Contested Timber Harvest Near Mount St Marys Sparks Debate
Frederick County property owner Thomas W Caulfield argues against a ski slope plan on Mount St Marys land. He cites selective harvesting by three timbermen, preserving forest health, while criticizing Wallace B Shank Sr and supporters for pushing ski development and tax notions. Emmitsburg residents weigh impacts on jobs traffic and local character.
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Wallace B. Shank Sr
Frederick County
Mount St. Mary’s College
Mr. Shank
Ski College
Shank
Mother Nature
Mount St. Mary
Pearl Harbor
Mount
Mount St. Mary’s
Mount St. Mary's
Emmitsburg
Annandale Road
Injustice Seen In Impersonation Case And Truck Driver
G Lee Teets critiques a Frederick incident where Kris Bean, 23, pleaded guilty to impersonating a police officer and a handgun violation. He contrasts Bean’s actions with a separate interstate trucker case, arguing for rehabilitation over incarceration and suggesting community service options. Bean’s sentence was later deferred for a mental evaluation.
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Kristopher M. Bean
Frederick
Maryland State Police
Mr. Bean
Frederick City
Bean
Paul Gordon
Guardian Angels
Frederick News-Poston
Indiana
Herbert Rollins
Interstate Commerce Commission
G. Lee Teets
Myersville
Following Things Are Always True by Rae Belcher
Rae Belcher presents a humorous Bealisville reminiscence noting Rooney style truths about daily life. The list covers common mishaps such as dying type ribbons, mismeasured recipes, forgotten grocery items, misordered calls and doorbells, while affirming friendship, honesty, and occasional oddities of modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Rooney
Colorado Springs
Maryland
America
Remember When in Frederick a nostalgic reflection by Keith Mobley
Keith E Mobley a Frederick County resident reflects on a past era in Frederick city and surrounding towns recalling quieter streets reduced noise fewer trucks and a sense of shared community He lists changes from flood control a lower traffic era to schooling authority corporal punishment and public prayers urging readers to remember when Americans owned America and to value earlier norms
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Frederick County
Frederick City
Carroll Creek
Braddock Heights
United States
Middletown Valley
Frederick
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Middletown
Mount Pleasant
New Market
Montgomery County
America
Amanda's Lunch Project Warmed Our Day front page
Reader praises Feb 8 piece detailing 11 year old Amanda Sentelle and friends who collected 40 dollars to make 48 bag lunches for the homeless. He urges more front page stories about everyday helpers and compares grassroots aid to government programs, urging civic encouragement.
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Amanda Sentelle
Frederick County
War
W.va
America
Amanda
The
Post
Defense cuts threaten National Guard role and state ties
Lt. Col. Howard Freedlander argues that DoD Base Force and Reconstitution Strategy would weaken the National Guard as the public face of national defense. He warns across Maryland that shifting to a rapid reaction professional force undermines Total Force policies, risks loss of key units, and erodes citizen-soldier ties while increasing taxpayer costs.
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Congress
Department of Defense
National Guard
Defense Department
Guard
Department of Army
Defense Melvin Laird
U.S. Army
Creighton Abrams
Laird
Abrams
U.S
Georgia
America
Maryland Army National Guard
Johns Hopkins Hospital
University of Maryland
National Institutes of Health
Panama
Grenada
National Guard and Reserve
Col. Howard
Freedlander
Maryland National Guard
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Thomas W. Caulfield
Emmittsburg
Rae Belcher
Bealisville
Keith E. Mobley
Joseph M. Stratton Sr
Germantown
Howard S. Freedlander
Havre de Grace
Crisfield
Parkville
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