Maryland to revoke Confederate flag license plates amid protest
Following a protest led by Benjamin Chavis, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administrator Ronald Freeland announced the revocation of 78 special license plates for Sons of Confederate Veterans that displayed a Confederate battle flag logo. The move comes after debate on symbolism and public offensiveness, though officials noted historical context and opposed automatic capitulation to pressure.
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Benjamin Chavis
NAACP
Ronald L. Freeland
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Patrick J. Griffin III
Montgomery County
Clarence Mitchell
Freeland
Maryland
Welfare drug testing push mischaracterizes rights argues slippery slope
Kenneth R Draken criticizes the Dec 27 editorial Welfare Expectations for urging mandatory drug testing of welfare recipients and extending suspicions to public employees and lawmakers. The piece warns such tests violate the Fourth Amendment, burden individual freedom, and cost money that could fund treatment and training.
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Germany
Publc
Essen
Thomas Jefferson
Kenneth R Draken
Fredeo
Timber rider reshapes Pacific Northwest forest policy
Gore clashes with old Forest Service over a 1995 deficit-cutting rider that spurred three billion board feet of timber harvests. Critics say the agency ignored safeguards, enabling clearcutting of old growth and silencing dissent as Republicans plan a broader reform bill.
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U.S. Forest Service
Gore
Forest Service
Clinton
Pacific Northwest
Tice
al Gore
Mike Dombecke
Jack Ward Thomas
The
Oxford
Department of Agriculture
Larry Craig
Idaho
Craig
Wilderness Society
United Feature Syndicate
Frederick County Democrats urge Lane to name Funk secretary of state
Frederick County Democrats telegrammed Governor Lane urging appointment of former State Senator John B. Funk of Brunswick as secretary of state. Delegate C Clifton Virts whose seeing eye dog Omar disrupted swearing in at the General Assembly. dog complained until Virts returned. Also notes awards, ordinations, local Christmas-decor removal, and a freezing Monocacy River.
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Frederick County
Maryland
William Preston Lane
John B. Funk
Brunswick
C. Clifton Virts
Maryland General Assembly
Omar
del. Virts
Reader letter challenges red light policy and speed limit stance
Paul C Leatherman of Smithsburg criticizes an editorial on right turns on red and the speed limit, claiming the arguments lead to impaired thinking. He urges editors to reconsider and stop biased reasoning while citing past positions and urging restraint.
Sheriff wannabes in our midst in Union Bridge
A reader rails at Karl Bickel and others over letters to the editor about the county sheriff’s office. The writer says Bickel is no longer employed there, questions motives, and praises Sheriff Jim Hagg’s leadership compared to Bickel and Harbaugh. Dorothy M Branzell signs.
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Karl Bickel
Mr. Bickel
Frederick County
Scott Rolle
Bickel
Sheriff's Office
Derr
Carl Harbaugh
Jim Hagg
Letter Reply to Messianic Judaism Dispute
A reader responds to Larry Leitch regarding his letter on messianic Judaism. The exchange touches on faith, interpretation, and community concerns as the correspondence continues.
Legitimacy of this religion raises questions
In a letters column Mr Leitch argues messianic Judaism is non Jewish because rabbis deny belief and antisemitism proves Christianity is evil. The writer counters with Jewish believers in Yeshua, notes Jewish apostles, and cites historic aid by Christians to Jews. He asserts Jews can worship Yeshua and invites dialogue at El Shaddai Congregation.
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Brick News-Post
John the Baptist
Yeshua
Russia
Mr. Letich
Hitler
Mr. Leitch
David
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Leitch
Frederick News-Post
el Shaddai
Ted
Diane Simon
Wake Up Call From a Republican Voter over Newt Gingrich
A reader, William W. Dennie Sr. of Frederick, urges Republicans to stop defending Newt Gingrich amid questions about use of tax exempt funds. He accuses the party of prioritizing Gingrich over the public good and calls for a change in leadership and strategy to win future elections.
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House of Representatives
Newt Gingrich
Republican Party
Newt
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters exclusive to the paper, including name address and phone numbers for publication. Space limits abridge some letters and not all can be printed. Submissions may be mailed or faxed to the Frederick address and fax number provided.
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Frederick Post
News-Post
News Post
Frederick News- Post
E. Patrick St
P.O
Frederick
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