Final chapter closes Free State dispute in Frederick County
In a wrap up of a years long controversy over Free State Recycling at Point of Rocks readers learn the county government settled a suit filed by Free State and lost, costing taxpayers 1.2 million with another 1 million covered by the county insurer. A SLAPP suit was ruled improper and its plaintiffs must pay defendant costs, ending a contentious era of bickering. The county will own the land and a small park may be created with a plaque listing local politicians who claimed credit.
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Free State
Ooops
Mary Ann Stepler
Frederick County
Point of Rocks
Law delays end zoning battle in Frederick County May 1996
Federal ruling compels Winchester Hall to buy the Point of Rocks site for a recycling facility at 2.25 million, far above its 500000 appraised value. Judge Mary Ann Stepler labels the case as intentional misconduct by Free State Recycling and orders costs against Charles E. O’Brien Jr. The decision ties up years of local controversy over public participation and the company’s plans, with implications for future environmental disputes.
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Hamlet
Avon
Winchester Hall
Point of Rocks
Frederick
Mary Ann Stepler
Free State Recycling Systems
Free State
Cvunty
Certamiass
Judge Stepler
Charles E. O’brien Jr
O'Brien
O@rien
North America
Carl Benna
Mr Benna
Wasa Earry Steph
Emu slaughter debate letters cite industry ties in Texas
A letter writer defends emu processing practices amid criticism from Lynn Halpern and others. The writer, active in Emu Marketing Unlimited based in Rosebud, Texas, claims extensive involvement with emu facilities locally and nationally and confirms the use of a captive bolt pistol, not a cactus bull pistol, in slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emus
Lynn Halpern
Texas
Emu Marketing Unlimited
Rose
Emu farmer defends humane treatment of birds
Diana Bouchert of Mount Airy rejects animal rights activists claims about slaughter, insisting emus are transported in calm conditions, brain death occurs quickly, and byproducts sustain livestock farming. She emphasizes care, compares industry practices, and rejects activist rhetoric.
Frederick items mix patrol, bids, and local events
In Frederick at 11 20 a m President Truman passed through the Square Corner in a District of Columbia sedan requesting no traffic favors. State Roads Commission rejected bids to resurface Market and Patrick streets with work unlikely in 1946. Hood College show awards Jean Bull received silver cup from May Queen Doris Russell. John R Tunis praised C Burr Artz Library youth program during his visit. A crane incident on Md 355 near Frederick Junction damaged overhead girders. bridge closed for six to eight weeks. Mayor Young confirms new firehouse on Baughman’s Lane and denies claim he promised not to build there. State Water Resources chief asks county for Urbana plan compatibility for Leisure Technology area. Beaver Dam Church of the Brethren on Beaver Dam Road near Johnsville destroyed by fire likely caused by lightning.
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Harry Truman
Frederick
State Roads Commission
Market
Patrick Streets
Monocacy River
MD. 355
Frederick Junction
Ronald N. Young
Frederick City
Baughman
Richard E. Zimmerman
Young
Margaret T. Russell
Concealed cameras at Citizens Nursing Home debated
A letter from a frequent visitor argues surveillance cameras are unnecessary at Citizens Nursing Home. The writer says no incidents justify covert monitoring and urges spending $1,200 on basic repairs like a leaky roof, towels, and fresh sheets instead of peeking at staff.
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Citizens Nursing Home
Lynn
Random panel of six Americans to monitor governance
A reader proposes a monthly national citizen panel to evaluate government actions. The idea selects six Americans from one state with diverse backgrounds, rotating random sampling to increase accountability and quality control of public actions.
Freely Funding States and Child Welfare in Frederick
Letters discuss each state paying own expenses and six representatives meeting to propose government aids. They propose a three minute TV report to the nation, aiming to boost public interest in government. One writer jokes about Frederick handling child welfare amid crude, provocative scenarios.
Clinton veto halts bill to cap punitive and non economic awards
A veto on a bipartisan bill to cap large non economic damages in lawsuits follows criticism of trial lawyers and political fundraising links. The measure would limit punitive and intangible damages while preserving actual damages, framing the veto as a political payoff to strong money interests.
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McDonald's
Bill Clinton
Congress
Clinton
National Education Association
Radio ad on child care sparks local debate in Frederick
The Frederick radio spot on child abuse provokes criticism for sentimentality. Critics say the closing line claiming it takes all of Frederick to raise a child echoes a stale trope and mirrors an old foreign book title, suggesting overblown rhetoric and missed substance.
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Frederick
Nka
Aka
Glenn
Highland Avenue
Damigas
Slavery debate echoes in Sudan conflict and Farrakhan critique
The author, Thomas T. Rozzelle, denounces slave trade in Africa and accuses Louis Farrakhan of endorsing bigotry while reflecting on his own Southern lineage and guilt. He calls for prosecution of those profiting from oppression, linking religious rhetoric to inhuman practices and urging accountability.
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Sudan
Bethesda
Georgetown Road
Culpeper
Gadhafi
America
Africa
Louis Farrakhan
Letters to the Editor Address for The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post lists the Letters to the Editor address at 290 E. Pottick St. Box 578 Frederick MD 27705 and provides a contact number 652 0299 for correspondence.
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Frederck Mews-Post
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Roy Meachum
Diana Bouchert
Mount Airy
Jean Bull
Rutherford, N.J
Doris Russell
West Reading
May Queen
Hood College
John R. Tunis
C. Burr Artz Library
Herbert M. Sacho
State Water Resources Administration
Urbana
Beaver Dam
Church of the Brethren
Beaver Dam Road
MD. 75
Johnsville
Rosalie Reese Tederick
Judy Echols
Andrew M. Rasbury Frederick
John C. Laughland Frederick
Thomas T. Rozzelle Frederick
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