Frederick News Founder Remembered by Hillcrest Students
A Frederick News-Post retrospective recalls William T. Delaplaine founder of The News who died 100 years ago tomorrow. The piece notes the family run paper remains a four generation business and reflects on early printing, community service, and the 1883 launch of The News. Elementary students toured the building, learning about history and the Delaplaine lineage.
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William T. Delaplaine
Frederick County
the News
Frederick
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Thomas Schley
Victor Marken
The
News
Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Co
Evening Post
Great Southern
Frederick News-Post
Maryland
Hillcrest Elementary
Bowling Leagues Thrive at Village Lanes Amid Close Ties
Nancy Luse reports on Village Lanes in Walkersville where female leagues convene daily, sharing news over coffee and cigarettes. The piece contrasts vibrant local leagues with broader declines reported by The Wall Street Journal, noting sponsors, team names, and a sense of community.
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Wall Street Journal
East Street
Risa Jewell
Pam Kolb
Walkersville
Lucky Strikes
Woody and
The
Harvard to Host Course by DC Mayor Sharon Kelly
Harvard plans a course in municipal government taught by Sharon Pratt Kelly, former Washington mayor. The course title hints at lessons from her tenure, including her vote decline from 86 percent to 13 percent and the creation of a $143 million new city hall alongside the historic building.
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E.J. Smith
Saddam Hussein
Sharon Pratt Kelly
Washington, D.C
Harvard
D.C
District of Columbia
Maryland
Kelly
Washington
White House
McFeathers in DC tale of waste and oversized ego
In a troubled Washington city, Mayor Kelly installs bulletproof glass and maintains a $1 million security entourage while traveling. The city pays $5,000 yearly for a makeup artist for TV appearances as Barry becomes the next mayor. The last fiscal year saw $155 million overspent and a $722 million shortfall, with discussion of federal takeover of Medicaid and prisons. The piece mocks spending, governance, and career moves at Harvard.
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Ms. Kelly
Washington
Marion Barry
Kelly
Barry
Congress
D.C
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard
Scripps Howard News Service
Frederick Chamber Hears Industry Demand and War Time Plans
R. Brad Wolfe told Frederick Chamber members that large industrial buildings are in demand but scarce locally. The meeting covered reestablishing the Athletics spring training camp in Frederick and seeking a Redskins training camp, while Buckeystown brick plant announced a wartime shutdown due to labor shortages. The Montgomery County Council withdrew support for Verona and Sixes Bridge dams amid flood and construction cost concerns, and the Maryland Highway Administration installed new overhead signs on I 70S near Buckeystown.
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Frederick
R. Brad Wolfe
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Redskins
Montgomery County Council
Verona
Sixes Bridge
Frederick County
Monocacy River
Emmitsburg
Maryland Highway Administration
Buckeystown
Francis School Key Mall
Protection from development stirs historic district debate
A resident letter responds to Feb 10 coverage on expanding the historic district. He warns against over development in downtown Frederick, imagining a brewing facility and large tourist traffic near Fifth and Sixth streets and urging preservation of long-standing residential neighborhoods.
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HDC
City
Tim Schramm
West Fifth Street
Schramm
East South Street
East Fifth Or Sixth Streets
Fifth and Sixth Streets
Historic District Commission
Frederick
Frederick Clustered Spires Golf Course price grievance
A Frederick resident and two friends complain about golf charges at Clustered Spires on November 29. They paid 15.25 for nine holes twice, totaling 30.50 each, noting higher than the upfront 27 rate and urging city takeover to prevent private contractor price abuse.
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Frederick City
Frederick
Spires
Frederick Clustered Spires
Letter criticizes apostrophe use on Glisan Mill Road signs
Randy E. Weddle argues about apostrophe rules in Glisan Mill Road naming. He questions whether the mill was owned by one Glisan or multiple Glisans and urges experts to comment on proper possessive forms and street-name signage in the local area.
Dog protects girl in Liberty town raise concern over cries
Anne Morrissey of Libertytown defends the dog Sheba guarding Jennifer Brown after a Feb 11 article about muzzling for barking. She laments neighbors complain while praising the child’s resilience and the animal’s protective role.
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Jennifer Brown
Sheba
Jennifer
Road Riddle of the Apostrophe in Frederick County
A reader critiques Ike Wilson's joke on local street name spellings, arguing that the key apostrophe issue lies in the Glisan family name. The letter explores whether Glisan ends in a singular or plural possessive form and laments the missing focus on the surname’s possessive punctuation.
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Ike Wilson
Frederick County
Mill Road
Wilson
Glisan
Danger Zone education debate in Frederick County schools
A parent urges Frederick County schools to show students the dangers around school buses, advocating a broader curriculum on the 10 foot danger zone where most incidents occur. She notes two student fatalities in recent years and questions PTA resistance to including the film The Danger Zone for students. Dee Plowman Union Bridge.
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Frederick County
PTA
Letters to the Frederick News-Post Policy Notice
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Due to high volume publication is not guaranteed and some letters are edited for space or taste. Poetry religious verse or letters addressed to others are not published.
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The
Frederick
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Hudson Supply and Equipment Company
Claudia Thompson
Cloverhill
Jonathan Bridges
Denver
Colo
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Donald Lewis
Frederick Industrial Park
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