Power battle over Mount Airy substation stirs community debate
Residents led by Penn Shop Civic Association clash with Allegheny Power over a proposed 34 000 volt and potential 230 000 volt substation. Planning commission demands 16 foot walls around the 34 000 volt site while power company appeals. Officials call for more screening and citizen access amidst ongoing dispute.
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Whittier
Bowers Road
Allegheny Power
Mount Airy
Penn Shop Civic Association
Power Company
Planning Commission
Robert White
Criticism of Sheriff Hagy prompts letter from Karl Bickel
Karl W. Bickel defends ongoing scrutiny of Sheriff Jim Hagy’s leadership. He recounts his career and urges public examination of public safety, civil liberty, and personnel morale concerns, noting media access has dwindled since Hagy took office and inviting investigations into his own background.
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Rita Shumaker
Jim Hagy
Ms. Shumaker
Mr. Hagy
Hagg
Sheriff's Office
Hagy
Washington, D.C
MPD
Montgomery College
American University
National Institute of Justice
Maryland
Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Commission On Accreditation
Frederick News Post
Karl W. Bickel
Monrovia
Red light ran over turns tragic lesson in Gaithersburg
Dotty Neal of Frederick recounts a January 3, 1996 crash at Quince Orchard and Firstfield where a 17 year old driver ran a red light in Gaithersburg. She describes injuries, a totaled Mitsubishi, and a judge’s lenient sentence aimed at aiding a CDL. She urges stricter penalties for running red lights.
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Quince Orchard
Firstfield Roads
Gaithersburg
Shady Grove Hospital
Montgomery County
Veterans housing units to be ready by week end in Frederick
Alderman William B. Burall said 11 of 35 veterans housing units on Pennsylvania Avenue would be ready before week’s end. Political clashes surfaced at the Frederick County Roads Board as Republicans denounced the five year post war road plan as a Democratic project.
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Frederick
William B. Burall
Veterans
Pennsylvania Avenue
Frederick County Roads Board
Samuel H. Young
Robert R. Rhoderick
Editorial clash over Confederate flag plates at MVA
Letter condemns The Frederick News Post for defending state tied Confederate symbols. Argues flag plates are hateful, targets African Americans, likens to Nazi swastika and psychological terror. Calls for opposition to such symbolism and rejects honoring Confederate rebel imagery.
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Motor Vehicle Administration
United States
Frederick News Post
Dead Ducks Prompt City Officials to Act
The mayor and board of aldermen face criticism over neglect of waterfowl at Culler Lake. Dead ducks have been found in the lake, and the writer urges that carcasses be collected and delivered to 101 N Court St at the city officials’ door. Helen G. Alexander Frederick.
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Culler Lake
N. Court St
No Feed Theory Catches On Mallard Plight Letter
A Jan. 6 letter discusses the plight of overfed mallards being killed and questions the rationale behind feed bans. The writer notes awareness that wild mallards act on instinct and raises challenges to the proposed care or policy.
No feed for tame waterfowl debate in Maryland
A reader argues that wild forage suffices for domestic ducks and geese dumped at Culler Lake, warning against handouts like corn. The installment questions bird fattening on a no feed policy, then shifts to a call for school board reform by the Frederick County Committee For An Elected School Board, led by Charles E. Hubbard.
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Culler Lake
Mr. Audubon
Charles E. Hubbard
Frederick County
Middletown
Referendum on electing Frederick County school board members
The Frederick County Committee For An Elected School Board urges registered voters to push for a 1998 GOP ballot referendum on electing the school board. They ask residents to contact delegates via phone or post cards to support a board accountable to county residents and funded by about 58 percent of the budget with $350 million in property assets.
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Frederick County
State House
Annapolis
Committee
Why people should seek help for horse neglect cases
A letter from Susan Provost Mount Airy urges compassion for abused horses and promotes Days End Farm Horse Rescue and other resources. She shares a personal experience adopting a neglected horse, Carl ie, from Days End Farm in 1993, and advocates rehoming when caretaking fails. She calls for public support and guidance via ads or direct contacts with rescue organizations.
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Days End Farm Horse Rescue
Tama
Lisbon
Days End
Carlie
Days End Farm
Letters to the Frederick News-Post Policy Reminder
The Frederick News-Post outlines letters to the editor require exclusivity signature full name address and both phone numbers for verification. Abridgement may occur due to space and letters directed to others are not published. Submission options include mail fax or email.
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Frederick
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick
Frednewspost.com
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Taney and
Rosemont Avenues
Rosemont Avenue
Newt
News-Post
Benjamin F. Phebus
Donald J. Roop
New Market
E.C. Kefauver
Ronald N. Young
Carroll Creek
Board of County Commissioners
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Lord Willing
Dorsey
Frederick High School
Cynthia Hackett
Elizabeth Lanner
C. Thomas Cashour
Gretchen Green
Sarah Rosencrantz
Mary Fouche
Jill Kupferberg
Cynthia Jessen
Allen Ambush
Randie Haugh
Elaine Roach
Helen G. Alexander Frederick
Charles R. Gerringer Frederick
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