Final thoughts on the election and write in votes
The piece answers common questions about overvotes and undervotes, noting declines in both and explaining what an overvote is. It discusses goofy write ins, reader reactions, and the newspaper’s stance on editorial support. It also reflects on perceived fairness of coverage and records high turnout among registered voters, with caveats about overall eligible turnout.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Goofy
Rocket J. Squirrel
Bullwinkle J. Moose
Frederick County
Mr. Squirrel
Carjacking fears prompt safety drive in Maryland
William Donald Schaefer urges public safety measures as Maryland faces a surge in carjackings across Baltimore Washington metro area. He cites 300 plus incidents this year and a fatality in Howard County, outlining education campaigns and proposed penalties to reduce thefts and improve parking area security.
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Baltimore-Washington
Pamela Basu
Howard County
Maryland
Tolliree
Baltiamore Parking Commission
Bg&e
Isue
Maryland Transporters Authority
Congress
Metropolian
Bush Ready to Take His Job and Stuff It
A weary lame duck president remains in the White House during a transition. He endures media glare and performs the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon, donating the bird to a petting zoo rather than serving it, a gesture that pleases children and staff while drawing little press concern.
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Bush
George Bush
White House
Bill
Hillary
Rose Garden
Turkey
Pardon sparks clash over Thanksgiving turkey ethics
Mike Royko notes the presidential pardon of a Thanksgiving turkey prompts sharp pushback from two groups. Robin Walker of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals argues 45 million turkeys deserve mercy, while Mark LaRochelle of Putting People First argues the tradition of eating turkeys is hypocritical to spare one. This exchange highlights a polarized debate on animal rights and eating culture.
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Bush
Robin Walker
People For
Ms. Walker
Assessments tied to defunct Eastern Mutual Co policyholders
Assessments totaling 16100 were levied on 167 Frederick County residents who held policies in the defunct Eastern Mutual Casualty Co of Baltimore in receivership since February 14 1940. Brig Gen Francis Perrott says letters were mailed to liable policyholders as the case proceeds.
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Frederick County
Eastern Mutual Casualty Co
Baltimore
Francis Perrott
Miles and O'Brien
Insurance Commission of Maryland
Understanding of dignity in response to a letter to the editor
The writer urges that a near distant community needs dignity and principle more than expediency. They frame dignity as the foundation for moral action and argue that rational principles help realize dignity in the world. The piece presents dignity as the true measure beyond honor and stresses the pilgrim metaphor for seeking goodness and reality.
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Thomas Fugate
Teachers and lawyers debate cont continues
A letter responds to Robert Steinheisner's commentary from November twenty, arguing that the line teaching is not like waiting tables was not a cheap shot. The writer recalls waiting tables to fund education and clarifies the comparison aims to illustrate how teaching can consume a life.
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Robert Steinheisner
Frederick County
Steinheimer
Letter Conflicts And Feints In County Planning Debates
A Frederick letter writer rebutts claims about teaching salaries and legal comparisons, charging misinformation and bias in another's remarks. The piece then presents a hypothetical tale of land donation and plat notation, noting planning and county authority limits and warning against expectations of county approval.
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Planning Commission
Mr. X
Board of
County Commissioners
Frederick County
Frederick County declines park land offered for dedication
The Frederick County Commissioners reject a parcel in the Highmeadows subdivision proposed as a county park. The site includes a pond raising liability concerns for future owners if used as parkland.
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Frederick County
Highmeadows
Gray
Bowerman
Sundergill
Pyss
Plana Sigthvet
Letters to the Frederick News-Post Address Guide
A damaged reader notice describes sending letters to the Frederick News-Post at 200 E Petick Frederick VA 21005. Instructions mention reviewers soliciting mail by a certain deadline and offer a contact number for submission queries.
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Frederick News- Post
E. Petick
Frederick
Ong
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