Keeping them safe Editorial spotlight during School Bus Safety Week
Editorial notes School Bus Safety Week with focus on bus safety and the role of drivers like Kathy Burdette of Frederick. Highlights that buses protect kids well, seat belts are debated, and drivers must stop for red lights. Emphasizes shared responsibility among students, parents, and officials to keep children safe on about five million miles driven annually.
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MD. 75
Old Annapolis Road
Linganore High School
Kathy Burdette
Fredenck
BoE Letters Stir Debate on Education and Safety
Roy Meachum rails at school board critics over alleged bias in busing and funding while praising improved testing and classroom effort. He denounces the Eddie Eagle NRA program suspension as political, warns of racial tension in letters to African American students, and calls for greater civilian oversight and democratic accountability in future BOE elections.
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Imig
Duier Salanes
Board of Education
Jack Drale Noone
Abcan
Kok Negibers
Oy Boe
Karl Robbins
Sterguel
Frederck Memorial
Boks
Eddie Eagle
NRA
United States
Boe
Ron Peppe
Sheriffs Office
Frederick
Winchester Hall
Lennie Thompson
Jim Hapy
Tront
Todd Crumb
Comel
Bok
Nuclear safety alarm after Soviet RBMK plants woes
NATO sources warn of worse nuclear accidents from 18 RBMK reactors across nine former Soviet bloc sites in 23 locations. Chernobyl’s 1986 disaster and ongoing leaks at Leningrad and Lithuania’s plants illustrate persistent cooling and waste challenges. Cracking in core pipes and aging storage facilities raise ongoing containment concerns amid funding limits and planned shutdowns by 2010.
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Japan
South Korea
NATO
RBMK
Chernobyl
Europe
Ukraine
Leningrad
Russia
Pink
Sergei Khantonov
Gulf of Finland
Lithuania
Andersen Calote
Douglas
Frederick Clubs Fair Dance and Luigi the monkey visit
A Cotillion Club Fair Dance at the Catoctin Country Club drew 75 couples with Joe Stephens orchestra. A small organ grinder in a long coat visited Frederick Police headquarters with a trained monkey named Luigi, who greeted Chief Straley and impressed local children.
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Cotillion Club
Catoctin Country Club
Joe Stephens
Frederick
Dietz
City Hall
Luigi
Ello
Fred Straley
Master
Prejudice Used as Political Tool Sparks Local Letter
Albert M Powell condemns state and county leaders for singling out groups as second class citizens. He cites fear of violence and asks how the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce can deny a problem. Powell urges residents to speak out against prejudice in politics.
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Alex Mooney
Frederick
John Thompson
Predenck
Thompson
Mooney
Wells
Frederick County
Recommendations threaten Maryland nursing homes
The Work group on Consumer Protection and Patient Rights faces fierce pushback as proposed changes could force many Maryland nursing homes to close if reimbursement cuts persist. The speaker calls for immediate action to restore Medicare funding, citing Balanced Budget Act impacts and the need to recruit qualified staff.
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Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Congress
Health Care Finance Administration
Roscoe Bartlett
Connie Morella
Nursing home wage crisis sparks call for action
Readers argue high stress nursing home work pays less than fast food, risking care quality. They urge Congress to fund facilities, noting $400000 per site yearly may be necessary to attract licensed practical nurses, therapists, and aides, while discounting tax cuts as harmful. Participants also critique media balances and patient rights concerns.
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McDonald's
Marylands
Americas Nursing Homes
Bud Zimmerman
Charles County
Congress
Front page furor over Brunswick High School harassment tale
Reader criticizes Brunswick News Post for placing an alleged harassment incident from Brunswick High School on the front page. Complains that school gossip occurs in all schools and urges reporters to cover county lunchrooms instead.
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Brunswick High School
Frederick County
Brunswick Citizen
Brunswick
Fredenck News- Post
Frederick County Board Bans Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program
A letter to the editor claims the Frederick County school board blocked the Eddie Eagle gun safety program to punish political foes, arguing the board should educate and protect children instead. The writer accuses the board of personal retaliation tied to campaign donations and suggests other safety programs may be banned for similar reasons.
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Frederick County
National Rifle Association
Eddie Eagle
NRA
Thope McGruff
John Thompson
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News Post
The Frederick News Post invites letters exclusive to the paper. Signatures must include sender home address and both home and business phone numbers for verification. Poetry and verse are not published and some letters may be abridged due to space.
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Frederck News Post
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Alan Brauer Jr
Andrew Mathias
Alan L Brauer
Tom Bentz
Bill Bent
United Way
Frederick Towne Mall
Brownies
Girl Scouts
Frederick City
Thurmont
Albert M. Powell
Eric D, Percy Fredenck
National
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Vel
National Honor Society
News-Post Star
Frank Clements Jr
Ashland
Joanne Brooks Frederick
Sid Hassel Frederick
Frederick Newa-Poat
E. Patrick St. P.O
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