Maryland's Tomorrow program helps at risk students stay in school
The Maryland's Tomorrow initiative works with middle schoolers on a high school path, offering counseling, personal and social responsibility courses, and sponsor support from the Job Training Agency. Scholarships range from 20 to 60 dollars by grade, rewarding progress and attendance. Laura Hash, a participant, reflected on earlier prospects, noting the value of continuing education at Frederick Community College and beyond.
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Hood College
McDonald's
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Frederick Community College
Thomas Johnson and Frederick High School
Braveheart film review from a wary Scots nod to Wallace
The writer credits Mel Gibson with directing and starring in Braveheart a three hour epic about William Wallace arousing patriotism through spectacular battles and vivid scenery. The review praises the battles and cast especially Gibson McCormack and Marceau while noting initial skepticism about the title and stereotypes but affirming the film as a vigorous colorful triumph.
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Longshanks
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Joan
Patrick McGoohan
Mr. Gibson
Catherine McCormack
Sophie Marceau
Feds dismiss ethics to aid prosecutions in a federal clash
Paul Craig Roberts argues that the Justice Department has lowered ethical standards to boost conviction rates, citing a 1994 regulation allowing prosecutors to speak with suspects without lawyers. He notes higher judge concern over misconduct and a 1993 case overturning convictions from misconduct, urging federalism and less prosecutorial immunity.
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Jamie F. Gorelick
Gorelick
Jamie
American Bar Association
Justice Department
Supreme Court
George Sutherland
U. S
Legal Times
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U.S
G. Paul Howes
Senate
Frederick County Veterans group seeks Maryland branch
A newly formed Frederick County Citizens Committee on Veterans Affairs aims to push a Maryland Veterans Commission branch into Frederick as essential for timely access to veterans rights and benefits. The group cites a five page executive summary as the basis for action.
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Citizens Committee On Veterans’ Affairs
Maryland Veterans Commission
Frederick
Frederick residents urge rush hour traffic relief on Rosemont Avenue
Jamie Brightwell of Frederick writes that city contractors working on Rosemont Avenue cause daily 45 minute delays at Fort Detrick light, noting 15 minute commutes now stretch and urging officials and contractors to adjust hours or traffic flow to ease morning and evening bottlenecks for residents and workers.
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Grimes
Real threat to our freedom and political rhetoric
A reader protests an editorial cartoon in The Frederick Post May 2 depicting a boot labeled anti-terrorism laws crushing individual liberties. The letter denounces demonization of President Clinton, warns against paranoia and fascist tendencies, and contrasts Western liberal values with violent extremism seen in Serbia and Kosovo history.
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Clinton
Oklahoma City
Bill Clinton
Europe
Sarajevo
Kosovo
Serbia
Paranoid Minutemen and the Oklahoma City bombing
The author argues that extremist anti-government views misinterpret the Constitution and vilify federal institutions. The Oklahoma City attack is framed as driven by anti-government paranoia, not by legitimate grievances, highlighting the danger of conspiratorial thinking. The piece contrasts lawful governance with gun-obsessed extremism.
City ducks and dogs spark park foulness debate
A reader complains of Culler Lake area duck and dog mess, calling it unsanitary and unsafe for children. They urge action, critique unenforceable ordinances, and propose drastic remedies while joking about pets and park policies.
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Time to end UN neutrality in Bosnia crisis argues for NATO action
Steve Rukavina of Gaithersburg condemns UN neutrality and calls for a NATO driven mandate and lifting the arms embargo to halt Serbian aggression in Bosnia Herzegovina. He argues only strong leadership and force can deliver peace and protect human rights.
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Bosnia- Herzegovina
Clinton
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U.S
Radovan Karadzic
Greater Serbia
Slobodan Milosevic
Boris Yeltsin
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Letters to the Editor Address Information
Frederick News-Post letters to the editor contact details list the mailing address P O Box 578 Frederick MD 21705 and phone line 662-8299 for reader correspondence.
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