Budget, taxes and spending in Annapolis and Washington
The piece argues Maryland’s next year will require $14.5 billion to run the state while citing a constant growth in budgets. It notes the House approved the current budget with little debate and questions whether tax cuts are possible. Gov Glendening seeks no tax increase, amid talk of minor cuts and funding shifts to offset potential federal funds losses.
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Parris Glendening
Annapolis
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Washington
We need a downtown Frederick department store
Nancy Luse argues Frederick should reclaim a true department store to anchor downtown commerce. She nostalgic for multi floor stores, contrast with trend toward gift shops, antiques, and coffee bars, and envisions a store with a bargain basement and sidewalk sales to enliven lunch hours.
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Frederick
America
Patrick Street
Market Street
Rovin’s
Kemp’s
Shepley Brothers
Miller’s
Sears
Penney’s
Parson's
Routzahn
Hendrickson
McCrory’s
City Hall
Frederick County Maryland Legislative Delegation Contact Directory
Frederick County Maryland legislators listed by district with party supply addresses and phone numbers for Annapolis offices. Includes senators Ferguson Brinkley and House members Stal, Ediett and others, plus toll free contact line. District areas cover eastern Frederick and western Carroll counties and subdivisions 4A 4B.
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Espe Ee
Perth Netanya
Seretor
Derry
Barman
Jatres
Senate
Annapolis
Lowe Howe
Ammapris
Gadea
Dekgete
Ania
Lowe House
Frederick
Carrol
Ten Ferguson
James Senate
Anmapolis
David Brinkley
Annapols
Paul Stal
Armaipolis
Donald Ediett
Debating a new phrase for Pacific victory days
Readers see a debate on renaming VJ-Day to avoid offense after World War II. Administration mentors seek a neutral term like Victory in the Pacific. The piece contrasts VE Day in Europe with Pacific naming, noting Japan faced sole conflict in the Pacific theater.
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Clinton
White House
Pentagon
State Department
Japan
Ucla
Germany
Europe
Pacific
Italy
Austria
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Finland
Croatia
Slovakia
Benihana's
Toyota
Postal Service
Smithsonian Institution
White House shapes VJ Day and Pearl Harbor ceremonies
The White House presses to elevate VJ Day while trimming Pearl Harbor events for the 50th anniversary. Controversies over Enola Gay history and Japanese wartime actions fuel debate. critics say such moves alter memory and offend perspectives, while officials argue restraint.
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Hiroshima
Truman
Darth Vader
Japan
Nanking
White House
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo Bay
Scripps Howard News Service
Frederick readers urge local grocery reopening to ease crisis
A letter praises Mayor Jim Grimes for addressing the Carmack Jay’s shortage in downtown Frederick. The writer notes longer walks, taxi costs, and higher prices at upscale stores, urging continued efforts to restore a nearby supermarket and end the ongoing hardship.
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Jim Grimes
Frederick
Carmack-Jay's
Johnny
Frederick City
Warrant charges filed for three Frederick City property owners
Warrants charging three Frederick City property owners with failure to connect to the sanitary sewer were obtained before Magistrate Edward J. Smith by City Plumbing Inspector Edward 8. Mobley and handed to Chief of Police Frederick N. Straley for service.
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Frederick City
Edward J. Smith
City Plumbing
Edward 8. Mobley
Frederick N. Straley
Frederick Faces Debate Over City Real Estate Investments
Citizens question Frederick's use of public funds to buy property, noting idle holdings yield no tax revenue. Critics doubt Mayor Grimes's claim that surplus money funds future growth, and warn about interest on purchases like the Adventist site described as a gateway to the city.
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Frederick City
Jim Grimes
Frederick
East Street
Grimes
Frederick Letter Urges Real Estate Tax Cut And Bold Aldermen
A reader questions Frederick's tax policy and warns of rising property taxes if the city’s surplus dwindles. The letter urges aldermen to confront Mr Grimes and avoid a fiscal crisis, using a blunt metaphor about closing the barn door before the horse is gone.
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Frederick City
No to 534-unit plan fueling Frederick school fears
Karen Ashwal of Frederick urges Planning Commission to reject a proposed 534 unit development linking via Old Farm Road off Rosemont Avenue Yellow Springs Pike. She cites school overcrowding and tight budgets, asks to wait for impacts of two new developments near Opossumtown Pike and Cloverhill, and questions master plan consistency.
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Frederick
Old Farm
Old Farm Road
Rosemont Avenue
Yellow Springs Pike
Yellow Springs
Planning Commission
Board of Education
Frederick County
Opossumtown Pike
Cloverhill SI
Frederick Community College
Monocacy Middle
Thomas Johnson
Disappointed in separate awards at Hood College banquet
A Frederick County National Honor Society member denounces a Kappa Alpha Psi award event that honored only African American members at Coffman Chapel Hood College on March 6. The writer condemns segregation, calls for inclusive recognition, and urges future fairness for all scholars.
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National Honor Society
Frederick County
Kappa Alpha Psi
Frederick Fraternity
Coffman Chapel
Hood College
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News Post
The Frederick News Post invites readers to submit letters with name address and phone. Letters may be edited for space and taste and poetry or verses addressed to others are not published. Submissions go to 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD 21705 or fax 662-8299.
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The
Frederick
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Cheryl Webster
Teresa Koontz
Kerry Leahy
Lynn Fisher
Chellis Neal
Dawn Hoyle
Jack Griffin
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Leslee Hammett Frederick
Karen Ashwal Frederick
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