Campaign targets Impressions in Frederick County schools
John Beutler reports a nationwide effort led by Citizens for Excellence in Education and allied groups to remove the Impressions book series from public schools. Local activists accuse a national religious coalition of pressuring districts while supporters defend the curriculum and urge broad input. the Board of Education set to hear Dr. Farmer’s recommendation on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens For Excellence In Education
National Association of Christian Educators
Costa Mesa
Calif
Robert Simons
Th.d
CEE
Concerned Women For America
Beverly LaHaye
Teri Heger
Middletown
CWA
American Family Association
Don Wildman
Focus
Phyllis Schlafly
Eagle Forum
Impressions
Frederick County
Holt
Frederick
Jane
Board of Education
Dr. Farmer
Middletown Scouts Restore Asbury Cemetery Then Face Vandalism
Marie Anne Erickson praises Bryan Hanes and about 35 Scouts who clean up Asbury Cemetery on Jefferson Street, restoring a historic site linked to Middletown’s black community. A later vandalism incident, with yard refuse dumped on the grounds, is condemned as racism and neglect, urging community steps to remove the mess and protect the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Cemetery
Jefferson Street
Bryan
Middletown
Bryan Hanes
Washington, D.C
United States
Louis Farakhan
Hitler
Sister Southaj
Congressman Savage
Illinois
World
Yugoslavia
Middle East
Africa
South Africa
Meir Kahane
New York
el Sayed
Call for reason after tragedy amid racial tensions
Mary Alsop lives in Frederick. The writer argues for calm, condemns violence, and critiques police brutality discourse surrounding Rodney King and Meir Kahane. The piece condemns racism, urges peaceful resolution, warns against inter-group hatred, and notes heightened gun sales amid fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nosair
Rodney King
Washington
L.A
Debate on abortion ethics hinges on scientific facts, says local writer
Frederick resident David Ager argues that human life begins at conception, citing medical texts and a Senate report. He contends abortion destroys human life and questions why society preserves abortion rights despite scientific consensus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Supreme Court
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dennis J. Horan
Keith L. Moore
U.S. Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
America
David Ager
Frederick
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Beutler
Wisconsin
Alaska
Sacramento
Brown
Woodland
AFA
Brown v. Woodland
Braddock Heights
National Cancer Institute
Marie Anne Erickson
Mary Also
King
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
National Democratic Party
Police
Mary Alsop
Dorland
Tuber
Nhewepa Perhhuheve
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!