Humane Society Describes Pet Overpopulation Crisis
Frederick County Humane Society officials warn that about half of the animals at the shelter face death in a bad year. They report 1,071 of 3,214 dogs and 2,832 of 4,335 cats were euthanized or remained unadopted, despite a 45 percent adoption rate. They blame careless owners for allowing breeding and roaming, urging spaying or neutering, collars with IDs, and restricted roaming to spare lives.
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Frederick County Humane Society
Humane Society
County Humane Society
Betty Mitchhell
City Cab saga of Frederick taxi service and fare hike
Roy Meachum reflects on City Cab in Frederick from the late 1980s to today. He recalls complaints about erratic service, robberies, and deadhead routes, then notes a 1984 fare cap and a 1986 raise discussion. Alderman Bill Lee pushes for better cars and more drivers while City Cab contemplates a rate increase tied to service improvements.
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Frederick
Jerry Wood
Curt King
Montgomery County
Silver Spring
Virginia
Dulles
City Hail
Transportation Committee
William ©. Lee
Lee
Wood
King
Bill Lee
VA whistleblower fights career at Wilkes-Barre VA hospital
Dr. David Shaller former rheumatology chief at the Wilkes-Barre veterans hospital faced retaliation after he exposed shortcuts in patient care. He was reassigned to prescription writing, seen a backlog in appointments, and faces a June disciplinary hearing while local veterans groups stand with him against funding pressures.
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Washington
David Shaller
Wilkes-Barre
Veterans Hospital
Shailer
Shaller
Department of Veterans Affairs
Feen
VA Hnally
NTA
Dan Cunningham
Ciate
Dean Boyd
Bighard Patten
Paul Shafer
National Association of VA Physicians
George Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Bush
Gorbachev
White House
al Capone
Ice thick under pile snags WPA project near Broad Run
Fifty years ago on May 14 a shovel operator uncovered five inches of ice under a crushed stone pile on a Works Progress Administration project at Broad Run. About 2000 tons of stone were in the heap as a Western Maryland Railroad freight crew near Gettysburg paused to rescue residents from a house fire sparked by the blaze, all escaping unharmed.
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M.J. Grove Lime Co
Guy Wolfe
Works Progress Administration
Broad Run
Western Maryland Railroad
S.E. Younker
G.A. Grogan
Vetu
Hagerstown
Gettysburg
John Staley
Stop Using Styrofoam in Frederick Institutions
A reader urges Frederick County school system and Frederick Memorial Hospital to switch from Styrofoam to paper products. The letter highlights environmental harm from daily discarded cups and trays, argues forests can be regrown but the ozone cannot, and calls for public demand for alternatives.
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Frederick County School System
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Keep Kids In School All Year To Prevent Trouble
A commenter argues for year round schooling to reduce drug use and boredom, keeping students from wandering in summer. It would maintain real world skills, prevent rushed teaching, and produce more intelligent students prepared for life, comparing today’s youth to earlier cohorts.
Letters to the Editor On Keys games and public booze license
A Letter to the Editor recounts two Frederick Keys related events. Fans faced taunting at a April 28 War Memorial Stadium game in Hampton Virginia where radio voice Matt Hicks condemned the behavior and praised the Keys Fan Club. May 1 Frederick Alderman Fran Baker urged denying a Grove Stadium beer license, but the Liquor License Commission granted it, upholding innocent until proven guilty in a tense, prohibition era climate.
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Frederick Keys
War Memorial Stadium
Hampton
Keys
Peninsula Pilots
Pete Rose II
Pete
Matt Hicks
82Q
the Keys
Matt
County Liquor License Commission
Frederick
Fran Baker
Keys Games
Grove Stadium
Commission
Food service workers defend school lunch pride in Liberty town
Sherry Parmelee of Libertytown defends the county lunch program in a front page letter, praising uniform menus, multiple choices, and trained staff. She counters complaints about price and quality, notes the high volume of students served, and describes the kitchen’s long hours and dedication, urging fair adult perspectives.
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News-Post
Food Service
Frederick County
McDonald’s
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Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Beavin Company
Dukehart
Reich's
Ford Road
Fort Detrick
Montevue Lane
U.S. Army “Golden Knights
Fort Bragg
N.C
U.S. Navy
1812
U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
Fort George G. Meade
Wallace Hutton
Ford
County Roads Board
William Fout
Clater Smith Jr
Crummel P. Jacobs
Arthur Simmons
Gene W. Stitely
Robert Dia Frederick
Michael L. Henderson Frederick
Sherry Parmelee
Libertytown
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