New voting system pledged to replace flawed county method
A Frederick County editorial praises replacing an inefficient ballot system that discounted votes when overvotes occurred. It notes voters learned to avoid mis casting and highlights citizen groups and the election board in driving reform. The new system, costing about $600000, speeds counting and self checks overvotes by returning cards for correction.
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Election Board
League of Women Voters
Maxine Pratt
Frederick County
Baltimore City
Frederick
Television’s impact on children sparks calls for supervision
Elinor Miller notes rising parental and legislative anxiety over TV and video games. Teachers and researchers warn of hyperactivity, shortened attention spans, and learning difficulties linked to heavy screen time. Studies tie two hours daily to higher cholesterol, while four or more hours raise risk. Miller urges reasonable limits to protect children.
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A.C. Nielsen Company
Jane Healy
Endangered Minds
Neil Postman
New York University
California
University of California, Irvine
Elinor Miller
The
Banner School
Frederick
Irony in gender and race satire in a paradoxical ad copy
A polemical commentary contrasts reactions to political incorrectness and offensive remarks by public figures with a provocative ad scene. It juxtaposes gender equity discourse against a controversial Hyundai commercial in which two women mock men’s car choices. The passage questions double standards and societal fatigue with sensitive topics.
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Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Geneva
Sen
Fritz Hollings
D-S.c
Switzerland
Hyundai
Women and men clash over jokes on gender in culture
A discussion on sexist humor notes how women and men mock each other’s bodies and roles, with author Jack Kammer and NOW former president Karen DeCrow arguing that inequality fuels anger. They urge empathy and equal treatment, including in parenting and workplace discourse.
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Comedy Channel
Comedienne
Liz Winstead
Andrew Dice Clay
Jack Kammer
Today Show
Kammer
Karen DeCrow
National Organization For Women
DeCrow
Justice Denied, Reader Rants Over Paul Broberg Case
A reader lashes out at the Paul Broberg sentencing for the 1993 Thomas Blank Jr. death. He denounces the five year suspended term and 250 hours community service, calls for accountability, and urges harsher penalties and public accountability for drunk driving cases.
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Paul Broberg
Thomas Blank Jr
Rollins
Mr. Broberg
Montgomery County
First of 135 veterans begin mustering-out pay checks
Yesterday the first group of about 135 veterans who applied for mustering-out pay through the American Legion began receiving government checks totaling 100 dollars each. The day also noted fuel and drought concerns, milk production talks in Frederick, and a federal gasoline allocation dispute involving Maryland. SID Hahns Crown station was resupplied as gasoline lines formed downtown.
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American Legion
Sid Hahn
Crown
Seventh Street
Motter Avenue
Attitude on money and work in a Woodsboro obituary
Viola Mae Baker Rippeon of Woodsboro appears in a brief, satirical obituary noting attitudes about money and work. The piece quotes a woman claiming to need another child to earn money and a man claiming disability payments as lifetime income, highlighting taxpayer resentment.
Bartlett on the mark on health care
The Health Care Forum sponsored by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett brought together diverse panelists to discuss health care issues with new attention. Ike Wilson’s article notes the breadth of perspectives and the hope for productive dialogue.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Ike Wilson
Bartlett
Letters on health care and duty from readers
A collection of reader letters praising Congressman Bartlett for listening to concerns about the U S health care system and noting personal support. The notes questions long shifts for police and other jobs highlighting safety practices and fatigue, with a signature from JOHN W. CLEM Walkersville.
Year round school rejected in New Market says student Laura Lash
A New Market Elementary pupil named Laura Lash voices relief that year round schooling will not occur. She cites organization challenges during vacation periods, family vacation conflicts, and reduced access to summer camps as key reasons for preferring a traditional schedule.
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New Market
Letter questions police breaks and worker rest
A reader letter argues police breaks hamper performance and cites sociological studies on the need for rest. It asks readers to consider safety critical roles, wondering if passengers would accept a nonstop eight hour flight with no pilot breaks or a surgeon performing a delicate operation while fatigued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Consistent punishment on gun control and crime
A reader argues that states cannot keep guns away from criminals and that tougher sentences for firearm crimes would reduce crime. The writer compares crime to disciplining a child and cites a death penalty appeal case to support consistent punishment. The letter ends with the name Larry Davis.
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Jenny Jones
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Many letters arrive so publication is not guaranteed, and letters may be edited for space and taste. Poetry or verses and copies of others letters are not published.
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Frederick
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Watkins
Justice Department
Allen Hausman
FEC
Viola Mae Baker
Rippeon
Woodsboro
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Laura Lash
Larry Davis Frederick
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