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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 2001
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text describes a legal case or wage dispute with references to wages, years, and a road scene near a capital area. Mentions individuals and a court or public action may be implied. Content is unclear and partially garbled.
The piece argues alcohol remains a social norm in free societies yet risks from drinking and driving demand stricter limits. It contrasts global harsh penalties with calls for responsible behavior and urges personal accountability, hoping future norms regard driving after drinking as unthinkable.
A column argues Dick Cheney guides George W. Bush through energy defense and Congress, predicting reliance on drilling and strategic defense. It criticizes the pushy method, noting failures to engage voters and lawmakers, and warns of political risks from Cheney’s style.
A mayor urged police applicant withdrawals for medical screening as a general exam is planned by the Poulter Commission. The Preservation Advisor Board backs Agricultural Preservation District recommendations for two farms near Detour and Thurmont. Melanie Webster, 17, is crowned Miss Teen Maryland at Ocean City, planning premed studies at Mount St Mary’s. Frederick County Young Life organizes a giant 6 foot banana split to promote a Colorado trip, drawing ~200 attendees.
Patricia Redmond Urges Frederick County to fix curb cuts and ramps at Carroll Creek Linear Park. She notes missing curb cuts, poorly built ramps on brick bridge accesses, and disability access laws requiring usable public spaces. She calls for legal action to ensure full accessibility.
A Mount Airy reader urges residents to write to the mayor and question planners and local leaders. The letter references Ronald Reagan, party politics in Maryland, and potential gubernatorial ambitions. It discusses traffic, road widening fears, and suggests building a Middletown pool and park while keeping housing out.
Reader Gene Mellin defends Mount Airy residents against a May 24 letter by Danny Simmons blaming newcomers for water infrastructure issues. He notes Twin Ridge and Village Gate existed well before Simmons arrived and urges collective, proactive solutions rather than targeting individual communities.
Residents criticize Mayor Gerald Johnson for approving further growth while the town lacks sufficient water. Community members say new leadership may address the water crisis and preserve Mount Airy’s small town charm and downtown character.
Residents accuse Mount Airy officials of tying water restrictions to new development while denying a link to growth. The article notes a 1974 state law allowing intervention in local planning to curb sprawl, enabling lobbying but not overruling decisions.
State Sen Alex Mooney eyed as potential Republican nominee as Gov Parris Glendening nears end of term. Mooney leverages nationwide connections, campaign apparatus, and fundraising reach to position for 2002 race amid absence of clear frontrunner.
Judges observed about one third of projects highlighting useful teen work. Entries included an Easter egg hunt for canned goods, a food drive homerworms contest, a Breast Cancer Walk scrapbook, relaiming Wall at the softball field, and plans for improving activities. Winners named.
A Braddock Heights resident declares intent to move there by June 1 and opposes a 230 home development in Middletown, arguing traffic already worsens on the mountain each morning and that entertainment like a golf course would benefit the community.
A reader letter accuses The Frederick Post of biased criticism of the Frederick Police Department and praises the Frederick County Health Department Underage Drinking Task Force for its grant funded operations. The writer cites the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention as endorsing the program and expresses personal grief from a 1995 alcohol related crash.
A jumble of disrupted text appears to be contact details for Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post in Frederick Maryland. It includes a mailing address P O Box 578 and a fax number 301 662 6299 along with an email for submissions. The page shows garbled lines and partial phrases but identifies the newspaper title and submission channels.
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