City audit urged over Millennium payment push
Millennium Development seeks 300000 for two years of work, while City Engineer Jeff Rotzinger questions the scope. Mayor-elect Dougherty favors delaying any payment, calling for an audit of invoices amid a last‑hour scrutiny by the Grimes administration.
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Political tides brew for Frederick city hall transition
As Frederick prepares for a new mayor and city board, the public meeting previews conflict over ethics commission actions and the fate of Millennium Development LLC contracts on Monocacy Boulevard. Incumbent Grimes signals a caretaker role while Phillips faces uncertain ouster amid post election heat.
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2001 A Year Of Turmoil And Resolve In Review
A year defined by Bush’s brief legislative momentum followed by a Senate shift when Jeffords left the Republican party. The economy slid into recession as 9/11 forged national unity and tragedy. The piece previews resolutions for key figures and the American public, including Bush, Cheney, Clinton, Giuliani, Gray Davis, and Condit, among others, reflecting a stark, period voice.
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Frederick YMCA New Year's Day events and city updates
A New Year's Day program at the Frederick YMCA featured swimming under Mark Hoke and a foul shooting contest led by Henry Groff, with Warner Brothers Theaters inviting the public to view a remodel of the Frederick Theater. City crews cleared downtown streets as George & Smith appointed a new Frederick chemist to fill a board created post Aldermen.
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Criticism of Cullen facility for troubled children calls for closure
Libby Brill voice expresses concern over Victor Cullen abuse reports and the center’s failure to reform youths. She questions authorities for not acting sooner and warns the six month delay risks harm to children while balancing local economic impacts of potential closure.
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Christmas traditions linked to Frederick sister city visit
Megan Clark’s December article on Christmas by Schifferstadt highlights long standing German customs in Frederick. It notes tree decorations Advent symbolism and St. Nicholas Day teaching children kindness and love, preserving faith and community spirit. CHAR MUSSEK expresses thanks to Clark for the sister city exchange.
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Shady Grave Metro Stop Route Notes
A fragment mentions mapping to Shady Grave Metro stop and compares costs of transit options. It also includes stray names Donald Wisner and Frederik and mentions taking the bus as cheaper, with unclear context about a high-cost Nop and Beta lile.
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Shady Grave
Where's the logic in Congress on teens and war
CAMMI RITTNER and CONNIE FRERE of Frederick question Congress spending tax money to shield teens from contraception facts while sending teen-agers to war against Osama bin Laden and terrorism. They urge consistency in policy.
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Connie Frere Frederick
Community tempers flare over fairness and public service
Letters condemn double standards for prominent figures and workers, claim biased coverage if arrested for vice. Citizens vent about ethics in politics, rapid praise for public workers, and frustration with local leadership during holidays and crises. Names include Eugene M. Kaufman, Robert Moore, Gay, Jim Grimes, Jennifer Dougherty, and Jim Stark in Frederick County views.
MARC train criticized as poor solution and waste
A reader vents about the MARC train, calling it a waste of time and money. The commenter questions the plan to go west for a southward route and mocks the choice of engineers, suggesting a straight line south would have been better.
Political Changes Explain Actions and Commission Fees
A fragmented passage discusses political changes and the ethics of commission members using insider information. It notes potential self-damaging defense by John Phillips and contemplates actions by commissions and city agents based on info obtained as members.
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John Phillips
The Supreme Court and Second Amendment Regulation
A reader questions whether the forefathers intended broad gun ownership and urges the Supreme Court to decide the matter. The note laments ongoing gun regulation debates and asks what future laws may regulate.
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Supreme Court
Gian Tam
Letters on Guns and Public Debate Prompt Reader Rules
A reader voice debates Second Amendment interpretation citing past letters while noting the newspaper’s letters policy. The writer requests not to publish poetry political letters or copies and provides contact options for submission including mail fax and email.
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Adidas
Ina Larga
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