Aide updates reveal Glendening aides' pay push details
The gubernatorial aides Frank Stegman and Michael Knapp faced backlash over pension plans and a $10,000 raise and an appointment for Knapp’s wife. Legislators pressured to place pay decisions in the budget. Knapp and Stegman resigned to join the Annapolis administration, sparing the legislature from further scrutiny.
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Frank Stegman
Michael Knapp
Glendening
Prince George's County
Annapolis
Stegman
Knapp
Elizabeth
del. Howard Rawlings
Baltimore
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Public Works
Plea for focus on history over whining in public letters
Maurice M Hassett objects to perceived overemphasis on grievance in public discourse. He cites Paul Taylor’s South Africa view and a Frederick Sabers and Roses Ball controversy, urging commemorations of history without embellishment. He cites Ireland’s Great Famine anniversary and warns against renaming it.
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Paul Taylor
Washington Post
the Post
South Africa
America
Taylor
United States
NRA
NAACP
ACLU
NAM
Africa
CNN
Frederick
Maurice M. Hassett
Walkersville
Ireland
Perks and pay in top adult jobs for Labor Day
The piece notes that firemen policemen cowboys and baseball players rank among happiest careers in psychology opinions but pay varies. It highlights pro golf investment banking and major airline pilots for high pay and flexibility with long careers versus shorter sports spans and high-stress deals.
World of high paying careers with perks and power
Tom Goodwin highlights lucrative paths from pilots and professors to editors and corporate officers. He notes six figure salaries, flexible hours, and perks like travel, summer breaks, and a life of influence. The piece profiles roles at universities firms media and associations.
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Florida
California
Backwater U
America
Barbara Walters
Dan Rather
Tom Brokaw
Manhattan
Kan
Washington, D.C
Tom Goodwin
Washington
Scripps Howard News Service
Frederick items highlight road plan and hotel sale
State Roads Commission member Russell H McCain suggested a bypass from North Market Street Pike to Harmony Grove for U S 15 traffic at a Frederick Advisory Board luncheon. Francis Scott Key Hotel sold at public auction to Homewood Retirement Centers for 360600. city officials protest loss of tax rolls. Dr John L Carnochan Jr to retire as Frederick County superintendent of schools June 30 1976.
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State Roads Commission
Russell H. McCain
Frederick
Emmert R. Bowlus
Homewood Retirement Centers
Williamsport
Home
Wood
John L. Carnochan Jr
Frederick County Schools
Board of Education
Frederick 250th birthday ball guidance and apology
A reader recalls Frederick County Bicentennial balls in 1976 and urges a rebranded Frederick City 250th birthday ball. They acknowledge a past error, thank supportive banks and Easlalo, extend gratitude to the black community, and request renaming the event as a birthday ball.
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Frederick County
Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Frederick
Armory
Court Square
Frederick City
Banks
Easlalo
Frederick crowd questions Civil War pride and slavery values
LILLIAN HERZ of The Peace Resource Center of Frederick County asks why Frederick’s 250th celebration includes a Confederate costume ball. She condemns commemorating the Civil War without addressing abolition, slavery’s role in local wealth, and racial sensitivities.
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Frederick
J.B. Stuart
Lillian Herz
Peace Resource Center
Frederick Couny
Letter on Sabers and Roses Ball calls for alderman resignation
A Frederick reader urges Sally Murphy to resign over a racially insensitive remark about minority groups. The writer, a Democratic precinct chair, argues for minority hiring in city government and critiques the ball as a potential historical apology gesture.
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Yvonne Small
Ms. Small
Sally Murphy
Frederick
Democrat Central Committee
Murphy
Wendy's
McDonald's
Sabers and Roses Ball Sparks Cultural Debate
A reader objects to cancel culture and fears civic groups push to rename or boycott a period ball. They argue the event is a festive reenactment not a celebration of oppression and compare to Oktoberfest and Civil War themes, suggesting renaming as an alternative.
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Fredericksonians
Berger's
Karol Kiddie~ Shop
Bennetts
Frederick 250th Ball sparks Civil War era attire debate
Charles C Taylor writes to clarify Sabers and Roses Ball plans in Frederick praising the citys 250th anniversary. He recalls prior organizer guidance that dress could reflect 18th to 20th century periods or black tie, noting confusion over whether it is a reenactor or general residents' event and urging unity in celebrating Fredericks history.
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Frederick
Maryland
Lam
Union
J.E.B. Stuart
Urbana
Japan
Letters to the Editor Page Opens for Readers
The Frederick News-Post invites letters from readers and asks for name address and phone number for verification. Contact details include The Frederick News, Hershey Street address in Frederick Maryland and a fax line for submissions.
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