Frederick County FFA honors four officers including state president
Freedom Joy Titus of Frederick High School was elected Maryland FFA president joining Mark Spurrier, Monica Harshman, and Heather Seppo from Linganore and Catoctin high schools. The article notes FFA's broadened focus beyond farming and praises Frederick County youths for shaping the organization’s future.
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Freedom Joy Titus
Frederick High School
Maryland
FFA
Frederick County
Miss Titus
Mark Spurrier
Linganore
Monica Harshman
Heather Seppo
Catoctin
Future Farmers of America
Mr. Spurrier
Miss Harshman
Miss Seppo
Tina Turner films and Sleepless in Seattle delight crowd
Roy Meachum reviews What's Love Got To Do With It focusing on Tina Turner’s portrayal by Angela Bassett and Lawrence Fishburne. He praises the film’s musical passages and Bassett’s performance, then shifts to Sleepless in Seattle praising Hanks and Ryan, Nora Ephron’s direction, and the film’s heartwarming tone, before noting The Last Action Hero and Dennis the Menace previews with mixed takeaways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina Turner
Tina
Sharon
Angela Bassett
Ike
Larry Fishburne
Ms. Turner
Ms. Basset
Miss T
Tom Hanks
Meg Ryan
Seattle
Mr. Hanks
Ms. Ryan
Nora Ephron
Carl Bernstein
Watergate
Bernstein
Ms. Ephron
Davey Marlin Jones
Baltimore
Sun Magazine
Irene Dunne
Charles Boyer
Deborah Kerr
Cary Grant
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Hulk
Schwarzenegger
Arnold
Art Carney
Anthony Quinn
Sharon Stone
Murray Abraham
Humphrey Bogart
Dennis the Menace
Walter Matthau
Mr. Mitchell
Letters to the Editor Policy at Frederick Mews-Post
Readers may submit signed letters with address and phone for verification. not all letters are published. Concise letters on subjects covered by the paper have the best chance, and poems or religious verses are not used. There is no publishing fee and letters may be edited for space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Mews
Clinton faces timber export clash with Japan and Weyerhaeuser
The piece discusses how the United States dominates raw log exports while Japan seeks logs for pulp and furniture. It notes potential timber policy changes, including a proposed log export ban, and highlights Weyerhaeuser profits from overseas sales and ailing Oregon mills with mass layoffs.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Clinton
Tokyo
Philippines
Malaysia
Indonesia
White House
Pacific Northwest
Weyerhaeuser
Congress
John Denver
Oregon
Peter DeFazio
D-Ore
Timber exports and politics across state lines in timber debate
The piece covers Jack Anderson and Norm Dicks debating private land timber exports in Oregon and Washington. It describes DeFazio citing threats from Washington lawmakers, Japanese market dynamics, and Weyerhaeuser remarks on logs overseas profits. It also notes Rep. Jim Bunning's antitrust ticket controversy around baseball’s All-Star game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyerhaeuser
Oregon
Washington
Pye
DeFazio
Andrew Conte
Washington State
Norm Dicks
Frederick officials eye airport as postwar freight future looms
Rep J Glenn Beall told Frederick City officials and chamber members that an airport would keep the city on the beaten path after the war. He predicted wartime bombers would become freight planes and air travel could supplant rail and bus. Audience vowed to cooperate in pursuing an airport for Frederick.
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J. Glenn Beall
Frederick
Police Commission
Chambers of Commerce of
Francis Scott Key
Save Monocacy Battlefield Land Now Urges Public Action
Dorothy W. Stull from Frederick urges immediate funding to buy land for Monocacy Battlefield, condemning federal waste on foreign aid. She notes Best Farm's Civil War era buildings and warns Monocacy as one of 25 most endangered battlefields due to development, pressing Rep Roscoe Bartlett for full support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Roscoe Bartlett
Boundaries Expanded at Monocacy Battlefield for Best Farm
The 1978 expansion of the Monocacy Battlefield added the Best Farm for skirmishes and sale hopes by Col. Charles Trail heirs. By 1993, with debt over four trillion, critics question the purchase, noting industrial zoning, easements, and a cut up property including a railroad junction and highway. The 1989 value was 12.8 million, now about half that, making a 1989-value federal buyout a potential setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monocacy Battlefield
Best Farm
Charles Trail
Frederick
Trail
Civil War Field
Letters on welfare reform and gun rights from readers
Readers argue for welfare cuts and stricter job requirements with claims of hard work and tax burdens. Other letter discusses firearms rights, citing Supreme Court interpretations and amendments, urging caution against broad individual gun ownership. Both letters reflect citizen frustration with government policy.
Myersville Opposes Asphalt Plant Proposed by Wolfe
Myersville residents urge the Frederick County Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals to deny L W Wolfe Enterprises permit to install an asphalt plant on a parcel near Route 17 and U S 40. They cite traffic, pollution, safety risks, and impact on drinking water and a nearby elementary school, urging action to protect the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals
L.W. Wolfe
Myersville
U.S. 40
Open Pond
Board of Zoning Appeals
Wolfe
Opposes Smoking Health Hazard Letter from Kim Viens
Monrovia resident Kim Viens writes to urge action against smoking. She highlights health risks including lung cancer and cites deaths linked to tobacco.
Help Needed for Father’s Medical Aid Amid Social Services Delays
A writer laments the barriers to urgent medical care for a father reliant on Social Security. They describe a kidney failure and stomach aneurysm discovered in March, with insurance absent and no access to treatment. They sought only medical help and faced signs that aid is limited to those in imminent danger.
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Social Services
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Roy Meachum
Tina, Tom & Arnold
GE Rse
Jack Anderson
Frank Mendizabal
Mendizabal
Jim Bunning
R-Ky
Major League Baseball
Bunning
Baseball
United Feature Syndicate
Clinton K. Hughes
Hugh V. Gittinger
Frederick City
Frederick Shipley
Frederick County League of Women Voters
Kay Bresee
Frederick Community College
League
Richard C. Baumgartner
Rockville
Parker Dean
Maryland Health Department
Division of Air Quality Control
Dorothy W. Stull Frederick
J. Scott Kline
Supreme Court
Jim Hartley Frederick
James A Crowell
KIM Viens
Monrovia
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