Which flag should fly at Frederick City Hall this Fourth
A call to vote for the 15 star flag versus the modern 50 star banner. The note traces the 15 star flag to 1795 and Fort McHenry with Key, noting its Smithsonian display and 23 year use, while urging readers to vote during the Fourth of July period.
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Frederick
East Patrick Street
Frederick County
United States of America
Smithsonian
Washington, D.C
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key
Vermont
Kentucky
U.S
Congress
City Hall
Maryland Governor War Shapes 1986 Contenders
Roy Meachum surveys Maryland political battles as Gov. Schaefer’s shadow dominates the race. Key figures include Mickey Steinberg, Thomas Miller, R. Clayton Mitchell, and Pat Roddy, with Joe Curran and Steve Sachs cited as potential governors. The piece notes power plays, ethics bill clashes, and looming campaigns shaping the state’s path to the next administration.
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William Donald Schaefer
Melvin
Mickey” Steinberg
Maryland
Schaefer
Steinberg
State Senate
Thomas W. Mike Miller
House
R. Clayton Mitchell
Peneee
Pat Roddy
Baltimore County
Wm Aphopolis
Roddy
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Mr. Miller
Senate
Prince George’s Pole
Artis Glendening
Miller
Prince
Steve Sachs
Sachs
Joseph Curran
Harry Hughes
Fata
Pace
Wis Goldstein
Comptroller For Life
Annapolis
Curran
Goldstein
Aghia Ae
Mr. Ounes
Mickey
Butterfingers
Joe Curran
Thurmonts abandoned WPA sewer project sparks federal aid plea
In Frederick County in 1941 the Thurmont sewerage work was dropped as a WPA project. Thurmont Mayor William J. Stoner recalled the crisis and noted Roosevelt approved a 49633 dollar allotment for a non federal WPA effort after Thurmont appealed for aid.
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Thurmont
Works Progress Administration
Frederick County
Thurmont Mayo
William J. Stoner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fish and Wildlife auction sparks debate over exotic skins
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service held a May 25 auction in Fort Worth selling 941 confiscated exotic skins, boots, and handbags for nearly 113000. Items came from Appendix Two species not yet endangered but requires export permits, prompting criticism from conservation groups about promoting trade in rare animal parts. The agency argues items were already available on the U S market and not sourced from endangered species.
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Washington
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fort Worth
Texas
Fish and Wildlife Service
United States
Boyd
Auction of exotic skins stirs outrage over wildlife trade
The federal sale features 138 pairs of scaly anteater boots and 76 pairs of python skin shoes seized for lack of export paperwork. Buyers snatch crocodile purses and alligator cases while the proceeds fund rewards. critics warn auctions won’t fix underfunded wildlife enforcement and urge stronger action.
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United States
Fish and Wildlife Service
The
World Wildlife Fund
County tax debate letter defends five commissioners
Martin C. Coch of Frederick protests Ashbury and Taxpayers In Action, praising the five Frederick County commissioners for voting independence and public service. He criticizes closed meetings and campaign tactics, defends Sundergill Bowerman Gray Reeder Yingling, and notes a photo with an “Udderly Rebuious” sign.
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John Ashbury
Frederick County
Taxpayers In Action Group
Mr. Ashbury
TIA
Board of County Commissioners
Ashbury
Maryland
Mr. Sundergill
Letters to the Editor on Plagenz Bible debate
The Rev Janet Comings of St. John's Lutheran Church writes in reply to George Plagenz's biblical critique. She defends critical study of the Bible but rejects denying Jesus's resurrection, urging thoughtful discussion without conspiratorial conclusions.
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George Plagenz
Elca Lutheran
Plagenz Alans
Plagent
Janet Comings
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Creagerstown
Hoyts Theaters praised for local charity support in Frederick
Thomas E Henry Jr president of Frederick County Lodge 102 Fraternal Order of Police commends Hoyts Theaters for ongoing donations to charities and non profits. He urges gratitude from groups that have benefited and cautions against premature boycotts amid rising living costs.
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Frederick
Hoyts
Prederi
FOP Lodge
Ick County
Thomas E. Henry Jr
Frederick County Lodge
Fraternal Order of Police
NRA as a lobby group and public rights debate
Helen W Grantham's June 24 letter defends the NRA as a lawful lobby protecting firearm interests. The writer rebukes Meacham's Death Merchants claim, argues the NRA is powerful because its members are taxpaying voters, and warns against trusting charismatic leaders to urge gun surrenders, citing Germany 1933 as a historical caution.
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Helen W. Grantham
Mr. Meacham
Lobby Proee
National Rifle Association
Grantham
Germany
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Frederick, MD
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White House
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Evelyn White
Frederick High School
Francis Scott Key Post
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Human Relations Council
Mount Airy
Leo Kuhn
Carroll County
Fort Detrick
Sen. J. Glenn Beall Jr
R-Md
Jack Anderson
Mark Hatfield
Rore
Wall Street
Ivan Boesky
Michael Milken
Pentagon
Martin C. CO. Frederick
Plagenz
NRA
John Kochan Frederick
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