Drunk driving talk faces student backlash at Middletown High
Karl Fraser told a graphic Alcohol Avoidance story to Middletown High students about Kari driving drunk in Virginia Beach at age 20. The tale, meant to deter, upset some students and drew emotional, sometimes stunned reactions from families and troopers who described it as hard to hear and devastating for parents and their only child.
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Karl Fraser
Middletown High School
Kari
Virginia Beach
Gregory Henesy
James Deater
Frederick Barrack
TFC Center
Michael Lowry
Memorial Day Observance at Pine Grove Mount Airy
Arthur A. Brett urges remembrance of veterans at Pine Grove Cemetery. American Legion Gold Star Post 191 will hold its 51st Memorial Day Observance on Monday May 26 at 11 a.m. The service invites veterans families Scouts and all readers to reflect on freedoms won and valued through service.
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American Legion Gold Star Post 191
Pine Grove Chapel
South Main Street
Mount Airy
Arthur J. Brett
American Legion Gold Star
Frederick County faces funding crisis over growth and school bonds
David P. Gray of Walkersville discusses the impact fee debate and fiscal plan for Frederick County. He notes a 1990 board backed a $2000 impact fee, a $5200 cost to cover new growth, and a 3-2 vote against $4.8 million school appeals. He warns that delaying adequate revenue plans risks debt and cuts to services.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Builders Association
David P. Gray
Walkersville
Frederick high school band hosts 16th annual concert at Baker Park
The 16th annual Air Frederick County High School Band concert was held at Baker Park. Girl Scouts of Troop 7 presented Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Calvary Methodist, directed by Alta Ice with Mary Rothenhoefer and Mrs. E R Pearl assisting. Cast lists include Ann Daugherty and many others. Also noted are Frederick’s 35th chamber of commerce anniversary events in Vin Dobona Braddock Heights, and local updates on Delphey’s mayoral plans, a Western Maryland Railroad through Frederick County possibility, and the Thomas Muffins plant construction in Buckeystown.
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Air
Frederick County” High School Band
Baker Park
Girl Scouts of
Troop 7
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Calvary Methodist Parish Hall
Alta Ice
Mary Rothenhoefer
E.R. Pearl
Ann Daugherty
Sylvia Kelly
Barbara Sibert
Barbara Beckhelm
Nancy Shankle
Betty Lou Gaver
Mary Alice May
Margaret Anne Wayble
Mary Ellen Poole
Barbara Schwartz
Shirley Felton
Jean Frieze
Mary Andrews
Anne Rothenhoefer
Jennie McFadyen
Anne Keyser
Betty Blair
Carol Ann Fagan
Polly Lockard
Diane Schnauffer
Mary Jane Shockley
Joan Swope
Alice Grove
Louise Ropp
Shirley Lee Kennedy
Dorothy Snyder
Barbara Thomas
Nancy Dorsey
Donna Esterly
Frances Ramsburg
Hattie Snyder
Frederick
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Vindobona
Braddock Heights
Elmer J. Eshleman
Thomas A. Morris
R. Brad Wolfe
Lincoln D. Englebrecht
George Hargis
Edward D. Shriner
R. Patrick Turner
Al Green Honored For Positive High School Influence
A Wednesday May 14 article in The News highlights high school senior Al Green and a mother who guided him to higher standards. The letter praises positive youth achievements in sports, volunteering, scouting, and the arts, urging more recognition of good young people and the role of strong parenting.
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al Green
Photo Prompts Politics Hitched to Roads in Frederick County
Robert Bauerschmidt of Ijamsville rails against politicians and developers while slamming Maryland Highway Administration for focusing on traffic patterns and an HOV lane. He questions a Gaithersburg to Pennsylvania line highway, weigh stations, and toll booths.
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Frederick
Gaithersburg
Pennsylvania Line
Frederick County Officials Face Backlash Over School Funding
Public letter flags Frederick County Commissioners for underfunding the Board of Education and libraries. The writer asserts elected officials rely on ignorance, arguing a better educated populace would not have chosen them. James Slusher of Frederick signs the remark.
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Frederick County
Board of Education
Frederick County Libraries
Hindenburg Fire Recounted After Transatlantic Flight
A Frederick Post article reflects on the Hindenburg disaster of May 1937 noting the zeppelin caught fire during an attempted landing at Lakehurst New Jersey after its maiden transatlantic flight. The column corrects Lindenhurst as the misprint location.
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Frederick Post
Lindenhurst
N.J
Lakehurst
New Jersey
Naval Air Station
Hindenburg Maiden Flight Planned for Rio De Janeiro in 1936
Letter complains about flies from a nearby chicken house in Bolivar area. Donna Summers of Middletown cites Everett Moser as farm owner and claims dairy and development residents suffer from flies, contrasting with Frederick restaurants and landfills.
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Hindenburg
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Everett Moser
Frederick
Bolivar
Market Roads
FDR’s Polio Challenge and Public Attitudes
The piece notes Franklin D. Roosevelt contracted poliomyelitis in mid life and rose to the presidency after overcoming its effects. It argues he downplayed his disability due to public intolerance, citing ongoing issues with accessible facilities and hiring handicapped people, and praises his mind and drive despite his disability.
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Stahler
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Fdr
Roosevelt
Community letter cites chicken house as fly source
A resident on Market Road near Sowers Farm describes a fly problem tied to a commercial chicken house on a neighbor’s property. They note noise and odor are acceptable but request action, reporting thousands of flies entering homes and car porches.
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Market Road
Bolivar Road
Supreme Court debate on knocking before drug warrants
Sara Cornelius expresses disagreement with a potential rule allowing police to enter homes without knocking if drugs are suspected. She argues officers should knock unless near certainty of drugs exists, claiming knocking fosters civility and safety, and avoiding surprise entries could prevent grief.
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Supreme Court
Letters to the Frederick News Post for Letters to the Editor
The Frederick News Post invites exclusive letters from readers with writer name address and phone numbers. Publication may be limited by space and not all submissions are guaranteed. Postal, fax, and email options are listed for sending letters.
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Frederick News Post
News-Post
Wrier
Frederick
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