Indoor workers face brisk weather and warmer debates
The piece contrasts indoor comfort with outdoor toil during cold snaps, noting drafts, coffee shortages, and the challenge of staying warm. It cites utility crews, firefighters, and power workers continuing amid brutal cold, quoting a Milwaukee worker about the pain of low temperatures. It suggests a winter bonus fund or a job swap to value outdoor labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power Company
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Seller Beware Buyer Agents Spare No Mercy in Real Estate
Roy Meachum recalls a painful Frederick County home sale where buyers’ agents pressured him to accept extra repairs and contingencies. He notes rising consumer protections shift risk onto sellers, concluding with a warning to readers to settle all contingencies before signing.
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Frederick County
Potomac
Frederick
Ralph
Fae Brown
Bea Smith
Sharon
Glass ceiling seen as cohort effect in engineering careers
Robyn Blummer reports on Laure Morgan's study from the University of Michigan which argues earnings gaps reflect when women entered engineering rather than an immutable glass ceiling. For women entering after 1971 the female pay penalty is essentially zero, suggesting attrition of older cohorts reduces discrimination over time.
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Laure Morgan
University of Michigan
Institute For Research On Women
Morgan
The
American Sociological Review
National Organization For Women
Catalyst
Women’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Women's Bureau
Robyn Blummer
West Petersburg Times
Serpps
Howard News Service
Fires and figures fill Frederick page items
Fire crews two miles south of Buckeystown reported a Geld fire as rain flooded nearby fields. Lili Pons and Andre Kostelanetz warned they would not perform with the Chicago Symphony if Wilhelm Furtwängler remained as conductor due to his wartime Germany ties. Kenneth Burkhard noted the Automobile Club of Maryland office move. Frederick city planned substitute housing ahead of eviction for substandard units at the B&O depot site. Memorial Hospital opened its public open house for the new Emergency Room and Ambulatory Surgical area. A retirement party for D B Watson at Watson's Restaurant and Eagles Club was announced with his sons to continue the business.
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Independent Hose Company
Buckeystown
Frederick
Williard
Lily Pons
Andre Kostelanetz
New York
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwaengler
Pons
Metropolitan Opera
Frederick Memorial Hospital
D.B. Watson
Watson's
Watson's Ice and Beverage
Eagles Club
Vote change on Naacp election and reading program
Letter from Pward B Jenkins Frederick endorses reconsidering NAACP election voting by members and mailing candidates while criticizing a WFMD program remark on African American literacy as a call for better reading comprehension. He suggests pocket dictionaries and faith as guidance.
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Donna Diggs
Frederick
NAACP
WFMD
Charlene Edmonds
Persecution and impeachment debate over Clinton lies
A speaker denounces political persecution of President Clinton, arguing impeachment over a consensual affair is misuse of constitutional power. The piece contrasts Republican actions with alleged hypocrisy, suggesting lies are common and dismissing the focus on personal misconduct as inconsequential to national governance.
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Clinton
Roscoe Bartlett
Representative Bartlett
Letter writers urge civility and forgiveness in politics
Bruce D. Weaver and Jan Roberts share memories and views on politics and personal sacrifice. The letter urges forgiveness, condemns factionalism, and stresses Constitution permission for human error while honoring organ donor Unionville star Bruce D. Weaver and his generosity aiding sight restoration for two women.
Car hit and run in Safeway lot dented left side
Letter reports a Dec 31 incident in the Safeway parking lot on Seventh Street. The writer, a single mother from Frederick County, says a red car struck her red Honda, left no information, and caused costly repairs and a rental car need for her FMH commute. She claims a witness may have seen the other driver leave. Heather Butts, Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safeway
Seventh Street
Frederick County
FMH
Loving son Danny Roberts remembered after fatal accident
A heartfelt remembrance notes that Danny Roberts died after an August 1998 accident at age ? The message defends his character, cites his community involvement in Walkersville and drama, and questions speculation about the incident and causes.
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Danny Roberts
Danny
Louisiana
Walkersville
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News Post
The Frederick News Post invites letters exclusive to the paper with sender name address and phone numbers. Some letters are published by space. poetry and letters to others are not accepted. submission options include mail fax or email.
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Fredenck News-Post
News-Post
Muse
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick SL
Frederick
Tradeticknewspost.com
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Rome
China
Robyn Blumner
Etstain
Isles of the Hews-Post
Santa Es
Kenneth E. Burkhard
Automobile Club of Maryland
W. Patrick SL
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frederick City
B&o
South Market Street
William H. duBell
BEC
Pward B. Jenkins Frederick
Oliver North
U.S
White House
Capitol
Bruce D. Weaver
Unionville
Jan Roberts Frederick
Heather Butts Hagerstowiy
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