Piggyback tax debate returns to Frederick County
Frederick County commissioners again consider raising the piggyback tax fearing higher state tax bite. The proposal would lift the piggyback from 50 to 60 percent, with four counties already above 50 this year. The column urges budget restraint first, calling for waste-cutting before any rate hike and notes the timing at the Maryland Association of Counties meeting in Ocean City.
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Frederick County
General Assembly
Maryland Association of Counties
Ocean City
Ocean
When should lawyers keep secrets in a case debate
A legal aid lawyer faced with whether to reveal the whereabouts of key witnesses in a Robbery case. The defendant denied memory of the crime and witnesses mom and pop disappeared, later located by a wholesale firm. The lawyer chose secrecy, drew judge and bar scrutiny, and the piece weighs duties to client versus court. The author argues the lawyer was wrong to withhold.
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Legal Aid
Mom and Pop
Thom
Pop
Mom
American Bar Assocutor Code of Ethics
Bar Association
Economists Say Extra Schooling Raises Earnings
A study by Ashenfelter and Alan Kreuger, calling themselves econometricians, finds that each additional year of schooling boosts earnings by about 16 percent. The research estimates a high school graduate earns roughly $1,800 more annually, with four years of college yielding about $7,000 more. The findings imply strong returns to education and potential social policy effects.
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Ashenfelter
Alan Kreuger
Heber
Dade
Toby
Nish
Uhat
Draft status shapes GOP 1996 hopefuls war credentials
In Houston and against a Legion backdrop Bush projects World War II valor while Clinton defends Vietnam era choices. The piece notes Quayle, Buchanan, Gramm, Robertson, Kemp, Wilson and others with varying service, labeling them “chicken hawks” amid national memory of war.
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Bush
American Legion
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Houston Astrodome
Tarawa
Pork Chop Hill
Dan Quayle
National Guard
Vietnam
Pat Buchanan
Korea
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Texas
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Gramm
Robertson
Jack Kemp
California
Pete Wilson
Kemp
San Diego Chargers
Wilson
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York
Quantico
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Hawaii
America
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John Wayne
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Navy
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Frederick High School offers new retail selling course
The September 12 1942 Frederick meeting explained a retail selling course for students to work in local stores after school and on Saturdays at Frederick High School. Speakers included R F Cromwell Charles W Willis and Clara Bell Mathews outlining program goals and staffing. Dr E C Kefauver discussed sugar rationing meatless days and fuel rationing effects on health and medical staffing in the county.
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Frederick High School
E.C. Kefauver
Frederick County
Kefauver
Dualizing U S 15 progress after Agnes storms
Twenty years after a near disaster from Tropical Storm Agnes rains, work on a widening eight mile stretch of U S 15 from Frederick toward Catoctin Furnace continued with expected completion by early November amid good construction weather. Opponents near West Patrick Street feared a large multi family block, but zoning rules and compliance led to approval for Russell Crocker to join three small West Patrick Street lots in a tie breaking City Planning and Zoning vote. Frederick County judges Clapp and Barrick outlined a rising drug problem and court space shortage in their September grand jury charge.
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U.S. 15
Frederick
Catoctin Furnace
West Patrick Street
Russell Crocker
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Crocker
Frederick County
Robert Clapp
Samuel Barrick
Clapp
Barrick
Living on Monocacy Battlefield Farm Life and Looters
A farmer’s wife describes life on Monocacy Battlefield land facing growing population and tech, daily farm challenges, and frequent metal detector hobbyists. She urges respectful research before digging on fields, noting crops and hay need protection to feed cows.
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Monocacy Battlefield
Letters to Step Down and Public Figures Claims
A reader collection cites varied opinions on presidents and public figures, mentioning Reagan, Kennedy, Betty Ford, Bush, Dan Quayle, and Candice Bergen. It critiques hurricane price hikes, calls for tax relief and penalties for profiteering, and urges readers to contact representatives about rebuilding costs and policy responses.Dominick Massett Burkittsville
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Reagan
Kennedy
Marilyn Monroe
Jackie
New York
Betty Ford
Bush
U.S
Dan Quayle
Candice Bergen
Candice
George
Florida
Louisiana
America
Tom
Senator Sarbanes urged to back Nuclear Proliferation Act passage
Helen Webb of Borkittaville urges Senator Paul Sarbanes to push for timely passage of Title II the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act. The letter argues strong export controls on nuclear weapons related tech and uranium should be enacted before congressional adjournment to enhance global safety.
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Paul Sarbanes
Sarbanes
Congress
Betty Griffin Lunch Wagon Raises Reader Curiosity
A Friday newspaper features Betty Griffin and her lunch wagon, prompting questions about front page choices. Some readers wonder if alternate human interest stories were sidelined and how beauty or readiness of a subject might influence coverage.
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Betty Griffin
Frustrated Letter Voices Political Fatigue and Woes
A reader vents about American politicians failing to fix economy and jobs. The note laments budget cuts and crime while criticizing the GOP. It hints at personal hardship, memory, and a wish to rest from past troubles.
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Berg
Tate
Pete
Thorman Libram
Maddietons Md
Plywood Prices Soar After Hurricane Disruption
Report notes plywood price spikes following Hurricane Lamnet with SEINE and SH 2 sheet segments. Prices doubled within two days as Florida suppliers see demand surge and potential further increases. A lumber company indicated planned price alerts via phone calls to customers as supply tightens.
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Washington Post
Florida
Mhue
Panema
Matenais
Address to the Editor at The Frederick New Era Post
The reader writes from Frederick noting a need to correct a mailing address for letters to the editor. They reference The Frederick News Post and provide a mail drop at 200 Petre Street with ZIP 21701, urging proper formatting and contact details for future submissions.
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Frederick
Petre St Frederick
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