Maryland Sound Source ballot shows 80 candidates for September primary
The paper reviews an early voter poll of 80 candidates across races including county commissioners and the Sixth District congressional contest. It cautions that votes here do not count in the real election and urges readers to study candidates and issues before the September 13 primary, noting potential ballot box stuffing and the need to register.
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Election Board
Maryland
Orphans Court
Roscoe Bartlett
Ink Spots and All Night Strut light up Weinberg stage
Struttin' Weinberg Last Friday at the Weinberg Center offered the Ink Spots in a one night Frederick show, with tickets under half the Kennedy Center price. Feste Productions' The All Night Strut opened and closed over the weekend, directed by Susan Palmer Purtee, highlighting Megan Crosson Kayte Curtis Nancy Johnson Jones Bobby Lewis and the Steele brothers.
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Sharon
Weinberg Center
Ink Spots
Feste
Susan Palmer-Purtee
Frederick
Tivoli Theater
Square Corner
Kennedy Center
Weinberg
Arts Council
City Hall
James James
County Arts Council
Lynn Tulery
TV Comedienne
Elayne Boosler
Tammy Wynette
Patrick Street
Mr. Stup
Tanya Tucker
Wild
Gallagher
Trisha Yearwood
Megan Crosson
Kayte Curtis
Nancy Johnson-Jones
Bobby Lewis
Steele Brothers
Christopher
Steve
David Conrad
Ken Kerr
Alison Shafer
Study on Chairs Turns Into Civic Satire at Gettysburg
A public speaker quips about funding a study on chairs and sitting as he addresses 500 students and 1,000 parents at Gettysburg College. Attendees shift in line on lawn card table chairs, expressing visible discomfort and restlessness.
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Hierresinen
Gettysburg College
AST
A Chair Inquiry by Andy Rooney on Comfort and Fit
Andy Rooney argues chairs misfit the human body and outlines how seating design ignores posture. He suggests chair sizing by individual measurements, noting audience reactions to comfort at graduations and proposing broad changes across venues.
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RSVP
Congressional
Tribune Melia
Frederick Lions elect Richard F Kline president
Yesterday Richard F. Kline was elected Frederick Lions Club president succeeding G Raymond Shipley. New officers include William H Bartgis first vice president Glenn E Stovall third vice president Herman C Gubisch secretary treasurer Ira F Ray tail twister Jacob R Ramsburg lion tamer and Ralph H Fellows director for three years. In Hamilton Market prices T bone steer 44 cents per pound county onions 2 pounds for 15 cents and granulated sugar 6 cents a pound. A special Em mitsburg Town Council meeting approved a Service Honor Roll. The Board of Education will place stokers at Brunswick High Middletown High Walkersville schools at about 5000. Frederick City seeks state funds for a lead paint poisoning program. Senator Charles McC Mathias Jr of Frederick urges a new local government unit called Little Republics for about 10000 residents. Minor adjustments at McCurdy Field for the Regional Babe Ruth tournament include a 12 seat pressbox and chain link fence.
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Richard F. Kline
Frederick Lions Club
G. Raymond Shipley
The
Lions
William H. Bartgis
Glenn E. Stovall
Herman C. Gubisch
Treasuer
Ira F. Ray
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Ralph H. Fellows
McCurdy Field
Relieving Jury Duty Boredom Suggestions
Charles Miller of Urbana reflects on jury duty boredom and offers ideas to improve the experience. He suggests televisions in the jury room, access to current newspapers, a two hour plea bargaining limit, and pardoning policemen and lawyers to save time and money.
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USA Today
Washington Post
Frederick Post
Finding lost pets letter prompts ID rules for dogs
Mary Anne Fry from Thurmont urges Huffer family to tag dogs with identification and shelter checks after a pet loss aired on Cable 10. She cites three required IDs: owner contact tag, rabies vaccination tag, and Frederick County dog license, arguing timely shelter contact could have saved the second dog.
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Dave
Joyce Huffer
Knoxville
Humane Society
Cable 10
Betty Mitchell
Frederick County
Huffer
Frederick reader letter questions welfare attitudes
A reader named Carol Swick from Frederick criticizes the phrase bad attitude used about Stacy Doody in a June 22 item. She questions whether Doody is “blessed with a child” given her perceived hateful stance toward some people.
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Stacy Doody
Letters responding to Vietnam veteran remarks and domestic violence
A reader denounces Emmitsburg commissioner Tom Gingell for insulting Vietnam veterans and calls for a public apology and a visit to the Vietnam Memorial. The letter links in-home trauma to street violence, cites Maryland incarceration figures, and urges addressing family wounds to curb societal ills. Sandra Leigh Krantz, founder of Survivors United, signs.
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Emmitsburg
Tom Gingell
Gingell
D.C
Sue Hecht for state delegate and judiciary panel
A reader cheers Sue Hecht's bid for District 3 state delegate and aims for a seat on the House Judiciary Committee. The letter recounts experiences before the committee on child abuse and domestic violence, noting prior dismissal of testimony and calls for reform.
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Yippee
Skippee
Sue Hecht
Sue
House
Judiciary Committee
In God We Trust on Currency Debate
Evelyn M Shepley of Hagerstown pleads for keeping the motto In God We Trust on U S currency. She argues Congress has removed prayer from schools and government, urges return to traditional faith, and warns against liberal changes eroding freedom.
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Frederick Post
Congress
Christ
God
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters and requires writers to include name address and phone number for verification. Letters should be sent by May 8 to News-Post 200 East Patrick Street Frederick Maryland 21705 or via the provided contact details.
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Frederick
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