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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1993
Page
4
Maryland's liquor venue nudity rule bans full nudity in ten counties but allows a proposed exemption for legitimate theater. Frederick County balks, citing the Weinberg Center controversy and a vaguer standard that may doom the bill. Officials fear a double standard between venues serving liquor.
In a column Core details Frederick Memorial Hospital’s low rates and a reported 4.5 million operating profit are contrasted with a personal ER visit at FMH. Roy Meachum notes separate radiologist billing, a $223.25 hospital tab, and a $76 X-ray charge, then questions cost structures and insurance impact.
Washington reports civil forfeiture laws have broadened police powers, allowing seizure of private property from innocent citizens. Donald Regan of Montvale, New Jersey, lost his 1986 Camaro and $40,000 in legal fees after a bar errand led to a drug case he did not know about. Proponents say the program targets crime, but critics warn of miscarriages of justice and a high cost to owners who must prove innocence in federal court.
Members of the Brunswick Taxpayers Association criticized State Military Police protection of only a few bridges and condemned Governor O Conor’s $700000 two year bridge guarding proposal. The group cited Brunswick Point of Rocks Furnace Ford Ceresville and Frederick Junction as equally vulnerable.
Lively production by Feste Productions of Bent at the Weinberg Center draws strong applause from a local audience. The performance underscores Nazi persecution of homosexuals and calls for enduring freedom of expression as the nation debates gay service in the military. The Frederick Arts Council backs the play under Gary Hughes, enriching the community’s access to a powerful civil rights message.
A reader questions public display of nudity in theater citing First Amendment rights and cultural standards. The letter argues private expression over onstage nudity and resists gay themes being showcased publicly while condemning sensationalism and art that shocks.
A fragment shows an address line and note about writing letters to the editor. The piece mentions the Frederick News-Post in Frederick, Maryland, with a street address and P.O. Box. Names NAN WALKER and NAN WALKER Naddletown appear as fragments. The text is garbled and lacks a clear event or outcome.
Maryland politician Roscoe Bartlett argues his pledged stance against deficit increases and notes a history of proposing spending cuts. He asserts voters will see a two year record before 1934 and dismisses labeling as a Washington politician. Frederick writer Jeffrey Gilman questions gun access for rape victims and notes assault weapons defintion.
A reader critiques Rey Meachum's January 22 column Guns galore, calling it insulting and inaccurate. The letter disputes linking gun owners to crime and argues prohibiting gun ownership would not disarm criminals, noting NRA membership and rising gun numbers.
Steve Bish of Knoxville denounces Roy Meachum's pieces as irritating and false, urges subscribers to demand change, and predicts Clinton will ruin America as he claims he warned long ago. He asserts he has repeatedly written to congress and that no one listened, ending with a harsh verdict on Clinton.
Louise Heinrich of Tharmont denounces lifting the ban on homosexuals serving in any U S branch as a grave insult to the military. She argues wars, injuries, and sacrifices by soldiers demand moral integrity from leaders and demands decent people speak out before shame endures.
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