Commuters Pick New Frederick Parking Location
Mass transit commuters will use the Harry Grove Stadium parking area near the former Francis Scott Key Mall site. The plan requires a parking fee and adds costs for bus and Metro use, but officials say it is a compromise that involves commuter input after prior changes, balancing living in Frederick County with jobs in Montgomery County and Washington, D.C.
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Harry Grove Stadium
Francis Scott Key Mall
MD. 144
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Washington, D.C
Metro
Mass Transit Administration
Meta Nash leads alderman race in six days election
Roy Meachum notes Meta Nash, Historic District Commission member, runs as Democrat with help from ally Jim Lafferty. He cites endorsements from Norman Quist and Mike Nash, plus cross-party activity at a GOP candidate fundraiser. The piece weighs party dynamics, rival Sally Murphy and Fran Baker, and the prospect of Nash possibly becoming Frederick’s first woman mayor in four years.
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Willie Mahone
Meta Nash
Historic District Commission
Jim Lafferty
Capitol Hill
Roscoe Bartlett
Lafferty
Nash
Tue Board of Education
Norman Quist
Quist
Mike Nash
IBM
Jim Grime
GOP
Grime
Everedy Square
Bert Anderson
Nashes
Gary Hughes
West Patrick Street
Grimes
Routzahn
On Square Corner
Anderson
Hughes
Shab Row
East Street
Messrs. Anderson
Sally Murphy
Frederick
Betty Floyd
Arlene Phillips
Letters to the Editor for Frederick News-Fest
Readers are invited to send letters with name telephone and address for verification. Include contact details and send to Letters to the Editor The Frederick News-Fest P O Box 578 Frederick MD 21705 or telelax to 662 8299.
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Frederick
Redirect finances to basic human needs in Somalia
The piece argues that billions in military aid could have reduced hunger and misery in Somalia if spent on health education water and roads. It notes World Food Day on Oct 16 and urges political will to end hunger with affordable solutions while linking global poverty to events like NAFTA debates and the WTC bombing.
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Somalia
U.S
NAFTA
Mexico
World Trade Center
Hunger and poverty urge action across nations
Mary Neely argues hunger and poverty require a political shift to address root causes. She cites Hunger 1994 findings and calls on Rep. Bartlett, Maryland senators, Rep. Hall, Rep. Bereuter, and Sen. Bradley to press regional banks to redirect funds toward basic human needs, highlighting potential leverage as aid levels waver. Maury Neely of Frederick RESULTS backs the appeal.
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Frederick
Maryland
Somalia
Bosnia
Soviet Union
Roscoe Bartlett
Tony Hall
Ohio
Doug Bereuter
R-Neb
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
U.S
Maury Neely
Local clubs hear Dr Hopkins oppose socialized medicine
Fifty years ago Dr. Hanford H. Hopkins of Baltimore spoke at a joint gathering of Kiwanis Rotary Lions Business and Professional Womens and Zonta clubs at Francis Scott Key Hotel. He denounced the Wagner Murray bill’s socialized medicine as un American and a power grabbing plan by a growing federal bureaucracy urging the public to choose whether care is provided by doctors or bureaucrats. The Frederick County Health Department inspected the county jail finding it old yet clean with serious faults in wiring plumbing and flies. Sheriff Baumgartner said an inside helped escape was being investigated after reports a door was left unlocked letting inmates reach an enclosed courtyard and escape through an outside door.
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Hanford H. Hopkins
Baltimore
Frederick County
Kiwanis
Rotary, Lions, Business and Professional Women’s
Zonta
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Hopkins
Wagner Murray
Frederick
Richard ©. Baumgartner
Grimes Faces Question On Record At Frederick Mayoral Debate
In the October 18 Frederick mayoral debate James Grimes was pressed by opponent Gary Hughes about his aldermanic record. Hughes cited rising homelessness poverty and domestic violence and asked what Grimes had proposed or enacted. Grimes admitted none of his own measures but claimed support for others. The debate framed leadership as the key issue.
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James Grimes
Times
Gary Hughes
Hughes
Grimes
Frederick
Support for Gary Hughes Amid Op-Ed Criticism
Edith Goldman expresses backing for Gary Hughes in Frederick, praising his character and community involvement while criticizing the Op-Ed portrayal as unfair. She notes personal positive experiences with Hughes and his civility, urging others to support his candidacy despite lack of prior elected experience.
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Frederick
Gary Hughes
Klan publicity debate sparks letters to editor
Readers debate who controls Klan publicity and who bears responsibility for coverage. The letter cites the KBI finding fake addresses, criticizes Roy Meachum, and argues the NAACP and state attorney misstate the fair's private status.
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KBI Klan Bureau of Investigation
Roy Meachum
NAACP
Letters on private property and public access to the fairgrounds
Readers discuss property rights versus public access at Frederick Fairgrounds and the NAACP protest. Debates reference Lord Nickens, NAMBLA, and free speech on a public sidewalk. Mary Haggerty cites fairground ownership and calls for clear stance on endorsement. Susan E Fitzgerald notes comparisons to KKK protest.
Freedom of Speech: old and revised versions debated
A Middletown note attributes a quote to James E. Keenan contrasting the classic defense of free speech with a modern, provocative rewrite. The old version asserts defending another's right to speak, while the new implied version suggests punitive action for disagreement.
Controversy over KKK car at Frederick Fair grows
Joe Davis comments on the ongoing dispute surrounding a KKK displayed vehicle at the Frederick Fair. He latches onto the saying that stirring the issue worsens the controversy, highlighting community tension and public sentiment about the display.
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Frederick Fair
Questions on Frederick elections raise ethics and law
R Herbert Oden questions mark candidates Gary Hughes and Willie Mahone in Frederick city elections. He cites Maryland House Bill 1243 and past agreements affecting the police force, warning of political maneuvering and lack of city recourse.
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Frederick City
Gary Hughes
Frederick
Willie Mahone
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