Bartlett’s pledge on term limits raises clarity concerns
An article critiques Rep Roscoe Bartlett’s two term pledge for leaving Congress after a second term. It notes his post swearing in qualification and a loophole in the pledge. The piece argues for crystal clarity on promises and avoids predicting future outcomes.
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Del
Tom Hattery
Washington
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Roscoe Bartlett
Impressions debate letter from Teri Heger stimulates school review
Teri A Heger argues that teacher resource books and anthologies for the Impressions series were improperly excluded from reconsideration, urging balance between academic freedom and parental rights. She cites guidelines, pilot data, and calls for fair evaluation of classroom materials, including potential religious content concerns. She notes controversy from Anddietown and challenges if Impressions truly offers quality education.
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Frederick
Impressions
Norman Quist
Lawmaker Pushes Victim Name Privacy Bill in Maryland
An excerpt from the Carroll County Times argues against Baltimore County State Sen Jamce Picenin's proposal to withhold victim names in violent crime coverage. The piece warns such a rule could curb public access to information, weaken press watchdogs, and empower agencies to suppress details.
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Baltimore County
Jamce Picenin
Sen Piccizini
Goodbye to the Sears catalog ends a 96 year run
A reflective column laments Sears Roebuck & Co. ending The Big Book’s 96 year run on Jan 25 1993. It recalls the catalog as a global link for shoppers, with pages of pumps valves and household goods, contrasting a pre-internet era with a world of online ordering.
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C&ws
Saks
Fifth Avenues
Sears
Wal-Mart
Sear
America
Sears Big Book Nostalgia Sparks Catalog Reverie
Nostalgia for the Sears Big Book surfaces as a tribute to its mix of the bizarre and the humdrum. The piece recalls Torpedo bras Wonderstretch waist briefs and nylon Lycra items, late catalog ordering, and the private magic of shopping from home. It notes changes in ordering, card charges, and delivery, ending with a plea for one more Sears spree.
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Flag etiquette ire at Frederick city over Marshall tribute
Doug Sheldon of Mount Airy blasts Frederick Maryland officials for failing to observe half-staff tribute to Justice Thurgood Marshall, calling the lapse an etiquette blunder and questioning communication from city hall.
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Thurgood Marshall
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War Production Board official seeks distressed Maryland plant work
Fifty years ago Deputy Chairman LOV E Holland of the Maryland district War Production Board urged operators of small Maryland plants with war contract capability to contact him for work. He cited woodworking, textile, sheet metal and machine shop tasks as suitable. A group of five local dairies ran a large ad detailing federal Food Distribution Administration Order 11 provisions including deposits on bottles cases and cans, size changes, and ordering restrictions. The Francis Scott Key Hotel hosted a Navy basic training school opening, and the Frederick City Ministerial Association asked Rev. W Merval Weaver to reach out to enlistees and invite them to attend the church of their choice during training.new
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YMCA
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Frederick
Scientist Sabin backs cancer research at Fort Detrick
Twenty years ago Dr Albert Sabin, famed for the oral polio vaccine, worked at the Frederick Cancer Research Center in Fort Detrick examining links between herpes viruses and cancer. The note also covers Nixon era budget cuts threatening Community Action Agency programs in Frederick County and White House signals on AEC and CIA leadership changes.
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Advanced Systems Laboratory
Frederick Cancer Research Center
Fort Detrick
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Community Action Agency
CAA
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Frederick County
Donald Date
Alarmed Citizens Call Clinton Drug Testing Double Standard
A letter from Richard S. and Carolyn W. Seiver protests President Clinton for waiving mandatory drug testing for incoming staff for six weeks. They warn the move sends a poor message to youth despite prior drug education funding and question Congress’s stance on the issue.
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Weinberg Center controversy labeled junk play fuels debate
Commentators denounce the Weinberg Center fiasco during the January 21 to 31 run as laws appear ignored with no consequences. Critics target head state delegate Doc TM McClellan, alleging he will modify laws to authorize such shows anywhere and recalls his role in scrapping Blue Laws and loosening liquor restrictions.
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Weinberg Center
Doc
McClellan
Letters Against Sunday Liquor and Nudity Play Sparks Controversy
Frederick readers clash over proposed Sunday liquor sales opening at 1 pm and a controversial art production. Critics condemn nudity and call for boycotts of Weinberg Frederick Arts Council and Feste. writer warns officials to act. Author Paul C. Leatherman, Wolfsville, insists taxpayers fund art or face backlash.
Nudity Controversy Strikes Frederick Theater Again
Frederick faces a third nudity dispute as a play prompts accusations it is needed for artiste intent. Critics call the scenes a ticket selling gimmick and urge officials to enforce standards, warning of escalating demands and moral concerns.
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Frederick City
Frederick
15.75 percent raise for teachers sparks reader critique
A Frederick resident denounces Dr Noel Farmer’s suggestion of boosting teachers' salaries by 15.75 percent. He cites national recession, local bankruptcies, rising unemployment, and declining taxpayers as reasons to oppose the raise. He signs as William C. Davis.
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Frederick City
Noel Farmer
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News Post
A reader submits correspondence titled Letters to the Editor from the Frederick News Post. The notice provides an address at 200 Patrick St Frederick MD and a P O Box S78 for submission, along with a contact line saying Say your letter by dang E52 8222.
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Frederick News
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