Dred Scott and abortion blunders in court view
Charles W. Walz argues the Taney Court erred in Dred Scott and the 1973 Roe v Wade era ruling. He urges adopting the Human Life Amendment and cites constitutional interpretation, Judeo Christian ethics, and the need to recognize life from fertilization. Walz writes from Frederick Alliance Church with a call to action for moral citizens.
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High Court
Keith F. Davis
NAACP
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Taney Court
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Scott
Congress
United States
Territories
Supreme Court
Roe
Wade
Doe
Bolton
the Taney Court
America
Supreme Court of the
Dorman
Helms
Controversy over Maryland state song prompts reader suggests poem replacement
A Maryland reader laments the state song verses and urges replacing them with John T White's poem Maryland, My Maryland. He cites its valorous tone and local ties, noting the poem’s author from Middletown and its 1909 introduction.
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John T. White
Middletown
Allegany County
Frederick County
Maryland
Page of
Nora Shepley
Myersville
M. Bates Stephens
White
Inalienable rights versus democracy and socialism
A columnist argues against democracy tied to socialism, warning that dogma harms liberty. The piece asserts only individuals can determine fate for true freedom, rejects communism as state worship, and contends welfare lies with the people bearing responsibility to preserve inalienable rights, citing a name and address.
Teenage pregnancy debated in community letter response
A reader reply questions media focus on teen pregnancy, cites statistics of 15 to 18 year olds becoming pregnant and under 15 births, and discusses child welfare. The letter urges sex education, access to abortion information, and adoption as options while stressing teenage girls deserve normal youth.
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Tim Moore
Rome
Abortion mortality rates and call for safer options
A reader argues mortality from abortion is low and argues legalized abortion moves it from back alleys to hospitals. She cites a New England Journal study and Betty Ford, urging focus on protecting adolescent girls and offering safer, insured care.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Moores
Betty Ford
Frederick Memorial nurses demand contract after Oct 19 1979 vote
Ruth D Donald RN president of the Frederick Federation of Professional Nurses demands collective bargaining after FMH nurses voted for it on Oct 19 1979. She calls the hospital board under Carl Weakley to accept the nurses stance and negotiate a written agreement to improve patient care and accountability.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Carl Weakley
Board of Trustee
FMH
Ruth D. Donald RN
Frederick
Ruth Donald, RN
Frederick Federation of Professional Nurses
Call for Staff Nurse on Frederick Memorial Hospital Board
Community leaders urge Frederick Memorial Hospital to add a staff nurse to the Board of Trustees. Suzanne M Kepler argues nurses bring patient care insight missing in current governance and warns decisions may lack medical knowledge without a nurse on the board.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Suzanne M. Kepler
Church Hill Rd
Myersville
Nurses win representation at Frederick hospital in 1800 Fortunes
The Frederick Federation of Professional Nurses reports victory by 4 votes in a hospital representation election. They insist the Board of Trustees erred by excluding nurses from the bargaining unit and accuse administrators of being swayed by outsiders. They urge negotiation, not lawsuits, to avoid costly outcomes and stress the public’s need for accountability.
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South Korea
Israel
Egypt
Iran
Carter
Kennedy
Teddy
Geral Ford
Ford
Congress
Ninen
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Aed
Frederick Pamela Aoepent
Howpital
Federation of Professional Nurses
Chicago
Frederick County
Frederick
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Burkittsville
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