Frederick County School Board Stumbles Over Open Meetings Debate
A Frederick County school board discussion on whether to close a meeting to talk about open meetings drew ridicule. Members Edgar Larson Earl Robbins Sue Rovin and Anthony Gough sought closure while Sam Koski Harry deMoll and Norman Quist urged openness. The open meetings law favors openness unless a compelling reason exists.
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Frederick County
Edgar Larson
Earl Robbins
Sue Rovin
Anthony Gough
Sam Koski
Harry deMoll
Norman Quist
Koski
deMoll
Quist
Maryland
Larson
Jordan snubs White House visit sparks sports writer debate
In a column, the writer argues Jordan’s absence from the White House invite was a personal choice not a political statement. He defends Jordan’s stance against photo opps, notes Faulkner’s past decline, and questions the push by critics to pressure the star.
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John Wayne
Michael Jordan
Jordan
White House
Chicago Bulls
Bush
Star of Stars
Bulls
NBA
Eague
John F. Kennedy
William Faulkner
Faulkner
Mississippi
Est
America
Yale
Romanian Exile Memo: Steadfast Yet Disillusioned
Stefan, a Bucharest professional and 1989 protest participant, contemplates leaving Romania as democracy stagnates after the Ceausescu era. He recalls forced relocations for the House of the Republic, a vast 13 story monument with bunkers, costing tens of thousands displaced and shaping a fragile outlook for the country.
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Washington
Stefan
Bucharest
Nicolae Ceausescu
Romania
Europe
Ceausescu
House of the Republic
Inn Ont
Hama
Ceausescu Palace Fueling Romanian Reform Debates
The speech by Stefan recalls the brutal costs of the palace and energy shortages under Ceausescu, criticizing post‑revolution leaders as too similar to communists while urging a better future. Timber War details show Forest Service clashes with environmentalists and loggers. A Mint Editorial questions whether more money fixes education, arguing wiser spending is needed.
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Ceausescu
Stefan
Vuumity
Romania
U.S. Forest Service
Interior Department
Montana
Forest Service
Washington
Denver
America
George Bush
Fire towers open near Braddock Heights amid forest fire
In Maryland a three acre blaze near Braddock Heights prompted news of new fire watch towers at Lambs Kool and Salamander. Col Henry S Barrett warned Frederick Countians of upcoming Army air exercises testing local air raid stations run by Capt Arthur T Kreh. Policymaking notes followed as residents debated policing practices and a tapir escaped from Virginia drew surprise in Catoctin Mountain. Senator Edward P Thomas proposed welfare work requirements for benefits.
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Braddock Heights
Lamb’s Kool and Salamander
Maryland
Henry S. Barrett
Frederick Countians
Arthur T. Kreh
Francis Scott Key
American Legion Air
Hunter’s Right to Feed Family Faces Activist Protests
A hard working hunter explains he relies on hunting to provide food for his family as activists protest yearly. He notes poverty and homelessness rise, deer population management, and asks readers ten questions about housing, meat, and vegetarianism.
Where have all the ethics gone in treatment programs
Frederick County treatment programs warn the state may tighten control over alcohol and drug client populations. The piece criticizes widespread unethical marketing, noting in patient aftercare payments, pre-service referral fees, and compensation to individuals who redirect clients from 12 Step meetings.
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Frederick County
Marks on volunteer crisis lines and unethical addiction treatment
Timothy McCown CAC from Jefferson laments marketers on crisis lines replacing active listening with sales pitches and describes intervention tactics that coerce non abstinent clients into in patient programs for counselors fees. He argues the field is losing ethics and credibility to profit motives.
Memories of Carroll Creek and local civics debate
A Thurmont reader recalls Carroll Creek from清 clean water and fishing past Baker Park, noting lost fields and memories as progress changes the town. The Frederick News-Post prints a response from the Frederick County League of Women Voters rebutting Thomas C White’s Sept 18 letter on a proposed charter, citing constitutional limits on initiative and recall and urging voter involvement through elected officials.
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College Avenue Bridge
College Avenue
Baker Park
Bentz Street
West Patrick Street
North Beats Street
League of Women Voters
Thomas C. White
White
Charter Board
Court of Appeals of
Maryland
Board of Election Laws
Talbot County
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Frederick, MD
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Annapolis Marean
Bob Meir
Fils Colume
Mike Reyte
Triteve Modis Services
Jack Anderson
Ceausestu
House of the People
David Fisher
Catoctin Hollow Road
Mr. Fisher
Richard Hahn
Catoctin Mountain Zoo
Virginia
Frederick City
Community Information and Training Center
Charles V. Main
George Dredden
Human Relations Council
Frederick
Edward P. Thomas
Frederick Carroll
Timothy McCown
CAC
Jefferson
Carroll Creek
William B. Bruchey Thurmont
Nadine Heusser
Frederick County League of Women Voters
Frederick Mews- Post
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