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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1993
Page
5
The Frederick County school board approved Impressions as appropriate but faced new pressure to review the teachers guides separately. Opponents argue banning guides could effectively ban the books, creating aCatch-22 that questions educators' judgment. Proponents insist Impressions remains approved.
Ruthie Brandenburg of Frederick urges local officials to fit parks and schools with accessible play equipment. She describes her 22 month old daughter with Spina Bifida who uses braces and wheelchairs and cannot use current infant swings, water fountains, or restaurant high chairs. She calls for open front chairs with trays and broader accessibility to let all kids participate in playground life.
A budget squeeze prompts lawmakers to slash monthly drug tests for offenders released from custody and curb alternatives to incarceration. Judges warn the move could force nonviolent offenders back into jail while parole and probation officers struggle to enforce conditions. The irony lies in pushing for nonjail sentences while cutting essential monitoring.
A fan recalls a rough draft speech for President Clinton, framing honest talk on budget restraint. The imagined address begins with the line My fellow Merkins and outlines the tradeoff between social promises and national debt.
Mike Royko outlines a satirical political program criticizing rich Americans, gun laws, drugs, education, and jobs while acknowledging electoral realities. He lampoons campaign rhetoric, predicts public reaction, and jokes about future consequences, including a self-deprecating view of the presidency and a vow to avoid major missteps.
fragmentary notice summarizes a local news brief with unclear names and roles. readable elements reference a newspaper page and a possible event, but concrete details and dates remain obscured.
Fifty years ago the Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association held a streamlined meeting at Hotel Frederick to install new officers, show conservation films by Frank Bentz, and enjoy a buffet. Fire in a barber shop pile of papers near the furnace was put out with no damage. A driver collision caused only minor damage as a bystander was unhurt. William T. Delaplaine marked his 52nd birthday and he and Mrs. Delaplaine flew to California to visit their son Lt William T. Delaplaine II who was recovering at Oak Hill Navy Hospital after illness at Alameda Naval Air Station.
Twenty years ago leaders both local and national mourned Lyndon B. Johnson who died at his Johnson City Texas ranch. He had visited Camp David and attended Harriett Chapel in Catoctin Furnace where Father Leslee F Schwindt recalled his visits. County officials discussed Frederick County building and electrical code preambles clarifying processing, with no local amendments allowed. Five former Gov Thomas Johnson High graduates DeGrange Young Masser Van Fossen and DeGrange were named as savers of a barn fire.
Kim Scheel of Frederick urges safer youth recreation options arguing for a public ice or roller skating rink within Frederick city. She notes existing rinks in Rockville and Braddock Heights require long travel, cause crowding, and harm the environment, suggesting empty local buildings be repurposed for teen programs.
Vague garbled text references debates over local control of funds, teacher funding, taxes, and government efficiency in Frederick County. Mentions Tom Halters, a vote, and inquiries into tax and expenditure practices amid political campaigning and employment costs.
Don Chalupka of Walkersville argues for local funding of Frederick County education, criticizes Annapolis control, and defends the Boy Scouts of America against FF RF claims. He recounts 29 years with BSA, praising its inclusive, nonreligious participation and urging protection of the organization.
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