Walkersville Arouses Parents With School Tragedy And Crime
Community reacts to six self harm attempts by Walkersville High students and to arrests tied to a local crime wave dubbed the Walkersville mafia. Parents split between calling for action and demanding restraint on naming juveniles. The reporting aims to inform guardians and spur preventative measures.
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Noel Farmer
Walkersville
Walkersville High School
President Clinton reads four books a week claim questioned
The New York Times report alleged Clinton reads four books weekly, including Moynihan, King, and Kennedy titles. Critics doubt such speed reading, calculating 16 hours for a single 653 page work, and suggest books were on display rather than read. Tribune Media Services
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Martin Luther King, Jr
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Local Chamber discussed farm labor at Key Hotel
The Frederick business group met with Kiwanis and local merchants to consider farm labor limits during harvest. Proposals included two days of industry shutdowns and volunteer farm labor to save crops. Separately, sailors and WAVES designated Frederick a liberty town for two days with planned tours, a banquet, and a dance. Demolition began on WFMD for new doctors offices amid air pollution complaints from a West Seventh Street homeowner.
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Board of County Commissioners
WFMD
Doctors
West Seventh Street
Maryland’s School Performance Plan Sparks Education Debate
Mary Williams analyzes the Maryland School Performance Program and its Outcome Based Education approach. She notes two decades of MSDE efforts, concerns from parents and lawmakers, and the push to track student knowledge and apply learning through performance tasks, with potential shifts in graduation requirements and emphasis on emotional needs.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Maryland State Department of Education
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Frederick
Frederick County Department of Education
CTB Macmillan
McGraw-Hill
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Pennsylvania Senate
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Frederick County
Frederick News-Post
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Mary Wichasas
Greedy moms and deadbeat dads in child support debate
A reader argues both mothers and fathers use children as pawns in custody and support disputes. The writer urges courts to hold mothers legally responsible for their parental actions to reduce child support evasion and protect the child.
Patton Hawk Injured by Accidental Gunfire in Woods
A red tail hawk named Patton was shot in the right wing, left starving and dehydrated, and unable to feed or fly. A high school student found the bird after fresh snow, and a wildlife rehabilitator notes Patton now rests in a large cage unable to resume hunting or long flights.
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Patton
Pallon
Letter on Patton the hawk's fate and wildlife responsibility
A wildlife rehabilitator from Maryland writes that Patton the hawk cannot return to the wild and must remain under human care. The letter condemns the senseless act that left the bird in captivity, urging readers to respect life and acknowledge trusteeship over living creatures.
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Patton
Loyalty and pensions spark veteran backlash against Shumway
A veteran writer denounces David Shumway for attacking military retirees and pensionists. He defends loyalty and sacrifice at Normandy, Korea, and Vietnam, and urges pension reform, claiming personal millions in savings from defense programs and demanding repayment or credit.
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U.S
Alice
Geritol
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Korea
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Shug
Denouncing Promises to Martinsburg VAMC Veterans
Dennis Blalock from Thurmont writes criticizing those who failed to keep promises to blind and maimed veterans at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg West Virginia. He invokes King Lear’s line about a thankless child to underline his anger.
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Calvary Methodist Church
George Wallace
Richard M. Nixon
Edward P. Thomas
America
Sen. Thomas
Maryland
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Martinsburg
W.va
King Lear
Washington debates NAFTA and GATT risks for environment and jobs
In the new Congress, focus shifts to two trade accords NAFTA and the Uruguay Round GATT expansion. Critics warn they cede regulatory authority to foreign bodies, threaten U S environmental and labor standards, and may cost millions of jobs as companies relocate. Campaigns push back awaiting fall votes.
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Letters to the Editor at Frederick News Post
A fragment outlines submission rules for Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News Post. It mentions including address, preference for publication, handling of letters, and a mailing address at 200 Patrick Street Frederick Maryland 21705.
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