Hood College honors 409 seniors and 350 juniors in three night ceremony
Outstanding Senior Scholars and Honor Society members are praised for service character and leadership alongside scholarship. The article profiles Chris Lane Brian Renn Steve Sigsbury Kelly Riordan Joshua Willas Stephanie Williams Angela Commito Karen Lewis Amanda Garfinkel and other honorees, noting wide extra curriculars and community involvement.
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Ars
Hood College
Chris Lane
Walkersville High School
Maryland
Brian Renn
Brunswick High School
Steve Sigsbury
Singanore High School
Kelly Riordan
Middletown High School
Joshua Willas
Urbana High School
Amnesty International
Stephanie Williams
St. John’s Literary Institute
Prospect Hall
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Angela Commito
Frederick High School
Karen Lewis
Catoctin High School
Frederick County Association of
Amanda Garfinkel
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Penn Laurel Girl Scout Council
Bigger NATO expansion risks instability and uneasy balance
The article notes NATO’s 50th anniversary celebration in Washington welcoming three former Warsaw Pact members, expanding to 19. Moscow cries danger and seeks counterweights while Western officials defend enlargement as widening Europe’s stability. It highlights deficiencies in Czech Polish and Hungarian forces, pilot shortages in Poland, and aging aircraft such as MiG-29s and MiG-21s amid mixed readiness assessments.
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Nese
NATO
Washington
Russia
Poland
Hungary
Czech Republic
Atlantic Alliance
Madeleine Albright
Independence
Harry Truman
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Germany
Spain
Moscow
Leonid Ivashov
Defense Ministry
Gennady Zyuganov
Communist Party
Cohen
Clinton
London
Daily Telegraph
Warsaw Pact
Holger Jensen
Rocky Mountain News
Serioups
Howard News Service
Frederick jail cited as dirtiest. renovations promised
Sheriff Guy Anders defended a written report naming Frederick County Jail the dirtiest in the state. He said ongoing renovations would improve cleanliness once completed. The piece also notes a four day Career Conference at Hood College with county officials and consultants. A theater tribute for H Webster Heck followed at the Pine Room, and residents of Point of Rocks watched sewer line work begin. The Sertoma Club named Miss Frederick candidates, and Lora Coents was honored at a Guth birthday dinner for essay contest win.
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Guy Anders
Wallace Reidt
Frederick County
Anders
Katherine Thomas McHale
Frederick County Welfare Board
William C. Roderick
Children’s Aid Society
Lou Davis
Ruth Mac Vane
Frederick
Charles S.V. Lanner
Hood
Hood College
H. Webster Heck
Pine Room
Hotel Frederick
Webby
William B. Bennett Sr
Commerce Street
Point of Rocks
Hagerstown
Linganore High School
Lora Coents
Francis Scott Key
Post 11
American Legion
Legion
Qualities in Short Supply for Great Teachers
A retired teacher argues tests to certify new teachers miss essential traits. Humor, character, integrity, patience, and the ability to work with kids are rare across society. He laments schools run by politicians and lawyers with limited teaching experience and warns against political correctness eroding educational quality.
Public school accountability and cost effectiveness in Frederick County
The Frederick County Board of Education emphasizes a constitutional duty to provide free public education and prudent fiscal stewardship. It formalized a ninth goal to manage resources in a publicly accountable and cost effective manner, outlining four checks and balances including annual public audits, with capital budgets funded by state and county for future school construction and renovations.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
BOE
Frederck County
BOF
Budget and audits shape FCPS finance and growth
The Frederick County Public Schools discuss annual budget input and capital funding. After years of underfunding, the 1998-2004 capital plan approval promises fewer overcrowded schools and less portable classrooms within five years. Operating budget emphasizes low per pupil costs, high school funding efficiency, and public comment. External audits verify prudent use of tax dollars and potential cost savings.
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BOE
Maryland
BOA
FCPS
Tobacco tax debate in Maryland Ways & Means committee
Delegate Joseph Bartlett argues against HB 190 proposing a 1 per pack tobacco tax over two years and a new tax on smokeless products. He warns of cross border shopping and job losses, questions the revenue projections, and urges earmarking funds for cessation programs.
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Ways & Means Committee
Maryland
Comptroller's
Tiger Davis
Baltimore City
University of Maryland
Unversity of Chicago
Canada
U.S
Frederick
Pennsylvania
Virginia
American Economics Group
Comptroller's Office
Letters to the Editor format and submission details
The Frederick News Post invites signed letters with name and writer contact. Include phone numbers to verify identity. Submissions may be edited for space and standards. publication not guaranteed. Send to The Frederick News Post at 200 East Patrick Street Frederick MD 21708 or via fax or email.
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AKI
Cail
Frederick News-Post
Patrick St
P.O
Frederick
Tettera
Frederic
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