Frederick County Teachers See Pay Raise And Benefits
A report shows average teacher salaries at 39000 a year with starting pay lower. Enhanced tuition reimbursement and support for coaches and advisers are among benefits. A task force will study extracurricular job classifications as districts compete to attract and retain quality teachers. The 4 percent raise is pivotal to keeping good teachers from leaving the county.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Freres
How to Improve Pay for Frederick County Child Care
Nikki Darling Kana argues for better compensation and motivation for child care providers in Frederick County Maryland. She cites low wages, long hours, high training needs, and gendered, often minority workforces, urging affordable training, better benefits, and public appreciation to attract and retain providers for higher quality care.
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Matchbox
Nikky Darling
Kana
Frederick
Media bias and Paula Jones era headlines spark backlash
The piece rails at press practice and the Paula Jones saga, arguing reporters amplified unverified claims about Clinton allies. It criticizes Drudge for fueling rumor online, mocks Meet the Press and Fox for promoting him, and condemns the National Press Club reception.
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Meet the Press
Fox News
National Press Club
Monica Lewinsky
Newsweek
Frederick Iron and Steel plant reaches labor accord
Items from Mor, Frederick Iron and Steel Inc. and its Foundry Workers Union announce a contract ending all labor disputes at the local plant. Rumor of Joseph J. Nestor’s death circulated. family says he is healthy at home on 11 E Second St. Stevens airport carried the second breakfast flight from Lewistown to Maryland with 33 Frederick travelers aboard 14 planes. A Marine Corps League gathering featured James A. Grove and Clem Russell recalling 20 years together in China.
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Frederick Iron and Steel Inc
Foundry Workers
Frederick News-Post
Joseph J. Nestor
Frederick
Nestor
Second St
Stevens Airport
Lewistown
Maryland
Lancaster
Shangri- la
Marine Corps League
James A. Grove
Clem Russell
Clarksburg
National Capital
Washington
First Maid of the Court crowned at Frederick jousting tourney
Katharine Van Holton, a former News-Post correspondent famed for a long love of Maryland jousting, was named First Maid of the Court by Leon B. Enfield as Frederick staged its inaugural professional division jousting tourney at Baker Park. Police Chief Richard J. Ashton urged abandoning downtown truck routes. A dedication and open house marked the Dr J Elmer Harp Medical Center in Middletown with Harold W. Kefauver, Oliver S. Rudderow, Gloria M. Grossnickle, Dr Michael Behre, C William Locke, J Vernon Coblentz, G Carlton Rhoderick IV, Dr Michael Rudman, J Thomas Routzahn Jr, and Dr James Roessler among staff.
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Katharine van Holton
The
News-Post
Maryland
Leon B. Enfield
Frederick
Baker Park
Dr. J. Elmer Harp Medical Center
Middletown
Harold W. Kefauver
Oliver S. Rudderow
Gloria M. Grossnickle
Michael Behre
C. William Locke
J. Vernon Coblentz
G. Carlton Rhoderick IV
Michael Rudman
J. Thomas Routzahn Jr
James Roessler
Student opposition to CRES test at Middletown High
Jonathan Minchoff of Middletown writes that Frederick County's Criterion Reference Evaluation System is a wasteful, biased requirement that overburdens students. He argues the test unfairly favors strong writers, adds unnecessary workload, and should be abolished or limited to middle school, noting other counties do not use it.
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Middletown High School
Frederick County
Maryland
Horace Mann
Massachusetts
Prussia
Mann
America
Educrats
Annapolis
Washington, D.C
Hill
Soule
Military Funerals Hard to Arrange Stirs Reader Concern
The Frederick News-Post May 27 reports on difficulties arranging military funerals and a reader’s concern over Ruth Prustk’s perceived inability to secure honors for her husband. Mortuaries know where honor guards can be contacted, within reasonable distance of the volunteer group, though the article’s focus remains on the stated statement.
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Frederick
Honor Guard dispute over activity in Frederick County
In a letter from Robert S. Marlowe of Upper Marlboro, he defends Steadman-Keenan Post 96 against Commander Redding of Francis Scott Key Post 11, detailing a 14-member standby Honor Guard and numerous memorials, cemetery services, and color presents. He cites 140 events since 1992 and notes recent overcoats and uniform purchases. The letter also shifts to a critique of government schooling and a defense of parental choice and teacher initiative as the true American dream.
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Francis Scott Key
FSK
Steadman- Keenan
Redding
Steadman-Keenan Post
Brunswick
Frederick County
Frederick
Woodsboro
Virginia
North Carolina
Morris Frock
Hagerstown
Steadman-Keenan
School voucher critique sparks satire in May letter
A May 28 letter by Virgil Soule titled “School voucher system anti democratic unfair” prompts thoughts on satire as the piece critiques vouchers. The brief reads as a first reading of the anti voucher stance and hints at further argument.
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Virgil Soule
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters exclusive to the paper with full name address and phone numbers for verification. Space limits mean some letters are edited or not published. poetry religious verse form letters or copies to others are not printed.
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News-Post
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick Sr
P.O
Frederick
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