Damascus revitalization earns Maryland Pride in Place award
About nine months earlier Damascus completed an 11 million dollar decade long downtown revitalization transforming the town. Key landmarks were preserved with Bellison’s Market sacrificed for a medical office building while Jimmie Cone Tom & Rays Restaurant and Gladhill’s Meat Market remained. The Druid Theater became a retail and business space with its marquee kept, new bank buildings and a shopping center added near the High School on Md 27. The effort earned the Pride in Place and Progress award from the Maryland Downtown Development Association, top in the planning category, praised by Gov. Glendening for its revitalization and economic development impact. County and state officials joined Damascus residents and committees in the recognition.
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The 3 Fs of graduation advice at Mount St. Marys
Anthony Russo offers practical guidance to graduates at Mount St. Mary's 188th Commencement Exercises. He frames faith as primary in life choices, presenting scenarios from church attendance to family and ethics, urging graduates to prioritize faith before other commitments.
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Environmental landscaping urged in Middletown letter
A Middletown reader urges the county to promote organic, non toxic lawn care over petrochemical pesticides. She cites health fears, cites lymphoma risk, and calls for more earth friendly methods and education in the horticulture column by Robert Bishop.
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Monocacy River blocks east west routes after heavy rain
After nearly 3 1/2 inches of rainfall the Monocacy River rose downstream from Creagerstown leaving many east west secondary highways across the river blocked. Fredrick Iron and Steel Co plans expansion with no changes in ownership. The firm’s incorporators are Jacob Goldberg John R Fitzpatrick and Benjamin B Rosenstock.
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Questions for Frederick County abule school system seniors
A reader asks four questions about senior policy in Frederick County schools. Why are all seniors allowed to 5 or 28-30 while others finish on 18, who exempts seniors from the 180 day year, why is a senior curriculum so easy to cover in 173 days, and what happens to juniors or underclassmen kept in senior level classes.
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The New V's Aren't for Victory by
A brief note on a phrase or slogan that redefines the meaning of the letter V in a local context. The text suggests a nontraditional use of V shaped symbols or branding not tied to triumph, inviting interpretation of symbolism and intent.
Frederick Letter Thanks for V lights and mothers support
A reader thanks Cindy and her husband and all parents and children who light up Frederick nights with the new V’s. The correspondent Andrew M. Rasbury calls for closer fact checking and notes concerns about the subject. Esul T Tab. A German.
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Unclear brief item in Frederick News-Post section
Fragmentary text from May issue raises questions about a brief in the Frederick News-Post. The note alleges the item was offensive and unnecessary and questions who authored it and why it appeared.
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Not unlawful to form militias debated in reading history
A fragment discusses a May 23 remark by congressman Larry Pratt praising a font and addressing the legality of forming militias. The text questions individual rights versus militia laws and references The People’s Liberty Teeth, suggesting a critical take on the issue.
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