Culture of secrecy hinders open government in declassification drive
A public push for transparency questions why vast sums are kept under wraps. The congressional declassification commission warned that officials use secret stamps to shield missteps and embarrassment. They noted about 3 million people handle secrets, with progress on declassification slow but needed for taxpayer accountability.
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Congress
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Commission
Rep
Lee Hamilton
House Intelligence Committee
Hamilton
Frederick area notices recount Peggy Pilgram memory and local history
In Frederick a memorial recalls Peggy Pilgram for her community work including Downtown Frederick restoration and Baker Park interests. The piece notes her role with the Friends of Baker Park Carillon and a 50th anniversary ceremony, with bells tolling in her memory. It also covers SHA public hearings on I270 U S15 corridor, county growth projections, and local historical items plus Civil War Medicine Museum PR in Southern Living.
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Pilgram
Frederick
Town Action
Baker Park
Deanne Price
Friends
Margaret Kieffer
Southern Living Magazine
National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Antietam
Frederick theater groups demand clear talks after Weinberg Center shakeup
A Frederick letter from PAM NEELY voices turmoil over the Weinberg Center leadership change, criticizing the new director and underscoring the theater community’s need for transparent communication, financial viability, and continued support for local education and entertainment.
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Frederick
Weinberg Center
Lesley Vandever
Lesley
Peace Corps Volunteers Extend Impact From Abroad To Home
A 1996 survey shows 59 percent of returned Peace Corps volunteers currently volunteer in their home communities, 11 percent above the national norm. Many serve on church councils PTA youth programs Habitat for Humanity and literacy efforts, with cross cultural and political activity noted. Since 1961 over 145000 Americans have served, raising questions about the program’s continuing relevance.
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Peace Corps
United States
PTA
Habitat For Humanity
Kennedy
Peace Corps Volunteers Rise From Korean Service to Local Impact
Carol Cissel recalls her Peace Corps years in South Korea 1974 76 teaching English and training teachers. She notes volunteers today are highly educated with 16 percent holding graduate degrees and many with business related undergrad degrees. The 36th anniversary marks a mature, job oriented corps now averaging 29 years old with eight percent over 50. Returning volunteers boost U S understanding abroad and help in their communities at home. Cissel teaches accounting at Roanoke College and coordinates VITA programs assisting low income and elderly taxpayers. Scripps Howard News Service.
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Peace Corps
Office of Rural Development
Suweon
Korea
Germany
Canada
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
VITA
Roanoke College
Peace Corps Service
America
Carol Cissel
Salem
South Korea
Scripps Howard News Service
Amvets Moose basketball fundraiser at State Armory
Amvets of Frederick clash with Baltimore Moose in a Sunday basketball charity at the State Armory to benefit the Amvets Building Fund. Preliminary 2 pm game. general admission 75 cents, children under 16 40 cents. includes tax.
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Amvets Building Fund
State Armory
Amvets of
Frederick
Baltimore Moose
Causes for concern over annexations and reform
Letters raise anxiety over urban expansion and zoning, urging orderly growth to protect environment and quality of life. The writer cites overcrowding fears from center-city Philadelphia, pollution risks from potential industries, and gratitude toward citizen groups monitoring annexation. ED SIEGRIST also questions national morality amid presidential defense funds and privacy debates, asking how much apathy a nation can sustain.
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Congress
Center City
Philadelphia
Temple University
Apathy and Morality in a Politically Correct Society
The piece probes why apathy grows in a nation where morality is shaped by government. It questions priorities such as tobacco regulation versus giving condoms in schools, presidential access to felons and foreign agents, and the disconnect between White House socializing and Grand Jury testimony. It also contrasts abortion legality with murder charges over the final inches of birth.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Whitewater
Letter to Editor Defends Cop Killer Conviction
Charles W. Eyler of Brunswick criticizes Hood College for hosting a meeting supporting Mumia Abu Jama l arguing he was tried by a jury and has exhausted appeals. Eyler contends law enforcement professionals deserve better treatment and denounces the road show as distasteful.
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Alan Caho
Frederick
Jamal
Hood College
Letters to the Editor Policy and Submission Tips
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters exclusive to the paper with writer name address and phone numbers for verification. Due to volume, not all letters are published. types allowed include poetry and religious verse, with format and contact details provided.
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Fredenck News-Post
News-Post
Frederick
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