Maryland crime mix of good and bad news in 1996 report
State Police in Pikesville note statewide violent crime down 5 percent and overall crime down 3 percent from 1995 while Frederick County shows a 2.9 percent rise in violent crime. Aggravated assault and rape rose in Frederick, robberies fell, murders held at four, with larcenies up and other offenses down as the hot spot program targets high crime areas.
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Pikesville
Frederick County
David B. Mitchell
Maryland
Frederick arts center turmoil and leadership critique
Robert M. Causer criticizes the Weinberg Center leadership under Ms. Wu, praising former director Michael Stup but faulting the hiring, sponsorship efforts, and change management. Causer notes salary issues, perceived secrecy, and public trust impacts on the city and community groups. He questions mayoral management and calls for transparent handling of personnel decisions. Causer writes from Frederick.
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Weinberg Center
Frederick
Michael Stup
Michael
Kennedy Center
Lesley Wandever
Lesley
Center
Ms. Wu
Robert M. Causet
Clinton abroad as NATO and global issues loom large
Clinton travels across Europe amid questions of NATO expansion and European stability while balancing domestic scandals. He seeks a coherent foreign policy to redeem a troubled presidency, meets with Yeltsin in Helsinki, and plans pivotal talks with Jiang Zemin on China economic cooperation. The White House emphasizes economic cooperation over military threat, urging focus on issues affecting Americans at home and abroad.
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Lsinki
Clinton
Boris Yeltsin
Europe
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Africa
al Gore
Asia
White House
Gore
Vietnam
Arkansas
Helsinki
Air Force One
NATO
Poland
Madrid
Russia
Yeltsin
Middle East
Ireland
Korean Peninsula
Latin America
Jiang Zemin
China
U.s.-China
U.S
United States
Madeleine Albright
Scripps Howard News Service
News-Post Briefs Show City Police, Club Roster, and Business Moves
Yesterday items from the News-Post files report City Police jinxed desk duties with ill sergeant and back‑injured replacement, plus temporary investigator. March feature presents Robert Grams, 18, as Pie national pictorial cartoonist. Frederick Civic Club officers listed. Teamsters Local 992 ends Mitchell Transport strike. Cement firm operations return to normal. Frederick County Women’s Softball League questions field priority. Rally tavern owner seeks expansion and parking. Dr I Blanche Bourne delivers Hood College Scholars’ Dinner address.
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Austin Heffner
Frederick City Hospital
Norman Dietz
Allen Bartgis
No Laughing Zone Fragrance of Taxpayer-funded Prank
Frederick citizens warned that humor is banned at City Hall as fingerprint testing follows a prank sign. Taxpayers decry waste of funds amid budget cuts and crowded schools. Alderman Sally Murphy urges people to lighten up while voters rethink leaders.
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Frederick
City Hall
Sally Murphy
Dying Weinberg Center for the Arts Faces Community Vote
Frederick residents confront the Weinberg Center crisis as critics blame Ms Wu for unchecked power and looming closures. The letter argues the theater’s fate hinges on local votes to resist removing affordable shows and preserving community arts.
Letter Calls Weinberg Theater Needs and Public Support
A Frederick reader questions funding for the Weinberg Center and criticizes Ms. Wu and the mayor for high costs and salaries. She argues that arts vitality requires affordable, popular programming and public fundraising, urging citizens to demand accountability to keep the theater alive.
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Weinberg
Weinberg Center
Mayor
Ms. Wu
Scott Rolle on Burden Of Proof discusses plea in Goldman case
In a televised appearance Rolle says he agreed to a five year sentence and a voluntary homicide plea in the Goldman case involving Mary Gaye Fister. He notes problems pursuing a murder verdict and prosecuting Dr Gadjusak, while defending Tariq Yacub against alleged frivolous charges amid claims of racial bias in policing.
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Scott Rolle
Greta van Susteren
Lawrence Goldman
Mary Gaye Fister
Gadjusak
Tariq Yacub
Tariq
Droneburg
Clarification on a gay union and lifelong commitment
Charles Dunham and Dan Shackelford publish a clarification disputing a March 12 gay marriage article. They describe a 21 year lifemate relationship begun in 1976, publicly recognized as a holy union at Metropolitan Community Church, not a marriage. They seek social and legal recognition akin to straight couples.
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Tom
Dan Shackelford
Metropolitan Community Church
Dan
News-Post
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters exclusive to this paper with writer name address and home and business phone numbers. Not all letters are published. include method to send via mail or fax and note space limits.
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Frederick
Jeter
Frederick Newis-Post
E. Patrick Sr
Ethel
Frederif
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Brunswick
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Young Grams
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Teamsters Local 992
Mitchell Transport Inc
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Lehigh Cement Company
Union Bridge
North Market Street School
Jan Kuczma
Rally
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A.G. Bourne
Washington, D.C
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Weinberg Center For the Arts
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