Editorial Q&A on Campaign Coverage and Abortion Stance
The editors address reader questions about political coverage, cartoon balancing, and candidate favoritism. They explain AP sourcing, how questions shape replies, and their stance on abortion coverage, stating no formal position but urging informed voting. Readers are invited to call with feedback, complaints, suggestions, or compliments.
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Associated Press
Bush
Gov. Clinton
Mr. Bush
Larry Ang
Thomas Hattery
Congress
Roscoe Bartlett
Hattery
Bartlett
Sixth Congressional
Medicaid cuts target medically needy elderly in Maryland
Nayoda Kefauver along with Health Facilities Association of Maryland reports that the Sept 30 Board of Public Works approved eliminating medically needy eligibility for nursing home residents with income over 1055 dollars. Eligible residents would become private pay, forcing discharge and raising care costs. impact likely felt between mid November and early December. The note urges Maryland delegates and senators to act, arguing the change endangers bedridden seniors needing 24 hour care and questions the ability of nursing homes to absorb losses without reduced staffing or care.
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Health Facilities Association of Maryland
Board of Public Works
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Maryland
Politics and gender clash in presidential debates
The piece argues politics remains a male dominated arena with debates revealing gendered communication. It likens political dynamics to sports, notes Bush and Clinton quotes, and cites Marie Osmond comparing Gore and Quayle to baboons showing hierarchy and noisy displays.
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White House
Bill Clinton
Bush
Ross Perot
Clinton
Perot
Dan Quayle
al Gore
James Stockdale
Gore
Quayle
Debates reveal gendered styles in politics and power
Ellen Debenport and Judith Grant discuss how men and women differ in political style. Men are seen as offensive and assertive while women tend to be more passive yet cooperative. The piece notes the social costs when women speak too aggressively and recalls Ferraro’s 1984 debate response to Bush.
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Judith Grant
University of Southern California
Hillary Clinton
Grant
USC
Carole Simpson
Perot
Simpson
Ross
Geraldine Ferraro
George Bush
New York
Bush
Ferraro
Iran
Lebanon
Listen up Republicans provokes GOP column clash
A FrederickPost letter critiques Murphew Whitney for accusing the GOP of abdicating to a religious dictatorship and labels the religious right as mob minded. The author defends traditional values, touts church influence, and urges political participation beyond voting.
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Murphew Whitney
Frederick Post
Whitney
Republican Party
GOP
National Treasury
NOW, Paw
Act Up
Frederick Housing Hope Follows Federal Survey Figures
Local Chamber of Commerce Secretary G Horton Peace cites a Federal Housing Authority survey showing Frederick property owners willing to supply housing if government employees transfer here. John Shaw notes the Roger Brooke Taney Homes could house most personnel. Meanwhile families learn relatives join military service with the Women's Army Corps and Air Corps cadet training underway in Des Moines and Nashville.
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Chamber of Commerce
G. Horton Peace
Federal Housing Authority
Frederick
John Shaw
Roger Brooke Taney Homes
David G. Everhart Sr
Nonnie M. Everhart
Engineering Board
Fort Belvoir
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Des Moines
Edward E. Currens
Elm St
Ralph Currens
Air Corps
Nashville
Tenn
Virginia Currens
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
Letters on public policy and art funding provoke debate
Brett and Eileen Hunt of Monrovia criticize a columnist for alleging a Christian political threat. They deny the existence of a governing religious dictatorship and accuse the writer of distortion while urging Christians to vote against what they view as bad public policy.
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National Endowment For the Arts
Christ
Who to thank our teachers in Boonsboro letters
Beth Stitley of Boonsboro defends teachers against Peg Thomas RN who argues teachers work limited hours. The writer contends teachers spend long hours beyond school, including planning, grading, conferences, and summer work, and notes teachers are essential to literacy and thought development.
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Peg Thomas
Ms. Thomas
Frederick County
Army
Cartoon idea for political satire at a press conference
A reader from Thurmont sends a proposed political cartoon set at a government press conference with Perot as president and Stockdale beside him. The caption has Perot warning Stockdale to speak only if needed to spare his reputation while keeping the focus on political humor.
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Frederick
Bush Campaign Accused of McCarthyism in New Low
A conservative voter denounces the Bush campaign for McCarthyism and communist accusations aimed at Bill Clinton. The writer, a former exchange student, says brief travel in Moscow and Czechoslovakia does not prove espionage, defending Clinton and criticizing the electorate’s judgment.
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John G. Kemeny
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Brunswick
Ralph N. Manuel
Frances Manuel
Ralph Manuel
Bush
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Moscow
Caecaslovakia
Poland
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BNL Nhs
Viadgbuna Nersing Hume
Ellen Debenport
Scripps Howard News Service
Montgomery County
Herman Rabbitt
Rabbit
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Ster
Mit
Brett and
Eileen Hunt
Monrovia
Beth Stitely Boonsboro
Donato Thurmont
Ket Krause
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