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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1995
Page
6
The county commissioners are praised for keeping pay raises and departmental spending within current year levels. The letter argues for two steps to fix finances increasing revenue or cutting discretionary spending, noting adjustments possible if the revenue picture improves and urging prudent budgeting.
Elaine Grove describes long wait times and limited public input at the Urbana Planned Unit Development hearing in Frederick County. She walked from a school, waited hours for a two minute opportunity to speak, and criticized commissioners and lawyers for delaying discussion and prioritizing officials over concerned citizens. She urges respect for taxpayers who volunteer and buy locally.
The week sees daily Israeli and Palestinian clashes with seven Palestinians killed in the West Bank and three in Gaza. Protests halt land clearance for settlements, threatening the Oslo process as Rabin’s government pushes new building against Palestinian demands and a delayed West Bank withdrawal.
Holger Jensen reports that amid Oslo commitments settlers expand in West Bank and East Jerusalem while 140,000 settlers rule 66 percent of West Bank land. Gaza holds 30 percent with 4,500 settlers and 850,000 Palestinians in autonomous areas, contradicting calls for self rule. Americans view peace as irreversible despite rising tensions and ongoing settlement growth.
A Frederick resident recalls a Maplewood News article quoting Lt. G G Lane on Civil War memories and Monocacy battles. Letters to the editor accuse flood control plans of omitting the Monocacy while city leaders debate crime, police protection, and economic renewal amid a water line project on Carroll Street to West Second Street.
The city of Laurel has passed a curfew effective the first full week of January. The measure states that only the courts can overturn the decision as unconstitutional. In Frederick, officials seek a curfew, arguing it supports public safety and youth welfare.
Timothy P. Gallagher urges young Frederick County Democrats to switch to the Republican Party. He defends individual initiative and free enterprise, calls for smaller government, and invites high school members to join Teen Age Republicans.
A reader agrees with Elaine Reinhold in urging awareness about drug use in response to her December 20 letter. The writer emphasizes a shared stance that not all passages about drugs deserve easy, passive solutions and calls for serious attention to wake up to the issue.
A Brunswick Times reader argues against using Ritalin for children, urging parents, teachers, and doctors to pursue traditional approaches like patience and discipline. The letter criticizes doctors who push medication, warns of side effects such as Tourette's syndrome, and calls for collective effort to solve attention issues without relying on drugs.
A reader expresses Republican support for President Clinton during his challenging term, urging bipartisan unity and acknowledgment of leadership despite party differences.
A Thurmont reader Linda Lafianza argues the town has no room for pornography after finding magazines in a local market. She recalls relocating from a larger city harmed by crime fueled by obscene material and urges residents to voice opposition.
The Frederick News-Post invites readers to submit letters with name address and phone for verification. Not all letters are published due to high volume and letters to other recipients are not guaranteed. Address submissions to Letters to the Editor at 200 E Patrick St or P O Box 578 Frederick Maryland 21705.
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