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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1998
Page
6
Michael Powell serves as managing editor for the Saturday edition, guiding desk operations, feature planning, and front page priorities. His leadership shapes coverage tone and daily deadlines across sections.
A survey of dads shows they value time with their children over gifts for Father’s Day. Handmade items and photos rank highly, while clothing and watches follow. The piece urges focus on shared moments over material presents and notes the role of family programs and community groups in fostering bonds.
Captain, USNR (Ret) Tjamsville argues Roy Meachum’s naval columns are biased whitewashing. He praises Adm Larson’s leadership at the Naval Academy, cites Dalton’s praise, and urges Meachum to visit the academy to speak from firsthand knowledge rather than assumption.
Ann McFeaders reports on the collapse of a teen tobacco and tax package as partisan strategies and industry spending shaped public opinion. The piece links higher taxes, child care funding, and the McCain compromise to the broader question of how Washington handles youth smoking.
Beatrice Willis 16 of New Market spotted a broken rail near Bartholows and flagged engine No 4611 to stop. Engineer W W Spurrier braked the locomotive as Sidney Hickman notified Mount Airy Junction tower for westbound traffic stoppage for repairs. Frances Keller, a Connecticut College student, planned June 29 sailing for England as part of a farm and reconstruction work group. Two civilian researchers exposed to African lassa fever at CDC Atlanta were held at Fort Detrick for observation. Frederick Police traffic unit prepared for the right turn on red program starting July 1. The Double Pike Creek bridge area was moved to Little Hunting Creek as a footbridge linking Catoctin Furnace site with a planned U S 15 bridge into the Manor area.
A Frederick letter-writer defends Senator Derr as devoted and unselfish, criticizes Lynn R. Wells for focusing on abortion, jokes about Alex Mooney as a campaign aide, and cites freedom of speech.
County will spend 20000 on a tourism study and a feasibility review for a new visitor center. Frederick plans a site near Mount Olivet Cemetery for a tourism hub to raise visitor numbers and Maryland proposes pilot signage for historic sites. A resident urges that tourism revenue also fund neighborhood upkeep such as trees and sidewalks, noting past neglect and self-help repairs.
Residents urge more code enforcement and financing for revival of neglected eyesore properties on West South Street. They envision loans for restoration, a stronger historic designation process, and a cleaner district akin to Leesburg. Local leaders celebrate a Public Works award and residents seek input on speeding along U S 5 South.
A long time resident near U S 15 South urges increased traffic control after deadly crashes at Mountville Basford roads and Md 464. The writer questions concrete barriers or dual lane highways and calls for more speed limit signs and caution lights at all intersections to reduce unsafe crossings.
Diann M Arnold voices agreement with Tracey Grubbs on not criticizing working parents. She and her husband both work full time to provide for their daughter while praising day care and social interaction as preparation for school and society.
The newspaper invites letters exclusive to The News-Post, signed with the writer’s name, home address, and both home and business phone numbers for verification. Not all letters can be published due to high volume, and poetry or form letters are not accepted.
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