Frederick County seeks smaller classes and higher teacher pay
A Frederick County public schools survey highlights reducing class sizes and paying teachers competitively as top priorities. Calls note state funding could add 48 county teachers over four years, totaling 1,100 statewide, at a cost of 50 million dollars, with superintendent Jack Dale urging class sizes of 20 or fewer in early grades and seventh grade math.
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Frederick County
Fredenck County
Montgomery County
Fairfax County
Frederick
Jack Dale
Odds & ends on Emergency Alert System and MARC rail plans
A fragmented memo notes the Emergency Alert System will air on local cable and radio, with random messages on Cable Channel 10 and satellite channels, plus tests by weekly and monthly schedules. It also mentions MARC commuter project in Frederick with track and station designs set for completion, crosswalk upgrades, and parking lot landscaping.
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Federal Communications Commission
Fredenck
Jocal
GS Communications
WEMD
Wfre Radio
Maryland
MARC
Frederick
Pont of Rocks
Barnesville Station
Ideal candidate portrait blends Kasich Bush and Dole
An unseen ideal presidential candidate is described as a blend of Kasich’s budget sense and skepticism of Washington, Bush’s genuine middle America appeal and solid family ties, Dole’s meticulous polish, with a future focus on handling complex technical challenges and ensuring fiscal prudence in government. The profile notes the evolving, morphing nature of the ideal figure.
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John Kasich
Ohio
Washington
George W Bush
Texas
Bush
Amerca
Eliabeth Dole
Dole
United States
Balkans
Ideal centrist candidates shaped by varied leaders in 2000 politics
Ann McFeathers Gore surveys potential national leaders including Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura and Senator John McCain. The piece argues the ideal chief executive blends patriotism, independence, and principled follow-through, citing figures from Gary Bauer to Christie Whitman, and questions which candidate can energize a reformist vision for America.
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Ventura
John McCain
Ariz McCain
Len Bull Bradley
New Jersey
New Free World
Gary Bauer
Steve Forbes
Chastie Todd Whitman
Amenca
Ann Mepcatters
Scripps
Yeus Service
Community news from Frederick County and surrounding area
The article reports on a Middletown High School square dancing evening directed by Marion G Smith with Frank Danner organizing and Miriam Leiter assisting. It notes Harold Hartsell Houck, a Frederick High School graduate, as one of 18 students achieving straight A’s at University of Maryland during the first semester after military service. Brunswick Rotary calls for reconsideration of repairs to the Brunswick bridge over the Potomac. Frederick County voters inquire about creating a separate CETA program with more local control. Black History Month event at Frederick City Hall discusses race relations and progress. Michael Saunders named manager of Frederick’s new Francis Scott Key Mall. Kathy Richardson and Paula Kreuzbure shift from rivals to teammates on the Agil Teens Class 1 gymnastics team.
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Appleto Grange
Middletown High School
Marion G. Smith
Hood College
Frank Danner
Middletown
Miriam Leiter
Frederick County
Harold Hartsell Houck
Ira G Houck
Woodsboro
University of Maryland
Frederick High School
State University
Frederick
Fredenck City Hall
Desegregation in Frederick County Schools Timeline
A historical summary traces Frederick County school integration from 1957 to 1965. By March 9 1965 the Doubs and Adamstown schools closed as all students moved to Carroll Manor, marking the county's long deferred completion of integration.
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Lincoln
Supreme Court
Frederick Counn
Frederick
Frederick County
Brunswick
Doubs and
Adamstown
Frederck County
Carroll Manor
Doubs
Million Dollar Smile Remembered in Fredrick
In Fredrick the community recalls Jesse Gardiner who died February 23. His bright grin lifted others and reminded peers to value everyday teens. The writer notes Jesse was humble, well known at church, and a friend to the author’s sons through shared activities, exemplifying positive youth involvement.
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Jesse
Reet Aey Ieepee
Jease
Aye
John
Ginny
Brady
Bob
TJHS
Ins
God
Remembering Jesse and Community Ties in Middletown
Kathryn Ruud reflects on Jesse’s 18 years of kindness and family devotion, praising his smile and inner glow. She notes local involvement, campaigns, and the drive to support positive, well planned development rather than unfettered sprawl.
Sprawl column sparks battle over smart growth labels
The piece weighs in on Ben Wattenberg's attack on smart growth supporters calling them smarties and self-styled intellectuals. It argues Clinton Gore livability grants empower local zoning, shield open space, and reflect public demand for balanced growth amid traffic and overcrowding concerns.
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Ben Wattenberg
Washington, D.C
Wattenberg
Amail
Impeachment meaning and the House role explored
Frederick County letters to the editor argue that impeachment is not a verdict of guilt. The writer explains the House’s function as a pretrial body similar to a grand jury, noting they chose to proceed on only two counts and did not indict the president.
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William Roses
Rose
Capitol
House of Representatives
Clinton
House
Starr
Senate
Frederck County
Letters to the Editor for The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters to the editor signed with full name address and phone numbers. Instructions show where to send by mail fax or email at central location.
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Fredenck
Keller
Precerick News-Post
Patrick St
P.O
Tredertck
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Pew Research Center For the People and the Press
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Brunswick Rotary Club
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State Roads Commission
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Montgomery Mall
Bethesda
Fredencks
New Francis Scott Key Mall
Kathy Richardson
Paula Kreuzbure
Singapore
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Braddock Heights
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Nancy Leister
Frederck
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