Capital visit caps a historic day for state capitol
The visit by President Clinton drew crowds in Annapolis as House members and others crowded the Capitol to hear his speech. Some chairs were replaced by folding seats to fit the throng and shuttle buses ferried people from the Navy stadium. The piece notes mixed views on federal education and welfare reform, weighing federal leadership against local control, and concludes the day was a positive beacon for the General Assembly and the state.
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House
Cas Taylor
Clinton
House of Delegates
Navy-Marine Corps Stadium
Capitol Building
Annapolis
Washington
General Assembly
Maryland Midland plan to buy former Western Maryland line
Thurmont resident Francis Tortoro Jr argues the Maryland Midland Railway should acquire the former Western Maryland track from Highfield to Hagerstown. He cites historical value, regional economic benefits, and the line’s current revival under Maryland Midland, urging state officials to support the proposal to restore direct rail access to Baltimore and the Port of Baltimore.
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Frederick
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Northeast
Midwest
Thurmont
Port Covington
Cumberland
Conrail
Western Maryland
Chessie
Nesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Oho
Maryland
B&o
Syttem
Thurnt
Westminster
Family Lines
CSX
Maryland Midland Railway
Highfield
Maryland Midland
Emory Grove
Book lovers rebel against the New Main Library from the computer age
In San Francisco a protest against the 140 million New Main Library overemphasizing computer stations and restricted book access spreads. Rebellious readers, led by poet Tille Olsen, denounce the loss of public library soul, while old-timers vow to rescue shelved volumes from landfills.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles Times
The
Times
Tille Olsen
Gray Panthers
Moylan, judge, recalls hometown pride at civic club talk
Judge Charles E Moylan former Fredericktonian and associate judge of the Supreme Court of Baltimore spoke to a joint Kiwanis Rotary and Lions meeting at Francis Scott Key Hotel. Also noted were rent control plans in Frederick, a wartime promotion for Christie Pispene, a ground breaking for a county animal shelter and Hess Inc announcing a 100000 square foot department store at Francis Scott Key Mall in 1978 with 180 local hires. Larry Elworthy urged updated house numbers to aid emergency services amid new numbering rules.
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Charles E. Moylan
Hess Inc
Irwin Greenberg
Francis Scott Key
Larry Elworthy
The
Mount Airy Fire Company
Board up doors as murder law loophole debate stirs fear
A Maryland reader argues that if the law allows a murder convict to avoid the death penalty due to coverage gaps, communities should brace themselves and push for stricter measures, urging action and vigilance.
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Maryland
Smoking and Welfare Reform Rant Letter
A letter argues that smoking drains benefits, noting a $120 monthly cost for a two pack daily habit and claiming welfare recipients should quit before receiving aid. The writer asserts restricting tobacco buys would force self reliance and protect welfare. The text cites Barry K. Salisbury and R. Herbert Oden in Middletown and Frederick areas.
Sad Times Letter About Sensitivity Training
A letter by Kelly M Hurley from Monrovia argues against sensitivity training for adults claiming love and acceptance are natural. The writer says adults should not need training to master compassion and questions lessons for professionals supporting students of different cultures.
White House access and safety concerns for the president
Public question and editorial stance express alarm over White House security and the propriety of selling spaces for fundraising. The piece probes whether the president is truly protected, wonders how questionable figures gain access, and asks if barricades on Pennsylvania Avenue reflect broader danger to the president’s safety.
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White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Access for sale editorial targets a fired president
Editorial blasts a 1996 national monument creation and calls for the president's firing. It accuses officials of locking up Utah coal and cites connections to Lippo and John Huang, alleging vast future profits and political scandal amid Whitewater and Filegate references.
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Garfield County
Utah
Louise Liston
EPA
Tampa Electric Co
U.S
Lippo Co
Jakarta
John Huang
Lippo
U.S. Commerce Dept
Huang
DNC
Whitewater
Filegate
Indogate
Smokers Lose in Welfare Reform Idea
A letter urges Maryland officials in Annapolis to require welfare recipients to quit smoking to receive welfare checks. The author cites health risks and higher medical costs from smoking as理由 to tie welfare benefits to cessation.
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Annapolis
Smok
Correction to Willie Mahone letter on minority teachers
The corrected paragraph names Earl Robbins Jr. as the Frederick County Board of Education member who laments the failure to hire ethnic minority teachers and urges board action. Robbins calls for an accelerated effort and a blue ribbon independent commission to evaluate recruitment and retention of minority teachers.
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Willie Mahone
Earl Robbins Jr
Frederick County
Board of Education
Letters to the Editor guidance from The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News Post outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including exclusivity, signature and contact details, abridgement for space, and the mailing and emailing addresses and contact number for letters. It notes many letters cannot be published due to volume and discourages poetry or form letters.
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Tertor
Frederick News-Post
Patrick St
P.O
Frederick
Frednewspost.com
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Fred Allen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Board of Aldermen
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N. Market St., Frederick
Christie Pispene
Athens
Italy
Germany
Montevue Lane
Citizens Nursing Home
Mildred Michael Myersville
Barry K. Salisbury
Middletown
Nerve
R. Herbert Oden Frederick
Marvin Bli
Myersville
Enstaff
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