Loy's Station Covered Bridge Debate Focuses on Wood or Steel
Frederick County residents push to rebuild the Loy's Station Covered Bridge as an all wooden structure for historical accuracy and aesthetics. Officials balance costs and loads, urging a fresh start and clarity after months of mixed signals about steel versus wooden supports.
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Loy’s Station
Allwood
Frederick County
Dean Fitzgerald
Reddy Road
Utica
Loy
Roddy Road
Loy's Station
Preservation push weighs all wood Loy's Station Bridge plan
Gail Bowerman outlines a community led effort with Dean Fitzgerald urging Frederick County to preserve Loy's Station Covered Bridge. She argues for maintaining historical integrity, using original materials where possible, and funding expert restoration while enabling an all wood timber replica elsewhere with community involvement to protect four local bridges.
Meachum Writes On Middle East Bias and Global Conflicts
Leo Rosberg reports from Knoxville criticizing Roy Meachum for blaming Israel after the World Trade Center bombing. The column questions three Meachum scenarios and warns that religious fundamentalisms and ethnic fanaticism fuel global conflict rather than Israel.
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Roy Meachum
World Trade Center
Mr. Meachum
Israel
LS Metringel
Bosnon
Turkey
India
Algeria
Egypt
Sudan
Waco
Pensacola
Middle East
Leo Rosberg
Knoxville
California anti-smoking crusade seen as backdoor ban
The piece argues that anti smoking laws in California amount to a de facto ban funded by high tobacco taxes and ads portraying smokers as anti social. It criticizes EPA science on secondhand smoke and warns of civil liberties violations while noting strong entities like California Assembly and state health ads.
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California
Sacramento
California Assembly
China
Turkey
Persia
Russia
Department of Health Services
America
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Maryland panels weigh bridge guards and fire pensions
Senator John B Funk released figures on the annual cost to the State Roads Commission for State Guard patrols guarding the Monocacy bridge at U S 40 east of Frederick. A county bill would fund retirement for Frederick Citys four volunteer fire companies. A six million gallon per day sewage plant design was authorized for the Monocacy Linganore site. Rent control petitions circulated urging Senators Smelser and Thomas to back House Bill 682. Archbishop’s lobbyist warned Catholic lawmakers opposing abortion rulings may face excommunication.
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John B. Funk
Frederick County
State Roads Commission
State Guard
Maryland
U.S. 40
Frederick
House of Delegates
Frederick City
THE
County Metropolitan Sanitary Commission
Monocacy River
Linganore Creek
Community Action Agency
Community Information Center
Smelser
Thomas
Middletown Letter Calls Reporter’s Party Story One Sided
Ruth Sayre criticizes a Middletown news account of a teens beer party. She argues uninvited guests from nearby states attended, questions the police stance, and defends the hosted family against public judgment and legal costs.
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Middletown
Middletown High School
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Georgetown
Clinton hypocrisy and campaign rhetoric noted
Reader cites alleged inconsistencies in the Clinton administration on taxes, HIV immigration, re election focus, and Haitian entry policies. The list argues double standards between Republicans and Democrats, suggesting partisan hypocrisy across issues.
Clinton plan sparks belt tightening and open meetings critique
A Washington letter from Eugene Lincoln in Hagerstown argues that President Clinton decries sacrifice while funding for his jogger track and health care efforts relies on private donations. Lincoln accuses Clinton of eroding credibility, seeks more accountability, and urges Rep. Roscoe Bartlett to oppose the plan with fair alternatives.
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Clinton
Hillary
Bill Clinton
George Bush
White House
Washington
Congress
Mexico
Ronald
George
S&l
Roscoe
Bartletts Neanderthal political thinking letter to Rep Bartlett
A reader criticizes Rep Roscoe Bartlett after writing a first letter urging support for President Clinton's economic package and a national health plan. The writer also proposes tax reforms, salary cuts for Congress, and fairer taxes, noting Bartlett's reply shows little grasp of the plan and opposing tax hikes while stressing government cost restraint.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Smithsonian Institution
Clinton
Canada
Congress
Ronald and
George
Polls show Billy's energy tax faces public opposition in Knoxville
Stephen L. Bish of Knoxville argues that the proposed tax package will raise heat costs and ripple into higher prices for everything. He claims the average household would pay far more than the cited 17 percent and warns Congress and the Senate will bend to public pressure if voters stay silent.
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Andy Rooney
Frederick
Congress
Senate
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