Frederick County Education Budget Aims for Renovations and Lacrosse
The Frederick County Board of Education approved a budget prioritizing renovations at Gov Thomas Johnson Middle Linganore Area Elementary Thurmont Primary and an addition and renovation at Wolfsville Elementary. Parents urge a full replace of portable classrooms and expanded physical education and interscholastic sports like lacrosse to ease classroom pressure and improve facilities. They note rising lacrosse participation nationally and call for healthier, better equipped schools funded by local taxpayers and steady staffing for dyslexia and early reading programs.
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Frederick County
Baltimore
Western Maryland Lacrosse Conference
Randy Richter
Farewell to Will Hurwitz and a life of kindness
Roy Meachum recalls Will Hurwitz as a generous friend and steadfast supporter in Frederick. He notes shared memories from 1975 at Unionial Jewelers and later times, the Hurwitz family’s help for his wife’s Lady On Skates business, and Will’s quiet courage facing cancer amid newspaper criticism.
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Will Hurwitz
Marilyn
Unionial
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Sharon
Frederick
Dick Kessler
King's Menswear
Will
Hurwitzes
Manhattan
Washington
East
Patrick
Carol
Neil Levitt
Saks
Henri Bendel
Neiman Marcus
Hurwitz
Carolyn Barratica
NBC
Los Angeles
Jeffrey
New York
Florida
Boca Raton
Middle East
News-Post
Tom Mills
Square Corner
North Market Street
Colonial
Patty
Wolfsville
Jeffrey Marilyn
Frederick Memorial
Chincoteague
Wife
Public Genome Disclosure Debate and Race to Patent SNPs
George Johnson argues the Human Genome Project should keep genetic information public while Celera pursues patents on single nucleotide polymorphisms. He warns that licensing SNP data would privatize basic science and cites Dr Francis Collins and J Craig Venter in the race to map and commercialize human DNA.
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United States
Britain
France
Germany
Japan
Human Genome Project
Francis Collins
National Institutes of Health
J. Craig Venter
Celera
Rockville
Venter
Wom
Veriter
George Johnson
Washington University
SE Louis
St Louis
Poet-Disputch Cebury
Page Scripps Howard News Service
Mayor Culler closes fourth term with reappointments
Frederick news roundup notes Mayor Lloyd Culler reappointing all city employees as his administration ends. Articles cite old items about cholera-era ordinances in Frederick, remarks by Dr. Leslie A. Chambers to the Lions Club, and local education pay talks. 2,400 people attend the 4 H Demolition Derby at the fairgrounds. A victory garden at Frederick High School, 140 by 70 feet, is tended by about 25 students. Allen Routzahn returns to Frederick as VP and merchandising head for Routzahn Department Store.
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Leslie A. Chambers
Carp Detrick
Frederick Lions Club
FSK
Chambers
Frederick High School
Maryland
Inspired garden planning cited in ivy and wisteria example
Linda Bisaccia warns against smothering ivy with an old Car roll Street tree nearing death, but praises a remarkable wisteria vine as an example of inspired garden planning. The remark underscores a debated approach to planting and feature selection in urban greening.
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Linda Bisaccia
Carroll Street
Dolores Poindexter Remembered as Devoted St John’s Teacher
Shirley Young honors Dolores Poindexter of St John’s Regional Catholic School, recalling over 30 years of teaching at least two generations. The letter praises her strong Christian teachings, quick humor, and lasting influence on Barbara Ann Hogan and John J. Hogan. It notes her mother Christine’s influence and Darren Poindexter’s nuptial mass participation.
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Dolores Poindexter
Dolores
Barbara Ann
St John's
John J. Hogan
Mrs P
Christine
Darren
Delores
St. John’s Regional Catholic School
Letters to the Editor outrage over published assault victim name
Dean Wood of Dayton MD denounces the Frederick News-Post for printing an innocent victim's name and details of a sexual assault in a May front page story. He urges more responsible reporting and broader gun and safety education, condemning sensationalism and calling for parental accountability and real community protections.
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Frederick
Natoneal Enquirer
Globe
Real gun control begins at home and with parents
The writer adopts Larry Leitch and Robert Walty’s stance that gun control starts in the family. He recalls lessons on safe gun use, the respect for life, and notes that while laws exist for firearm misuse, enforcing them remains a broader challenge in modern society.
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Larry Leitch
Robert Walty
Mr. Walty
Roscoe Bartlett
Passing it on from father to son letter highlights Gun control view
Ron Hunter cites Tom Kolb's Frederick News-Post letter praising father son bonds as the best gun control measure. He argues loving male relationships reduce crime and questions need for laws if only women remained, attributing the view to the Kolbs and calling for family driven responsibility.
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Law
Tom Kolb
Buddy
Frederick
World Congress
Letters to the Frederick News-Post guidelines and contact
The Frederick News Post invites exclusive signed letters with writer name, home address, and phone numbers. Space constraints lead to editing and possible omissions, and the paper does not publish religious verse or letters to others. Send by mail, fax, or email to the given Frederick MD address, fax number, or email.
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Frederick News Post
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