Extraordinary service earns honors at woodsboro awards banquet
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Advisory Committee honored deputies and staff at the 8th Annual Awards Banquet in Woodsboro. Top award went to Deputy First Class Rick Winer for Valor after he forced a diabetic, wrong way driver into a guard rail, saving lives. Also honored were Franklin Walters for stopping a suicide attempt, Scott Blundell for intervening in a death by his own action, Charles Zang and Kevin Grunwell for saving a woman from running her car off a county road, and Sgt. Chuck Tobery named 1999 Deputy of the Year for community policing and outreach efforts.
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Woodsboro
Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Sheriff's
Rick Winer
U.S. 340
Winer
Scott Blundell
Charles Zang
Kevin Grunwell
Sherff
Chuck Toberv
Maryland Sheriffs' Association
Sgt
Tobery
Human Relations Commission
Glendening
Polo Department
State Patrol
Nursing home journeys reveal joys and pains of aging
The author and his wife reflect on visits to parents in Tennessee and Louisiana nursing homes, noting dignity, dialect, and shared memories amid aging frailty. They describe patient care, caregiver strain, moments of comfort, and the enduring difficulty and necessity of institutional elder care, concluding that even at their best, nursing homes are no fun.
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Frederik
Monteres
Monroe
Tring
Sharon Ques
St Joseph's
Tennessee
Standing Stone
Not For Ourselves Alone rights doc sparks debate
Dr Kathleen Barry critiques the Burns Barnes PBS miniseries on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony. She argues male directors tend to dominate recognition, risking erasing women’s ongoing movement despite feminist consultants and prior achievements. The piece urges honoring women’s historians and activists behind the era’s fight for divorce rights custody earnings and voting.
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Burns
PBS
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Paul Barnes
United States
Stanton and
Anthony
Burns and Barnes
Anthony and
Stanton
Kathleen Barry
Penn State
College of Health and Human Development
Susan B Anthony
Scrypps Howard News Service
Frederick County appoints Mary H Gregory to Orphans Court bench
The Democratic State Central Committee of Frederick County appoints Mary H Gregory of Frederick to fill the vacancy on the Orphans Court bench left by the death of Judge J Welty Fahrney. Troopers of Barracks B Frederick and their commander Capt Charles W Magaha were commended by Col Carey Jarman superintendent of Maryland State Police at exercises held at Sykesville. Commissions were presented to Carl B Dillinger of Frederick captain Walter K May of Frederick lieutenant WE O Hara Cumberland formerly of Frederick lieutenant Truman Moon Frederick lieutenant WW Corbin Frederick first sergeant and Martin M Puncke lieutenant. Charles W Main of Frederick promoted from sergeant to detective sergeant. Margaret Wagaman shipnurse visited the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Wagaman of Emmitsburg and was scheduled to depart the U S on the U S ship AT Balloon for her sixth trip to Germany. New members installed in the Maryland Dairy Shrine during the annual meeting and open house of the Maryland Artificial Breeding Cooperative were Dr Charles Walter and the late Leslie C King. Many of the 204 Mount St Marys College students living in 15 mobile dormitory units were disgruntled about their housing. Middletown High School students Joel Brengle and Russell Hurd performed with the Maryland All State Chorus at the Baltimore Convention Center. Dr Robert J Thomas deputy state medical examiner for Frederick County spoke to Frederick Evening Sertoma Club at Bettys Restaurant about the work of a medical examiner.
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Marlin
Mr. Jones
Hutsang
Ute
St Joseph's
Tennessee
Sharon
Democratic State Central Committee
Frederick County
Mary H. Gregory
Frederick
Orphan's Court
J. Welty Fahrney
B. Frederick
Charles W. Magaha
Carey Jarman
Maryland
Sykesville
Carl B. Dillinger
Walter K May
WE. O'Hara
Cumberland
Truman Moon
WW. Corbin
Martin M Puncke
Charles W. Main
Margaret Wagaman
Charles Wagaman
Emmitsburg
U.S
Germany
Maryland Dairy Shrine
Maryland Artificial Breeding Cooperative
Charles Walter
Leslie C. King
Middletown High School
Joel Brengle
Russell Hurd
Baltimore Convention Center
MHS
Saturation point at Frederick Senior Center prompts parking plea
Genevieve Sheridan of Frederick urges action over parking shortages at the Sixth and Market Street Senior Center housed in a former school. She warns that limited spaces and parking along Sixth Street create risk and tickets for center users unless addressed.
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Sixth and
Market Streets
Frederick City
Sixth Street
FMH renovation sparks clash of old and new in Frederick
The demolition of the Frederick Memorial Hospital's old wing marks a dispute between preserving historic character and expanding modern services. Advocates note the old building's warmth and legacy, while officials push for a functional, efficient facility that fits contemporary needs.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
New
Frederick
Powers That Be
Letters on preserving history and building for the future
The letter writers urge Frederick Memorial Hospital to honor its legacy and safeguard historic buildings from demolition. They call for dedication and sacrifice to value the past, while criticizing obsolescence driven by developers and marketing. A youth sports program faces a similar crossroads about long term goals and community impact.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Theft of church quilt shocks Grace United Church
Elizabeth Hooper voices distress after a quilt was stolen from Grace United Church of Christ. The note expresses disbelief and belief that trust in God will guide healing and justice.
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Frederick
Youth sports groups face accountability in community programs
A reader argues for financial oversight of Catoctin Youth Association and similar groups. The letter supports open budgets, annual federal tax filings, and formal avenues for member questions. It stresses accountability by boards to members and the community and links responsible youth environments to civic future volunteering.
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Robin McFerrin
Catoctin
Mount Airy Youth Athletic Association
MAYAA
Trash Art Critique Targets Hillary Clinton Exhibit
Middletown reader Charles E Hubbard denounces Brooklyn Museum paintings including a Last Supper and a Virgin Mary scene as trash not art. He questions Clinton's morals citing alleged infidelity and political scandals while framing the pieces as immoral and inappropriate for New York voters.
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Brooklyn Art Museum
New York
Hillary Clinton
Oval Office
Clintons
Letters to the Editor guidance at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with writer name address and home and business phone numbers for verification. It notes abridgement for space, disallows poetry or religious verse, and provides mailing and contact options including a street address, a fax line, and an email address for submissions.
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Latieys
Mallet
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick St
P.O. Box
Frederick
Fox H
Frederickn
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Robert J Thomas
Frederick Evening Sertoma Club
Betty's Restaurant
John Sica Frederick
CYA
Robert King Jr
Mount Airy
Elizabeth Hooper Frederick
Charles E. Hubbard
Middletown
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