Missing links project aims to ease Frederick traffic jam
July 14 marked Phase 1 of a $100 million missing links plan with Gov. Glendening and Rep. Bartlett overseeing a $13.1 million interchange between U S 15 340 and I 70 The project intends to replace chronic congestion in Frederick by routing connections among I 70 U S 40 U S 340 and the Golden Mile The long delayed traffic relief faces several planned phases to connect major routes and reduce the current stoplight maze
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Parris Glendening
Roscoe Bartlett
Frederick City
U.S. 15/340
West Jefferson Street
U.S. 40
Golden Mile
Evergreen Point
U.S. 340
Privacy invasion alarm over Potomac Edison credit reports
James Schrumpf of Monrovia denounces Potomac Edison plans to release customer payment records to national credit agencies. He argues lack of consent and consumer choice, warns of privacy harm, and urges letters to PE officials and legislators to block reporting without explicit permission.
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Potomac Edison
Maryland
At&t
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
Belief in Preference Stigma at Wharton Amid Debate
Hugh B. Price argues against a stigma attached to affirmative action admits at Wharton and Georgetown, urging African American students to prove worth through performance. He cites gatekeeping tests, race neutral preferences, and the future success measured by labor market outcomes as rebuttals to claims of belonging.
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Wharton School of Business
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton
Georgetown Law School
Nathan Glazer
Harvard
Hugh B. Price
National Urban League
Copley News Service
Hausler to wed Salisbury sweetheart after war
2nd Lt Richard M Hausler Army Air Corps announced plans to marry Charlotte Anne Wilkins of Salisbury, Western Maryland College sweetheart whose letters from a German POW camp were returned to the college. A watermel on party was hosted by Naomi Rothenhoefer at 209 Dill Ave Frederick with several locals in attendance. Herbert F Davis and wife of Middletown visited their son Pic Redmond Davis, a POW-turned-hospital patient en route to North Carolina. A thief shattered a windshield during the stop at Baltimore Penn Station. A Little Red Barn at Frederick Shopping Center served as a tourist info center noon to 4 p m six days weekly with volunteers Nora Thomas Ruth Lansdale Alex Arris Mildred Fisher Alverta Falconer Louise Fraley. The Pajama Game at Frederick Towne Players drew strong audience praise. Bernard M Evans of the State Highway Administration said no high mast lighting for the Myersville Middletown interchange with I 70 despite local opposition.
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Frederick
Richard M. Hausler
Army Air Corps
Charlotte Anne Wilkins
Salisbury
Western Maryland
Herbert F. Davis
Middletown
Baltimore
Pic Redmond Davis
North Carolina
Pennsylvania Station
Frederick Shopping Center
West Seventh Street
Schley Avenue
Nora Thomas
Ruth Lansdale
Alex Arris
Mildred Fisher
Alverta Falconer
Louise Fraley
Survivor Librarian Reflects on Fortunes and Frustrations at FCPL
Margaret E. Krone, a Thurmont Public Library veteran of 32 years, recalls managing staff and serving patrons while facing repeated criticisms and threats of dismissal. She urges county leaders to investigate the C. Burr Artz Library and the Frederick County Public Library system, noting tensions and staff dedication amid disputes.
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Thurmont Public Library
Frederick County Library System
Frederick County Public Library
FCPL
C. Burr Artz
C. Burr
Potomac River Bank Trash Issue Highlighted in Letter
A reader urges cleanup of trash along the Potomac River bank from Potomac to Sandy, noting frequent fishing trips this year and describing certain bank sections as terrible with litter along the shore.
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Potomac
Potomac River
Letters on river cleanup and moral panics spark urban debate
The writer urges trash reduction near Washington with bags and signs, while another letter attacks LGBT rights and same sex parenting with radical social fears. A Frederick reader argues the traditional family is society’s backbone amid concerns over crime and morality.
Washington judges blur lines on adoption by same sex couples
The piece criticizes D C appellate judges J M Ferren and J C Mack for ruling that same sex couples can adopt, arguing their interpretation widens the definition of family beyond traditional heterosexual parenting and erodes moral norms. It laments perceived immorality infusing entertainment and courts.
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Winfield
Ferren
Mack
D.C
America
Washington Times
J.M. Ferren
J.C. Mack
Letters to the Editor guidance from The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post outlines submission rules for letters to the editor, requesting name, address, and phone number for verification. They note not all letters are published due to volume, and some are edited for space or taste. Poetry religious verse and letters addressed to others are not published.
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Frederick
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Community Energy Fund
Monrovia
Tee
Cuba
Fuyrpape
Hugh Price
Georgetown
Acad
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Martha
Naomi Rothenhoefer
Dill Ave
Helen Karn
Elsie Hamilton
Viola Simmons
Pearl Bader
Ruby Virginia Roderick
Kathleen Smith
Margaret Bitzer
Edith Sherman
Frederick Towne Players
Maryland School For the Deaf Auditorium
State Highway Administration
Bernard M. Evans
Myersville
Margaret E. Krone Thurmont
Hook
Washington
Park Rangers
Charlie Miller
Richard Bowers Frederick
Frederick Newsae
E. Patrick St
P.O. Fox
Mdor
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