Newspaper editorial space pivots to local voices and schedule changes
The editorial urges readers to engage, notes Jack Anderson reduces to three weekly columns, compensates with Andy Rooney and others, and explains openness to local writers. It emphasizes local content, fair debate, and continued publishing of letters while preserving the paper as a community forum.
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Jack Anderson
Anderson
Andy Rooney
Roy Meachum Year's best This Friday column looms in time
Roy Meachum reflects on 1991 cinema and the industry’s decline amid rising ticket prices and recession. He praises Bugsy Beauty and the Beast City Slickers and The Silence of the Lambs, notes Orion's bankruptcy after Dances with Wolves, and lists his top films of 1991 with critical, period-voice commentary.
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America
Hollywood
National Association of Theater Owners
Frederick
Tokyo
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Lana Turner
Orion
Annette Bening
Warren Beatty
Harvey Keitel
Mickey Cohen
Walt Disney
Dioxin Controversy Draws in Bush ERA Agencies and Industry
A lengthy critical view accuses the Bush administration and paper mill industry of shaping dioxin risk assessments to favor polluters. It cites an OTA journal article, EPA reassessment, and a House subcommittee grilling of CDC official Vernon Houk. The piece frames perceived bias, calls for independent science, and notes Weiss's push for clarity on regulatory standards.
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Office of Technology Assessment
U.S. National Chamber Foundation Journal
Ted Weiss
D-N.y
Weiss
Chamber of Commerce
OTA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Jim Lynch
Bush
House
Government Operations Subcommittee
Vernon Houk
The
Centers For Disease Control
Houk
Georgia
CDC
William Higgins
United States
Robin Higgins
United Nations
Firstborn Christopher Best born in Frederick County 1972
Ernest and Patricia Longerbeam Best of Knoxville posed with their first child Christopher Scott Best at 12 10 a m New Year Day 1972 at Frederick Memorial Hospital the year s first baby born in Frederick County. Tony Lowe seven of Lewistown received a peacock for Christmas but it vanished after the box was opened Judy Lowe said she would gift another peacock if found. Frederick Mayor E Paul Magaha Key Chevrolet leaders joined ribbon cutting inaugurating the new bridge linking 106 E Patrick St to its storage and parking across Carroll Creek.
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Fisher King
Robin Williams
Mr. Williams
Jeff Bridges
Barbra Streisand
Nick Nolte
Hollywood
Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster
Anthony Hopkins
Thelma and Louise
Baloney
Grand Canyon
Hoyts Management
Ernest and
Patricia Longerbeam Best
Knoxville
Christopher Scott Best
Frederick County
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Tony Lowe
Lewistown
Judith Lowe
Tony
Frederick
E. Paul Magaha
Key Chevrolet Board
John R. Cheatham
John Martin
Charles V. Main
Carlton Molesworth
E. Patrick St
Carroll Creek
Production Board Orders Nationwide Ban on New Cars
Office of Production Management director Donald M. Nelson ordered a nationwide prohibition on the sale or delivery of new passenger cars and light trucks pending a rationing system. Sales would halt within a few weeks. Mayetta Hershberger of the Frederick State Employment Service said 50 applicants responded to a Navy appeal for skilled civilian workers to repair Pearl Harbor damage, with many unskilled workers likely to be hired. Frederick County upland game season ended amid a rabbit shortage blamed on dry weather. Governor Herbert R. O'Conor named Maryland rationing board members for 23 counties under state administrator Louis C. Burr. local board members listed.
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Office of Production Management
Donald M. Nelson
Mayetta Hershberger
Frederick
State Employment Service
U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor Naval Yard
Frederick County
Warren Benjamin F. Phobus Sr
Herbert R. O’conor
Maryland
Louis C. Burr
Holmes D. Baker
Thomas Summers
McC. Mathias
Charles
AIDS counsel and safe sex debate in moral terms
The article argues for Biblical abstinence and fidelity as key to preventing AIDS. It condemns safe sex as immoral, promoting premarital chastity and monogamy while noting transmission through blood and body fluids. It cites Magic Johnson and urges societal education aligned with Christian righteousness.
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Magic Johnson
AIDS victims deserve Christian outreach over safe sex approach
Dr. Albert Knoblock urges the Christian and broader community to love AIDS patients, including those infected by HIV, and to provide spiritual care. He argues safe sex cannot stop AIDS and calls for moral renewal, abstinence outside marriage, and compassionate ministry to the infected.
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Christ
Church
Jesus
Politicians Return Raises In Election Year Show
Letter from William B Bruchey of Thurmont criticizes state officials for returning pay raises only during an election year. He argues the debt burden is vast and calls for replacing the governance with fiscally prudent leaders. He urges readers to submit signed letters and notes publication guidelines.
I thought on Schaefer What a Christmas governor we have
SYLVIA M BEALER from Gapland writes a festive note praising Schaefer as a remarkable Christmas governor.
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Schaefer
Sylvia M. Bealer
Gapland
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