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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1991
Page
6
George E. Randall serves as General Manager and Michael Powell as Managing Editor in Frederick Maryland, guiding local newsroom leadership and daily operations for the publication.
The Gulf War spotlighted Gulf orphans, children of service members, as a policy issue. Senators urged the Defense Department to reassess rules on single parents, dual military couples, and newborns, balancing family needs with readiness as veterans and civilians celebrate victory.
Roy Meachum reflects on George McGovern’s 1972 campaign and party reforms. He notes the drive to sideline seasoned politicians, the unconventional convention, Shirley MacLaine’s critique of Cook County coroner Andrew Toman, and Gary Hart as campaign manager shaping future strategy. Roy Meachum is ill.
Washington reports Melissa Rathbun Nealy, 20, vanished near Khafji Saudi Arabia on Jan 30 while driving a heavy equipment transport vehicle. Pentagon says missing, her father seeks POW designation to force Iraqi accountability. The piece links POW history and Amnesty reports as context.
Fifty years ago on March 4 1941 Frederick County leaders debated state plan to equalize teacher salaries while opponents urged local equity. The House passed a deer hunting ban for five years with Senate support. A Wilson Avenue landowners group asked for street improvements as the county considered macadam roads. Hood College students pressed trustees for more contact. Officials eyed a courthouse site and study followups as new school districts Green Valley and Myersville were formed. Volpe received a lighthearted letter from Governor Mandel proposing Maryland take over Dulles and National airports and reroute flights to Friendship Airport.
Alan Brown of Libertytown argues that the world ignored Adolf Hitler and later the Gulf War was necessary to stop Saddam Hussein. He contrasts past appeasement with present military action, urging support for the president and warning that inaction could cost many lives.
In response to critics, Maryland lawmakers defend the tax structure as fair and up to date. An independent Washington think tank, the Corporation for Enterprise Development, conducts annual studies measuring equity and effectiveness of state taxation.
The writer praises Maryland’s tax fairness, cites the 1990 Development Report Card, and approves Maryland as a national benchmark. He urges rejecting tax system changes and criticizes Frederick County’s planning and zoning commissions, arguing they harmed the area and drained the budget. Austin P. Renn of Adamstown adds memory of a once idyllic county.
Ralph Brandin from Thurmont Oregon urges parents to correct children, teach respect, and restore Christian values. He notes teens roaming late at night, accuses ineffective modern parenting, and calls for spanked discipline and renewed church involvement. He urges parental self-reflection and stronger guidance.
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