Frederick County School gains two new board members
The governor approves Ronald Peppe and Earlene Thornton for the Frederick County Board of Education. The new board integrates business, education, and community experience with members including Anne Hooper Gordon Cooley Debbie Aughenbaugh Maureen Lapsa Jean Smith and others, reflecting a balance of skills over party.
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Marishka Returns Home With Presents For Family
Roy Meachum recalls his Russian connections as Marishka Lagarkova returns home bearing gifts for her journalist husband and 10-year-old Daria. He notes transliteration issues, her aliases, and stories of their scientific guests from Dima’s circle visiting from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
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I-270 Widening Plan Faces Costs and Delays
Peter Samuel of Frederick argues for a practical short term fix to I-270, proposing a six lane widening with two middle lanes for about 100 million, contrasting it with the SHA eight lane plan costing around 500 million. He criticizes slow construction, high costs, and calls for faster, financeable progress within three to four years.
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Millennium Bug 7 Threatens 2000 Computer Systems
Government warns of looming Millennium Bug costs near 3 billion dollars with higher private estimates. COBOL old systems and two digit year dating risk widespread failures from missiles to Social Security benefits and even hospital life support and elevators in high rises. Jack Anderson and Jan Moller report.
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Frederick residents urge safer playground site change
Southeast Frederick residents Robert Sheckles and Harvey Showe tell city officials playground facilities on East Patrick Street are inadequate and a danger to children crossing a busy National Highway. They propose a site near Franklin and East South Street while free swimming lessons for local kids are announced for seven weeks more this summer. John R. Fitzpatrick sponsors the project with friends.
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Jack Griffin
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Adopt A Convict Letters to the Editor Proposal
A reader riffs on capital punishment opponents funding the system, proposing an “Adopt A Convict” scheme. For a 2000 a month pledge, supporters would receive a killer's photo and life story, with monthly updates and victim families letters, while taxpayers would be spared costs. The note argues opponents prove commitment by funding abolition.
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Important causes begin at home
Angela Milligan argues for personal responsibility and individualism over activism. She criticizes focus on rights debates and urges addressing family, education, and neighborly concerns, warning of a looming one world government and societal divisions.
Letters to the Editor policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites reader letters signed with the writer’s name address and contact details. Because of high volume some letters are abridged and publication cannot be guaranteed. Letters may be mailed faxed or emailed to the newspaper or submitted online.
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