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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1997
Page
6
A state report on mandatory high school exams asks how many students will fail the proposed 10 tests and whether reforms will improve performance. Critics urge starting with easier tests or delaying testing until schools show gains, while some propose graded diplomas. funding and accountability remain priorities for 1998.
Jesse Goode Jr defends Johnnie Twine as Frederick County NAACP president against a February letter. He argues Twine lacks past support behind the scenes and praises Twine's efforts while critiquing the tone about ebonics and public airing of private matters. He notes knowledge of law as key and stresses leadership requires sacrifice across the black and white communities.
Dan Thomasson argues Washington DC requires a federal financial board and restored governance to end lawlessness and fiscal chaos. He calls for unified national stake, renewed funding for schools at the University of the District of Columbia, safer neighborhoods, better police and services, and a shift from political correctness toward decisive action.
Crowds attend Elm Street School's first Winter Carnival led by Frances Heltzel and Elizabeth Shoemaker with a student fashion show. Fire destroys a large one story garage owned by Joseph Darby in Bartonsville while firemen save Jackson Chapel Church from spread. Civilian Production Administration field reps halt work at Frederick home over suspected regulatory violations. Grand jury urges new jail as overcrowding faults persist. Brunswick council releases opinion text after canceling a meeting over long standing Fire Company dispute. Girl Scout Troop 1367 volunteers collect and haul recyclable paper to Reliable Junk Co to fund their activities.
Congratulations to the Mighty Duck Savers of Baker Park for earning the President's Environmental Youth Award. The Frederick Post notes their research, expert consultation, and practical solution to benefit Frederick's ducks.
A reader argues that parents should care for their children rather than government providing school based health care. They reference 1993 socialized medicine concerns, tax implications, and question the role of schools in health. The letter also notes deaf community inclusion and employment, mentioning ELIZABETH G. DAVIS REINHOLD in Frederick.
Marion Ake serves as the corresponding secretary for the Frederick County Humane Society, handling communications and outreach for the local animal welfare group.
A Frederick Post front page piece questions county compliance with state mandated school based health care due by June 1998. The writer queries necessity and scope, raises concerns about private facilities, emergency response, and funding, noting Maryland already provides medical assistance for low income families.
A reader thanks the Frederick News-Post for an article on a new communication device for the deaf. The letter notes the deaf culture’s history and urges awareness, describing the deaf community’s wary stance toward an autocratic hearing world and the writer’s efforts at the Frederick County Job Training Agency to better serve deaf needs.
Retired politician Royd Smith criticizes the plan for a single, large combined police complex near a widened Frederick City Airport runway. He questions safety after abandoning East Frederick Elementary and warns about bomb threats and repeated emergency evacuations, urging Board of Public Works to delay funding.
The Frederick News Post invites letters to the editor but requires exclusive lotion that only the paper uses. Letters must be signed with the writer name, home address, and home and internews telephone numbers for verification and space management.
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