Teachers react to budget decision dampening pay raises
The expected teacher response is disappointment as commissioners vote against raises for the next school year. Union president Jack Patterson criticizes the process, arguing past contracts were broken by the board, though teachers never signed with the commissioners. The piece notes political constraints and a broader county wage parity issue tied to Winchester Hall and prior tax protests.
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Teachers Union
Jack Patterson
Teachers’ Union
Winchester Hall
Frederick County
Harbaugh praised as honest reformer amid tax clash
In Frederick County Maryland a heated debate compares sheriff funding to education budgets. Commissioner Sundergill criticizes law enforcement spending while praising education, citing per capita costs and past tax hikes. Sheriff Harbaugh defends patrol expansion and notes career credibility.
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Ron Sundergill
Taj Mahal
Sheriff's Department
Board of Education
Sundergill
Teachers’ Union
India
Carl Harbaugh
East Frederick
Boe
Harbaugh
Mr. Harbaugh
Frederick City
Maryland
Land Mass
Frederick
Sheriff's Office
Election sleaze and high tech in the 1990 race heats up
The piece surveys how Democrats and Republicans wage opposition research in the 1992 campaign using new optical disk tech. It notes Warren Ross Perot’s role, Clinton and Bush strategies, and the goal to hit opponents on ethics and family ties while avoiding Willie Horton imagery. It also profiles EPA head William Reilly’s bid for Cabinet status and his symbolism in Rio de Janeiro talks.
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Washington
Bill Clinton
Ross Perot
Texas
Clinton
Bush
Ross
Perot
Little Rock
Ark
Himsel
Willie Horton Specter
Michael Dukakis
Democratic National Committee
Harris Wofford
Dick Thornburgh
Pennsylvania
Neil
Quayle Council
White House
Willie Horton
Rio
Environmental Protection Administration
William Reilly
Reilly
Environmental Agency
Unionizing Dairy Farmers Warned At Pomona Grange Meet
Fifty years ago on June 8 1942 Frederick attorney Richard E Zimmerman warned at the Pomona Grange quarterly meeting in New Market that interests seeking to unionize dairy farmers sought funds from labor leaders rather than farmer welfare. Senator Millard Tydings said Congress faced rationing discontent and plans to curb Henderson. Officials reported growing mail orders for sugar certificates.
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Pomona Grange
New Market
Frederick
Richard E. Zimmerman
Millard &. Tydings
Dma
Baltimore
Congress
Leon Henderson
Washington, D.C
Rationing Board
Condoms in Schools Sparks Moral Debate and Policy Critique
Opinion argues against school condom distribution, calling it moral abdication. Portrays policy as pressuring teens, undermining marriage, and risking female coercion, urging sexual activity only within marriage and fidelity to curb disease and unwanted pregnancies.
Letters to the Editor on Teen Behavior and Morality
Keith Intrater, pastor of El Shaddai Congregation Frederick, argues that life isn’t perfect yet moral guidelines by teachers ministers and parents can guide teens. He endorses clear standards and the “just say no” and “just say wait” messages as effective answers to drugs and teenage sexuality.
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Keith Intrater
el Shaddai
Frederick
Should the mayor comment on L A problems
A Frederick Post front page questions Mayor Paul Gordon for not commenting on the Rodney King beating and Los Angeles rioters. The letter writer contrasts quiet public service with personal attacks, notes budget actions, and argues for media focus on responsible citizens while debating race and public duties.
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Frederick Post
Paul Gordon
Rodney King
Gordon
Los Angeles
Frederick
City of
Property tax blame shifts to earlier leaders in Frederick
Thurmont resident William B. Brucehey argues the current property assessment raise is not Mayor Paul Gordon’s idea but follows city and county guidelines. He says the earlier mayor and county commissioners should bear the responsibility for the higher taxes, urging accountability for past decisions.
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Frederick City
Paul Gordon
Frederick
Paul
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Jack Anderson
Environment
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Quayle
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William Dodson
Frederick County Teachers Association
Frederick County Board of Education
John Derr
Richard Baumgartner
Kiwanis Club of
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mary H.alsop Frederick
Dan Quayle
Murphy Brown
Sheila Jones Frederick
William B. Bruchey Thurmont
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