Debate over MARC train station site in Frederick heats up
The Frederick MARC station debate centers on downtown versus an east side site near I 70. Gov Schaefer, Mayor Gordon, and ex mayor Young favored downtown, while Genstar land near I 70 offers parking and easier access but risks pulling riders from downtown. Open public discussion is urged after quiet negotiations.
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MARC
Frederick
South Carroll Street
William Donald Schaefer
Paul Gordon
Ronald Young
Genstar
Department of Transportation
Gordon
Carroll Creek
My Fat Diet Blues by Mike Royko Satirizes Extreme Plans
A satirical take on popular diet books and the You-Gotta Suffer Diet. The author, once overweight, mocks calorie counting and extreme regimes, arguing misery is the only proven weight loss path, and mocks restaurant choices and beverage habits to highlight dieting absurdities.
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Jose
Sadie
Roy
Cupetmarket
End the federal bailout of PBS and privatize CPR
A column argues against the 1.1 billion three year CPR authorization, calling the 84 11 Senate vote a deficit driven misstep. It proposes privatizing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by selling to public television stations and funding via corporate and philanthropic mechanisms with tax incentives, to reduce federal spending and debt.
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Washington
Senate
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Congress
PBS
Mississippi
Trent Lott
CPR
Lott
MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour
Public Television
Treasury
Bill Moyers
Louis Ruykeyser
National Endowment For the Arts and Humanities
America
Ronald Reagan
Frederick Officials Form Sanitation Study Committee
Fifty years ago in Frederick Mayor Lloyd Culler named a committee to study an ordinance on city sanitation. Members include Aldermen McCain Stup and Schroeder City Engineer Walter City Attorney Smith and Health Board doctors Kefauver McCurdy Thomas.
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Frederick
Lloyd C. Culler
Culler
Russell H. McCain
Charles W Stup
Herbert S. Schroeder
W. Raymond Walter
Edward J. Smith
E.C. Kefauver
Ira J McCurdy
Bernard O Thomas
City Board of Health
Abortion Issue Letters Highlight Rights and Boundaries
Bruce Ivins responds to a June 9 letter in The News-Post about abortion. He cites Kristine S Colby of Frederick County Coalition for Choice and argues individuals cannot dictate others decisions. Ivins insists personal business is private and not subject to public scrutiny.
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Richard Plantier
News-Post
Kristine S. Calby
Frederick County Coalition For Choice
Abortion Debate On Radio TV Sparks Public Protests
The piece outlines heated views on abortion, arguing termination should be lawful with medical proof and societal responsibility. It discusses mandatory male attribution, costs of birth and support, and calls for legislative changes to regulate pregnancy outcomes amid religious and moral tension.
Baby monitor privacy breach prompts reader letter
John Laughland argues baby monitors invade privacy as devices broadcast sounds across neighborhoods. He recounts overheard conversations and household noises leaking through channels, questions BMN awareness, neighbor listening habits, and potential national message transmission implications.
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America
Baby Monitor Network
BMN
Baby Monster
Tax Grievances One Cousin Knocks Up Tax Burden
Local echoes claim higher levies hit residents including Frank Mungomer as water use and electricity draw fees rise. The missive notes frustration with aging energy taxes aimed at basic utilities and bathroom needs in Rockside area.
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Mungomers
Frank
Taree Potter
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Annapolis
Frederick Cancer Research Center
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Catoctin Furnace
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J. O'Neill Jenkins
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