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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1999
Page
4
Editorial notes the Blair Witch Project boosts Burkittsville lore, drawing tourists and press while funding needs and local disruption grow. It contrasts fiction with reality, cites Deputy overtime costs, and laments intrusive publicity around missing students and a Sci Fi Channel documentary.
The Department of Natural Resources faces calls from Frederick County over a bear in a Rep. Roscoe Bartlett farm tree, a duck and ducklings stuck in a grate, a deer collision with an aerobics instructor, and a rescued chipmunk named Squeaky. The author jokes about pool entrapment and a Pup E Dog, while noting Civil War heritage mentions in Frederick and a 1997 IRS tax nonpayment trend alongside shifts in religion and lifestyle.
Scripps Howard News Service notes the electorate shows broad desire for action on gun control and managed care, yet Republicans push small changes while Democrats seek government regulation. Polls suggest voters may punish inaction, as a gridlocked Congress stalemates amid heated partisan rhetoric and lobbying from NRA, ATA, AMA, and AAHP.
A busy Frederick scene includes a union of local gatherings and proposals. Sixteen babies performed at a Baker show while 52 municipal staff enjoyed Fredricks annual Mountaindale picnic. A new Woodsboro Livestock sales barn opens July 19 with a 500 seat capacity and 5 000 pound scales. The Frederick Squadron Civil Air Patrol plans an Operation Godfrey carnival at the municipal airport led by Captain Bruce Brichey. Gasoline pumps set prices by half gallons, then doubled for total cost as shops adjust. State energy officials in Baltimore weigh extending allocations to Western Maryland service stations in return for Sunday and evening openings. Delphey's Sport Store seeks zoning variance expansion with a flood plain exception granted by the city Board of Zoning Appeals. Charles F. Stick Gearinger logs 31 hours bicycling near Waverley Elementary to beat a 1964 record, learning rapid sleep during five minute hourly breaks.
Marsha Gamble of Woodsboro criticizes Sherry Vogt for proposing a building moratorium to curb Walkersville growth after water problems. The writer urges balanced solutions to prevent future incidents and warns against enclosing the town with a wall, stressing business and community impacts.
A Maryland cigarette tax debate amid a 360 group coalition argues higher prices reduce tobacco use and that fears of a mass smoker exodus are unfounded. Polls and public opinion supported the tax plan while Big Tobacco and their lobbyists opposed it, predicting calamity that the article deems a fairy tale.
A Maryland Heart Association director urges continued tobacco tax hikes to curb smoking and reduce heart disease. In a separate note, Trail Riders of Today and others recount a horse rescue effort that ended in euthanasia after helicopter support fell through, stressing collective volunteer pride in a difficult outcome.
A deputy earns community backing in a Frederick County town as residents praise Deputy John Chance for showing genuine interest in youth and the community. Readers call for continued support of local officers and their work to protect and serve residents.
A letter honors the responders who attempted to rescue Maggie at the Frederick Watershed on July 10. It lauds the spirit of cooperation, professionalism, and enthusiasm, with special recognition for Independent Hose Co. 1 led by Chief C. Handle, the Advanced Technical Rescue Team led by Scott Morgan, and Lewistown Fire Co. 22 with Bud Stull, among others from Maryland State.
The author cites July 12 front page coverage of an unsuccessful horse rescue, accusing the newspaper of insensitivity toward the horse owner who mourns the animal and questions the decision to publish a distressing photo of the animal.
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with name address and phones, notes space limits may apply, and excludes poetry or letter copies to others. Submissions accepted by mail fax or email at provided addresses and numbers.
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