Helmet freedom versus helmet law debate in Maryland
Bikers push to repeal helmet requirements for adults citing personal liberty and lower costs, while Dr. Alcorta backs safety gains from the 1992 law. Delegate Snodgrass supports the cause, noting a public hearing on the issue as lawmakers weigh safety versus freedom.
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Babe” Snodgrass
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Richard Alcorta
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Semester at Sea tour misleads on Vietnam history
Frederick Brewster condemns Michael Hogan for portraying Vietnam in a staged Semester at Sea visit. He argues the tour omits facts about the Geneva Accord, North Vietnamese aggression, and refugee crises, urging readers to consult refugees for a truer perspective and highlighting human rights concerns.
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Apology talk masks fund raising questions of Clinton
Ann McFeatters notes Clinton defends campaign funding as largely legal while facing scrutiny over large donations and access. The piece links this to Watergate era fears, references Sen Fred Thompson's probe plans, and foresees a turbulent second term with ongoing investigations and press coverage.
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Ann McFeatters
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Community Center planned at Winchester Hall in 99 year lease
The Frederick County Board of Commissioners and the Frederick County World War II Memorial Association reached a tentative deal to establish a Community Center in Winchester Hall. The plan calls for a 99-year lease at $1 per year with space in the basement and first floors of the east and west wings. Nearby, state forester Joseph F. Kaylor warned of possible damage to fruit trees and forests if unseasonable warmth continues and a late freeze occurs. Delegates consider designating volunteer firemen vehicles as emergency vehicles to speed response. About 120 Lions Club members and guests attended a dance at the Catoctin Country Club. Governor Mandel declared a state of energy-related emergency but stopped short of broader conservation measures. Local workers faced layoffs due to a natural gas shortage, with many industries contemplating reopening. Commissioners approved partial subsidies for the old Penn Central line between Frederick and Keymar. The Community Concert Association hosted Gilbert and Sullivan performers at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School with Sandra Darling, James Wilson, Nell Evans, John Carle, and pianist William Wingfield.
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Frederick County
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Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Sandra Darling
James Wilson
Nell Evans
John Carle
William Wingfield
Frederick County ECDC debate sparks Morgan horse metaphor
The column criticizes Frederick County Commissioner Mark Hoke for likening the Economic and Community Development Commission to a Morgan horse and opposing privatization by private corporations. It argues the comparison reveals unintended implications about development, urging restraint and calling for steering away from “thoroughbred” control.
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Frederick County
Mark Hoke
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Hoke
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Morgan
Thurmont states stance on Newt Gingrich sanctions
Ken Eidel of Thurmont rejects gloating over sanctions and urges fairness. He asserts opponents are innocent until proven guilty and accuses Rep Roscoe Bartlett of turning truth into ideology. He suggests Bartlett will defend his vote by framing it as partisan.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Dr. Bartlett
David Benoir
Payback for Newt's ethics attacks on Jim Wright
Steve Rinehart writes that Newt Gingrich's attack on Wright was not unprecedented and that Democrats did not get him. He laments Gingrich's ego and fall, arguing ethical boundaries were crossed and democracy risks death by action, quoting John Adams and warning of American freedoms loss.
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Jim Wright
Newt Gingrich
America
John Adams
McCracken critiques Jack Anderson jet C-54 claim as misinformation
Ronald W. McCracken of New Market questions Anderson's column claiming a jet propelled C-54. He argues the aircraft is a four engine piston plane misdescribed as a jet and accuses the columnist of fabrication and sensationalism.
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Jack Anderson
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Hiyo Silver
Do-gooders fear rising government smoke bans in homes and eateries
Letter writer rails against EPA expansion to ban smoking in private homes with non-smokers present and envisions postwar vegetarian and animal rights pressure. He argues restaurant owners should set smoking policies, resisted by imagined fines and door postings, predicting broad government overreach and consumer loss.
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