Letters to the Editor: Truckers Fault Not Highway Failings
Karen Schultz of Adamstown argues readers blame truckers for highway accidents citing potential road defects and driver distractions. She notes truckers face heavy costs and regulation while autos often escape scrutiny, urging safer driving and accountability by all road users.
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Sharon Hawker
State Highway Administration
Baltimore Beltway
Karen Schultz
Adamstown
Frederick area rail service plans eye new downtown station
Frederick area rail plans center on a downtown Maryland Rail Commuter station on Md 355 to open around December 1998 with expanded parking. The line would connect to MARC at Point of Rocks, enabling direct trips to Union Station and Camden Yards. Possible extension toward Walkersville faces Monocacy River bridge issues.
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Frederick
Maryland Rail
MD. 355
Carroll Creek
East Street
Delaplaine Visual Arts Center
Schaefer
Penn Central
Walkersville
Monocacy River
Simpson Verdict Signals Racial Rift in U S Politics
William A. Rusher argues the Simpson case shifts from criminal verdict to a national reckoning on race and justice. He credits prosecutors for their effort, praises the defense, and warns that the racially charged outcome undermines multisecular civil harmony, threatening Powell’s political future and national unity.
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Nicole
Goldman
Q.J
Simpson
Johnnie Cochran
Colin Powell
Gen. Powell
America
William A. Rusher
Claremont Institute For the Study of
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Near miss on city fire run and homeward WWII notes
Inoperable signal equipment caused a near collision between the Citizens hook and ladder and the Independent pumper when a general alarm was misread due to a faulty siren atop City Hall. Separately, SSgt Wyatt Warrenfeltz Jr. was liberated and en route home after being missing since 1942. SGT Elmer Long Jr. wrote his first letter since 1942, noting rapid improvement in Guard. Hundreds attended the Save the House festival at Schifferstadt. The Frederick Life Underwriters golf championship raised about 1300 for mentally retarded children. About 10 special aides conducted a Title I home aide training at South Frederick Elementary, naming trainees and serving schools.
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Citizens Hook and Ladder
City Hall
Ray Steele
All Saints
South Market
Ladder Company
Wyatt Warrenfeltz Jr
Hagerstown
Java
Corregidor
Elmer E. Long Jr
Frederick Marine
Hanawa
Japan
South Frederick
Judy Allen
Elm Street
Joy Onley
Jennifer Thompson
East Frederick
Constance Magaha
New Market
Mae Stevens
Woodsboro
Charlotte Hicks
Carroll Manor
Rosemary Biddinger
Emmitsburg
Dawn Ayers
Sabillasville
Letter praising Nancy Zern DeGrange on Easy money column
A reader commends Nancy Zern DeGrange for her Sept 21 letter about Mr and Mrs Robert Webster of Ocala Florida and their lost dog. The writer agrees with the reward acceptance by Eleanor and Hubert Winpigler and notes shared feelings with many readers.
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Nancy Zern-DeGrange
Robert Webster
Ocala
Fla
Nancy
Eleanor
Hubert Winpigler
Websters
Reader Letter Objects to “The Federal Worker” Cartoon
A Frederick reader lodges a lengthy complaint about a published editorial cartoon titled “The federal worker.” The letter defends federal workers and highlights the National Cancer Institute’s information services while urging appreciation for other public workers like air traffic controllers, DOE staff, Social Security employees, and USDA milk safety efforts.
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Federal Worker
National Cancer Institute
International Cancer Information Center
Physicians
CancerNet
Frederick
Department of Energy
Social Security
Frederick County
USDA
Letter to the editor defends federal workers over cartoon critique
Norine Haas of the Frederick County Mental Health Association writes to defend federal employees against a satirical cartoon in The Frederick News-Post. She urges readers to donate to Frederick County United Way agencies to support local mental health services and homelessness relief, urging federal, state, and local workers to designate Frederick County agencies.
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United Way
Frederick County
Norine Haas
Frederick County Mental Health Association
Support urged for 1995 United Way campaign in Frederick County
As 1995 chair for Frederick County United Way executive directors urges broad public backing for the campaign now underway. Giving to United Way of Frederick County ensures local citizens benefit from funded programs run by 22 agencies and overseen by volunteer allocators. The group highlights services from Girl and Boy Scouts to the Frederick County Hotline Heartly House and support for the deaf and Alzheimer's patients.
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Frederick County
United Way
National United Way
Heartly
Cloud seeding in Frederick area prompts reader education
The Frederick News-Post readers are informed about summer cloud seeding operations, listing dates when thunderstorms were broken up and naming aircraft such as Rockwell Aero Commander 690A, Twin Comanches, Cessna 340s, Cessna 441 Conquest, Piper Cheyennes, and Beechcraft Barons. It names seeding agents including Silver iodide, silver iodate, lead iodide, cesium, ammonium perchlorate, and others, raising health concerns about breathing and eating these chemicals amid high cancer rates in Frederick and Washington counties.
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Frederick
Rockwell Aero-commander
Washington
Letters to the Editor Policy and Contact Details
The Frederick News Post invites letters from readers but notes not all letters may be published due to high volume. Include name address and phone number for verification. Mail to Letters to the Editor The Frederick 200 ce Pe PO Box S78 Freda MD 21705 or call 662-8299.
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Frederick
Freda
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