No New Taxes Promise Faces Tough Funding Hurdles
Frederick forum voices skepticism about tax increases and hidden state funds for schools and programs. Delegates Anita Stup and Sue Hecht warn that times are changing and funding must be prioritized for education safety crime the disabled aging and economic development. Voters sent legislators to Annapolis to balance needs while keeping taxes low.
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Anita Stup
Sue Hecht
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Roots of Jeffersonian farms shaping Frederick County rights
The piece meditates on Thomas Jefferson's agrarian vision and fears that modern development in Frederick County Maryland is eroding farm life. It notes farmers seeking protection through a right to farm law, aims to preserve rural roots amid housing surge, and emphasizes the tension between progress and traditional farm culture. The author recalls local figures and experiences, urging legal affirmation to safeguard farming as a core American heritage.
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Monticello
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Rome
Frederick County
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Millard Oland
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Montgomery County
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Soviet Union
Frederick
Arthur Godfrey
Leesburg
Virginia
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Jefferson
Generational Clash Drives 1996 Campaign Tone
Scripps Howard News Service reports a partisan race defining policy by age. Republicans push tax cuts intended to spur middle class spending while Democrats warn seniors face Medicare cuts. Both sides frame voters by their place in a widening social and economic divide.
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Clinton
Houston
GOP
Scripps Howard News Service
Wages Act Proposed 45 Hour Week by GM Chief
General Motors President C E Wilson urged Congress to amend the Wages and Hours Act to extend the standard work week from 40 to 45 hours during postwar reconstruction. Lieutenant John T Quynn U S Army Air Corps discharged at Westover Field Mass plans to settle in Frederick with wife and baby. Navy Day at Annapolis featured Cub Scouts and inspectors of ships. Art contest winners named for Emmitsburg Bicentennial program. Mayor Ronald N Young calls for an impartial panel to settle county tax differential dispute. Linganore Corp debt talks hindered as First Mortgage Investors warns default risk.
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C E. Wilson
John T. Quynn
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Westover Field
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Tyler
John W. Quynn
Rosemont Avenue
Ronald N. Young
Frederick County
Lingapore Corporation
J. William Brosius
First Mortgage
Linganore Corporation
FMI
Saturn ad sparks dentist car show comparison uproar
A Frederick News-Post ad for Saturn of Frederick prompts a reader to condemn the campaign as offensive and out of touch. The letter contrasts a dentist visit with a car showroom, calling the ad a hoax and accusing auto dealers of deception, shifting interest rates, and inconsistent trade-in values.
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Saturn
Frederick
Frederick News-Post
O.J. Simpson
Myersville
Kenneth A. Film
Dentist critique of ads and public health impact
A letter from Stanley E. Block, DDS, Columbia, argues that ads should not mislead or harm public health, noting the unfair price push and comparing marketing to the Saturn ad. He urges responsible advertising and questions its realism and health effects.
Knee-jerk call for drastic justice from Emmitsburg reader
TOM CAULFIELD of Emmitsburg writes that a prior letter proposing liquidation of violent criminals was not literal but reflects outrage over a Los Angeles area murder. He argues for a fair, quick, severe and permanent system, and apologizes to readers while defending his stance.
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Los Angeles
Hitler
Dentists Respond To Satirical Saturn Ad
As president of the American Dental Association, Denise Dyer and Maryland dentists contest a Frederick Saturn advertisement in The Frederick News-Post. They caution that humor implying painful visits could dissuade people from needed care and highlight Maryland’s high caries and oral cancer rates.
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American Dental Association
Saturn of
Frederick
Saturn
Maryland
Denise Dyer
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Not all letters are published due to space and volume. some are edited for space or taste. Poetry religious verse and letters to others are not published.
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