Wheelchair‑bound teacher shines at Windsor Knolls Middle
Benita Gold, a longtime musician with a neuromuscular disease, now teaches chorus theatre arts and fine arts full time at Windsor Knolls Middle School. She handles seven classes and 165 students daily while coordinating a class play and a musical and even monitors buses in December. Her students, curious but admiring, see her as living proof that the extraordinary can become ordinary, reflecting a broader push to include people with disabilities in advertising and daily life.
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Frederick County
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Referendum F would permit on-site beer wine at Damascus restaurants
Damascus considers Referendum F to allow adults 21 and over to consume beer and wine only in sit-down restaurants with no carryout or liquor sales. The bill, endorsed by Senator Jean Roesser and P J Hogan, passed key legislative steps and awaits a Yes vote in the 12th district. It aims to boost local dining while preserving community character and protecting against extreme license use. Randy L Scritchfield, Damascus Chamber president, urges support.
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Germantown
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Frede rick County items span sheriff call to mail box shootings
County authorities investigated the shotgun shooting of two rural mail boxes on Old Annapolis Road from New London to McKaig. Frederick’s Community Chest raised 22 798.56 toward a 23 300 goal as contributors urged a October finish. Governor O’Conor predicted Senate victory by 45 000 to 55 000 over Markey. An October mild spell continued with 59 degree low. A study questioned locating the $9 million courthouse on West Patrick Street, possibly forcing land buy elsewhere. About 200 welcomed Amtrak’s Shenandoah inaugural run in Brunswick. A full page Ford campaign ad by Frederick County Farmers listed over 125 members. Col Robert M. Shaw Jr. assumed Fort Detrick command, replacing Lt Col Lawrence J. Lescantz who held tempo rary leadership.
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Education vote mirrored in student letter to the editor
A high school freshman from Frederick High criticizes a 15 percent tax cut and the proposed elimination of the Education Department. He urges readers to vote for Bob Dole to restore national dignity, oppose social engineering, and champion education for America’s children.
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Voters warned of consequences in Meachum column response
A reader challenges Roy Meachum’s stance and criticizes President Clinton, labeling him a fraud and an embarrassment. The letter urges voters to review his moral record, citing taxes, family policy, abortion issues, and White House staff conduct.
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Roy Meachum
Bill Clinton
White House
Less of a waste vote in 1996 election debate
In reply to an Oct. 18 letter urging Reform Party supporters not to vote for Ross Perot, the piece argues that voting for Perot is less wasteful than backing Dole or Clinton. It challenges polls and media exposure, contending Perot’s chances may be underestimated and criticizing Clinton’s programs as economically harmful.
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Bill Clinton
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Reform Party Appeal Endorses Perot Choate for Budget Reform
Letters praise H Peter Perot Reform Party claiming it offers mind and heart appeals, free of major party special interests, and vows tough stance against Congress. Writers urge choosing Perot Choate to push budget reform and restore sound foundations, with calls for restricting drinking age to 21 and driving age to 16. Frederick Jennings Johnson.
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Curtis Marie Frederick Curtis Marie A zeal for arms
A critical profile of Rep. Roscoe Bartlett portrays him as a principled Seventh-day Adventist with conscientious objector status in war times yet zealous for arming families. The piece argues his repeal of assault weapons bans denies defensive nuance and mocks government restraints, extending to restaurant codes as a slippery slope.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Rep
Bartlett
Quote from The Wanderer endorsing Howard Phillips on arms rights
The Wanderer quotes Samuel Francis criticizing Dole Clinton crime plans and urging Howard Phillips of the U S Taxpayers Party. It defends Second Amendment rights as inherent and argues gun ownership enables self defense and preservation of liberty. Phillips is portrayed as a man of character urging a vote on Nov. 5.
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the Wanderer
Bob Dole
Clinton
Dole
Howard Phillips
U S. Taxpayers Party
Phillips
Right to Vote Encouragement and Civic Duty Message
A civic appeal urges registered voters to use their right and vote. It emphasizes seeking information from candidates, voting conscience over poll pressure, and choosing leaders who best serve community and state interests.
Vote for change and Perot stance by Jeff Creager
A reader endorses political change, criticizes both major parties and the status quo, and urges voting for Ross Perot only if voters seek unbiased, informed guidance. The letter frames Perot as a vote against the status quo and notes long Republican affiliation.
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Ross Perot
Letters to the Editor guidelines from The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News Post invites signed letters with writer name street address and home and business numbers for verification. Letters may be abridged. poetry and letters to others are not published. Mail or fax or email options are provided for submission.
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