Praise for Frederick officer despite info rule
A Frederick city police officer Pvt. Shawn Tyler faced punishment after giving his account of a dangerous car chase in which the suspect shot at officers and killed himself. The paper argues the rule is unjust and that Tyler deserved thanks, praise, and respect from the community and commanders.
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Frederick City
Pvt
Tyler
Frederick
Anne Arunde
Maryland
Shawn Tyler
Remembering Dr. R Adams Cowley a Maryland medical pioneer
This column honors Dr. R Adams Cowley, founder of Maryland’s modern shock and trauma system. It recounts his 1962 opening of the state’s first trauma center, its impact on survival rates, and his lifelong fight for unified emergency services. The author shares a personal connection to Cowley’s work and notes Cowley’s death at 74 from a heart attack.
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Baltimore
Maryland
R Adams Cowley
Jonas Salk
Fleming
Dr. Cowley
Adams Cowley
Cowley
University of Maryland Hospital
U.S. 301
Maryland State Police
Shock and Trauma Center
Prince George's
Corinne
Senate
Reform minded Chinese wait for opening in Nanjing Sun Yat sen tomb
Report from Nanjing notes reform minded Chinese observe Sun Yat sen’s mausoleum while railing at Beijing’s regime. Locals discuss loss of opportunities and mourn his legacy in Taiwan where a multi party system exists. Evoked quotes praise Sun Yat sen and Zhou Enlai’s respected image amid current politics.
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Nanjing
China
Sun Yatsen
Taiwan
Sun Yat-sen
Beijing
Zhou Enlai
Zhou
China’s legacy rulers loom in Nanjing’s memory
The piece recounts Mao’s purge era and Zhou Enlai’s popularity, Deng Xiaoping’s rise and crackdown, Li Peng’s unpopularity in Nanjing, and lingering reform mood. It notes a subtle protest image linking Li and Zhou, and closes with a Chinese folk tale about power and patience.
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Mao Zedong
Mao
Zhou
China
Nanjing
Deng Xiaoping
Beijing
Tiananmen Square
Deng
Li Peng
Rainstorms Bring Drought to Frederick Area and City Waterline Leak Found
Fifty years ago yesterday Frederick faced the heaviest rainfall in days delivering 0.42 inch amid intermittent showers while officials warned of freezing temperatures. Aviators Neisser and Ross spotted a leak in the Fishing Creek waterline from an open service connection feeding the Kemp farm. Eight former CCC buildings at Fishing Creek were turned over to the city with an $18,000 value. Major General Milton Reckord noted Col. Elmer Munshower’s reassignment as Inspector General of the 2nd Division. Walkersville approved sewer hookups with four local plumbers, rejecting a plan to require master plumbers due to cost. Catoctin High School prepared for its first Homecoming with a junior-senior queen slate: Bonnie Beard, Sheila Charles, Susie Long, Liv Myers, Diane Perry, Mary Ann Rice, Annee Umbel, Susie Weimer.
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Frederick City
Robert Neisser
Charles W. Ross
Frederick
Fishing Creek
D. Chester Kemp
Catoctim High School
Bonnie Beard
Sheila Charles
Susie Long
Liv Myers
Diane Perry
Mary Ann Rice
Année Umbel
Susie Weimer
GOP mileage from state fiscal woes urged by Mount Airy letter writer
Gordon Heitmuller of Mount Airy argues that Maryland faces tax and spend policies under Democrats and urges the Republican Party to field dynamic candidates with fresh ideas to restore fiscal stability. He cites other states' tax burdens and calls for real solutions beyond historic approaches.
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Republican Party
Democrat Party
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Annapolis
Washington, D.C
Replacing lifetime Supreme Court with periodic public review
Letters to the editor favor a nonpartisan judgeship model with periodic public evaluation. They argue Supreme Court tenure should be limited by elections every 10 to 15 years, no campaigning, and removal via public votes at renewal. The writer, LEO SPERLING of Frederick, endorses freeing judges from party labels and media scrutiny of records.
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Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme
State budget cuts threaten Free State facility approval
Budget reductions warn against allowing the Free State facility to operate. Unseen construction flaws and reduced state and local aid raise concerns about insufficient oversight and funding for monitoring. County commissioners face a clear duty to avoid endorsing an operation that may lack essential scrutiny. Christopher B Fowler Point of Rocks.
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Free State
Frederick County
Arcane Penseauoent
Walkersville Staff Sound Alarm Over Budget Cuts
Deep concern arises at Walkersville High as 50 staff members urge the Frederick County Board of Education to protect classroom funding. They oppose renegotiating the contract and warn salary cuts would imperil tutoring, grading, chaperones, college prep, and other essential supports, urging cuts only to noninstructional areas.
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Walkersville High School
Board of Education
Frederick County
Business Leaders of America
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