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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1996
Page
3
Letters to the editor on the budget debate urge full health staffing in schools as most schools lack trained health aides. Dr. Amerena says current care fails minimum standards and $443,000 is needed next year. County officials consider ALS or EMT staffing, but coverage remains incomplete with nine EMTs and four ALS providers proposed for 1997.
Roy Meachum critiques network leaders for embracing unpaid airtime while Big Three networks resist. He notes Fox seeks access and laments declining TV news audiences, proliferation of violence in coverage, and voter apathy. Meachum cites Nixon, Kennedy, Cronkite, and laments shifts away from public service.
Mary Weedon of Frederick plaintively voices CNA frustration over chronic staffing shortages and inadequate pay. She notes CNAs endured 12 hour shifts with 40 to 50 residents, frequent combative patients, and feeling underappreciated while pleading for better staffing and compensation to match teachers and police.
Frederick County Board of Education reelects Claude A. Stottlemyer as president after E Paul Magaha resigns. The board faces a worsening teacher shortage tied to salaries lagging behind other Maryland counties while seeking ways to attract and retain staff. The Frederick Agricultural Society announced a public sale of camp buildings and equipment at the Braddock POW site, noting some structures could serve as temporary dwellings. City Park Superintendent Jessie W Kolb reports a borrowed hen hatched 10 wild duck eggs, with a second borrowed hen setting on more eggs to boost Culler Lake’s duck population. Speakers at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner urged party members to reclaim the White House from the Republicans amid Watergate, unemployment, and inflation. Singapore High School students mock poll favors Edmund Brown and Gerald Ford over Carter and Reagan. Joseph D Tydings defeats Paul Sarbanes for the Democratic Senate nomination, while Goodloe Byron defeats Dan Rupli in the House race.
Thomas Geiser of Frederick questions Governor Glendening's whereabouts and project spending. He urges filming a public needs video to showcase local issues and potential income from video rental. He questions I-70 and I-270 progress, calls for prudent use of funds, and speculates on a cast for a hypothetical video.
Letters from readers criticize environmental policy and EPA overreach, urging a return to common sense. They target Rep Roscoe Bartlett for defending land owners and argue wetlands rules harm property rights and the economy.
William L. Herron argues government should curb involvement in education mass transit and the environment noting that more spending correlates with poorer learning. Steve Bradford critiques Rahman’s World Trade Center plot as propaganda and calls for moderates to replace zealots within Islam amid hostile media portrayals.
Letter by Iman Raiz Ansary critiques stereotypes about Muslims in the United States and contrasts it with Western coverage of Islam. The writer argues violence by some Muslims is overstated and condemns broad generalizations while noting historic religious violence by multiple faiths.
Dr Noel Lester argues Hood College benefits Frederick with a free public library pool walk path and numerous free events. he urges balanced attention to the college while acknowledging controversy over the campus center and tree removal as part of the community’s shared heritage.
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