Big Sister Poole Named Regional Big Sister of the Year
Poole, a seven year mentor with Brothers Big Sisters of America, earns Regional Big Sister of the Year for Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and D C. Her little sister Tammy Hall praises her impact as both grow through a one on one mentor relationship. The Frederick County program seeks volunteers to fill about 55 waiting matches. contact 694 9455.
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Delaware
Washington, D.C
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Washington
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Sushil Bhattacharjee
Poole
Beall Brothers
Frederick
Montgomery
Hyattstown
Lindy Beall
Maryland tax refunds include Terps football brochure
Maryland Comptroller refunds included an advertising brochure for the University of Maryland Terrapins and an order form for Byrd Stadium tickets. About 30 percent of 2.6 million refunds carried the piece, produced at state expense only for state entities. The rest of the text covers diverse topics, from digital TV transitions to beef market trends and Frederick city recognition.
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Family letter defends troubled youth in pipe bomb case
Roxanne Balterden of Forest Hills Maryland responds to the Frederick News-Post editorial Pipe bombs, asserting her 17 year old nephew is a seriously ill child under treatment and deserves proper psychiatric care rather than immediate adult charges. She corrects facts about the Molotov incident, pipe bomb count, and hospital decisions while urging readership not to judge prematurely.
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Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Finan Center
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Krista Glielmi
Tam
Oklahoma City
Roxanne Balterden
Forest Hills
Frederick area airport grading to finish in weeks
James Mirabella of Grandview Company directing work at the municipal airport east of Frederick said that favorable weather and no rock unearthed allow grading to be completed in three or four weeks. Also noted were a 30 day strike at Frederick Iron & Steel resolved, housing plans for veterans, farm sales by the Beall brothers, Jaycee Wives award recipients, and the Sertoma Service to Mankind award to George E. May Sr.
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Grandview Company
Frederick
Frederick Iron & Steel Co
Jacob Goldberg
Frederick Sertoma Club
George E. May Sr
Graphics for Local Coverage Improve News Value
The writer urges newsrooms to add graphs maps and visuals to coverage. They propose diagrams showing sinkhole locations relative to quarries city master plans airport roads budget pie charts and charts tracking population performance salaries and commuting patterns to enhance understanding.
The collision of politics and capitalism in gasoline debates
The piece argues that politics and capitalism collide in energy prices. It notes foreign interests influence supply and questions who benefits from rising costs. It warns energy costs impact the U.S. economy more than rates and urges readers to assess who shapes explanations and interests behind price changes.
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U.S
Pranla
Letter on energy policy clash with Texas politics
Bill Cunningham of Walkersville argues that government should secure citizens and promote alternative energy, condemning Gramm and DeLay for opposing the DOE and DOC. He warns that politics and capitalism collide in energy policy, urging awareness among citizens and consumers.
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U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Commerce
Phil Gramm
Tom DeLay
Department of Energy
Department of Commerce
Gramm
Congressman DeLay
Texas
Emu advocate faced harsh slaughter critique in press
Reader letters criticize Maryland Emu Association president Diana Bouchert for supporting emu slaughter. A Baltimore Sun report is cited describing the brutal processing and inhumane treatment of slaughtered emus, urging awareness of the birds' suffering.
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Maryland Emu Association
Diana Bouchert
Frederick News- Post
Onother
Baltimore Sun
Public safety guiding sentencing in Hall crash case
The family of Carolyn Jones Hall contacted our office after the June 2, 1995 crash that killed Hall and seriously injured Tia Hall. The statement urges accountability for Edward John Yanoski, emphasizes Tia’s long road to coping, and requests the maximum sentence with treatment and counseling, urging Judge G Edward Dwyer Jr. to weigh victims and public safety.
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Carolyn Jones Hall
Tia Hall
Carolyn Hall
Tia
Edward John Yanoski
Tin Hail
Yanoski
G. Edward Dwyer Jr
Etta Stewart Appointed MADD Executive Director
Etta Stewart has been named executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving for Montgomery County, guiding local policy, outreach, and advocacy efforts. Stewart succeeds prior leadership and brings extensive community experience to the regional program.
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Etta Stewart
Mothers Against
Montgomery County
Chain gang proposal for Maryland prisoners sparks debate
MARK CONNOLLY of New Market argues Maryland should employ a chain gang to train inmates, reduce costs, and ease societal reintegration, proposing lime oil as added treatment for workers.
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Maryland
Maintained Balance Letter Corrected Author
A letter to the editor dated April 25 clarifies that Susan Burke wrote the piece titled Main Taining fragile balance rather than John Burke, correcting authorship and ensuring proper attribution in the local opinion page.
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Susan Burke
John Burke
Letters to the Editor address and contact lines
Letters to the Editor are accepted at Post 200 E. Powick St RO Box 578 Frederick MD 21705 or via telefax at 662-8209. Readers may submit opinions and notices to be considered for publication in the local paper.
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Powick St
Frederick
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