Frederick Home Show highlights builders and student crafts
The Frederick fairgrounds hosted Home Show and Builder Olympics with displays from builders remodelers and suppliers. High school students from Career & Technology Center showcased masonry framing and a $229 000 North Crossing brick home. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett attended and traffic at East Patrick Monroe entrances drew complaints.
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Yellow Springs
Frederick Fairgrounds
Career & Technology Center
Career & Tech Center
21St Housing Project
North Crossing
Frederick Community College
Roscoe Bartlett
Washington
Kosovo
Fairgrounds
East Patrick
Monroe Streets
Monroe Street
East Patrick Street
Frederick County Builders Association
Flirtatious City Reflections From New Orleans Then and Now
In a personal piece, Roy Meachum recalls New Orleans childhood haunts and the North Market Street area, contrasting historic charm with tourist hustle. He notes transformed landmarks, lingering scents of the Mississippi and the French Quarter, and a city seen as flirtatious rather than romantic, warned by outsiders and locals alike.
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Sharon
Tangier
Rabat
Morocco
Louisiana
Frederick
New Orleans
St Charles Avenue
Cafe du Monde
Crescent City
St. Louis Cathedral
North Market Street
Clinton Coverup Over Los Alamos Espionage Felt in 1995
The piece accuses the Clinton administration of concealing Chinese espionage at Los Alamos to protect political fundraising and business interests. It asserts high officials, including Sandy Berger, ignored warnings, keeping a suspected spy and lax security in place to avoid destabilizing the 1996 reelection bid. The author calls for public memory of Los Alamos in evaluating Clinton’s presidency.
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Clinton
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Reagan
Los Alamos
Jet
Lic
White House
Beijing
Sandy Berger
America
Mnterprise Assoc
St Joseph's College land sold to U S Fire Administration
The 110 acre tract known as St Joseph's College was officially sold to the U S Fire Administration for 3.514 million dollars and the deed recorded at the Frederick County Courthouse. Crowds visited Cunningham Falls State Park where rangers demonstrated maple syrup making. The Rev Thomas B Bevan was appointed pastor of St Mark Church in Fallston. A letter to the editor from Frederick in 1890 received front page mention reflecting debates over church state separation and school funding. The Frederick County Ayrshire Association held its annual session in the new Mount Pleasant community hall.
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St. Joseph's College
U.S. Fire Administration
Frederick County
Cunningham Falls State Park
Mary Hope
Robert Abraham
John Byrd
Thomas B. Bevan
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Frederick
St Mark Church
Fallston
News of
Frederick County Ayrshire Association
Mount Pleasant
Frederick Memorial Hospital wing bid tops field at $493333
Lloyd C. Culler of Frederick submitted the lowest bid of 493,333 for the Frederick Memorial Hospital north wing project. Charles Grimes, manager of Frederick airport, reported about 3,000 visitors and 22 aircraft at the airport on Sunday. Joseph W. Frescotn of Walkersville qualified as forest warden for two years by Governor Lane's appointment.
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Lloyd C. Culler
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles Grimes
Grimes
Joseph W. Frescotn
Walkersville
Circuit Court
William Preston Lane Jr
Why the Interest in Monica’s Book Spending
The writer questions Monica's use of tax dollars and criticizes her for remiss spending. They argue taxes were used unknowingly and demand accountability from “we the people,” accusing her of back taxes with interest and questioning continued support for Monica.
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Monica
Public employee records disclosure criticized by former city worker
MARK A. SMITH of Frederick objects to releasing personal employee data while noting the city’s budget shows overall salary costs. He argues that personal lives and family data should remain private and urges focusing on public budget figures rather than personnel records.
Misbehavior by Frederick News Photo Choices Draw Reader Critique
Readers criticize repeated front page images of children in risky situations such as crossing an abandoned bridge and playing near Carroll Creek. They report failed email contact with the editor and demand safer, non sensational images while preserving news value.
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Frederick News. Post
Carroll Creek
Community Standards Call for Park Behavior Education
A reader urges the paper to shift focus from depicting private lessons to highlighting local laws and park rules. The letter calls for ordinance explanations, public education campaigns, and empowered citizens and officials to confront unsafe or illegal conduct in Baker Park and on community tennis facilities.
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Baker Park
Frederick
Tax hike debate over tobacco tax in Maryland
Glenn E. Schneider argues that Maryland lawmakers should back a $1 tobacco tax to cut smoking, save lives, and relieve non smokers' taxpayers, noting Delegate Sue Hecht is the lone local supporter and citing state revenue and health costs. He asserts tobacco use harms taxpayers and urges Republicans to see through industry smokescreens.
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Sue Hecht
Frederick County
Maryland
Hecht
Commentary on teen cruising and local youth recreation
A letter writer reflects on teen cruising on U.S. 40 and contrasts it with his youth when many youths gathered in friends' basements and malls. He notes that parents provided safe spaces to keep teens off the streets, suggesting cost barriers limit current options and referencing Frederick.
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Tam
Frederick
Letters to the Editor Policy for The Frederick News Post
A notice explains submission rules for Letters to the Editor. It requires exclusive original letters, signer name, home address, and a home or business phone number. It notes space edits, nonpublication of certain letters, and delivery methods by mail fax or email.
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Fredench News Post
Wrier
Frederick Newa
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Roy Meachum
Orleans
Boomer
Sinverwater
Pushkin
Mississippi
Freed Quarter
Jay Brewery
Lilian Hellman
Thstriet
Famaus
St Alphonsus
St. Mary's
Thal
Big Easy
William Rusher
Mark A. Smith Frederick
Sue Shatto
Lowe's
Home Depot
Wendy’s
Glenn E. Schneider
Columbia
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