Maryland Senate debates lower drunk driving limit to 0.08
A Maryland Senate panel discussed cutting the legal blood alcohol limit from 0.10 to 0.08, arguing it would not curb social drinking but would prevent driving while intoxicated. Supporters claim up to 23 lives and 1,300 injuries could be saved yearly. opponents include restaurants and beer distributors. The debate notes federal pressure and national adoption, with emphasis on education and responsible driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Shock ‘Trauma Center
Senate
Judicial Proceedings Committee
Soderstrom
State Beverage Association
Maryland Beer
Ida Ruben
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Ruben
U.S. Senate
Feds
Carl Soderstrom
University
Irish Famine Anniversary and Irish American Heritage Month Reflections
J Allen Byrne argues for broader awareness of the 1847 famine known as Black 47, urging recognition of Irish American Heritage Month and critiquing media neglect. He notes emigration deaths, calls famine a genocide, and cites officials and groups pressing for education, stamps, and a fuller historical reckoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ireland
Britain
European Court of Human Rights
Amnesty International
Brehon Law Society
Cromwell
Cornwallis
William of Orange
Coach Vetter’s lasting impact at Flint Hill and St Johns
A former Flint Hill player praises Coach Stu Vetter for building a principled program and shaping lives beyond basketball. He recalls growth at Flint Hill, a Georgia Tech scholarship, and ongoing mentorship, noting Damien Wilkins’ improvement and ongoing community ties after 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
Prospect Hall
Stu Vetter
Coach Vetter
Flint Hill Preparatory
Vetter
Flint Hill
Georgia Tech
Tech
Damien Wilkins
Damien
St Johns
Frederick area news highlights from Whitman era file
Lin coln High School and Frederick Visitation Academy seniors win cash in an essay contest on Why Communism Won’t Work in the United States. D R Arlington D Flory and Ray C Gladhill install early televisions. Frederick County approves 13450 for insect control programs funded by county state and federal sources. NIH begins risk assessment on gene splicing at Fort Detrick. State Transport Secretary Intemann ends subsidized Littlestown Walkersville rail service March 31. Large flocks of birds return to Graceham. Frederick City reports spring water taste change as normal with rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Wallace
Lincoln High School
Shirley Frances Burdette
Kensington
Martha Lee Atwell
Washington, D.C
Frederick Visitation Academy
Frederick Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
State Department of Transportation
Hermann K. Intemann
Frederick County
Littlestown
Walkersville
Penn Central
Frederick SALT Council promotes senior programs
Betty McClellan notes Frederick Police Department with SALT Council sponsors seminars auxiliary and victim assistance programs to aid seniors who have been victimized. The chief and officers show commitment to aging residents by planning services for dignified support through the golden years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SALT
Frederick
Salt Council
Frederick City
Star athlete, girlfriend sue St. John’s School
Letter to the Frederick News-Post contesting a Saturday article about a lawsuit by a St. John’s junior and her boyfriend alleging breach of education contract. The writer argues the students violated school rules, cites the Expulsion Policy, and contends the piece omits that a white student involved in a separate beer incident no longer attends the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
St. John’s
Wilkins
Mathis
St John’s
St John’s at Prospect Hall faces rights dispute over school rules
Katherine L. Trainor writes that a former dispute about two students violating school rules at St John’s Catholic school should be settled by the court, not a newspaper, noting the school’s gospel based doctrine and aim to educate and moral growth.
Catholic school role questioned in St. John's Prospect Hall debate
A Mount Airy reader argues Catholic education should guide disruptive students rather than expel them. She praises St. John's basketball program and Coach Vetter, contending the controversy at Prospect Hall harms the Catholic community and overlooks individual student needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
Prospect Hall
Vetter
Library vision for a cultural center at C Burr Artz Library
Dolores Maminski acting director and Peter Sicilia Jr president FCPL Board of Trustees thank Charles H Klein for a proposed cultural center at the C Burr Artz Library in downtown Frederick. They urge financial partners and civic volunteers to help realize a cost efficient, highly active facility on Carroll Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Klein
C. Burr Artz
Carroll Creek
FCPL
Klein
Frederick
Dolores Maminski
Peter Sicilia Jr
Fcpl Board of Trustees
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News Post invites exclusive letters with writer name address and home and business phone numbers for verification. Space limits apply and no poetry religious verse or letters addressed to others are published. Include mailing or fax details or email to submit.
