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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1997
Page
4
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety argues higher speed limits raise crash deaths and severity after 1995 repeal. States like Maryland set rural interstates at 70 mph, urban roads 60 to 70 mph. The institute urges cautious driving and accepting slower speeds to save lives.
A personal reminiscence traces a yellow Schwinn through decades from Washington Capitol Hill to Fredericksburg. The bike carried years of family stories, aging, health battles, and road hazards, before being replaced by a modern Trek as the author reflects on growing up, memory, and the pull of change.
The piece traces how Italian born Enzo De Chiara, now a U.S. consultant with ties to Italian firms, leveraged foreign connections and substantial contributions to influence U.S. politics. It outlines his role with the RNC, his work for Coppola and Mirabella in Naples, and how lobbying battles and Navy housing contracts underscored that foreign money can enter U.S. politics in many forms.
A public English rendering of Mozart Don Giovanni titled Lemonade Opera was staged at Brodbeck Hall Hood College with soprano Mary Paull, known locally as Mary Agnes Davis, singing Donna Anna. Also in Frederick news a petition for Butterfly Lane resurfacing or new construction was rejected. The Frede rick High football team canceled a game at Beall due to an ice covered field, ending the Cadets season. Mayor Young commented on police force dissension being contained. County leaders consider Sixes Dam revival by the Army Corps for future DC region water needs. County Commissioner Lawrence Dorsey had jaw tumor removed at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Junior Miss contestants held a party sponsored by Freder ick Towne. list of participants included multiple local girls.
Resident letter praises County Commissioners David Gray Tiona Hogan and Terre Rhoderick for declining to fund a county attorney to defend the Zoning Board after Taneytown Rod and Gun Club received a special exception. The sender urges more such leadership in Frederick County government.
Denise Hawkins from Frederick denounces The Frederick News Post for front page editorials she views as biased. She cites a Sauerbrey feature and a Glendening funding piece, arguing the paper shows favoritism and urges front-page editorial separation from news.
In this letter, Diane L. Creel defends rules enforcement at high school meets and rebuts claims about Blaine Young’s party loyalty. She argues officials must uphold NFHS and MPSSAA rules, cites confusion at a Central Maryland Conference meet, and praises meet director John Grim and course marshals for proper procedure.
In a Nov 3 letter Dave and Allie Burzell defend rule enforcement in cross country and track. The writer, with a decade of youth and high school involvement, argues the disqualification stemmed from a NFHS rule written by two women officials, not a local coaching conspiracy, and emphasizes adherence to governing rules.
The Frederick News-Post invites letters to the editor that are signed with the writer’s name and address and include home and business phone numbers for verification. Submissions may be mailed faxed or emailed but poetry religious verse form letters or satirical pieces may not be published.
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