Inspectors moonlighting in Frederick County questioned
Frederick County Commissioners raise concerns that county inspectors may hold part time jobs in the very industry they oversee. Commissioner Sue Ann Yingling pressed the issue, prompting a suggestion that the ethics commission review the matter. The incident underscores a need for inspectors not to work for the entities they inspect.
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Frederick County
Sue Ann Yingling
Herb Ramsburg
Ramsburg
Education reform demands focus on core knowledge and literacy
The author argues American schools fail to teach essential knowledge and cultural literacy. Teachers are entrenched, gains on tests and pay incentives are resisted, and literacy through reading, civics, geography, and basic math should anchor early years. He cites Jefferson on newspapers and lists cultural literacy terms as crucial context.
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Maryland
William Donald Schaefer
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Angola
Missouri
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Anne Frank
Jordan River
Woodstock
The
Yukon
Cheney Pushes Base Closings Silent Pentagon Urges Discipline
Defense Secretary Cheney seeks to close 31 major and 12 minor bases by 1997 to save 1.7 billion annually and 850 million by then, while warning staff to avoid public comment on bases and political impact. The plan faces congressional review, potential pushback from Democrats, and economic pain in communities.
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Washington
Defense
Dick Cheney
Pentagon
U.S
Congress
Cheney
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Bipartisan Commission
George Bush
Fairness Network
Glen Browder
D-Ala
Frederick County Community Chest tops goal at Key Hotel dinner
Fifty years ago Frederick’s fourth Community Chest campaign exceeded its 16465 goal with a total of 17610.77 and pledges expected to push past 18000. Campaign chair Charles McC Mathias noted Blues division won the gold banner with 6414.21 and Gray Division reported 5912.56. Also reported are citizenship hearings for Georges Kampandacs and Rene Gebo, Mathias urging Fort Detrick cancer research expansion, Skills Development Organization plan for local employment, Armed Forces Day events at Fort Detrick, and Dr James H Gilford stressing environmental awareness at the Red Horse Steak House meeting.
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Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Charles McC. Mathias
The
Blues
Roger B. Wolfe
Robert L. Smith
Frederick County
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
Red Horse Steak House
James H. Gilford
U.S. Army Materiel Command, Biological Research Laboratory
Fort Detrick
Disbelief and amazement over Denton plea in abuse case
Dr John G Miller reflects on the case of David M Denton Jr who pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual abuse in exchange for dropping over ten felony charges He challenges whether readers had access to facts before the case concluded and questions media coverage and the influence of Denton’s prominent family.
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David M. Denton Jr
David Denton
Frederick News-Post
Mil
News-Post
Hagerstown Morning Herald
Frederick New
Frederick County
Denton
Letters on homelessness and community welcome in Frederick
Readers debate homelessness aid levels and self help, with an eighth grader recounting civics project at a soup kitchen. A Montgomery County native urges respect for Frederick County residents and invites constructive contribution to the community. The paper invites typed signed letters with full contact details for verification.
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Frederick
Banner School
Frederick County
Ms. Dillon
Montgomery County
Montgomery
Gaithersburg
Sticks
Georgia Avenue
Olney
Thurmont
Myersville
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Charles Taylor
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Dan Quayle
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United Feature Syndicate
Arthur D. Willard
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Rene Xavier Gebo
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Kampandacs
Greece
Mr. Gebo
France
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Richard M. Nixon
Norman Sheer
Baltimore
Frederick County Community Action Agency
Donald Date
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