that a small elite grows richer while the public’s living standards fall, blaming media control and school influence. The writer cites socialism and dictatorship of the proletariat, questions debt from wars and social programs, and distrusts Kennedys and Rockefellers while noting new gasoline additives and a push to curb pollution.
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Earth
Karl Marx
Vietnam
Great Society
Kennedys
Rockefellers
Fresh look urged on vehicle emission testing in county
A letter questions the January start of state emission testing, noting Frederick County's rural exemption. The writer argues the change is driven by revenue rather than environment and recalls costly, time consuming, and vehicle lineups in Montgomery County with long waits, work-hour tests, Saturday sessions, and traffic disruptions on Md. 124.
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Frederick County
Montgomery County
EPA car emission claims disputed by readers and studies
A reader cites a Dec 15 article and critiques EPA vehicle emission rules. They reference AA and COVA tests showing cars contributed 17.8 percent of VOCs and 11 percent of NOXs nationwide two years earlier. The letter highlights big polluters like refineries and trucks and calls for targeting those sources first.
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EPA
America
American Automobile Association
Council of Vehicle Association
Baltimore
Boston
Los Angeles
COVA
Old Cars Weekly News and MarketPlace
Letters to the Editor guidelines at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Many letters are edited for space or taste and not all are published. Do not publish poetry or letters addressed to others. Address letters to the editor at 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD 21705.
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Frederick
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