Waste not want not program boosts surplus food recovery
The U S Agriculture Department reports 13.8 billion pounds of food wasted yearly by landfills enough to feed 49 million people. Dan Glickman highlights a national priority with agencies to recover extra food from cafeterias and events. A Good Samaritan Food Donation Act shields donors from liability and gleaning remains an effective approach.
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Rowland Howard
Concerned Mothers’ Clean Plate Club
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Associated Press
Feds
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
USDA
Good Samaritan Food Donation Act
Bloody Shirts echo in Congress as Gingrich ethics case unfolds
A columnist traces the Bloody Shirts legacy in Capitol Hill, arguing modern GOP partisans use ideology to wield control. The piece critiques party responses to Newt Gingrich ethics charges, praising Ben Cardin and cautioning against partisan damage to government legitimacy.
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Newt Gingrich
Capitol Hill
South
Union Veterans' Grand Army of the Republic
White House
Congress
House of Representatives
Ethics Committee
Gingrich
Ben Cardin
Cardin
Ethics Commission
Nancy Johingsons
R-Dean
Lamar Smith
Maryland
Roscoe Bartlett
Bil Clinton
New Gingrich
Republic
Washington's lessons beyond Inauguration Day rhetoric
Insight on how news hides in contrast between grand inaugurations and Washington’s day to day politics. It highlights bipartisan misdeeds and deceptive messaging that linger after Clinton's Capitol appearance and Gingrich’s political saga, urging readers to seek past patterns to gauge current events.
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Washington
Clinton
Capitol
House of Representatives
Newt Gingrich
Inauguration Day reception notes DeLay Gore face truth gaps
Martin Schram notes Democratic reception for Lanny Davis at Old Ebbitt Grill amid White House scandal coverage. Highlights Gingrich tax deductible money misuse and false statements, DeLay’s defense, Gore’s fund raiser mischaracterization, and media failure to contextualize deception.
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White House
Lanny Davis
Democratic Leadership Council
Ebbitt Grill
Davis
Congress
House Ethics Committee
Gingrich
House
Tom DeLay
Texas
CNN
City plans to open Culler Lake ice canceled by weather
Frederick city officials canceled plans to open Culler Lake to ice skaters as warm temperatures softened the ice and created holes. The water department sought a break in the East Patrick Street main line with leaks estimated up to 500000 gallons daily.
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Culler Lake
Frederick City
Patrick Street
William J. Davis
Setting an Example From Our Leader on Ethics and Action
The article cites Rep Roscoe Bartlett saying to delay the Speaker vote until ethics finalizes its report. He then voted to table the delay, enabling a Speaker vote that day. Bartlett also labeled Gingrich accusations as small potatoes. It notes a push to crack down on minor offenses to deter crime, criticizing leaders for not setting a good example. John Ford Thurmont.
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Roscoe Bartlett
House
Ethics Committee
Congressman Bartlett
Bartlett
Gingrich
Supporter Defends Confederate Plates in Maryland
A Frederick city resident defends the Sons of Confederate Veterans license plates amid criticism of Confederate symbols. The letter argues the flag and emblem honor southern heritage and counters claims of racism, noting personal experience and support from about 77 other plate holders.
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Daniel Q. Mahone
Marland Motor Vehicle Administration
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Mahone
Frederick
Frederick City
MIVA
Ioval
Cnal
Phrishan
Jim
United States
Letters on flags and school board reform prompt debate
A reader letter argues that Confederate and Stars and Stripes flags reflect complex histories and urges respectful discourse. Another piece from Martin Gross promotes nonpartisan elections for an elected Frederick County school board, stressing apolitical, issue based campaigns and direct democratic participation.
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Martin Gross
Frederick
Critics deem elected school boards political in Frederick County
Critics claim elected boards politicize appointment, but the process remains political whether appointed or elected. The governor's appointments reflect party skew, with Democrats underrepresented, suggesting the current method is not apolitical but inherently political and shaped by party dynamics.
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Frederick County
Democratic
Republican Central Committees
Trapping Advocate Defends Steel Leghold Traps
Justin Frushour argues the steel jawed leghold trap is vital for wildlife management after finding a raccoon asleep in a trap and a sick red fox saved from spreading mange. He urges outdoorsmen to oppose anti trapping rhetoric and defend fur trapping practices.
Letters to the Editor Submissions Guidelines
The Frederick News-Post explains how to send letters to the editor including address details, phone contact, and email. It notes abridgment constraints and publication limitations due to volume and provides the street address Patrick Street and PO Box 587 in Frederick Maryland for submissions along with a contact phone and email.
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Jens Pot
Frederick News-Post
Patrick St
Fredenck
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Carroll Ushry Jr
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Walkersville
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Peggy Williard
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Edward P. Thomas
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