Debate on Video Surveillance Privacy in Maryland
The House Judiciary Committee considers criminal laws to curb covert video monitoring in dressing rooms and bathrooms after a Silver Spring case where a neighbor installed cameras and observed neighbors for six months. Officials seek clear rules to balance security and voyeuristic spying with penalties.
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Little Lance
Little Buffy
Banks
Baltimore
House Judiciary Committee
Silver Spring
Delaplaine Jr Odds and ends Washington GAO probe
A Washington based GAO inquiry scrutinizes statements by former presidential aide David Watkins about Hillary Clinton and the White House travel office. Watkins claimed Mrs Clinton drove the May 1993 dismissals and the scene included his golf outing at Holly Hills. The item notes Watkins’ White House dismissal and references local Frederick County ties including golf and a photographer on the scene. Also mentions Dr Donald B Rice and Teledyne in Forbes.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
David Watkins
Watkins
Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
Clinton
Frederick County
Holly Hills Country Club
News- Post
Polf
Air Show Audits Highlight Confederate Air Force at Frederick
Robert R. Rice defends the Wings of Freedom air show at Frederick Municipal Airport citing two audits of revenues and city audits. He notes CAF's nonprofit mission since 1957 to preserve World War II aircraft and educate the public, thanking Frederick for support and promising ongoing partnership.
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Frederick
Jim Grimes
Confederate Air Force
CAF
Frederick Post
Robert R. Rice
Midland
Texas
Buchanan Focuses On Economic Insecurity In 1990s
The piece argues Pat Buchanan frames the era around economic insecurity, challenging Republicans to address the issue as Clinton downplays it. It notes large layoffs by AT&T and others, with 1.6 million workers downsized over three years, amid rising unemployment claims.
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Buchanan
United States
Pat Buchanan
Clinton
Dick Morris
Challenger, Gray and Christmas
At&t
Labor Department
Buchanan’s wage policy clash underscores 1996 campaign
Morton Kondracke analyzes Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing wage declines for the bottom two thirds since 1979 while the top third rose, and assesses Patrick Buchanan’s populist, protectionist stance. He argues Buchanan would worsen inequality, push a trade war, and threaten the economy, complicating the Clinton-GOP dynamic. Kondracke notes Buchanan’s rhetoric and predicts electoral impact.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S
Clinton
George Bush
Buchanan
United States
Japan
China
Europe
Washington
Iowa
New Hampshire
Bill Clinton
Morton Kondracke
Roll Call
Capitol Hill Newspaper Enterprise Association
Real estate talks swirl around Camp Detrick expansion
Reports from Frederick say landowners near Camp Detrick were approached by officials to sell plots for expansion. Unconfirmed word of near sale of Patrick Court Building at Patrick and Court streets and Pittsburgh interests eyeing Market and Third for a theater circulated. Chimney removal by Lemuel D. Keller completed at East Second Street plant, with roof boarded over to prevent collapse. YMCA theme Be bullish on the YMCA dominates annual meeting with Maynard M. Hurd Jr. as toastmaster and remarks by Congressman Byron.
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Frederick
Camp Detrick
Patrick-Court
Patrick and
Court Streets
Pittsburgh
Market and
Third Streets
Lemuel D. Keller
Electric Light
East Second Street
YMCA
Frederick County
Maynard M. Hurd Jr
G.H. McGregor
Realist comments on stadium costs and funding sources
A speaker questions the belief that 273 million dollars will cover two stadiums and asserts that lottery funding alone cannot shield taxpayers. The message hints at a potential financial pitch and criticizes unwavering belief, ending with a sarcastic offer about Kansas oceanfront property.
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Ocean Front
Kansas
Confession of a Parent on Okinawa Rape Tragedy
A bereaved 12 year old girl’s rape by three American servicemen in Okinawa prompts a public letter accepting fault. The author asks how society, schooling, media, and culture shaped violent behavior and pleads for Japan to lead in teaching peacemaking moral values.
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Okinawa
Letters to the Editor Urge Forgiveness for Tormented Servicemen
A reader pleads for forgiveness toward servicemen who feel justice is served but warns a nation must also heal. They reflect on community responsibility and suggest personal effort could have kept countrymen from failing their country.
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Betty Huffer
East Patrick Street
Betty
Maj. Charles Main
Adult education classes face elimination in proposed budget
A letter from Dee Dee Klipp of Frederick urges county leaders to preserve the adult education department. The program includes parent child classes, preschool project, family literacy, GED, and general interest courses, largely self funded by tuition and grants. The writer notes decades of positive impact and Harvard recognition, requesting contact with county commissioners or James Cartlidge of the Frederick County Board of Education.
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Frederick County
Harvard University
Maryland
James Cartlidge
Frederick
Tough demands on school system to meet all needs
Letter writer Marie P. Reeves notes conflict between magnet schools and inclusive education. She questions balancing exclusive magnet environments with inclusive home schooling, arguing the public clamor to satisfy all needs creates an impossible demand for schools.
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Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
Maryland Coalition For Inclusive Education
Rock Creek
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone number for verification. Publication is not guaranteed due to high volume and limited space. some letters are edited and poetry or letters to others are not published.
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Frederick News-Post
Frederick Newsest
E. Patrick St
Frederick
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