Local DWI case yields 18 month sentence for Broberg
Frederick County Circuit Court Judge Herbert Rollins sentenced Paul Broberg to five years, with three and a half years suspended, leaving 18 months to serve. Only 60 days will be in jail, the rest in a work release program. Broberg killed an 11-year-old in a pickup crash, prompting calls for stiffer penalties.
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Paul Broberg
Broberg
Frederick County
Herbert Rollins
Rollins
Maryland
Roy Meachum On the 40th anniversary of ending segregation
This piece marks the 40th anniversary of Brown v Board of Education and the end of legal segregation. It critiques presidents and ministers who supported racism, notes ongoing disparities, and argues that true equality requires continued, honest progress beyond the 1954 ruling.
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America
Supreme Court
Board of Education
Martin Luther King
Bobbitt trials spark sensational media frenzy
The second phase of the Bobbitt abuse trials draws large media turnout as reporters cover the couple at center stage. The case revisits alleged domestic abuse and the wife Lorena Bobbitt’s claim of payback by severing her husband John’s penis after years of alleged abuse.
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Ashington
Congress
Bobbitt
Virginia
John Bobbitt
Lorena
Bobbitts
Bobbitt coverage and media candor in a changing age
The piece reflects on the Bobbitt affair and its impact on press freedom and self censorship. It recalls a bygone newsroom challenge writing about a zipper mishap without explicit terms while praising restraint. The author contrasts sensationalism with civility and laments the media spiral of sexual shock. Scripps Howard News Service.
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Bobbitt
Bobbitts
Scripps Howard News Service
Snow Blankets Frederick County and Frosts Record Low
Snow from 3 to 4.5 inches across Frederick County drives a 5 degree low, a new yearly record. A 2:30 a.m. electrical fire at 14 E. Patrick St. damages the third floor and contents of the Robert K. Kennedy home, with the Buckey ground-floor offices escaping with minor smoke damage. Salvage dealers launch a big month as youths turn in waste paper for prizes up to 10 dollars as war aid. Albert N. McCardell elected president of the Frederick County Agricultural Society amid talks of a fall 1944 fair. The local NAACP honors Martin Luther King Jr at Sugar Loaf Mountain church with about 100 attending memorial services. County Commissioner Lawrence A. Dorsey reports informal word of courthouse relocation to West Patrick Street if optioned. Realtors and City Alderman Brady back a downtown Frederick courthouse site. Marilyn Mortichesky, 24, named first executive director of the Frederick County Association for Retarded Children, arranging Frederick County's first group home opening May 1.
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Robert K. Kennedy
D. Princeton Buckey
Montgomery Ward Co
Frederick County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King Jr
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Luther Brown
Lawrence A. Dorsey
West Patrick Street
Frederick County Board of Realtors
Richard C. Brady
Frederick
Marilyn Mortichesky
Frederick County Association For
East Patrick Street
Frederick reader roasts out-of-state snow reporters
George H Hodges of Frederick complains about foreign reporters covering winter weather from Alaska and Denver. He criticizes snow jubilation in their pieces and questions hiring reporters from snow country while noting local road crews handle conditions. He urges more local focus and asks to curb such articles.
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Frederick Post Opinion/Commentary
OpiComm
Martha Eliassen
Alaska
Glenn McMahan
Colorado
Nanook
North
Snow King
Denver
Frederick County
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Frederick
Monocacy River
Mr. McMahon
Broncos
Dog killed on Meadowview Drive after speeding cars
A Clover Hill owner recounts that on December 7 between 10 and midnight their 90 pound dog was struck on Meadowview Drive and died. They blame speeding motorists and note they and neighbors sit on the porch in summer, urging slower speeds to prevent future tragedies.
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Meadowview Drive
Clover Hill
Letter to the Editor on lost dog and child safety
A letter argues that a missing dog caused concern for children and notes that dogs do get lost. The writer, Lori Gettig, suggests more time could have been spent searching and reflects on fear for local children.
Making Our Own Choices
Terri Henry argues for individual parental rights over medical decisions for children and questions government medical controls and FDA authority. She contends Americans should trust personal judgment, faith, and biblical law, warning against constitutional erosion and loss of freedom.
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FDA
Creation vs evolution views spark Catholic scientist debate
David Paul Noel argues against Dennis L. Martin's creationist stance, acknowledging Catholic schooling yet accepting scientific evidence for evolution. He urges debunkers to offer positive, credible counterarguments and resists denigrating intellectuals and scientists.
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Dennis L. Martin
Martin
Print Names of Deadbeat Parents in Print
A Thurmont letter argues that deadbeat parents should have their names printed annually to shame nonpayers for child upkeep, asserting parents are responsible for their children and must pay their due. The writer cites taxes and personal accountability as the price of missteps.
Letters to the Editor Instructions from The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Due to high volume not all letters may be published. Send to Letters to the Editor 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD 21705 or fax 6628299.
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