Votes focus on future as Maryland voters go to polls
Maryland voters head to the polls on November 7 to decide state legislative seats amid debates over redistricting and gerrymandering. The piece notes the stakes for party control, the broader national impact of state legislatures, and calls for delegates who represent counties as units, not split districts.
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Michigan
Florida
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Carroll
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Readers debate metric changeover and local education issues
A letter to the editor argues the metric system is impractical for the United States citing road signs, pipelines, and manufacturing costs. The writer fears long term confusion and higher prices, urging scrapping the plan, with signatures from Floyds Lewis and Roxie Strine Tyeryar. The page also covers Frederick High School renovation concerns and political questions on constitutional amendments including Questions 2, 3, and 10 backed by the League of Women Voters Action '78.
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Main St. Emmitsburg
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Board of Education
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Frederick High School
Roxie Strine Tyeryar
Ronald H. Tyeryar
Frederick
League of Women Voters Action
States address teacher shifts in Maryland schools
The State of Education notes how lean staffing in Esperanza Middle and William Winchester Elementary prompted mid year teacher reassignments. Parents and teachers pressed the issue with local papers and officials, prompting responses and promises to improve communication and staffing decisions in Carroll and St Mary’s counties.
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Esperanza Middle
Lexington Park
St Mary's County
William Winchester
Westminster
Carroll County
Esperanza
Lexington Park Enterprise
Tenneson
A Carroll
County
Evernox Sun
Dean Minnich
Iliss
Nyla Ebbert
Vicki Houck
Carrol
Cho Adams
Marvin Tay Verainly
Echoes
Thosr Aghiert
Frederick County Commissions Commended for FHS Priority
A longtime Frederick County resident and FHS graduate praises the Frederick County Commissioners for backing the Citizens Advisory Committee priority listing on school construction. He notes neglect of Frederick High School while other county high schools receive upgrades and resources.
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Frederick County
Citizens Advisory Committee
Frederick High School
FHS
West Frederick
Final plans for election by local party leaders
November 1958 brief notes report final election plans by leaders of two parties with non workers appointed as challengers and checks in precincts. The Lordly Gobbler makes season debut in Frederick as merchants price live and dressed weight poultry. Birthdays, school event, and post office mail service updates complement a crowded local notice page. The Frederick Board of Election Supervisors reviews precinct judge reports as canvass nears. Susan Jacobson installed president of West Frederick Junior High Student Council. William P. Larkin Post 112 holds November meeting with holiday planning discussed.
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Frederick
Susan Jacobson
West Frederick Junior High School
Washington press clashes with Chief Justice Burger public stance
The column alleges Chief Justice Warren Burger used intimidation to suppress critical reporting. It details affidavits, off the record remarks, and a Time binder as Burger questioned reporters and editors. It recounts Nina Totenberg’s New Times piece and a disputed letter by Steven Charen, amid court bias against investigative journalism.
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Supreme Court
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Totenberg
Steven Charen
Mark Cannon
Vera Institute of Justice
Charen
Tom Rosenstiel
David Ansley
Couri
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Gested
Barrett McGurn
McGurn
George Hirsch
Hirsch
National Public Radio
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Bertha Rite
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Clare Crommitt
Katie Garber
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Nellie Schell
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