Fort Ritchie closure debate spurs calls to keep base open
Local readers argue against closing Fort Ritchie in Frederick County citing new facilities including a $4.6 million commissary and a $1.6 million but unfinished fire station. They urge Congressman Roscoe Bartlett to appeal to the Base Closure commission, noting former Rep Beverly Bryan’s involvement and stressing taxpayer investment should favor retention.
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Fort Ritchie
Frederick County
Fort Detrick
Frederick
Roscoe Bartlett
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
Beverly Bryan
Dr. Bartlett
Maryland
Time to cut the fat Laura Grimes voices support for more school funding
Laura Grimes of Woodsboro responds to Gerald Tucker’s letter arguing Maryland must restore capital funding for schools, criticizes prison spending, urges county residents to attend April 20 meetings, consider year round schooling, and questions taxpayers about helping schools through volunteering or higher taxes.
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Gerald Tucker
Tucker
Annapolis
Yale Stenzler
Maryland
Mark Hoke
Hoke
Frederick County
Board of Education
Laura Grimes
Woodsboro
Frederick County Maryland Delegation Contacts by District
Frederick County Maryland delegation lists district 3 and 4 lawmakers with party affiliation and Annapolis office details. Includes Senator Derr and Senators Ferguson with Delegates Hecht Snodgrass Stup Brinkley Stull Elliott and toll free contact line for reachability.
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Frederick
Washington
John Derr
James Senate
Annnapolis
Sue Hecht
Lowe House
Louise Snodgrass
Anmapolis
J. Anita Stup
Annapolis
Carroll Counties
Tim Ferguson
David Brinkley
Paul Stull
Republican
Donald Elliott
Bosnia War Turmoil Deepens Despite Minor Truces
Bosnia's three year conflict widens amid failed peace plans as Sarajevo endures sporadic sniping and shelling. Bosnian Serbs threaten Turkish visitors, target U.N. aircraft, and resume ethnic cleansing in Banja Luka, driving refugees and revealing mass graves linked to war crimes trials.
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Bosnia
Sarajevo
Turkey
U.N
Banja Luka
U.N. High Commissioner For
Omarksa
Germany
Arkan wedding amid Hague war crimes brinkmanship
The piece contrasts the Hague tribunal with Serbia’s Arkan wedding in Belgrade as the Bosnian conflict rages. It notes the tribunal cannot arrest suspects in absentia, forcing voluntary surrender, and profiles Arkan as a warlord and bank robber tied to the Tiger militia.
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The
Hague
Zeljko Raznatovic
Arkan
Serbia
Nuremberg
Tokyo
Ceca
Sweden
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Brussels
Stockholm
Tiger
Croatia
Krajina
Bosnia
Pale
U.N
Baroness Maria von Trapp Concert Fades at Frederick High
Yesterday reads as a 50 years ago item noting Baroness Maria von Trapp and seven daughters closing the Cooperative Concert season at Frederick High School under Dr. Franz Wasner. The piece also covers local events from 1945 including a late birth in Colesville, highway tax funds, dump cleanup, a condemned Braddock Heights Roller Rink, and Baltimore’s claim as I-70 eastern terminus.
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Maria von Trapp
Johanna
Eleanore
Agatha
Hedwig
Rosemarie
Martina
Maria
Frederick High School
Franz Wasner
Frederick
U.S. Army
Professional commitment in snow and service questioned
Susan Ackerman, R.N. from Frederick, argues that nurses must reach work despite winter conditions as health care operates 24/7. She counters Cindy Wetzel’s claim that fire and police response falter during severe weather, stressing nurses travel daily from Frederick to Silver Spring to serve patients.
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Cindy Wetzel
Frederick
Silver Spring
Puppy Protection Act HR 250 backed by Maryland groups
The Puppy Protection Act HR 250 seeks 14 day vet check recourse for illnesses or behavioral issues in new puppies. Frederick County Humane Society and allied groups urge support, aiming to hold breeders and shops accountable for unhealthy pups.
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House Economic Matters Committee
Annapolis
Frederick County
Letters to the Editor on costs of programs and gun range noise
Letters from Maryland residents debate who should bear costs for Fifth grade band programs and community activities. A Thurmont correspondent argues taxpayers should pay, while Beth Shoemaker of Frederick urges quieter gun ranges and possible land use shifts to protect neighborhoods.
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Maryland
National Rifle Association
Kathleen Sprouse
NRA
Cresap
Spring Ridge
Frederick
Opposition to Cresap gun range gains broad petition support
The letters show that the Cresap gun range opposition is not a lone effort by Jan Gardner but a coalition of more than 180 households. Gardner acts as spokesperson for families distressed by the range’s noise and is praised for representing their interests.
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Cresap
Jan Gardner
Letters to the Editor Teletype Notice in Brief
A brief reader submission mentions a letters to the editor contact line 662 2299 and references BAe. The note appears as a fragmentary telegraph style item with minimal context or event details.
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GME Gronnatt For
Holger Jensen
Stolger Jensen
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Scripps Howard News Service
Itema
Harry
Colin Turner
Colesville
Harold Carr
Colin
Frederick City
Roger H. Willard
Paul L. Beale Sr
Braddock Heights
Baltimore
Utah
Susan Ackerman, R.N. Frederick
Marion Ake
Frederick County Humane Society
B. Casey Fitzgerald Thurmont
Bae
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