Public comments at Frederick County school board meetings
The Frederick County school board clarifies public comment rules noting a three minute limit but pledges openness to longer discussion on important issues. It distinguishes policy debates from personal complaints about staff, urging concerns be taken to principals or the superintendent while affirming the public’s right to engage on school improvement and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County School Board
Noel Farmer
Style change at News-Post reframes how names are shown
Annapolis based Frederick News-Post writer explains a major shift to The New York Times style for naming after first introduction in stories. The piece discusses using courtesy titles after initial reference for both men and women, and the newsroom debate over formality and clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York Times
News-Post
Donald Smith
James Smith
Miss Jane Smith
Jane Smith
the Times
Baltimore Sun
Jones
Mr. Jones
John Frece
NRC Investigators Struggle for Independence in NRC
Washington report reveals NRC commissioners privately press investigators to be team players rather than independent diggers. Officials warn the power to halt probes undercuts investigative autonomy, risking a chilling effect on inquiries and potential industry influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
John Breaux
D-La
Alan Simpson
R-Wyo
Office of Investigations
NRC
Hayes
Fortuna
Kenneth Carr
Ben
Carr
John Glenn
Ohio
Breaux
Simpson
Glenn
Commission
Construction advances on Point of Rocks bridge across Potomac
From the Files of the News Post dated October 22 1937 the steel super structure of the Point of Rocks bridge over the Potomac River is completed Farmers in Frederick County seek help for corn husking JW Shank egg dealer at Chestnut Farms Chevy Chase Dairy reports a double yolk egg Brunswick defeats Thurmont 12 to 4 in county league Mayor Lloyd C Culler warns traffic violators will face enforcement Federated Church Women send three leaders for missionary event Judge Bridge Women's Club exhibits dolls representing six nations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point of Rocks
Potostiac River
JW. Shank
Chestnut Farms
Chevy Chase Dairy
News-Post
Federated Church Women
Nile photographic show at Hood College in Frederick
A 20 year old exhibit titled OVER 4,000 YEARS OF HISTORY documented in The Nile drew sidewalk observers along West Church Street. A worker atop Trinity Chapel steeple handed a ball for gold leaf painting as spectators watched. A Frederick Circuit Court progress report was set for Maryland Constitutional Convention delegates Samuel W Barvick, Benjamin B Rosenstock and Edward D Storm. Harold Weisburg donated SIX WILD geese to the Baltimore Zoo, part of his move from Hyattstown. The geese were to fly to Baltimore on a Civil Air Patrol flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile
Hood College
West Church Street
Frederick
Hall of the Trinity Chapel
Frederick County
Samuel W. Barvick
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Edward D. Storm
Baltimore Zoo
Harold Weisburg
Ghana
Africa
Hyattstown
Civil Air Patrol
Baltimore
Attack positions not persons in letter clash
Harold Weisberg and Charles Peter Goodwin respond to letters on Meachum and Fatima themes. The exchange includes a challenge over inaccuracies, personal attacks, and a note of gratitude from a family for Kari McDaniel’s appearance as Tiny Miss Frederick County in the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Ivins
Roy Meachum
Meachum
Ivins
Frederick Post
Senate
Bork
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Frederick Fair
Kari McDaniel
Charles Cole
Kari
Frederick County
National Park Service in Frederick County Sparks Protest
A letter from Mr. Craig Maus of Shohola Pa denounces the National Park Service as a federal overreach, urging Frederick residents to honor Civil War dead on private lands and warning that federal plaques threaten private property and local autonomy. He likens NPS to a national police state and calls for preserving ground as private heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park Service
Frederick County
South Mountain Battlefield
United States
Frederick
South Mountain
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Tocks Island
America
Confederacy
Union
United Nations Day as Day of Hope in a Global Society
Nancy M. Chu of Myersville reflects on United Nations Day as a day of hope. She urges continued U.N. support, cooperation with diverse nations, and civic responsibility, arguing the U.N. aids world peace and that the United States should balance national interests with international obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Anderson
Constitution Hall
United Nations
U.N
New York
National Peace Institute
Nancy M. Chu Myersville
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Robert C. Reid
John
Mr. Smith
Mr. Reid
Annapolis
The
Frederick News-Poast
Jack Anderson
Joseph Spear
Alio Zech
Victor Stella
Zech
Roger Fortuna
Thomas Roberts
Columbia University
Columbia
United Feature Syndicate, the
Saxlonice Fito
Brunswick
Thurmont
Lloyd C. Culler
Market
Patrick Streets
Judge Bridge Women’s Club
Scotland
Wales
Sweden
France
Holland
Germany
Weisberg
Harold Weisberg Frederick
Sylvia Bealer
Pew
Sylvia
Charles Peter Goodwin Frederick
Parade Committee
Max and
Ida Werner Thurmont
Craig Maus Shohola
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