Multimodal planning update debates 2020 traffic relief
Community members criticize planners for delays in relief before 2020 while noting long running efforts since 1995 and after 1998 design phase plans. They highlight terms like MOEs ITS and CLRP, questioned interchange design at Biggs Ford Road, and uncertain population projections for Frederick and Urbana, amid a project cost range of 145 million to 1.8 billion.
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Biggs Ford Road
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Frederick City
David Gray
Urbana
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Maryland Fire Officer Qualifications Debate Affects Fire Services
Mick Mastrino of Frederick examines Maryland legislation on fire officer qualifications for career and volunteer departments. He argues for uniform standards, training, and a third party exam to address liability and promote safety while criticizing partisan influence and limited local action. He notes incidents in Frederick and Montgomery counties illustrating risks and calls for state leadership.
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United States
Frederick County Emergency Services
Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association
Career Fire Service
Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
Mother Theresa
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
Maryland State Fire and Rescue Association
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Fetid Washington scent mirrors political graft crisis
A Scripps Howard News Service column likens Washington to a fetid odor amid revelations of foreign influence in U.S. elections. It cites FBI notices on China’s alleged funding, questions over information disclosure, and White House versus FBI disputes. It notes fundraisers pressuring Native American tribes and debates over campaign finance reform, suggesting the air in D.C. won’t clear despite cherry blossoms.
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FBI
China
America
Congress
National Security Council
Sens
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Dianne Feinstein
Nancy Pelosi
White House
Italy
Venezuela
el Salvador
Chile
South Vietnam
Nicaragua
Beijing
al Gore
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Scripps Howard News Service
City plans lighting lease for McCurdy Field at 12000
City Attorney Richard Zimmer to draft a lease between Frederick and Austin F Angleberger of Frederick Athletic Club Inc to install lighting at McCurdy Field for twelve thousand dollars. Random Frederick residents divided on whether today’s youth have as much opportunity for success as fifty years ago. Col Lloyd E Fellenz and Col J Pearly Cooper spoke at Monocacy Club meeting. Tony Elliott and Lloyd Diggs applied paint to new traffic lights at Market and Patrick for better police directed flow. County Commissioners approve eight month Home Call demonstration providing three thousand hours of home care for the elderly despite hospital and social services opposition. Brunswick High School Railroaders win Class C Maryland championship 65-61 over Beall High School with roster of players and cheerleaders listed.
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Austin F. Angleberger
The
Frederick Athletic Club Inc
McCurdy Field
Tony Elliott
Lloyd Diggs
Market and
Patrick Streets
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Department of Social Services
Home Call
Brunswick High School Railroaders
Cole Fieldhouse
Maryland
Beall High School
Pat O'Hara
Steve Dustin
Robert James
Bernie Lipscomb
David Morris
Tim Jackson
Daryl Huffer
Pat Campbell
Eddie Eddie
Mike Ryland
Danny McLane
Lisa Bollinger
Judi Rowe
Cindy Cuzak
Cheryl Beachley
Sandy Deener
Karen Smallwood
Debbie Huffer
JoAnne Herber
Community letter urges Weinberg Center to host national acts
Cynthia J. Shank of Hagerstown argues in a letter that big acts should be kept at the Kennedy Center while the Weinberg Center offers a mix of local productions with reasonably priced tickets for national performances to improve access for residents who cannot travel to Washington.
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Lois Jarman
Kennedy Center
Weinberg Center
Local theater strain at Weinberg raises town fears
A Walkersville actor blasts the Weinberg Center or a rising conflict over community theater. He cites abrupt dismissal of technical director Lesley Van Dever, clashes with center director Jade Wu and Mayor Jim Grimes, and worries for students and volunteers missing chances to perform on the hometown stage.
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Weinberg Center
Weinberg
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Jade Wu
Jim Grimes
Lesley Vandever
Community Meeting Sought For Weinberg Crisis
Amy Chase Martin of Walkersville notes the community has ideas to fix a growing Weinberg problem. She complains the Weinberg and Mayor's office refuse straight answers and urges residents to attend Tuesday's open meeting before the situation worsens.
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Weinberg
Denying the Right to Replace the BOE in Frederick County
Charles Hubbard from Middletown argues that officials and the Board of Education block voters from choosing how school board members are selected. He criticizes a closed meeting and a proposed committee including PTA, Chamber of Commerce, and Board of Education members, urging a county referendum to empower voters.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Jack Dale
PTA
Chamber of Commerce
Reader protest over front page on homosexuality
Peggy Baugher of Damascus condemns the March 12 front page with two large photos and three column spread about homosexuality as offensive and immoral while noting an obituary and a two-page centerfold.
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Parents Should Judge TV Ratings by Personal Values
Will Randall argues that television ratings give parents control but risk pushing producers toward more lurid content. He accepts some benefits yet maintains negative effects outweigh positives and urges parental oversight beyond ratings.
Letters to the Editor guidelines for The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post outlines letters to the editor must be exclusive to the newspaper, signed with name and full contact details, and may be abridged. It lists submission methods including mail and fax and notes space limitations and editorial discretion.
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