Tornado toll in Florida far surpasses Andrew death count
The week brought deadly tornadoes across Florida, killing over 38 and surpassing the 1992 Hurricane Andrew toll. Trailer parks and RV sites bore the brunt while Disney World and other parks were reportedly spared. Advocates call for mandatory underground storm shelters in trailer parks and public warning upgrades via Cable TV channels.
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Florida
Disney World
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Tor
Thurmont Redistricting Clash Over School Funding
Susan Tremaine argues against redrawing attendance zones in Thurmont to gain state funds for Frederick County schools. She warns it would delay a new Thurmont Elementary and worsen overcrowding, while bus transfers raise safety risks on a highway with no seatbelts. She urges alternatives to preserve neighborhood schools and calls for an elected school board referendum.
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Roerstes
Frederick County
Thurmont
Catoctin
Urbana
Whittier
Thurnmont
Board of Education
Church Street
Frederick
Hany Child
Susan Tremaine
TV News Frenzy Mirrors No Context Critics Warn
A London Observer Service report notes television's rapid fire coverage erodes context from events like Monica Lewinsky, Iraq, and weather disasters. Critics say nonstop real time reporting destroys retrospective meaning and shifts politics toward entertainment while networks seek ratings.
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Dr. Simpson
Diana
Versace
Lewis Lapham
Harper’s Magazine
CNN
Iraq
Nature
London Observer Service
Scripps Howard News Service
Frederick leaders elected to Community Chest board
James H. Gambriller was chosen president of the Community Chest of Frederick Inc. Others named to key posts include Glenn Tl. Swisher as first vice president Lewis R. Dertzbaugh as second vice president Robert L Smith as secretary and William D. Zimmerman as treasurer The annual meeting at Hotel Frederick also covered rodent control and crop issues with 15 members in attendance An anti rat campaign is planned for early March
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James H. Gambriller
The
Community Chest of Frederick Inc
Ignatius Bjorlee
Glenn Tl. Swisher
Lewis R. Dertzbaugh
Robert L Smith
William D. Zimmerman
Frederick County Co-Operative Association Inc
Hotel Frederick
Molly Young
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington, Pa
Delta Gamma Sorority
Singanore High School
Frederick
Dave and
Niki Young
Monrovia
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Washington and Jefferson
Hugh Taylor
Dissent Over Tax Growth and Urban Expansion in Frederick
A letter from Robert Souders of Frederick questions why county property taxes rose 40 percent faster than the cost of living between 1987 and 1996 while benefits did not increase proportionally. He laments traffic, school and road demand, calls for taxpayer assertiveness, and asks why growth seems to favor others. He argues taxpayers should fund progress and urges concerted, positive action.
Valley's alien water tower eyed as drought fix
Charles W Lockard Sr of Middletown argues the 400000 gallon water storage tower visible from Braddock Mountain could alleviate Middletown Valley shortages. He praises its integration with the landscape and envisions it becoming a landmark for Frederick County and travelers on I-70.
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Middletown Valley
Braddock Mountain
Frederck County
Right to choose magazines upheld by court letter argues personal choice
Dawn Rosenthal cites 2nd Circuit reversal on Defense Department access to sexually explicit magazines and videos. She questions moral policing by lawmakers amid soldiers in Bosnia or Kuwait, defending choice and calling for open minded Supreme Court review if needed.
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Defense Department
Roscoe Bartlett
Dr. Bartlett
1St Cavalry
U.S
Bosnia
Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
U.S. Congress
2Nd Circuit Federal Court of Appeals
Radiation myths and gamma rays debunked by a health physicist
FRANK CROWSON of Mount Airy argues that gamma rays sterilize foods and meats without residual effects, countering fears about irradiation. He recalls teaching from 1940s science, urges schools to teach accurate radiation facts, and condemns fear driven by liberal arts education.
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Elkridge High School
Robert Millikan
UCLA
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Frederick News Post
The Frederick News Post invites letters exclusive to the paper, signed with writer name and full contact details for verification. Space constraints may omit published letters. peitions of poetry religious verse or form letters are not published. Submissions may be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the editor.
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Fredenck News Post
News Post
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick St
P.O
Frederick
Jetters
Flowers on 14 German POW graves at Fort Leavenworth
On a chilly hillside near the Fort Leavenworth prison, Wally Chilcoat places red silk flowers on 14 graves of German prisoners of war executed on American soil. The rituals recall a series of executions in 1945 and 1946, with comments from Col. Karlheinz Ammann and historian John Reichley about motives, mercy, and postwar attitudes while noting the graves’ place in a quiet cemetery.
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Bean Lake
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Federal Armed Forces
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Army
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Straub
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Aiken
D.C
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Dreschler
John Reichley
Roosevelt
Truman
Edgar Menschner
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Reichley
Josef Stalin
Stalin
United States
Europe
Essroc plans third landfill near Frederick operations
Essroc Cement in Frederick plans to open a third landfill on its property next year to dispose of cement kiln dust. The firm must secure county approval and a solid waste plan amendment before applying for a state permit. A public meeting is set for March 10 at Carroll Manor Elementary to form a Community Advisory Panel.
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Essroc
Frederick
Lisa Remsberg
Irv Slike
Slike
Frederick County
Essroe
Carroll Manor
Bomb threat disrupts school at Rocky Hill Middle
Two eighth graders and a recent graduate questioned after students warned Principal Alan Stein of a bomb in a backpack on the second floor. Firefighters neutralized three pipe bombs, evacuees exited within minutes, and the district planned crisis support and parent communication.
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Clarksburg
Rocky Hill Middle School
Alan L. Stein
Dan Gilman
Montgomery County Fire Department
Gilman
Paul Vane
Steven G. Seleznow
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