Mayor Gordon Leads City Hall Drug Test Push
Editorial urges voluntary drug testing for officials and workers after Mayor Paul Gordon clears a urinalysis for cocaine marijuana and other substances. Discusses privacy concerns with random testing and argues public trust demands high standards, with Alderman Baker and colleagues supporting the example.
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Rederick
Paul Gordon
Hizzoner
Gordon
City Hall
Fran Baker
Hirs. Baker
William Lee
Jon Kreissig
Landow Leads Maryland Democratic Machine Amid Senate Critique
The article profiles Nathan Landow, chairman of Maryland's Democratic State Central Committee, noting his power to mobilize funds and data systems while criticizing U.S. Senators Sarbanes and Mikulski. It underscores Maryland’s heavy Democratic registration, limited Republican statewide presence, and questions about national- level appeal. The piece reflects on political dynamics, party rebuilding, and perceived accountability at the state level.
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Nathan Landow
Landow
Democratic State Central Committee of
Maryland
Constance Morella
Helen Delich Bentley
America
White House
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Paul S. Sarbanes
United States
Capitol Hil
Sarbanes
Paul
Press Association
Democratic Central Committee
U.S
Barbara Ann Mikulski
Harvard Law School
Barbara Ann
Baltimore
Congress
Barry Hughes
House
Senate
State Savings and Loan Association
Mikulski
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Sarbanes and
Becaue
Landen
Democratic Party
William Donald Schaefer
Allen letter raises questions about county official actions
Frederick County taxpayer Marsha S. Wise protests Commissioner Charles Smith for using county stationery to support the Allens, a convicted child abuse case. She questions the official’s judgment in labeling severe injuries to a 2 year old as discipline and cautions against policy influence by such views. Middletown observer urges voters to scrutinize leadership.
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Frederick County
Charles Smith
Allens
Smith
Minister ran U S food aid in Rwanda accused of theft and self‑enrichment
In a two year probe US and AID inspector general investigators allege Rwanda Food for Peace director and 28 staffers sold donated rice oil and flour, using proceeds to build a house and two tennis courts including a second court by the time investigators arrived. The case centers on alleged food misappropriation and labor swaps.
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Washington
U.S
Rwanda
U.S. Agency For International Development Inspector General
AID Food For Peace
Jim Lynch
Gene Richardson
The
AID Inspector General
Adventist agency faces Rwanda food aid loss and firings
Investigators say 28 employees sold donated food while proceeds funded homes farms and a restaurant. Director James Conran was fired by Adventist Development and Relief Agency after a 1987 probe, amid a $1.6 million loss in Rwanda. Ochoa asserts Conran propped up a ride that left AID and Adventists to cover costs. Rwanda suspended the program for two years and now considers resuming aid with safeguards.
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James Conran
Conran
Adventist Development and Relief Agency
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
ATD
Adventists
AID
Mario Ochoa
Adventist Relief Agency
Rwanda
Ochea
Ochoa
United States
Africa
Maryland
Robbers open safe find items from Economy Oil Company
A two dozen pencils, automobile fidles, and papers valuable only to Economy Oil were taken from a badly battered safe left along the Baltimore and Ohio tracks near the company office. The safe was opened with hammer screwdriver and spike after hours.
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Economy Oil Company
Baltimore and Ohio
More on news analysis from Harry Prongas
Letter to the Frederick News-Post editor praises Professor Prongas analysis of U S invasion of Panama and calls for more contextual pieces on Central America. The writer urges broader coverage of past interventions and regional views, warning against reliance on government statements.
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Harry Prongas
Prongas
U.S
Panama
Nicaragua
Haiti
Cuba
Honduras
Mexico
Central America
Mr. Prongas
Frederick
Letters to the Editor on oil prices and community support
A reader denounces oil suppliers for price manipulation and delayed deliveries, calling it robbery and a harmful holdback practice. The letter argues shortages worsen as demand rises and thanks the Frederick News-Post for aiding local groups by donating used photocopy machines from a company replacement effort.
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Frederick News-Post
United Way
News-Post
Gale House
Deaf Independent Living Association
Boy Scouts of America
Charity exemplar Harry Rosenfeld dies at 92
The Frederick News-Post notes the death of Harry Rosenfeld at 92. He lived a life of hard work and devotion to God, community, family, and friends. His charity, often anonymous, left a lasting impact on Frederick and its Jewish community, as described by Harold A. Neufeld and Charles Main.
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Frederick
Charles Main
Mr. Rosenfeld
Tzadaka
Maimonides
Harry Rosenfeld
Public official accused of pressuring court in child abuse case
A Frederick County commissioner Charles Smith is alleged to have used county letterhead to influence a circuit court judge regarding leniency for two convicted child abusers. The letter, tied to the Allens case, raises questions about policy bias, oath of office, and potential political motives amid constituent letters of support.
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Frederick
Charles Smith
Circuit Court
Allen
Allens
Board of
Frederick County Commissioners
Mr. Smith
Middletown
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