Ag Day 1999 Comments on Farm Price Woes
The piece notes depressed farm prices across milk hogs and grain, cites Dean Kleckner and Dan Glickman on the squeeze in agriculture, and urges action to protect farming as a backbone of the economy. It mentions global production, Asian crisis, and farm safety net cuts as factors. It ends with a call to use Ag Day 1999 to seek creative, lasting solutions.
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Dean Kleckner
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau News
U. S. Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Ag Day
Mr. Glickman
America
Health policy and politics in 1996 campaign
Candidates face tough health care debates as voters insist on action over talk. From Medicare and Social Security to drug costs and insurance denial of care, the public seeks tangible plans. Stories center on patients choosing between essentials and medicine, and the conflict over medical marijuana and assisted death. Ann McFeatters reports from the White House beat.
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NATO
China
Clinton
Congress
White House
Bob Dole
Chicago
Hawaii
Ann McFeatters
Polly Sal
Scripps Howard News
Frederick visitation academy abandons high school department
The Frederick Visitation Academy announced a radical 103 year change to drop the High School Department beginning in September, enrolling only elementary and intermediate grades. Other items note a Carroll Parkway land condemnation bill, Potomac Edison service work, Mount Airy mud issues, YMCA groundbreaking, Clorox variance in flood plan, a youth baseball scene, and Frederick High School awards.
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Frederick Visitation Academy
Frederick City
Frederick High School
House of Delegates
Annapolis
Frederick
Thurmont school space shortfall delays six year plan
Budget surplus could fund Thurmont’s school projects, yet county proposes a three year delay after discovering Thurmont Middle School has 20000 fewer square feet than thought. Growth in the northern county persists while schools have not been updated in two decades.
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Thurmont
Letters from locals spark debate on community values and race
Readers discuss being a Road citizen, church attendance, farming goals, and local pride in Johnsville. Frank Mannarino and Paula Roberts critique media bias and segregation era views, while Dennis Hoffacker notes community life and family ties amidst strikes and labor tensions.
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Essie Grossnickle
Austin Bohn
Ryton Grossnickie
David Dotterer
Raritan
Joe Lind
Herman Saylor
John Green
Johnsville
Charlie Funkhouser
Kip
Karen Heavner
Lehigh Cement
Detour
Contributing to the mind set in Frederick schools
In a March 2 letter Willie J Mahone challenges Superintendent Jack Dale claiming the Frederick County public school system retains an apartheid like bias. He accuses Dale of promoting undeterred segregation through policy and ignoring racial incidents and bias in teacher selection while praising visits to expose conditions.
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Jack Dale
Frederick County Public Schools
Dale
Dr Dale
Date
Board of Education
Dr. Dale
Tough row to hoe on the way to farm fraternity
A narrator moving from Gaithersburg to Johnsville on 15 acres questions official farmer status as judged by local officials. He cites neighbors with large tractors and manure spreaders, a snow plow offer, and a mayoral quip about requirements, then lists dubious criteria for farming including horsepower, acreage, and constant availability.
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Johnsville
Gaithersburg
Bobby Grossnickle
Dele Gate Hecht Cigarette Tax Debate Cited
The March 3 lead story recounts Sue Hecht in the cigarette tax proposal as a lone figure amid partisan tensions. It notes officials’ quick spending and questions the effectiveness of taxation to influence youth, while stressing education as the true tool for shaping behavior.
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Sue Hecht
Gorilla revisited threatens fairness in Meachum piece March 3
A reader condemns Roy Meachum for repeating a diatribe about union bargaining and Catherine Graham's appeals. The letter argues unsubstantiated claims and attacks on printers union actions, calling for objective reporting and noting wording about rent a cop thugs mischaracterizes the events.
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Tam
Roy Meachum
Mr. Meachum
Catherine Graham
Right to live free argues against discrimination in dress and identity
TOM WINDWILLOW from Tuscarora asserts in a letter that discrimination should end with a period and questions if protection based on sexual preference should include all philes. He cites Alex Mooney and clothing as symbols, arguing all people have right to live free as long as they do no harm and do not impede others.
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Alex Mooney
Mel Gibson
Claudis Schiffert
Fragmented letter questions race relations stance
Reader references George B. Parks and a March 13 letter, describing difficulty in understanding its view on the black community and race relations. The text hints at biases and liberal labeling, implying contested attitudes in the era.
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George B. Parks
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News Post
The Frederick News Post invites readers to submit letters exclusive to the paper and signed with name and contact details. Due to high volume, not all letters are guaranteed publication. submission options include mail, fax, and email with contact information.
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Fredenck News Post
News
Rica
Frederick News-Poat
Patrick
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Institute of Medicine
Oregon
Newe-Post
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State Biological Service
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Theron Green
Black Ankle Road
Mount Airy
Monocacy Bottom Road
Buckeystown
Frederick County
Chris Whitmore
Staley Park
Alane Paul
Amherst
Mass
Hood College
Diane Daniels
Dennis Hoffacker
Joe Arcaro
Lou Limber
Guild
Meachum
Washington Post
Frank Mannarino
Parks
Willie J. Mahone
Bob Neverusky
Tom Windwillow
Tuscarora
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