Maryland trims emissions test after public uproar compromise
Maryland governor Glendening scales back the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program after public outrage over expanded testing. Start delayed in Frederick County, costs lowered, tests shortened, and some counties kept under a revised plan. EPA rules cited, legislators split, and repeal effort likely to fade.
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Glendening
Maryland
State Department of Transportation
Frederick County
Washington
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
General Assembly
Parris
Compassion over patronage in Frederick County governance
G Lee Teets argues for compassion in downsizing and reorganization amid a move to a county manager system. He condemns wholesale firing, praises qualified incumbents, and urges careful transitions, noting changes affect top officials, department heads, and the board’s future structure.
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Overnor Schaefer
Frederick News-Post
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Mark Hoke
Media gap widens after Clinton State of the Union
Scripps Howard News Service notes a continuing split between Inside the Beltway analysts and Outside readers after Clinton's State of the Union. Polls and focus groups contradicted pundits, showing the public favored his themes even when media framed the speech as rambling and themeless. Marin Schram urges pundits to step out of Washington for better analysis.
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Gcracy
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The
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David Broder
Richard Cohen
Robert Novak
Oak Park
Ill
Marin Schram
Scripps Howard News Service
Work or fight principle urged for war plants
A Frederick industry head urged adoption of a work or fight policy in war plants after reports of manpower wastage. Senator Tydings backed the idea, citing waste and inefficiency in defense plants, while local officials debated extending Frederick’s corporate limits to guide zoning near a proposed airport. Meanwhile, Group Homes sought a third street facility amid opposition, FCC reported peak enrollment, and General Cable workers cut hours by 20 percent to avoid layoffs.
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Frederick
U.S
Millard E. Tydings
James Meade
Homer Ferguson
J. Glenn Beall
Tydings
General Assembly
Board of Zoning Appeals
Frederick County Group Homes Inc
North Market Street
Third St
William C. Prensky
Group Homes
Chamber of Commerce of
General Cable Corporation Apparatus Division
Taxing trial and media bias cited over Simpson case
Nancy Hanel argues the O J Simpson trial drains resources and may free killers by playing the race card while a separate murder case in Los Angeles faced delays. She reflects on a friend’s son Craig shot during a burglary and linked nearby crime, noting prosecutors’ diverted attention and questions of justice.
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Roy Meachum
O.J. Simpson
Mr. Simpson
Menendez Brothers
Los Angeles
Craig
Simpson
Minimum wage policy sparks political debate across eras
The piece questions federal push to raise the minimum wage insisting policy mixes free market ideals with domestic politics. It traces origins to 1936 and FDR, arguing that wage controls were a political credit maneuver amid economic pressures and global competition.
Letter Supporter Says Minimum Wage Hurts Economy
A reader argues that raising the minimum wage caused recession, praising WWII as saving FDR’s presidency, and criticizes government mandated wages. The letter suggests third world countries’ lack of minimum wage lowers costs and urges reducing domestic costs. The writer warns Democrats seek political rescue after losses.
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FDR
Dems
Polis
Gun clubs meet land use clash near Spring Ridge
Mount Airy residents discuss the clash between Monocacy and Cresap gun clubs and Spring Ridge development as county growth strains land use. Officials question why a developer was allowed near a gun range while security services need ranges for training. Gun culture and rural life are noted as part of history and community, urging room for all voices.
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Pablum
Monocacy
Cresap
Spring Ridge
Secret Service
Weapons policy clash prompts calls for middle ground
The Frederick Post highlights debates over school restrictions on antique rifles and arrowheads in classrooms as proponents urge context and education. Residents near Spring Ridge seek the shutdown of a longstanding local shooting range amid gun policy tensions.
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America
Frederick Post
Spring Ridge
Cresap Rifle Range praised as safe shooting facility in Frederick
Richard Perrine thanks the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for keeping Cresap Rifle Range open as a safe practice venue for Frederick County gun owners. He argues that without it shooters would use private land, increasing risk, and notes at least five range officers enforce strict rules.
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Cresap Rifle Club
Spring Hill
Frederick County
Cresap
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