Frederick City zoning guardrails loom over off track betting plan
The piece urges Frederick City officials to require proper zoning before discussing an off track betting venue near Interstate 70. It notes Maryland's new law allowing televised simulcasts behind betting windows and questions what the city and county would gain, warning residents to voice opinions to aldermen and the Board of Zoning Appeals.
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Frederick City
Maryland General Assembly
Pimlico
Maryland
Baltimore
Laurel
Prince George’s County
Frederick
Sabillasville
Point of Rocks
Board of Zoning Appeals
Frederick County
Healing the Nation Through Shared Moderation and Reform
A column urges healing across partisan divides, urging Republicans and Democrats to move beyond sharp rhetoric. It critiques Senate leader Robert Dole and calls for ethics laws, bipartisan cooperation, and real safeguards before Easter to restore public trust.
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Ronald Reagan
Oliver North
U.S. Senate
Robert Dole
Dole
U.S. Congress
Gerald Ford
Walter Mondale
Kansas
Elizabeth
George Bush
American Red Cross
Capitol Hill
Senate
Bush
Mubarak faces pressures from extremism as peace hopes rise
In a tense Cairo landscape, Mubarak negotiates a perilous path between U S backed peace aims and rising Islamist extremism. Analysts citeThree foreign patrons Iran Libya and Sudan while Saudi influence grows. Tourism remains Egypt’s lifeblood, vulnerable to attacks as authorities crackdown with prison detentions.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bill Clinton
Middle East
Hosni Mubarak
Clinton
America
Mubarak
Anwar Sadat
United States
Israel
Nagib Mahfouz
Mahfouz
Nile
Farag Fouda
Rifaat al-Maghoub
al-Maghoub
Amnesty International
Sadat
Dale van Atta
Iran
Libya
Sudan
Saudi Arabia
Asyut
Aswan
Yesterday jaws Pos frems from the filles
Fragmentary OCR item mentions yesterday and Pos with unclear context. No clear persons or organizations are readable. The readable bits suggest a brief public note or ad entry but lack concrete facts to identify events or outcomes.
Fire destroys five room log house on Catoctin Mountain
A five room log house and its contents burned down on Catoctin Mountain between Foxville and Salamander fire towers. The sole occupant, a domestic worker, was not located. Neighbors noted she was likely at work. The origin of the blaze remains undetermined.
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Catoctin Mountain
Foxville
Salamander
Frederick County Commissioners Earn Praise for Bond Rating Rise
A reader thanks the Frederick County commissioners and staff for the improved county bond rating reported October 27. The letter defends the board against anti business claims, praising their planning decisions and commitment to Frederick County residents and local businesses.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Call for action to protect Chesapeake Bay from pollution
Community letter argues Chesapeake Bay pollution is rising from fertilizer runoff and improper waste. Calls Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia committees to act, urges residents to stop using inorganic lawn fertilizers and prevent chemical runoff entering the bay.
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Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake
Unny
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Gaif
Frederick
Bay
Save the Bay and RU 486 Aid Call to Action Letter
A reader urges environmental care for Chesapeake Bay and discusses family planning, contraception access, and increased U S international aid. The letter criticizes anti abortion groups and calls constituents to write to Congress and the president urging RU 486 availability and stronger family planning funding.
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U.S
Reagan
Bush
Congress
RU-486 viewed as morning-after option in study notes
A New England Journal study suggests RU-486 could act as a morning-after contraceptive by preventing implantation. It claims RU-365 outperforms birth control pills with fewer nausea incidents, while RU-315 and RU-485 show cancer and contraceptive potential. The piece criticizes antiabortion threats blocking U.S. access and urges renewed contraceptive research worldwide.
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New England Journal of Medicine
U.S
América
Aiica
Term limits gain momentum in state legislatures
The movement to limit legislative terms gained traction in the recent election as voters pushed for reform. Critics warn that extended tenure breeds career politics and perks, while observers question if Maryland will follow other states in adopting term limits.
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Maryland
How to Write Letters to the Editor and Publish Input
Readers are urged to send letters to the editor to share opinions with the paper. Include address and telephone number for verification. Ad rates and mailing details are listed, with P O Box and contact options provided for publication requests.
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Wenttanen
BNOE
Frederick Wen
Aaling
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Roy Meachum
Executive Branch
Washington
GOP
Lawrence Walsh
Eisenhower
White House
Capitol
Caspar Weizberger
Eusly
State Department
Elizabeth Tarpost
Certan Pak Dole
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Georgette Ross Howard
Washington, D.C
Francis Secret Key Hotel
West Third
North Bentz
U.S. Rubber Co. Adh
Frederick County Planning and Zoning Commission
Hagerstown
James Fuss
Emmitsburg
Richard M. Sprankle
Commission
Eugene Myers
Henry Filler
Woodsboro
Maurice E. Murray
Charles Crum
Cruck Holahan
Baltimore Harbor
Elizabeth River
Norfolk, Va
Virginia Beach
John L. Harris Frederick
Thomas W. Fugate Jr
C. Bucky Muth New Market
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