Freeman County election board faces exit of staff leader
Former Frederick County elections official Sterling Bollinger resigns after criticizing the board for slow voting tallies, overvotes handling, and lack of accountability. He says the office deflects blame with money excuses while reforms lag and long lines persist.
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Frederick County Elections Board
Election Board
Bollinger
Frederick County
Maryland
League of Women Voters
League
Mr. Bollinger
Sterling Bollinger
Downtown Frederick plan to revive shops and traffic
Jennifer P Dougherty, a Democratic candidate for mayor, urges a coordinated downtown revival plan. She cites high rents, parking pain, and confusing signage as barriers and proposes satellite parking, Parking Pal roving help, and targeted marketing to attract shoppers and new businesses, aiming for a business-friendly, united approach.
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Frederick
Mus
Beneft
Tiard
Haunting Names and Clinton Silence in Baghdad Notes
The column sardonically contrasts Saddam Hussein’s perceived power with President Clinton’s avoidance of the Iraqi leader, noting Bush’s past obsession with Saddam and Clinton’s limited engagement. It references Ramsey Clark, Yeltsin, and the Balkans crisis, and laments the shrinking Oval Office access.
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Washington
Clinton
Saddam
George Bush
Bush
Millie
Billy Batson
Captain Marvel
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Ramsey Clark
Boris Yeltsin
Balkans
Oval Office
Kosovo's Rugova Warns of Balkan Tensions and US Involvement
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova criticizes Serbian actions as ethnic cleansing while warning of renewed conflict that could draw in Greece Turkey and Albania. He describes fear, unemployment, and violence under Serbian rule as a precursor to possible revolt, with US diplomacy pressed by Warren Christopher.
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Lorna Doones
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Albert Gore
Carnegie Endowment
Carter
Atlanta
Ibrahim Rugova
Kosovo
Rugova
Petrowski
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Bush
Clinton
Warren Christopher
Macedonia
Greece
Turkey
Albania
Europe
Bosnia
Local farm groups warn seeds diverted for food
News-Pos notes a push by farm dealers to alert farm organizations and the Office of Price Administration that vegetable seed supplies are thinning as some individuals hoard beans to eat. Regional Game Warden Phobus reports poor sucker fishing due to low water. Local reports include a 10 pound carp caught near LeGore Bridge and six suckers with mullets at Israel's Creek mouth. Mayor Magaha questions revenue sharing funds for buying the B and O station, while Alfred County explores using a historic monument as a black museum and community center. Jail staff press for raises up to 23 percent and a merit system shift. North Frederick Elementary students launch NOFRECO to fund a regional historic tour.
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Office of Price Administration
Benjamin F. Phobus Jr
Ralston “Rastus
LeGore
Javelin
Monocacy River
LeGore Bridge
Raymond L. Kelley
Ceresville
Israel’s Creek
E. Paul Magaha
Frederick
B&o
South Market Street
NAACP
The
Frederick Landmarks Association
Community Action Agency
Readers respond to Goldberg alcohol policy for student athletes
Mary Thormeyer of Tramsville defends the school board stance on substance abuse. She urges accountability for teens choosing sports, noting policy informs students and parents of consequences. She argues strict rules protect well being, even risking scholarships if decisions harm life.
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Stan Goldberg
Board of Education
Mr. Goldberg
ER costs and post-diagnostic X-ray reviews
The writer recounts bringing a child to FMH ER for X rays and treatment, and resisting a bill from a post-diagnosis radiologist. He questions the value of an after-the-fact review service and notes ongoing costs from hospital visits and billing notices.
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Roy Meachum
FMH
Impact fees in Frederick County spark debate on growth and costs
In letters to the editor, readers argue over medical care costs and the value of impact fees to curb sprawl. Thomas W. Fugate Jr. supports compact development and fees to fund farmland protection, while cautioning about economic disruption and the need for prudent policy.
Debates on Deadbeat Dads Reflect Societal Double Standards
Letter writer Lene Tereyla of Clarksburg criticizes attitudes toward male responsibility in pregnancy and after birth. She argues society supports a woman's autonomy during pregnancy but not shared or paternal accountability afterward, calling for consistent involvement of fathers from conception onward.
Studying impact fees: Support for Frederick County growth
A reader challenges Timothy Ferguson's Feb 1 column opposing impact fees for new development. The writer argues fees will curb sprawl and foster compact, high density growth, praising the idea as desirable for Frederick County.
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Timothy Ferguson
Frederick County
Ferguson
Letters to the Editor Submissions at The Frederick News-Post
Readers are invited to send signed letters with address and phone number for verification. The editor may edit letters and publish all or part of submissions due to volume. Send to The Frederick News-Post at 209 E Patrick St or fax 652-4299.
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