Time for reform: campaign finance accountability debate rises
The piece argues for stronger local campaign finance reform and clearer tracking of unspent funds. It cites FEC and state rules, plus actions in Annapolis and Hagerstown on handling excess funds, with reporters Ike Wilson and Matt Barakat noting varying local practices.
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Federal Election Commission
Elections Board
Ike Wilson
Matt Barakat
Annapolis
Hagerstown
Frederick
Frederick County Teacher of the Year Reflects on Crises in Education
Mark Kavanaugh, amid the National Teacher's Forum in Washington with Education Secretary Richard Reilly, argues for systemic investment in teaching. He highlights high attrition, insufficient planning time, and large class sizes as barriers, urging more support and recognition for teachers to secure quality education in Frederick County.
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Washington, D.C
Richard Reilly
United States
Clinton
U.S
Frederick County
Tam
Europe
Food and Drug Administration
Mark Hoke
Commissioners' Meeting
Hoke
Ae Seacees
Patronizis
Frese
Fou Aks Ravana Revedes
Uirhaba Hiigh School
Fund-raising Weekend Highlights Political Cash Buildup
Dan Thomasson reports on Clinton and Gore hosting fund-raising events at Amelia Island Florida drawing big donors as Senate probes into campaign finance continue. The piece questions the sale of access and cites alleged ties between contributions and policy decisions including a casino license denial by Interior Secretary Babbitt.
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Albert Gore
Amelia Island
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Gore
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Bruce Babbitt
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Washington
DNC
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Ross Perot
Texas Gadfly
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Dan Thomasson
Vice Press
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Serine Howard F News Service
Frederick traffic survey shows main streets as busy as six-lane arteries
Advisory Board members at a Francis Scott Key Hotel luncheon heard that Frederick traffic volumes on main streets rival six-lane arteries. A heavy rainfall broke Maryland drought with 1.5 inches in Frederick County in under 24 hours. More than 200 Girl Scouts and friends held a Scouts Own ceremony in Grove Meadow concluding Juliette Low week. Hechinger Company seeks equal enforcement of Sunday closing laws in Circuit Court.
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Frederick
Automobile Club of America
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Frederick County
Frederick Association of Girl Scouts
Grove Meadow
Juliette Low
Hechinger Company
Robert S. Rothenhoeler
James Holchek
De classify race data in census to ease tensions
William L. Herron argues against race classifications in census forms citing a 1995 Newsweek poll and criticizes President Clinton for worsening racial tensions. He urges a universal American identity and a common language, opposing separate labels for Black Native Mexican and other groups.
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Newsweek
Census Bureau
Clinton
Frederick Youth Football League Gathers Community Support
A letter highlights six Frederick County youth football teams Packers Colts Lions Vikings Giants and Eagles in the Frederick Youth Football League. It notes ages 5 to 11 for JV and varsity, inclusive drafts, all players treated equally, raffles fund season events, trophies and all-star stars awarded, and concerns about medical personnel at games.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Packers
Colts
Lions
Vikings
Giants
Eagles
McCurdy Field
Local high school football rescue team reads on premises
Readers invited to attend championship at McCurdy field on Jefferson Street November 8 with all-star game set for November 15. Regular season games every Saturday at 10 a.m. and Monday Tuesday nights at 6 p.m. Encouraging young players to appear on Frederick Cable 10 or in print beyond season rosters.
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McCurdy Field
Jefferson Street
Frederick Cable 10
Food control plots and rivers stir Maryland controversy
The piece links alleged pfisteria outbreaks in Maryland rivers to runoff from poultry lands, arguing small farmers may be forced out and bought by Tyson Foods. It questions drought and emphasizes worries over Clinton’s American Heritage Rivers Initiative and federal overreach in river management.
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Clinton
Potomac
Corid
Maryland
Tyson Foods of
Arkansas
Tyson Foods
Bill Clinton
Hudson Foods
Beef & Poultry Processors
Nebraska
Jann Owter
AHRT
Take it easy on our roads letter on biking trails
Denny Derry argues there are no bike trails in Frederick and questions funding for new ones. He defends riders against fines for biking in parks and advocates alternative transport like buses or cabs, urging tolerance for differing lifestyles and safer road sharing.
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Frederick
Letters to the Frederick News-Post address submission rules
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters to the editor with full writer contact details. Abbreviations due to space allow publication of selected letters. poetry is not published. letters to other individuals are discouraged. submission options include mail, fax, and email.
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