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Fredenck News-Post
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick Sr
P.O
Frederick
Fredericknewspost.com
Dorset breeders celebrate 100 years in Continental Dorset convention
Dorset breeders from across the United States and Canada travel to Eaton Ohio for the Continental Dorset Club centennial celebration March 19 to 21 1998. The event features 524 entries 300 exhibitors the centennial sale and show at Preble Fairgrounds plus a banquet in Richmond Indiana. The club founded March 10 1898 in Columbus Ohio plans more centennial events throughout 1998 and discusses plans for the November North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville Kentucky. Local breeders expect to save elite sheep for the fall show and a new commemorative book will spotlight prominent breeders and stud rams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Ohio
Kenneth E. Shifflet
Frederick
Continental Dorset Club
Mr. Shifflet
Preble Fairgrounds
United States
Canada
Holiday Inn
Richmond
Ind
Great Britain
Mexico
Midwest
Shifflet
Louisville
Maryland
England
Continental
National Agriculture Week Spotlighted With Growth Focus
National Agriculture Week runs March 15 to 21 spotlighting global food and fiber needs. ACA chair Joyce Spicher touts American farming as conservation minded and capable of higher yields through tech like GPS mapping and precise nutrient application, urging Friday March 20 as Ag Day. For posters call 888-98AGDAY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Agriculture Council of America
ACA
Joyce Spicher
United States
Ms. Spicher
Holstein juniors honored at Maryland state convention
Nearly 300 Holstein breeders gathered in Timonium for the Maryland Holstein Convention hosted by the Upper Chesapeake Holstein Association. Awards featured 94 record books with April Hall of Church Hill as overall winner and top first‑year performers Andrew Herbst and Samantha Satterfield.
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Timonium
Maryland
Upper Chesapeake Holstein Association
Baltimore and Harford County
Steve Wilson
April Hall
Church Hill
Andrew Herbst
Smithsburg
Samantha Satterfield
Ryan Savage
Knoxville
Justin Watt
Middleburg
Daniel Magness
White Hall
David Smith
Westminster
Andrew Lenhart
Thurmont
Jacob Pieper
Christopher Beachy
Keymar
T.J. Remshberg
Middletown
Ryan Haines
New Windsor
Kristin Myers
Barbara Schenning
Bel Air
Jami Savage
Emily Yeiser
Arnold
Courtney Smith
Clear Spring
Kelly Burker
Erin Magness
Hannah Smith
Ashley Lenhart
Darren Remsburg
Jefferson
Amy Miller
Taneytown
Louisville
Kelly Myers
Autumn Guyton
Jessica Fritz
Kelli Savage
Jana Edwards
Chestertown
Jami
Camden Yards
National Aquarium
Inner Harbor
Maryland Holstein Association
Jason Myers
Oren Bender
Arthur Rhoderick
Hagerstown
Anita Hill
Emmitsburg
Agricultural economist inspires and entertains breeders
Dr David Kohl of Virginia Tech spoke at the Maryland Holstein Convention on farming trends. He urged adapting to consumer demand and noted optimism amid profit gaps, off farm incomes, and a aging transition need. He highlighted retirement planning, a strong youth return to agriculture, and forming a transition team to keep farms in family hands.
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David Kohl
Kohl
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Dr. Kohl
United States
U.S
Maryland
Envronmental Protection Agency
South Africa
Argentina
Dr Kohl
Mike Birch
White Hall
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J. Allen Byrne
George Pataki
New York
New Jersey
US Postal Service
Bugs Bunny Martyn Monroe
Elvis
Alen Byrne Ures
Brian Domalik
Sam Jefferson
Georgetown
Bill Fitzpatrick
Virginia
Cameron Jackson
Healthcare Services Group
Atlanta
Brian Demalik
Kennesaw
Koutike
The
Newe-Post
Arlington D. Flory
Ray C. Gladhill
Frederick’s
Fort Detrick
National Institutes of Health
Graceham
Michael E. Pue Jr
Betty McClellan
Katherine L. Trainor Frederick
Terri Giambarresi
Mount Airy
Library Vision
Dorset
Rebecca Long Chaney
Columbus
National Sheep Organization
Gary
Joyce Keller
Maryland Sheep Breeders Association
Keller
Savage
Savage-Leigh Farm
Wiles
Williamsport
Doody
Dool-Leigh Farm
Union Bridge
Dean
Meadow Lane
Ridgely
Hoff
Coldsprings
Smith
OCS Dairy
Hannah Hottel
Hannah
Distillery Springs
Phipps-Douthit
Centerdel Farm Inc
Kennedyville
Crothers
Oxford
Bender
Cove Run
Accident
Hollingsworth
Tri-Dee Farm
Denton
Mr. Savage
Roy W. Crow
Wayne Schrock
Mr. Brender
Paul Kinsinger
Oakland
Cleland L. Beitzel
Bittinger
Brenda Derr
James
David Patrick
Woodbine
Glen-Toctin Farm
Paul
Susan Harrison
Burkittsville
William Allen
Richard Flickinger
Marlin Hoff
Scott Hood
Jason and
Donna Myers
Reed Leavertown
Centreville
Charles and
Anne Lethbridge
Ross Smith Family
Monkton
Davis and
Powell
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