Cornfield Gift Preserves Sharpsburg Battlefield Heritage
The Richard King Mellon Foundation and Seward Prosser Mellon donate the 148 acre Cornfield tract at Antietam National Battlefield. The gift, part of saving 100000 acres of sites, costs $21 million and is the largest land donation to the federal government. The Cornfield saw heavy Civil War action on its bloodiest day. Paul Culler and son Lynn sold after farming 37 years to the foundation, which quietly acquired battlefield lands.
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Maryland
Richard King Mellon
Antietam
Sharpsburg
U.S
Seward Mellon
Mandela Meddling or Not A World Hero Teaches New Tricks
Mike Royko argues Mandela plays meddler and hero alike as he navigates U S politics and foreign affairs. He cites Mandela in Ireland South Africa and the United States while contrasting U S leaders and past allies. The column questions where Mandela’s lines lie on internal versus external affairs.
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Ae Agian
United States
Ted Koppel
Mandela
Fidel Castro
Muammar Gaddafi
Yasser Arafat
Nelson
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Ferdinand Marcos
Iran
CIA
Noriega
China
Castro
Gaddafi
Arafat
PLO
South Africa
Chicago
Ireland
England
IRA
Margaret Thatcher
Ghadafi
General Custer
Carterra nation on shaky ground and imaginary state claims
A Utah engineer promotes Corterra a 12 island nation north of Tahiti claiming sovereign status since 1974 and attracting Scottsdale investors. Officials deny recognition, Kiribatis warns Watters would be sent home, while observers dub the council of imaginary states and question legitimacy. Marilyn Quayle softens image while breast cancer activism rises in prominence.
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Washington
South Pacific
Carterra
Tahiti
Scottsdale
Ariz
Fiji
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Patrick Watters
Utah
Corterra
Watters
Corterran
United States
Boyd
Inter
National Council of Independent States
Geir Sor-Reime
Stavanger
Norway
International Council of Imaginary States
Sor-Reime
Hagath
B.C
U.S
Pacific Island
Kiribatis
Peter Timeon
State Department
Paradise
County considers dog warden as stray issue drains funds
Frederick County commissioners seek state action to appoint a county dog warden to enforce the dog license law after large yearly payments for livestock killed by packs of stray dogs. Other items note youths fishing at Culler Lake, remarks by former judge Urner at a Maryland Bar Association gathering, a Smithsburg area crash with multiple occupants leaving the scene, and political filings in local races.
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Frederick County
Ray Dietz
Culler Lake
Frederick
Betty Lane
Bobby Niendemus
Richard Hankey
Frank S. Smith
Hammond Urner
Maryland Court of Appeals
Maryland State Bar Association
Atlantic City
N.J
Urner
Maryland
Smithsburg
Myersville
Wolfsville
Washington County
Frederick Police Chief Faces Credible Call for Change
A Frederick News-Post May 9 piece questions Chief Richard J. Ashton's grip on leadership as morale and public safety strain under his long tenure. It cites a no confidence vote by the Fraternal Order of Police, mentions promotion disputes, and urges reform aligned with modern policing.
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Frederick
Richard J. Ashton
Ashton
Muhammad Ali
Fra
Order of Police
Frederick Police Chief Under Pressure for Change
Letters praise Chief Ashton for 14 years of service but argue modern law enforcement needs a contemporary agency and progressive leadership to meet changing demands. The town’s farm roots and evolving city push for renewal, not retirement.
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Ashton
Frederick
Rocky Marciano
Huh
O “Muhammad AL
Frederick Needs New Police Chief After Mass Departures
Marianne D Bartlett of Jefferson urges Frederick to replace Police Chief Richard Ashton, citing over 60 officers quitting for better pay elsewhere and accusing poor leadership of eroding morale and wasting police academy training funds. She calls for a new, respected chief to restore accountability and stability.
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Ashton
Frederick
Timplore
Public Safety Critique of Frederick Police Involvement
A reader expresses anger over a June 14 traffic accident at West Fourth Street Dill Avenue and North Bentz Street involving a Frederick police officer and Jennifer Posten's vehicle. The letter questions officer responsibility, criticizes police safety practices, and disputes fines or points assigned to Ms Posten. Tammy Molino, Frederick.
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West Fourth Street
Dill Avenue
North Bentz Street
Frederick
Jennifer Posten
Frederick City
Ms. Posten
More than cloth a defense of flag symbolism by Bebout
William Bebout argues that the flag is a symbol of freedoms won through sacrifice and not an idol to be worshipped. He contends burning the flag is protected expression and bans would threaten constitutional rights.
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United States
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