Middletown Students Shine At County Science Fair Awards
Middletown High School junior Philip Roessler won top prize in the high school division for worm reproduction research. Brian Shedd, Middletown Middle School seventh grader, claimed a win in his division with a voice signal project. Other standout projects included Christi Kopetka’s safety testing on flame resistance, Mike Schmidt’s findings of bacteria in milkshakes, Alok Tewari’s mouthwash study, Travis Leivo’s musical dice experiment, and Stephen Waggoner’s expression cloning of a kinase.
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Philip Roessler
Frederick County
Middletown Middle
Brian Shedd
Middletown Middle School
Christi Kopetka
Federal Trade Commission
New Market Middle School
Mike Schmidt
Monocacy Middle School
Alok Tewari
Travis Leivo
Travis
Stephen Waggoner
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Aron Campaign Lawsuit Aims To Raise Rhetoric Standards
Ruthann Aron criticizes Meachum and attacks Brock in a defamation suit case note from Potomac. Aron argues campaign honesty and accountability, urging limits on misinformation and warning against ties to foreign influence and the revolving door.
Quotas Fate Depends on Congress Action and Courts
A Hopwood like ruling voids racial quotas in higher education. Congress could enact a federal statute to end the debate and restore equal protection. Without action, years of turmoil loom as groups challenge admissions policies while calls for individual rights rise in ballot measures. Paul Craig Roberts argues the 5th Circuit’s decision undermines the Constitution and may force costly litigation, urging Congress to curb reverse discrimination and prevent a divided nation.
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Hopwood
State of Texas
Congress
California
Clinton
Quota
Deval Patrick
Supreme Court
John Marshall Harlan
5Th Circuit
Sth
Appeals Court
Texas
University of Texas School of Law
Paul Craig Roberts
The
Institute For Political Economy
Scripps Howard News Service
Frederick Chamber Dinner Highlights Local Leaders and Airport Plans
Arch N. Booth of the U S Chamber addresses about 90 attendees at the Frederick Chamber dinner in the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Local officials and leaders are named. The Civil Engineering Administration will decide in 60 days on the second phase of Frederick's municipal airport project. The first phase included runways graded 5,000 by 150 feet and others totaling 3,700 feet. Maryland House Speaker John Hanson Briscoe received Frederick County bicentennial coins. Frederick Jaycees earned a Maryland Jaycees award for Junior Miss efforts. Private Robert Kane appears with three new Frederick City Police motorcycles assigned to the south end of town.
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Frederick Chamber of Commerce
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Elmer I. EshJeman
Roger B. Wolfe
Hugh V. Gittinger
Emmett R. Bowlus
Edward C. Hartzmann
Paul S. Michael
Ned S. Zeiler
John R. Fitzpatrick
Robert E. Delaplaine
Charles G. Geisbert
Robert B. Crothers
William B. Leichert
Civil Engineering Administration
Frederick
Maryland
House of
John Hanson Briscoe
Frederick County
John Hanson
Billy Lowe Aslakson
Robert Kane
Frederick City
Patrick
Market Streets
Sounds of the past from Trail Avenue memories
A Frederick resident responds to Bill Bruchey IIIs letter on Trail Avenue recalling nine years on the street. The blizzard united neighbors who shoveled played and shared meals while families and dogs enjoyed snow day moments and the community spirit centered near stores parks hospital and downtown.
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Bill Brachey III
Trail Avenue
Connor
Brian
Frederick
Mr. Bruchey
Jury Acquits Ex Bank President in Drug Form Case
A longtime reader reflects on a jury verdict acquitting an ex bank president in a case involving a form tied to drug money laundering. The piece argues the drug war harms private lives and questions asset forfeiture without proven guilt.
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Reiber
Feds
Incarceration Letters and a Drug Confession by John Laughland
Letter excerpts reveal a confessional note from John C. Laughland, mentioning an all night drive from Missoula to Seattle in 1957. He cites a Methedrine supplied by his father, a pharmacist, for use under special circumstances, reflecting a pre drug war era view.
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Missoula
Montana
Seattle
Outdoor school benefits students
Megan Heslin appeals to keep Camp Greentop open as part of Frederick County education budget cuts. She argues outdoor schools foster teamwork and hands on learning in plants animals rocks weather astronomy and navigation and recalls her mother's sixth grade experience at Camp Greentop.
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Frederick County
Community call to fund school budget amid cuts
A letter writer supports Dawn Cornish's view that schools deserve full funding. He urges county commissioners and Frederick voters to back the superintendent's proposed budget to keep community schools well staffed and maintained, even for residents without children in the system.
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Dawn Cornish
Frederick
Magnet program supports diverse learners in Frederick County
Lorie Dorough urges county commissioners to fully fund the 1996/97 public school budget, defending magnet programs as cost effective and essential for gifted and special needs students. She notes overcrowded classes and the value of grouping to meet individual needs, sharing personal teaching and tutoring experience.
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Frederick County
Call for school nurse coverage to protect students and staff
Darlene Kolomyic urges immediate action to station a nurse at the school full time. She notes the risk of medical needs arising any hour and the delay of ambulance response, stressing the school’s responsibility for many lives.
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites readers to send letters including name address and phone number for verification. Due to high volume not all letters can be published. Contact details: 200 E Patrick St Frederick MD 21705 or telefax 662-8299.
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