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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1999
Page
4
As 35 000 public school children begin summer vacation the piece critiques the shift from carefree Mayberry summers to highly structured activities. It notes the rise of specialized camps and year round schooling debate, urging safe, balanced time for kids while acknowledging ongoing urban vigilance for three months of open streets.
George B. Delaplaine Jr notes a Frederick Lions Club meeting where Dutch's Seafood was burgled, with its safe and checks stolen. Insurance will cover losses, and the club is told the checks may never cash. Gold price context appears as a separate financial aside by Herb Wolfe Ill.
Doug Tallman, education reporter for The Frederick News-Post, reflects on a winter day when a Toyota refused to start and his daughter called him the strongest daddy. He describes evolving roles at home, the rise of his daughter as Apprentice Mother, and his son Buster’s stubbornness as a genetic trait. The piece frames the “piy years” of fathering and the small heroic acts of daily parenting.
Seven members of the Frederick Amateur Radio Club joined a nation wide emergency communications exercise at Salamander mountain north of Frederick and assisted in a water shortage crisis in Frederick County by funding a $1800 water pump and contracting repairs. Governor Hughes announced an odd even gasoline plan while teachers staged a work slowdown ahead of summer break. Middletown High student Pat Comeford was named American Abroad for 1979 and will live with a French family in Albi.
A group of 90 students aged 14 to 18 from Mrs Remus Latin class toured New York City on Saturday May 22. They visited the Empire State Building Chinatown Rockefeller Center and Manhattan Mall. The students were polite respectful and stayed with chaperones proving commendable conduct in a major city.
A reflective memory of a father whose love and guidance shaped a childhood. The speaker recalls a country home with a log house, pets, and simple joys. They share hunts, fishing by the river, and long talks beneath a willow, where a boy spoke freely and learned life’s lessons.
Tom Role recalls a late 1920s Baltimore Pike blacksmith shop with hot coals and flying horseshoes. He describes helping with the bellows, forging shoes, and weekend fruit stands, plus a 1931 Christmas when his father made doll furniture and a toy garage to lift spirits during hard times. Michael Barnes calls for civic action while older generations reflect.
Craig Schenkel of New Windsor critiques a June 9 letter on gun control, blaming government overreach, taxes, and political parties. He defends personal responsibility, cites Clinton Gore politics as socialist, and urges minimal interference to preserve freedom.
The Libertarian Party of Maryland is recognized as Maryland's third party amid voter fatigue with two major parties. Advocates describe the Libertarians as patriotic, committed to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, presenting a real choice beyond non affiliated or independent voters.
Readers are invited to submit letters by mail to The Frederick News-Post at 200 E Patrick St P O Box 578 Freder ick MD 21705 or by phone 901 862 8299 and by email letters frederick.
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