Schaefer’s final favors fill Maryland boards and posts
With days left in office former Governor Schaefer appointed loyalists to a wide array of boards and commissions. Frederick County figures like George Littrell moved to the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund as a lobbyist and joined the Maryland Transportation Commission. The list includes Det. James McClellan and Littrell on the Liquor Board. The piece notes such “finish line” appointments are common in Maryland politics, benefiting loyal allies while limiting the new governor’s reach.
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William Donald Schaefer
Schaefer
Frederick County
George Littrell
State Senate
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
Maryland Transportation Commission
Democrat Littrell
Littrell
Annapolis
Parris Glendening
James A. McClellan
Frederick
Liquor Board
Green Bay
Maryland
Tax Court
Racing Commission
Parole Commission
The Bridge Builders Outreach Coauthors Community on Carroll Street Bridge
William M Cochran invites Frederick residents to contribute ideas for a mural on the Carroll Street Bridge. The project seeks objects symbolizing community, gathered from diverse locals, to be carved into the stonework. Submissions via letters to Shared Vision. exhibition planned at Delaplaine Visual Arts Center.
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Carroll Street
Frederick
Carroll Street Bridge
P.O. Box
Shared Vision
Bridge Builders
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Willam M Cochran
Arrogance in Washington and tour confusion anger tourists
The piece attacks government arrogance in Washington, noting past perks and current curbs. It urges civility and tighter security while highlighting frustrations of visitors to the Capitol and White House tours. National Park Service guides are praised but in short supply, and signs are misleading and sparse.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Clinton
Capitol
National Park Service
Arrogance Across Washington Hollywood and Politics
Ann McFeathers reviews arrogance in the State of the Union and actions by Newt Gingrich Gore Dornan and others. The piece questions political and media arrogance and argues public rebuke as a step toward reclaiming rights and responsibilities.
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Newt Gingrich
House
Ethics Committee
al Gore
Senate Ethics Committee
Gore
Houghton Mifflin
Gingrich
GOPAC
Bob Dornan
Calif
Clinton
Washington
Hollywood
Ann McFeathers
White House
Scripps Howard News Service
Educational program proposed by Governor O Conor in Annapolis
Governor Herbert O Conor submitted a far-reaching educational program to the General Assembly in Annapolis touting a 12 year statewide system, higher teacher salaries, smaller classes, more teachers, and better libraries. Frederick Hotel Company head James H Gambrill Jr reported 1944 growth and a 26 percent profit rise.
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Herbert O’conor
General Assembly
Annapolis
Frederick
Disease grows on family tree article praise seeks awareness
Sharon Cornett Price commends Karen Gardner for a piece on inherited disease and urges public education on medical history. She extends best wishes to Jenni Sherman recovering from surgery for familia polyposis and stresses early detection in women’s health.
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Karen Gardner
Jenni Sherman
Home based and pro community in Frederick County ordinance
The county commissioners unanimously passed a revised home based business ordinance clarifying new standards. It removes the 30 percent home use cap, allows one non resident employee, sets traffic and parking rules, prohibits harmful storage, and requires the business to be resident conducted and clearly incidental to residential use.
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News-Post
Frederick County
Frederick City
Home occupation debate centers on quality of life near Frederick brewery
Harriet A West and Michael John Boswell voice concerns about a Frederick County home occupation ordinance. They warn the proposal could affect property values and neighborhood life, arguing the brewery development near historic downtown will impact families and long-time residents while benefiting developers and tourists.
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Frederick
Frederick Brewing Company
Radio Station Z-104 fans defend its legacy
A reader defends Z-104 WZYQ amid letters of sympathy for its loss. They recall listening before the Maxwell in the Morning swap, criticize The Wakeup Crew, and note the station’s limited variety and teen-leaning appeal versus a stronger local country station. The writer laments Christmas Cash for Kids yet expects a new station to rise and dismisses the bathtub race as dull activity.
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WZYQ
Maxwell
Frederick County
Frederick brewing project sparks resident misgivings
East South Street residents fear disruption from a farmer co op site development by Frederick Brewing Company. They criticize Jerry Mooman of the Greater Frederick Development Corporation for dismissing local concerns as minor and deny residents a chance to rebut.
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Lesme
Jerry Mooman
Greater Frederick
Larry Wills Honored For Saving Fish In Carroll Creek
Kenneth Thompson commends Larry Wills for risking hypothermia to rescue fish in Carroll Creek. He asks Mayor Grimes to award him and provide hot chocolate, praising Wills as an example of good citizenship in Thurmont.
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Larry Wills
Carroll Creek
Larry
Grimes
Young Larry
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News Post Policy
The Frederick News Post invites reader letters but requires name address and phone for verification. It notes not all letters can be published and prohibits poetry or religious verse and letters addressed to others.
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Frederick News Post
The
Frederick News
E. Patrick $T
P.O
Frederick, MD
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Smithsonian
Austin Franklin McKenzie
Milton Monroe Blank
Rocky Springs
Hawaii
Raymond W. Ludlow Jr
EPA
Brunswick
Cleopatra Campbell
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Post
Dan Rupli
Burkittsville
Organization of Consumer Justice
Potomac Edison
Sharon Cornett Price
Rocky Ridge
Harriet A
West Point of Rocks
Michael John Boswell Frederick
Will Donato Thurmon
E. South Street
Kenneth Thompson Thurmont
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