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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1994
Page
4
A front page feature discusses how endorsements from groups like environmental or labor unions influence voters. It notes that while endorsements guide perceptions, many people still vote their own judgment amid many issues, and candidates for high offices typically list their backers.
A flood of candidates emerges for Frederick County elections with 10 Democrats and 12 Republicans seeking the five commissioner posts. The field includes veteran Mark Hoke and newcomer Ilona Hogan, amid party shifts and rising registrations. Voter apathy, media scrutiny, and enduring personality dynamics shape the campaign landscape as November narrows the field to general election contenders.
Frederick County commissioners appoint Chase Gove III as planning commission chairman replacement for Wilbur Ford. Letter writer questions possible conflicts due to Gove's builder/developer ties and past PUD bid on Reich's Ford Road, urging caution about appearances and future development influence. Larry Powell signs the op-ed from Frederick.
A letter to the editor accuses Delegate George Littrell of drafting HB 274 at the request of a Republican gun dealer. The dealer criticized home gun sales for unfair competition due to lacking local business costs faced by licensed gun shops. The piece asserts Ferguson camp spin obscures the truth.
A critical roundup argues Washington clings to bad ideas, notably that military strength fixes poor governance abroad. It cites Haiti and past regimes from El Salvador to Iran and the Philippines as warnings that arming for democracy rarely works, even as summer heat deepens the political debate.
The piece argues that a cycle persists where backing military regimes undercuts democracy. It decries U S entanglements that strengthen despotic officers, while noting repetitive claims of intimate ties between presidents and foreign leaders. It cites Washington Post and New York Times reporting.
Officers of the Intermediate State Luther League announced at Hood College for the ninth annual Summer School of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland. New president Paul Keyser's mother taught on the school faculty. Thirty five Frederick City residents were arrested over the weekend on charges from peace disturbances to drunkenness and indecent exposure. One man mocked police by asking to call Walter Winchell. Middletown near clinched first half honors in the County Softball League by beating Harmony and Broad Run. Frederick area war casualties exceed 150 with 46 deaths and 13 missing in World War II. The Ancient Highland Street Bridge over Carroll Creek was closed for safety, with repairs or replacement planned. Gov. Marvin Mandel will decide on a tri county jail for Frederick, Carroll and Howard. Five county youths attended an FFA seminar in Europe. Names include Terrie Trimmer Betsy Merchant Marlin Hildebrand James Roderick Jay Groomes.
Letter writers dispute claims that the bill would end firearm sales statewide. They state Littrell withdrew the bill before any vote, citing zoning compliance as the sole purpose. The correspondence also defends Littrell’s Second Amendment record and notes his District 4 Senate bid.
A son denounces his father’s homosexuality as deviant after a June front page feature. He says the disclosure harms the family, rejects the lifestyle, and expresses distress over the public airing while noting past support in private.
Reader Dorothy Hull laments chronic taxi shortages in Frederick. She cites few drivers, lack of driver licensing visibility, unclear fares, no fare charts, off peak service gaps, and slow dispatcher response, urging better competition and clearer pricing.
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