Maryland to keep special license plates amid debate
Maryland traffic officials say the special plates program will continue with limited changes. A 12 member Study Group on Special Registration Plates has met to seek a middle ground after controversy over Confederate flag plates sparked a protest and a federal ruling protecting free speech. Maryland currently requires 25 members to form a group. some urge raising to 250, potentially excluding small groups. The plan aims to avoid drastic changes while preserving the program for 400 plus organizations.
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Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
Sons of Confederate Veterans
MVA
Anne Ferro
Frederick County bicycle conflict prompts event move to Hagerstown
George B Delaplaine Jr notes friction between motorists and cyclists as Potomac Ferraler Touring Club relocates its Frederick Fall Foliage Frolic to Hagerstown. The move stems from congested Frederick city streets near Hood College and Holiday Inn. The piece recalls historic cycling in Western Maryland and warns of deer, traffic, and road safety as cycling grows.
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Potomac Fedaler Touring Club
Hagerstown
Frederick
Hood College
Holiday Inn
West Patrick Street
Neil Sandler
Spokes
Mid- Atlantic
Frederick County
Sandler
Maryland
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Century Cycling Club of
William T. Delaplaine
Frederick MS support groups call for community help
A Frederick resident, 44, with progressive multiple sclerosis shares experiences in shopping areas highlighting courtesy and discrimination. She details MS effects, local support groups Maryland MS Society and four MS caregiver groups, and invites service clubs and churches to assist with practical tasks and meals. Boice serves as Frederick MS Support Group Facilitator.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Maryland Multiple Sclerosis Society
Maryland Multiple
Boice
Halloween crowds fill Frederick in colorful downtown parade
An estimated crowd of about 10 000 gathered in Frederick’s downtown to enjoy a lavish Halloween parade and celebrations. Separately, Mr and Mrs John Wolfe hosted 76 employees and spouses at a party at the United Engine House. Additional items touch on airport runway work by T Edgie Russell, a Young Maryland executive secretariat appointment, and federal revenue concerns for Frederick County.
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John Wolfe
Wolfe Cigar Factory
East Street
United Engine House
New
T. Edgie Russell
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Frederick roads miss vital arterial connector, editor says
The Oct 25 editorial on Connections criticizes the state for delaying a major Frederick highway link. It argues a 270 to I-7 corridor connector is needed to relieve congestion, citing Md. 85 and Md. 355 bottlenecks and noting past delays by the SHA. The piece urges broader, real‑world assessments of road needs.
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Frederick
MD. 85
Evergreen Point
Fsr Mall
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Bud Shuster
SHA
Learning by our actions in a cafeteria incident
A 6 year old boy was refused breakfast at school cafeteria for nonpayment though prepaid meals covered 16 days. The worker claimed ignorance of the payment, the breakfast was taken away and discarded, and the child cried from hunger while others were served. The mother had earlier sent funds via his sister to cover all three children.
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Benjamin
Frederick
East Street
East South Street
Frederick Brick Works
Titus
North Market Street
Winchester
Mt. Oliver
Hiram
Community letters decry hunger aid and urge local support
A citizen letter argues that while helping starving children abroad is vital, local children must not be ignored. The writer questions miscommunications and funding shortfalls hurting Frederick area families and urges residents to support Walkersville businesses along West Patrick Street. Debbi Maguire Sang Sook Lee Ann Howard and Mark Rhoderick are named.
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Middletown
Myersville
Tre
Patrick Street
Golden Mite map would help Frederick shoppers find centers
Resident readers urge a West Frederick map detailing shopping centers from West Patrick Street westward. They note over fifty businesses beyond Frederick Towne Mall, including Westpointe Plaza, and call for better sign expositions and local merchant visibility.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Frederick Towne Mall
West Patrick Street
Mountain
Westpointe Plaza
Planning Commission
Defense of Traffic Limits and Transit in Washington Area
James Nee defends U S Center for Transportation and Federal Highway Administration against Dale McFeathers critique. He argues speed limits are mathematically defined as maximums and that relaxing them would worsen congestion. He suggests paying commuting costs could reduce driving and promote calmer living, and urges McFeathers to use metro or stay away.
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U.S. Centerment of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
L.A
Dale McFeathers
Washington
Letters to the Frederick News Post for submission
Readers are invited to submit letters exclusive to The Frederick News Post signed with name address and phone. Abridging may occur for space. poetry religion and verse are not published. mail or fax to The Frederick News Post at 200 East Patrick Street or 301-662-8299.
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Post
Frederick
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