New Year Wishes for Frederick County Boldly Seek Growth and Transit Aid
A New Year wish list calls for better 1 270 HOV lanes to ease traffic for road warriors and for employers to relocate to Frederick County. It urges continued Economic & Community Development Commission and city efforts to attract high tech firms, landscape Carroll Creek floods and support first time and low income buyers, while slowing unchecked growth and ensuring new residents pay a fair share of costs. It closes with a desire for a caring community and a happy prosperous new year.
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Frederick County
Economic & Community Development Commission
Carroll Creek
Frederick
Rockbureg
Gaithersville
Rehashing old arguments on evolution and science
James Schrumpf argues against rehashing outdated science in debates on evolution. He defends DNA inheritance, Darwin, and Watson Crick’s work, counters claims about fossil dating and radioisotope methods, and notes that missing links and probability are misunderstood. Schrumpf urges focusing on new questions rather than refuting established findings.
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Watson & Crick
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Java
Earth
James Schrumpf
Monrovia
Labor secretary Reich farewell quotes reveal bold stance
Robert Reich, a towering labor secretary, reflects on his tenure, noting how fairness guides policy amidskepticism from some unions. He cites rising organized labor influence, the Union Summer mobilization, and his willingness to face controversy as he prepares to leave for family time and future teaching.
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Robert Reich
Clinton
Reich
Labor Movement
Labor Department
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
FDR
Organized Labor
Congress
Afl-Cio
John Sweeney
Wall Street Journal
Boston
Frederick events mix veterans housing plan and local history
The Frederick chapter of the American Veterans Committee discussed plans to form a local housing corporation for veterans at the Frederick YMCA. Columnist Bobar McKenzie recalled 1886 Frederick Citizen ads and notable figures. County officials learned no federal funding for 10 public works projects would be approved. EPA to repay Montgomery County $12 million for the Dickerson plant. Swine flu inoculation to end due to Guillain Barré syndrome risk.
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Frederick
The
American Veterans Committee
Veterans
Noah Bowlus
Enoch Louis Lowe
Senator Bowlus
Ohio
Frederick County
Frederick City
Myersville
Thurmont
Daniel J. Snyder
Rockville
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Montgomery County
Dickerson
Public letters attack Sheriff Hagg’s critics in Mount Airy
Rita Shumaker criticizes Karl and Carl Bickel for deriding Sheriff Jim Hagg. She argues readers see Hagg’s work as solid, cites Bickel’s past police career as questionable, and urges the Frederick County newspaper to verify Bickel’s background rather than publish more “sour grapes” letters.
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Jim Hagg
Frederick County
Karl Bickel
Bickel
Carl
Karl
Mr. Bickel
D.C
Maryland State Police
TST
Dhinvero
Henaederich Cuomuiy Sheriff's Office
Sharing joy and pain over city budget and inmate reform
Letters discuss urban budget controls by department directors and the impact on city taxes. The author argues directors should share in tax relief and pain, citing a 1.5 million surplus from tax increases and questioning 1989 rules. A second letter criticizes inmate conditions in the Annex, urging quicker parole hearings and constructive work for inmates to reduce recidivism.
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Nonh Amontesant Se
Major disturbance at Maryland corrections annex
A large brawl at the Maryland House of Corrections Annex involved about thirty prisoners with thirteen hospitalized for injuries. The incident prompted concern among Frederick County residents who know inmates at the facility or the adjacent MAC, with ongoing coverage noted in the News-Post.
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News-Post
Frederick County
Annex
Mac
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