Fire safety emphasis as year round need after deadly fires
March edition highlighted two fire stories a Philippine nightclub tragedy with 150 dead and a Gaithersburg home fire saved by a sprinkler system. Frederick County posted its first six year span with zero fire fatalities in 1995 while statewide deaths fell from 114 in 1994 to 95 in 1995. State law requires sprinklers in certain multi unit buildings while Frederick lacks statewide housing mandates for single family homes.
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Philippine
Gaithersburg
Frederick County
Charles Cronauer
Frederick
Washington
Allegany
Garret
Mayors Budget Hearings Signal Financial Strain in Frederick
Frederick Mayor James Grimes faces a looming fiscal gap as 1997 budget hearings reveal revenues around 44 million against 51.5 million in requests. Officials scrutinize real estate purchases including Fountain Medical Center and Carmack Jay’s site while reserve funds shrink from 7 million to about 3 million. The political race for re election intensifies amid questions over tax adjustments and project financing, with a distribution center moving to Winchester and the Adventist project bonds sparking further debate.
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James Grimes
Bill Lee
Jon Kreissig
Fran Baker
Sally Murphy
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Gerald Kolbfleisch
Public Works Department
Fred Eisenhart
Fountain Medical Center
Carmack Jay’s
General Tire
Fountain Medical
City Hall
East Street
Frederick
Annapolis
Paul Gordon
City
Winchester
Hood College
Dumbing Down Democracy and Higher Education
A Harvard Kaiser Washington Post survey shows 82 percent of college graduates name the U.S. vice president, down from 94 percent in 1952, signaling a broader decline in political knowledge and education. The NAS study of top U.S. colleges questions whether basics are taught at the nation’s best universities.
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Washington Post
Kaiser Family Foundation
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Post
National Association of Scholars
NAS
U.S. News & World Report
America
Amherst
Colgate
Duke
Georgetown
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
MIT
Northwestern
Princeton
Stanford PT Couit
Decline in Liberal Arts Core At Elite US Colleges
Stephen H. Balch of the National Association of Scholars critiques major U S colleges in a NAS study. From 1914 to 1993 tuition rose while core requirements and rigorous undergrad exposure waned. Only pre college composition offerings rose, with 35 schools providing them by 1993, many earning credit.
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Vassar
U.S. Doughboys
Hitler
Europe
U.S
America
Empty guns are no threat by Rosie Rehan
A Brunswick reader urges removing ammunition and banning gunpowder for all except police and military. The opinion argues that without bullets no gun problem remains, claiming mass gun control would end violence within two years.
Reappearance of oil traced to Camp Detrick in 1946 case
News-Post records a 1946 oil sheen on Carrall Creek leading to an investigation that identified Camp Detrick as the source. Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger notified authorities, Regional Game Warden Benjamin F. Phobus conducted the probe, and the matter involved city officials and local response efforts.
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Carrall Creek
Hugh V. Gittinger
Gittinger
Benjamin F. Phebus
Phobus
Camp Detrick
Unified push for county to fund education programs
Marilyn Ritter urges Frederick County parents to unite behind funding measures for diverse school programs. She argues ongoing editorial bickering harms children and stresses education as the top priority to prevent a failed system, highlighting special ed, magnet, dyslexia, Renzulli, and athletics as essential paths to college and careers.
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Frederick News-Post
Frederick County Board of Education
Frederick County
Letter to the Editor on Lead Safety and Maryland Basketball
A reader argues for common sense on lead exposure and critiques alarm over pollution. The letter also questions Joe Smith’s Maryland commitment, noting his jersey retirement and urging honoring seniors who kept commitments.
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Joe Smith
NBA
Maryland
Terps
University of Maryland
The chemistry of commitment in a tournament loss
The piece reflects on the Maryland Terrapins faltering against Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament and the enduring pattern of their performance. It explores how commitment and chemistry influence outcomes, noting recurring themes in their play and the implications for future efforts.
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Maryland Terrapins
Santa Clara
Mentor program pairs Rock Creek students with youth volunteers
Joni Harne of Middletown High School praises the mentor program pairing middle and high school students with Rock Creek School. The initiative offers after school volunteer work, gives experience working with diverse people, and provides a worthwhile activity for students.
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Rock Creek School
Joni Harne
Middletown High School
Letters to the Editor notice from The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post publishes letters to the editor requiring name address and phone number for verification. Not all letters are guaranteed publication due to volume and some may be edited for space or taste.
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