Charitable gambling rules face review in Frederick County
The issue of local charitable gambling in Frederick County persists through decades of debate. Former Sheriff Carl Harbaugh intensified enforcement, drawing praise and opposition from community and philanthropic groups. Sheriff Jim Hagg now questions local ordinance changes and urges consulting new officials before seeking state legislative fixes while noting past improvements and charity benefits.
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Frederick County
Carl Harbaugh
Jim Hagg
General Assembly
Annapolis
Hagg
Eyler Critiques Clinton Governance and Policies
Brunswick writer Charles W. Eyler criticizes President Clinton for poor performance and shifting stances. He argues voters own the country, cites health care and economy as failures, questions tax cuts, debt growth, and Clinton’s Somalia deployment, and suggests impeachment is avoided only by Gore.
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Clinton
White House
Leon Pannetta
Hillary
Pannetta
Reagan
Somalia
Asia
England
United States
Democratic Party
Congress
al Gore
Regulations Under Fire From Avid Critics
A reader mocks sweeping rules as harmful and misapplied. Instances cited include a Kansas City bank fined to install a $5000 Braille keypad for a drive through, OSHA penalties for a safety rescue, and EEOC back pay for black applicants at a Chicago firm. The note calls for review of vast regulatory reach.
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Congress
Kansas City
Steve Mauer
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
OSHA
Boise
Idaho
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Daniel Lamp Co
Williams on Regulation and Its Hidden Costs
Walter Williams contends that federal regulations impose vast costs on consumers and workers, suppressing business formation and jobs. He urges constitutional scrutiny and cost–benefit analyses, arguing for disobedience of immoral or unconstitutional rules if necessary. Creators Syndicate, Inc.
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Federal Register
Williams
Washington
George
Creators Syndicate, Inc
County tax unlikely. bonds favored for road program
RELIABLE reports say General Assembly unlikely to enact a county auto use tax or a beer and amusements tax to fund postwar roads. Some county delegates favor enabling act allowing bonds for road building.
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General Assembly
Out of touch with politics and crime in the city
Eugene R. Jenkins writes from Frederick criticizing unnamed elected and appointed special interests. He argues against government spending on environmental threats over policing and costs of refrigeration and transport, urging accountability for rising public expenses and crime.
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South Pole
Freedom and democracy in peril from within and without
A reflective essay warns that democracy risks collapse if the people abandon individual rights. It challenges calls to curb freedom, condemns majoritarian domination, and asserts that government must represent all citizens rather than a single view. Caution against benevolent socialism as a false cure.
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Democratic Republic
America
Letters About Independence and Faith at Winter Shelter
A reflective essay argues for defending democracy and faith against tyranny while a narrative recalls a cold shelter experience where a woman is placed among strangers. The piece contrasts civic duty with unwelcoming treatment and questions community compassion during harsh weather in Braddock Heights.
Lost Job Woman Seeks Shelter After Downtown Dinner
A middle aged woman in a downtown restaurant fearing homelessness and hunger reveals she lost her job at a Golden Mile eatery and must reach a nearby church by six to obtain shelter. Staff and owner escort her toward the sanctuary as she refuses to let them pay. Two strangers scrutinize her at church entrance.
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Golden Mile
Frederick Cablevision urged to add CSPAN 2 for Senate view
A subscriber praises CSPAN 1 on Frederick Cablevision and requests CSPAN 2 to watch the Senate. The company says it can carry CSPAN 2 if enough interest is shown, and asks readers to write in. An editor's note says must carry rules limit vacant channels and no solicitation for extra satellite services.
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Frederick Cablevision
House of Representatives
Senate
Washington D.C
Martinsburg
W. Va
Letters to the Editor policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Not all letters are published due to volume and space. Some letters are edited for taste and length. poetry and verse are not published.
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Frederick News-Post
Frederick Mensies
Patrick St
P.O
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Marion M. Malone
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Social Services
YMCA
Harvey P. Armintrout
Eastaico
Buckeystown
Singanore High School
Lucien T. Winegar
U.S. Army
Fort Detrick
Frederick
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Eugene R. Jenkins Frederick
Robert S. Kennedy Frederick
Marie Anne Erickson
Braddock Heights
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