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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 2000
Page
4
Editorial urges curb on handgun access and community policing to reduce city shootings. Notes national crime drop but local murder rise, urges mediation and youth education, calls for proactive violence prevention and end to gun glamorization. Identifies need for improved intelligence, community involvement, and restraint to halt killings.
Roy Meachum condemns what he calls vicious local politics over the Frederick Islamic Society mosque bid. He criticizes commissioners John Thompson and David Gray and others for anti Muslim bias amid a feud involving Oakdale schools MVC and county water sewer access, highlighting political deals and legal loopholes affecting residents and taxpayers.
Scripps Howard News Service reports on Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan's new Nixon biography amid claims of a troubled marriage and hearsay about possible spousal violence. The piece contrasts public life of first ladies with scrutiny of their private lives and notes similar biographical attention on Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford.
The report highlights Catherine Boyle beginning nursing training at Figeenicy Memorial Hospital after high school, Mary Ann Stepler named the first woman judge for Frederick County, enrollment reaches 23,506 as the 1980-81 school year starts, a new $2 million cancer drug lab opens at Frederick Cancer Research Center, and the annual Jerry Lewis Telethon by the Telephone Pioneers of Frederick surpasses a $15,000 goal under Olive Engle's leadership.
The writer recalls Barbara Brown's prose guiding them to a home base as they lament missing Andree and Patrick Fee's wedding at Harry Grove Stadium. Despite prior plans, Browns’ “instant replay” enabled the narrator to feel wedding tears from afar, praising the prose’s impact.
A letter contends Frederick Police calls in the 244 S. Jefferson area are overstated and misused to allege chaos at Xhale. It notes calls include alarms, escorts, parking complaints, and lost keys, and refutes a Kuzemchak quote about license loss and a multimillion dollar suit, which actually concerns a different incident and party.
Frederick County public debate notes Xhale and its tenants amid court action on remaining claims. Counsel Leslie Powell and Diana Schobel of Frederick City Limits Inc critique Roy Meachum for misinformation while pointing to Jefferson Street’s vacant storefronts and questions about attracting tenants.
DAN McKAY of Walkersville argues against hosting Olympic events at Grove Stadium, citing chronic congestion on Md 8 and I 70 Md 85 Md 355 and a bottlenecked I 270 corridor. He warns roads would not be ready for major influxes and urges keeping the Olympics out of Frederick County.
A public debate over using 100 acres along New Design Road for a mosque, school, and cemetery ends with Frederick County Commissioners denying the project. Proponents accuse anti-Muslim bias, while supporters praise land preservation and opposition to urban sprawl.
Reader thanks the paper for publishing a fairer depiction of Ryan DeWitt and correcting prior claims of involvement in a street incident. They express disagreement with Aug 23 editorial on gun laws but commend the updated reporting and note family concerns about tarnished reputation.
The Frederick News-Post outlines how to send letters to the editor and address formatting. It notes space constraints and policies on publishing poetry, unsigned submissions, and letters from readers in Bedford and surrounding areas.
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