Last Chance to Save Frederick Black History Museum Plan
A note on preserving historic sites in Frederick highlights a failed effort to convert the Free Colored Men’s Library into a museum of race relations. Despite renewed interest in Civil War history and local landmarks, support vanished as meetings drew few attendees, jeopardizing preservation of Black history in the city.
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Frederick
Ice Street
Free Colored Men's Library
America
William Lee
Jug Bridge
Carroll Creek
Letter writer questions secondhand smoke debate in malls
Nancy Hann from Frederick critiques C Bruce Wierks on a mall confrontation over smoking. The letter disputes health risks, EPA conclusions, and urges caution in harassment while noting potential policy bans and legal risks. It emphasizes personal safety, presents competing studies, and dismisses sensational claims about lung cancer from passive smoke.
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Bruce Wierks
Gosh
Maryland
William Fogle
EPA
Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Food stamp program's social and political impact
Analysis notes the growth of food stamp recipients from 50 000 in 1961 to 21 27 million by the 1990s and its cost to taxpayers. It argues that the program creates grateful constituents for Congress, may lower some food costs, and drives farm policy deals such as acreage restrictions quotas and dairy supports, while showing little evidence of independence among the poor and pointing to worsened urban blight and housing problems.
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Congress
Poverty and personal responsibility in anti poverty talk
Walter Williams criticizes education results and welfare, arguing poverty stems from personal behavior and traditional values. He contends subsidies for female headed households and anti social neighborhoods worsen outcomes, urging character reform and reduced dependence on welfare.
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Creators Syndicate
Frederick County updates cover labor, transit, and sculptures
Frederick Extension Service and Frederick Employment Service report strong farm labor cooperation. A Hershey Park candy booth story reveals Milton Hershey’s surprise handling of customers. Troop 14 in Emmitsburg forms under Lions Club sponsorship. Maryland Governor O Conor notes 12 urgent bridge projects along the 17 mile Frederick Hagerstown highway. A transit authority funding talk outlines 15 percent state, 80 percent federal, 5 percent local costs. FCC nursing faculty receive a letter from Phil Castleberg, a Hearty Living jogger across the country, detailing his marathon and injury along the way.
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Frederick County
Henry R. Shoemaker
Mayett Hershberger
Frederick
University of Maryland
Focal Employment Service
Maryland
Herbert R. O'Conor
Frederick Hagerstown
State Roads Commission
Maryland Department of Transportation
Robert Hall
DOT
Frederick Community College
Rye Gate
Montana
FCC
Phil Castleberg
American Heart Association
Forgotten dog on Route 40 seeks help from Frederick
A resident reports a neglected dog chained to a rotting wooden box near the last house before Route 40 hill. The dog appears malnourished and is left in dirt and mud under a tree with unclear access to food. The writer urges Frederick County residents to contact the Humane Society and advocate for abused animals.
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Route 46
Frederick
Frederick County Humane Society
Runoff concerns on Monocacy Bridge drains to Bay
A reader warns that drainage pipes from Monocacy area bridges discharge fuels oil antifreeze and garbage into the river and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay. They note lack of enforcement and ask people to stop dumping and to carry trash home. They urge environmental groups to inspect pipe outfalls along the Monocacy and banks for pollution.
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Chesapeake Bay
Potomac
Bay
Letters to the Editor on smoke and pollution ethics
The writer urges cleaning Monocacy and tributaries to protect the bay and criticizes smoking in public places. A reader cites studies linking secondhand smoke to cancer risk and argues responsibility and laws restrict drinking and driving and air pollution. They oppose moving ashtrays as vandalism and frame it as theft of clean air.
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Scott Smith
Dean Wendland
America
The
Free
Mr. Wierks
Mr. Smith
GOP Comes In Last In Damascus High Registration
Analysis of upper Montgomery County school registrations shows 1,269 new voters with 41 percent Democrats 32 percent without party and 27 percent Republicans. Damascus registered more Republicans than Democrats or declines, supporting the GOP comes in last framing.
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Damascus High
Montgomery County
Upper
Damascus
GOP
Don’t rob me of my clean air letter to the editor
A reader defends strict mall smoking bans, arguing public health laws protect non-smokers. The letter compares smoking restrictions to traffic, drug, and environmental laws, cites personal loss from emphysema, and urges continued health-protective action despite others’ dissent.
Why Yellow Springs Is a Great School
Frances J Newman argues Yellow Springs Elementary is a Blue Ribbon school due to eager students, dedicated teachers, active parent volunteers, a supportive principal, and a neat safe environment. The writer notes field trips, Mexican Fiesta, and Valentine events as evidence of a thriving, well organized school community.
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Yellow Springs
Letters to the Editor Policy Notice at Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Letters may be edited for space and taste and poetry or verses addressed to others are not published.
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Frederick
The
Frederick News
Oumf
Tome PO
Frederick, MD
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Boy Scouts of America
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