Maryland Emissions Testing Program Faces Delays and Confusion
Frustration grows over a 1.4 million vehicle testing mandate in Maryland as stations lack clear signage and access. Critics say the past secrecy around a $17 fee and mismanagement by officials fuels public distrust, with Frederick County uniquely excluded from old inspection rules. Officials in Annapolis could alter or repeal the program amid rising complaints.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Annapolis
Mrs Parker and Algonquin Circle Bypasses Time
The piece recalls the Algonquin Hotel lobby and the Algonquin Round Table era led by Dorothy Parker. It notes Parker’s screen portrayal in Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle, with praise for Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott, and predicts limited metro ad life but hope for a broader release at Shepherdstown Opera House.
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Mrs. Parker and the
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Mrs. Parker
Sheperdstown Opera House
Disney's Euro Disney sparks cultural clash in France
The Walt Disney Co faces legal action in France over its Paris Euro Disney theme park. Opened in 1992 near Marne-la-Vallee, the project drew government support for jobs, while critics condemned it as California schlock. French gourmets lamented loss of Brie de Meaux pastureland.
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Louis XVI
Mickey Mouse
Mouse
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Marne-la-Vallee
Euro Disney scraps strict dress code after labor dispute
B S Cutler notes Euro Disney faced a three year probe by French labor authorities over a detailed dress code seen as a civil liberties violation. Three top managers face fines while the CGT union seeks damages. The park says it has adopted a looser policy, though union leader Roger Dupont questions sincere change.
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B.S. Cutler
Scripps Howard News Service
Frederick sees snow and war effort shifts on labor and roads
Yesterday Mayetta Hershberger announced 100 to 125 job applicants daily in Frederick as wartime labor recruitment steps proceed. A city committee studied postwar road funding proposing a car use tax and local beer levy. Local retailers report cigarette shortages and Camp Detrick limits purchases. Frederick County faced five inches of snow with weather halting a state police helicopter. no major incidents reported. Emmitsburg officials appeal for help after a youth gathering near riot conditions at the Ott House. County commissioners accepted a 1.46 million bid from Dominion Contractors to build a nursing home at Montevue.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Frederick Municipal
Carroll
Dominion Contractors
Montevue Home
Gracious in defeat a Bravo to Jennifer Dougherty
A reader commends Jennifer Dougherty for her gracious letter published December 29. The writer says she showed class in defeat, urges voters to evaluate candidates beyond party lines, and hopes she runs again, noting she would have served Frederick County well if elected.
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Jennifer Dougherty
Frederick Countin
Reader letter asserts cemetery desecration by church drilling wells
A reader condemns drilling in a church cemetery and calls for scrutiny of the Health Department and other authorities involved in development and burial-site policy. The letter references past grave relocations and unreported burial grounds, urging accountability and more coverage from The Frederick News-Post.
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Frederick News-Post
Episcopal
Ambush
Apostolic Church
Middletown
Frederick News Post
Memorial Park remains dispute over digging near historic remains
Edith D. Eader of Frederick questions Vietnam Veterans Memorial plans near Memorial Park, arguing the dig continues in an area with remains and asking where the law stands. Stephen Robison comments on wartime ethics and the morality of atomic bombings, defending or criticizing commemorative stamps.
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Frederick
Mount Olivet
FredNet brings online access to Frederick County residents
Frank DiGennaro, systems administrator for FredNet, reports that FredNet provides 24 hour access to thousands of libraries and databases including the Maryland Library System Sailor. Since August hundreds of locals and firms use the low cost service. Bell Atlantic wired the office for 100 phone lines and two more software engineers were hired.
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Frederick
Carl Moore
Frederick County
Washington County
FredNet
Maryland Library System
Sailor
Bell Atlantic
Revisionist myths miss stamp objections claim
Leonard Larson in The News-Post argues critics of the atomic bombings stamp focus on the caption "Atomic bombings hasten end of war." He contends objectors challenge the framing as revisionist mythmaking rather than the stamp itself.
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The
News-Post
U.S. Post Office
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Larson
Frederick News-Post Letters to the Editor policy
The Frederick News-Post invites letters from readers but notes publication is not guaranteed due to high volume. Include name address and phone number for verification, and avoid poetry or letters addressed to others. Send to Letters to the Editor Frederick MD 21705 or fax 662-8299.
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