Revisit of East Frederick Elementary sparks cost debate
At a joint Frederick County Board of Education and commissioners meeting commissioner Bruce Reeder questioned spending to reopen East Frederick Elementary, closed in 1991, while Urbana High School opens with a single grade. Reopening would cost about 3000 per student versus 7000 for Orchard Grove. the aging building sits in a busy commercial area near the airport Flight path.
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PLC
East Frederick
Frederick County
Urbana High School
New Orchard Grove
East Patrick Street
Monocacy Boulevard
I-70
Sheriff's Office
Dan Gadra
Anne Hooper
No John Waynes in Maryland gun flap says county sheriff
Local gun group Maryland Conservative Union distributes a flyer mis portraying Sheriff Jim Hagy and calling for a deputized armed volunteer force. The sheriff rejects the gambit while state leaders debate Gov Glendening's gun control package amid safety concerns and rising crime.
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Jim Hagg
Maryland Conservative Union
MCU
Harold Bolinger
James Hagy
Bolinger
Mr. Hagy
News-Post
Hagg
Parris Glendening
General Assembly
Annapolis
Glendening
Bosnia genocide at Srebrenica shocks the world
A member recalls the Bosnia crisis citing Bosnian Serb forces overrunning the Srebrenica safe haven in eastern Bosnia last July. He describes mass killings of Muslim men and the expulsion of women and children amid widespread international disbelief.
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Bosnia
United Nations
Srebrenica
Investigators move to exhume Srebrenica mass graves
U S officials and NATO face limits as John Shattuck and UN war crimes investigators visit Srebrenica sites. They plan exhumations to document genocide evidence while NATO promises protection, yet authorities dispute timelines and cooperation.
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U.S. Secretary of State For Human Rights
John Shattuck
Srebrenica
U.N. International War Crimes Tribunal
Shattuck
War Crimes Tribunal
Holland
NATO
U.S
Sarajevo
U.S. Army
State Department
Pentagon
White House
Scripps Howard News Service
Veterans honored with service medals in Baltimore ceremony
Seven Frederick County veterans with two or more years of service received medals and certificates from Gov. Herbert R. O Conor at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore. Recipients include Wilbur W. Baker George R. Dennis Parsons Newman Harry J. Leichert William B. Bennett Charles H. Feete John V. Nicodemus H Kieffer DeLauter and W Clinton McSherrey. Kiwanian A Grant Hooper spoke on What We Buy with Our Taxes at the Kiwanis club’s 31st Francis Scott Key Hotel drive. County officials discussed rent control efforts, while Mayor Ronald N. Young preferred statewide relief. City Attorney W Milner Roberts urged petition validity checks for a referendum on moving the Independent Hose Company.
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Frederick County
Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
Herbert R. O'Conor
Wilbur W. Baker
George R. Dennis
Parsons Newman
Harry J. Leichert
William B. Bennett
Charles H. Feete
John V. Nicodemus
H. Kieffer DeLauter
W. Clinton McSherrey
A. Grant Hooper
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Walter Crowther
James H. Grove
Robert L. Garrett
Residents object to Rosemont traffic plan near Sheetz site
Rebecca E. Molesworth urges Frederick residents to oppose an additional commercial site on Rosemont Avenue citing ongoing traffic problems. She notes existing gas and convenience stores nearby and stresses long term neighborhood investment and public safety as guiding factors. She appeals to locals to speak up.
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Planning Commission Sheetz
Rosemont Avenue
Maryland General Assembly Hearing Schedules Help Voters See Work
New documents at the C Burr Artz Library provide advance schedules of legislative hearings and related meetings to illuminate Annapolis proceedings. Donna Benbrook notes the schedules cover summer and fall interim activity and topics like smoking laws safety regulations crime victims' rights and workers' compensation during the 90 day session that began in January.
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Maryland General Assembly
C. Burr Artz Library
Annapolis
Donna Benbrook
Frederick County
General Assembly
Maryland
Maryland Legislators Hear from Citizens on Life Plans
Letters discuss Maryland laws, hearing schedules via Annapolis for a $125 annual subscription, and free library access at Frederick. The piece questions military command changes in Tuzla linked to PDD 25 and criticizes leadership and policy transparency.
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Maryland
Annapolis
Frederick
Secrets and command in Tuzla amid U.N. forces shift
The article questions the rescission of PDD 25 and nearby changes in U.N. and NATO control in Bosnia. It asks who ordered the shift, whether Spc. Michael New’s court martial charges were dropped, and why information on the policy reversal remains secret while U.N. blue insignia are being replaced by standard army gear.
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Tuzla
Spe
U.N
Bosnia
NATO
Clinton
U.S
Michael New
Spc
Germany
Applause for Frederick Snow Removal Efforts
A letter writer supports the city of Frederick for snow clearing, arguing plows must tackle main roads first and alleys last. The author cites limited space and obstructing parked cars as reasons for slower alley clearing, praising city workers and urging community applause.
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Virginia Baker
Ms. Baker
Klineharts
Frederick
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone. Due to volume not all letters are guaranteed publication. Some letters are edited for space or taste and the paper does not publish poems or letters addressed to others. Send to the editor at 200 E Patrick Street Frederick MD 21705 or fax 6628299.
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Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick Sr
P.O. Box
Frederick
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