Tax dollars and a taxidermist tale of skins and sums
A Tax Foundation study uses a hypothetical $45 000 two income family to show how 83 cents of each dollar goes to four items. Thirty three cents to income security, 24 to the Pentagon, 13 to interest Medicare and Medicaid, and 17 to law enforcement transportation and more, totaling a $12 939 bill. The article notes real tax bills arrive at doors in flesh.
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Tax Foundation
Foundation
Pentagon
Mark Twain
Mrs. H
Teapot tempest over Frederick City Hall honeymoon end
A Frederick columnist defends a new city administration and critiques proposed rules on news boxes and soft drink vending. The piece notes the Historic District Commission opposition to the red boxes, public hearings slated, and a Supreme Court reference while urging balanced oversight and constitutional safeguards.
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Frederick
Paul Gordon
White House
Gordon
News-Post
Historic District Commission
City Hall
Frances Baker
Baker
Michael Williams
GS Supreme Court
Cleveland
Ohio
HDC
Carroll Creek Commission
Keating Blames Regulators In Rift Over Lincoln S&L Crash
Charles H. Keating Jr claims incompetent federal regulators destroyed Lincoln Savings and Loan of Irvine California via a government conspiracy. He promotes a self titled book on TV shows and faced a 1.1 billion civil fraud suit. He argues deregulation aided his losses, while taxpayers bear the bill. Indians Threatened Our diplomatic sources warn 50000 Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan face potential punishment if the Afghan government falls to Mujahedin rebels.
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Washington
Charles H. Keating Jr
Keating
Lincoln Savings and Loan
Irvine
Calif
Meet the Press
Good Morning
Crossfire
House Banking Committee
Congress
Lincoln
U.S
Las Vegas
Afghanistan
Kabul
United Feature Syndicate, Ac
Frederick mayor Culler seeks sixth term in office
Frederick news records Mayor Lloyd Culler, 70, announcing a bid for a sixth term. He served as alderman 1923 to 1916 and has been mayor since 1922 except 1931-34 under Munshower, while Linganore pumping ends seven months of daily water supply and 1.5 million dollars in improvements bolster city capacity. 105,070,000 gallons of Linganore Creek water pumped in period. Three robins seen on Clarke Place and Mt Olivet Boulevard amid damp cold, per local bird enthusiasts.
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Frederick
Lloyd C. Culler
Mr. Culler
Liem-Col
Elmer F. Munshower
Linganore
Norral
Fishing Creek
Linganore Creek
Irving S. Kefauver
Lirganore Creek
Clarke Place
Mt Olivet Boulevard
St Peters Elementary to Close After Spring Term
Twenty years of rising costs force Liberty town parish school closure announced from St. Peters Church by Fr. Francis Morrison. The school will shut down at end of the spring term.
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St. Peter’s
Libertytown
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Francis 4. Morrison
Children are the future and don't dispose of them
William R. Sarrigan urges readers to value life, prefer family time over constant work, and support guiding others in raising productive children, arguing the child’s right to life outweighs abortion rights and calling for responsible, loving parenting.
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America
U.S
Questionable front page coverage sparks reader critique
Laurie MacDougall of Frederick objects to The News-Post front pages on Jan 22 and 23. She notes coverage favored the National Organization for Women and a large pro-abortion rally at the State House, with little mention of the pro-life rally in Washington and no coverage of the Annapolis event on Jan 15.
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News-Post
National Organization For Women
Frederick
Washington
State House
Annapolis
March For Life
Maryland
Bernadine Faw
Faw
Womien
Baltimore
United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Fan
Texas Shore
Letters to the Editor Pro abortion bias in The News-Post
Reader James A. Miller campaigns against what he calls pro abortion bias in Annapolis and Washington rallies. He disputes reported attendee totals, cites Dr Bernadine Faws remarks, contrasts official death stats with activists claims, and denounces media coverage while noting a Texas dolphin death story.
Driving Miss Daisy praised in reader note
Shirley Brobst thanks Roy Meachum for his Friday February 2 column on Driving Miss Daisy and shares that her husband Jim enjoyed the piece as well.
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Roy Meachum
Ron Young
Mr. Meachum
Daisy
Jim
Landfill controversy pits residents against county officials
Patty Hartman voices frustration over Frederick County policy on a landfill. She argues commissioners ignored state design rules, allowed leachate contamination, and failed to pursue alternative sites, threatening local farms and water supply. She questions consultant payments and calls for accountability.
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Frederick County
John Mathias
Schroders
William Harrington
Schroder
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Laurie Macdougall Frederick
James A. Miller
Human Life International
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