Maryland education report shows backsliding in national tests
A Education Department comparison finds Maryland students overall below international competition thresholds in key subjects. While Frederick County performs among the top in the state, Maryland's national standing is dragged down by weaker results in systems like Baltimore, with 11 percent high school dropout rate and low proportions meeting national reading and math standards.
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Frederick County
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Frederick’s
Impressions debate on witchcraft religion at Frederick schools
Deborah B Dilley of Frederick argues Frederick County Board of Education distorted fact vs opinion during the final Impressions appeal on witchcraft in school texts. She claims the board delayed decision to limit televised debate and accuses members of hypocrisy while presenting excerpts from World Book Encyclopedia and related sources to press her case.
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Frederick
James Cartlidge
Earl Robbins
Frederick County
Fncyelopedia
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United States
World Book Encyclopedia
America
Raymond
Rosemary Buckland
Long Island
Church of AH Worlds
Encyclopedia of American Religions
ERS
Church and School of Wicca
Church of All Worlds
Church of Pan
IRS
Why science is not the road to truth
A September letter argues science cannot provide final truth. It cites Karl Popper and Einstein to claim science offers only conjectural knowledge and ever-improving but nonfinal theories, contrasting with biblical certainty. The piece critiques the view that science yields absolute truth.
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Tom Fugate
Einstein
Newton
Popper
Science not a path to truth says Jefferson letter
John W. Robbins argues science is a tissue of logical fallacies and not a source of truth. He cites Russell Popper Einstein and others to claim modern science conflicts with the Bible and urges reading the Bible for truth. Robbins writes from Jefferson in a letter to the editor.
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Albert Einstein
Bertrand Russell
Karl Pepper
God
Gordon H. Clark
Clark
John W. Robbins
Jefferson
Smokey Politics Sparks Clinton Tobacco Tax Debate
President Clinton backs a tobacco tax to fund health care while Surgeon General urges stopping smoking. Rita C. May from Myersville questions who is fooling whom in this contentious exchange.
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Clinton
Air raid drill and civil defense apathy noted in Maryland
An hour-long daylight air raid alert ran across Maryland with OCD officials in Baltimore. Citizens ignored red signals in Frederick and a warden failed to enforce stop orders, amid rain-driven Linganore Creek rises threatening the Linganore filtration plant. COG video tests show plans for countywide cablevision and sewer networks as Grange and Farm Bureau hold land use workshops urging fair compensation for rights taken.
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Maryland
Office of Civilian Defense
OCD
Baltimore
Frederick
Court Street
Frederick County
Questioning Clinton war stance and mortality sacrifice concerns
A reader questions the Clinton administration's use of military force amid Somalia casualties. The letter asserts the President loathes the military yet commands troops, queries gender implications of a slain soldier, and accuses Hillary Clinton and others of feminist influence while challenging the Clintons and their staff to honestly address the issues.
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America
Mr. Clinton
Hillary
Pat Schroeder
Ruth Ginsburg
Clinton
Mogadishu
Fair Board makes prudent call on derby controversy
A Frederick Fair Board decision to permit a Klan Kar in a demolition derby sparks critique about community values and non-profit public oversight. The writer notes past neighborhood hostility against African-Americans near Baltimore and argues the board acted wisely given its non-partisan status.
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Frederick
Fair Board
Baltimore
Debating Free Speech and Civic Action in a Local Derby
Letters discuss constitutional protections for non commercial speech in a fair board decision about a demolition derby and Klan imagery. They defend equal treatment of speech and caution against grandstanding while noting the ironic metaphor of a symbol of hatred demolished. The second letter critiques agricultural subsidies for sugar, energy use and pollution, urging integrated sweetener policy and urging readers to advocate reform.
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Supreme Court
Fair Board
Removing Honey Subsidy Sparks Debate on Prices and Bees
A critical look at the subsidy program for honey farmers argues it raises consumer costs while boosting farm income. The piece notes the subsidy inflates prices, potentially shifts demand to granulated sweeteners, and questions broader agricultural market impacts on bees and the environment.
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Sam
Washington
Klan Car Incident Draws Mixed Reactions in Town
Local readers debate a crash involving a Klan car, with Alderman Sally Murphy calling it a small incident while some say such acts inflame tensions. Madeline Smith comments on how both white and Black communities perceive the event and its impact.
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KKK
Sally Murphy
Where's Smelser In Annapolis A Hampshire Inquiry
Rich Monroe of New Market complains he cannot reach Maryland State Senator Charles Smelser for two months regarding a handicap matter. He urges voters to remember how handicapped people are treated and hints at upcoming choice in the election.
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Maryland
Charles Smelser
Charlie
Annapolis
Smelser
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