Vacation Absences Highlight Real Learning Beyond Classrooms
The article argues five days of excused absences for vacations may have limited educational value and questions whether districts should grant credit for trips not primarily educational. It notes learning occurs at home and on trips, cites Disney World as less educational, and highlights local trips to national sites as worthwhile, urging the school board to reconsider policies.
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Welfare to Work overhaul cuts hit working families hardest
Kelly Rose of Frederick argues that welfare reforms under President Clinton strain workers like secretaries earning seven dollars an hour. She details lost medical aid and food stamps, rising rents, childcare costs, and tax punches, urging higher starting wages, expanded health insurance, and higher income thresholds to survive.
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Meet The Editor Will Host Weekly Online Q&A Hour
Managing Editor Mike Powell invites readers to join a live online session every Wednesday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm to receive immediate responses. The schedule underlines direct engagement with the newsroom.
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Public private faces of power show a mellow Helms and more
The late career mellowing of Sen. Jesse Helms contrasts with his sharp public stance on the IMF and the United Nations. He is friendly in hallway moments with staffers and maintenance workers, while maintaining a caustic public demeanor. Colleague Patrick Buchanan also shows a dual image as amiable in private and divisive in rhetoric.
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News-Post Yesterday items from Frederick files
A group of about 68 to 70 residents in Frederick annexed areas organized to seek tax abatements as public services like lights water and sewers are lacking. The Junior Fire Company reported a motorcycle fire near gasoline pumps at Colonial filling station Seventh and Market. County commissioners planned to discuss Montevue’s future with state officials and the possibility of closing it, with talk of a Montevue rail combination if closed. City Engineer W Raymond Walter warned Penn RR about disintegrating paving between East Street tracks and city liability. Area Lil Citizens Attendance Committee proposed moving Linganore High School seventh grade to the former Walkersville school building next year after considering remedies for overcrowding. State Police reported winds near 40 mph blowing snow onto roads turning them to skating rinks. Judy Larson was named manager of the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation office in Schifferstadt. Gene Clements received Barbershop of the Year from the Frederick chapter of SPEBSQSA.
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Special traffic light for new Sheetz sparks reader concern
In a letter from Tom Geiser of Frederick, a reader complains Rosemont Avenue gains a traffic light for the new Sheetz store. He questions taxpayer funding for electricity and argues no left turns should be allowed, noting Shookstown Road drivers are already affected.
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Editorial warns on vague divorce bill SB 194
Nancy Bauman argues the Senate should tighten SB 194 language on domestic violence divorce grounds to protect due process. She notes overbroad provisions risk punishing innocents and fearfully fears abuse statutes being exploited by spouses and lawyers.
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Letters defend Montgomery County chief after crash
Retired officer Robert C. Disinger defends Montgomery County Police Chief Carol Mehrling after a red light collision claimed at fault. He criticizes media coverage, urges focus on substantive news, notes damage to public trust and the county will cover repairs.
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Manley endorses Young letter on White House intern flap
William Manley says he now cancels his planned letter and agrees with Donald Young’s February 13 letter Discipline and respect. He argues media coverage of the president’s alleged private ties to a White House intern is partisan hoopla by mean spirited Republicans aiming to oust the Democrat president. He urges reprinting Young’s letter regularly.
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No to annexation west of Kemp Lane in Frederick
A reader from the Kemp Lane west area voices opposition to annexation by the city of Frederick. He argues residents prefer wells and septic systems, oppose city taxes and water sewer bills, and demand to remain outside the city limits, urging authorities to leave them alone.
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Bad idea to bomb Iraq without UN approval
Cheryl Anne Forster of Myersville voices opposition to a strike on Iraq without UN Security Council consent. She agrees with Rep. Roscoe Bartlett that a compromise may be acceptable if backed internationally, warns of massive collateral damage and urges a clear mission and goals with UN support.
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Letters to the Frederick News-Post guidelines
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters exclusive to the paper. Include writer name, home address, home and business phones for verification. abridgment may occur. no poetry or form letters. Submissions by mail fax or email to the listed addresses.
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Nikki Gouker crowned Miss Frederick 1998
Nikki Gouker aged 18 from Middletown won the 21st Miss Frederick scholarship pageant at Frederick Community College earning a 2700 dollar prize. She will represent Frederick at Miss Maryland in Hagerstown with the May 20 coronation set in Atlantic City pageant pathways.
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