Budget fights stall in Frederick County government
Department chiefs ignore spending directives and seek $23 million more than proposed. Budget officer Sneadner vows cuts. commissioners will redistribute funds as a familiar pattern repeats. A juvenile metaphor underscores the failure to hold line, with little expectation of tax hikes or widespread consequences.
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Mark Sneadner
Sneadner
Frederick County
Maryland GOP abortion vote signals party’s tight hold
In Maryland the House of Delegates narrowly preserved Medicaid abortion limits with 38 Republicans to 34 Democrats. Only three GOP delegates joined 64 Democrats to back Gov. Glendening’s promise, prompting questions about party discipline, regional support, and broader state and federal contrasts on abortion policy.
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Maryland
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Ellen Sauerbrey
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Prince George's
Montgomery
Patricia Faulkner
Frederick County
Sue Hecht
Louise Snodgrass
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Frederick
Calvert County
George Owings
Stup
Washington
General Assembly
Congress
Clinton shifts image toward consensus and social focus
Ann McFeathers reports a White House strategy change as President Clinton minimized partisan clashes, praised GOP leaders, invited foes to the White House, and emphasized child and social program support. He gardened the public persona with calmer rhetoric, firings of ineffective aides, and a move to targeted events, while his popularity edge rises as polls reflect a cautious optimism about a possible second term.
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Anna Maria Lewis Dies at 98 in Garfield Community
Anna Maria Lewis longtime Garfield resident died at age 98 years eight months survivors include 54 grandchildren 244 great grandchildren and 66 great great grandchildren. plus Frederick County notices report trolley collision drunk driving arrest and stock entries related to local firms and flooding forecast for the Potomac River.
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Anna Maria Lewis
Garfield
Trial coverage prompts public demand for limits
A letter from Sharon Hawker of Frederick criticizes nonstop O J Simpson trial coverage. She argues the public should not be bombarded with day by day updates or monetized memorabilia. Hawker calls for only final results to be publicized and notes Halloween costumes depicting the case cross a line.
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O.J. Simpson
Frederick
Letter on compensation and historic wartime atrocity claims
The writer requests apologies and compensation for U S wartime actions including the Bataan Death March and related invasions. They reference a March 6 letter by Michael E. Zimmerman and urge Japan to compensate the United States for atrocities described, noting a long journey to protest.
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Michael E. Zimmerman
Japan
U.S
Bataan
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Philippines
Budget Row Sparks Partisan Clash in Senate
The debate centers on a failed balanced budget amendment with 65 voting for and 35 against. Critics accuse Democrats of flip flopping on sponsors while President Clinton is pressed to defend Social Security and SSI spending amid broader fiscal fights.
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SSI
Letter questions LBJ era Medicare and health costs
A reader criticizes Lyndon B. Johnson and the Great Society, arguing Medicare raised health costs and crime. The writer blames postwar policies for divisiveness and cites partisan deficits, signing off as R. Herbert Oden.
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Shifting Frederick County Police HQ to City Courthouse
Douglas I Gaver of Myersville argues moving the Frederick County Sheriff's Office to the county courthouse and relocating the Frederick City Police to other quarters would locate county law enforcement headquarters in downtown Frederick. He notes property owners in Frederick City would lose notional differential for police service.
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Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Frederick City
Do the right thing for democracy and schooling
Robert S. Kennedy argues that as a nation we must teach children the difference between right and wrong to keep democracy strong. He suggests allowing silent prayer or contemplation in schools for those opposed to organized prayer.
Undermining the Constitution in Annapolis pushes COS plans
Thurmont resident B Casey Fitzgerald urges opposition to SJ 6 and HJ 10 in Maryland, arguing they seek a Conference of the States to push toward a constitutional convention and potential rewrites of the Tenth Amendment, and favors HJ 13 to reaffirm state sovereignty. He calls readers to contact delegates and senators before action proceeds.
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Annapolis
Casper Taylor
Mike Miller
Maryland
Conference of the States
Congress
Letters to the Editor guidelines for The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News Post invites letters with name address and phone number for verification. Not all letters are published due to volume or taste, edits may occur, poetry and religious verse are excluded, and contact details include postal address and telefax number.
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