State Eyes Frederick Commuter Rail Station Plans
State officials including Secretary O James Lighthizer weigh in on dual station concept for Frederick boosting downtown renewal, but warn taxpayers face higher costs and limited space. If a second downtown station appears, it would follow an east side main station near I 70, unless funds allow two close by. Taxpayers want maximum value for money amid budget pressures.
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Frederick
Paul Gordon
Carroll Creek
O. James Lighthizer
Frederick City
Montgomery County
Washington, D.C
Lighthizer
Gordon
Redskins Training Camp Pressure After Monday Night Loss
A veteran observer critiques Washington redskins camp readiness after a preseason defeat. Rypien Lachey and Green face questions about timing and conditioning while Darrell Green and Earnest Byner are noted for performance. Dallas Cowboys receivers Michael Irvin Alvin Harper and Kelvin Martin dominate at key moments. Emmitt Smith looms as a threat, and overall effort and intensity are blamed for the loss.
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Rypien
Lachey and Green
Redskin
Jim Lachey
Charles Haley
Dallas Cowboys
Lachey
Watt
Sears
Wroday
Haley
Tutse Heweser
Superman
Darrell Green
Speed
Darrell
Michael Irvin
Alvin Harper
Kelvin Martin
Martin
Earnest Byner
Emmit Smith
Cowboys
Emmit
Green
Washington Redskins
Frederick
Uniforms Do Not Hide Deep Policy Divides in 1980s Politics
The piece critiques party polarization with quips about Republicans and Tymecrats sharing a uniform, suggesting surface similarities mask substantial ideological gaps. It references Quay, Dan Quayle era politics, and a broader critique of campaign rhetoric and American rugged individualism.
Adventures in Porkland critique questions Washington pork politics
Scripps Howard News Service reviews Brian Kelly’s Adventures in Porkland as a Washington establishment view of federal pork barrel spending. The piece notes heavy focus on Welk museum funding and Metro skepticism, with Moynihan cited as an enabler, and portrays the work as revealing anecdotes rather than a full exposé.
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Washington
Brian Kelly
America
Kelly
North Dakota
Lawrence Welk
The
Washington Post
Metro
Congress
Executive
Parkland
Welk and Kelly
Pat Moynihan
D.N.Y
McKeldin in Frederick County and storm hits Linwood
The news notes Theodore R McKeldin Republican nominee for Maryland governor faces questions on opposition votes in Frederick County while his car is ticketed for overparking at the Rotary Club event. A storm near Linwood eight miles from Westminster blocks highways with a 30 inch tree debris on tracks and crop damage. A red heart cherry tree in Ladiesburg blooms out of season. The Navy announces Waves training for 1600 enlisted at three midwestern colleges. Frederick County sponsors Developmental Day Care Center 2 at 211 Jefferson St with county officials praising expanding services to children and families. Commissioners bar a fulltime engineer salary for Metropolitan Sanitary Commission. An exchange program for hearing students with deaf students expands to eight schools involving 26 students this year.
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Theodore R. McKeldin
Republian
Maryland
Frederick County
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frederick County Board
Alfred Thaxton
Maryland School For the Deaf
MSD
Frederick High School
David Denton
Opposition to Maryland gambling bill voiced at workshop
A Frederick County commissioners workshop discussed implementing a Maryland gambling law in about 60 days. The letter argues the policy risks moral drift and increased crime, urges citizen ballot input, and criticizes small group control by tavern and volunteer groups. The author stresses constitutional concerns and calls for public attendance on Sept 17 at Winchester Hall.
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Commissioners
Frederick County
Maryland
Fire Association
Iam
Fredench
Winchester Hall
Letters attack campaign tactics and call for community service
The letters criticize Republican strategy as distractive and false, defend Tom Hattery against Bartlett charges, and urge focus on real issues like the economy and personal costs. They defend volunteers in Frederick County, argue for 75 hours of community service for youths, and urge public engagement reflected by Linwood Offutt and local residents.
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Baloney
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Congress
Reagan
Bush
Tom Hattery
Teets
Roscoe Bartlet
General Assembly
Accounting Office
Hattery
Conservatve
Carroll County Times
Bartlett
Washington
Oscar Repubecen
Pripaami
Questioned views shape Maryland abortion referendum
A reader voices strong opinions on Maryland Question 6 and Senate Bill 182, arguing that revisions affect parental information, consent, and abortion protections. The letter advocates voter awareness of the bill’s implications and aligns with anti abortion arguments while noting conflicting pro choice positions.
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Maryland
Senate
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Frederick, MD
Jeris J. White
Redskins
Hanes
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Leonard Larsen
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the News-Post
Linwood
Westminster
Samuel Renner
Ladiesburg
U.S. Navy
Washington D.C
Women's Reserve
U.S. Naval Reserve
Donald L. Lewis
Metropolitan Sanitary Commission
John A. Derr
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Harold Shriver Koy
Port
IMANF
Orttis Brunswick
Burk Beliam
Willis
Frederick Fair
Linwood Offutt
Fredenck
George K Laney Garthersbure
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