Pro business push echoes in Maryland NC warns to stay pro business
North Carolina officials urged business leaders to up pro business efforts to avoid Maryland like anti business cloud. Maryland faced scrutiny as local politicians campaigned in spring and summer to boost its business climate. Governor Schaefer praised Frederick Howard Harford counties for attracting firms and highlighted Frederick County advantages, including location costs and educated workforce, amid cross state comparisons and PR efforts.
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Maryland
Annapolis
Frederick County
William Donald Schaefer
Howard
Harford Counties
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania
Titanic of the driveway restored by Greaseville couple
Barbara Helinski Graves narrates a humorous obsession with a 1986 Ford F-250 nicknamed the Titanic. The truck, bought to be affordable, became a weekend project in Frederick and Baltimore, enduring parts searches, mismatched spindles, a bent component, and a costly timing gear mishap before returning home for repairs.
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Michael
Baltimore
Frederick
Tri-State
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Greaseville
Ford
Jimmy
Barbara Helinski-Graves
Rush Limbaugh packaging as simpleton consumption in Meachum piece
Roy Meachum argues August 19 that free speech can be abused by Rush Limbaugh style attacks. He accuses Limbaugh of character assassination and marketing that panders to anger and capitalism, labeling EIB as Embrace of Ignorance and Bigotry. He condemns the spread of hatred toward educators, peacemakers, liberals, and others.
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Rush Limbaugh
Limbaugh
EIB
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Limbaugh as a partisan figure and critic Robert H Kalk
Robert H Kalk from Monrovia critiques Rush Limbaugh as a partisan media figure. He argues Limbaugh uses edited clips, blame shifting, and inflammatory rhetoric to promote intolerance and a holier-than-thou attitude while denying responsibility and misrepresenting multiple viewpoints.
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Limbaugh
From Axis to Allies Switch Frees 1000+ Flyers in Romania
The switch of Romania from the Axis to the Allies led to the release of over 1000 Allied flyers held in Axis camps, including Staff Sgt. Millard G. Carr of Knoxville who had been missing in action over Romania since August 10, 1944. Local figures push for a WWII service names project as 6000 Frederick County residents in service are noted, while a $2 million civil suit over FCC firings proceeds in Baltimore.
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Millard G. Carr
Knoxville
Darr
Daisy B. Darr
Robert E.L. Putman
Leonard G. Wachter
American War Dads
Frederick County
Frederick Community College
Roger Shaw
Middletown
Richard Winn
Walkersville
U.S. District Court
Baltimore
Lewis Stephens
College Board of Trustees
FCC
Male teachers sought by local school board
Pamela A. Baker argues the Board of Education should hire qualified local male teachers instead of relying on out-of-state recruitment. She notes two men who applied years ago without response and questions why Windsor Knolls openings since 1991 were not filled, urging the district to prioritize homegrown educators.
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Board of Education
BOE
Windsor Knolls
Who Really Ran The Frederick Arts Festival
Michel Stevens cites a board dispute over festival leadership. Zaruba quit days before the event, later given an honorary role, then vanished from meetings. Seven board members carried the planning through, despite a rival intent to claim credit. Joe Lee Mount Airy.
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Michel Stevens
Doug Zaruba
Frederick
Zaruba
Smoking Controversy Grows Between Smokers and Non-smokers
A brief note outlines rising tensions in the ongoing dispute between non-smokers and smokers, highlighting the heated debate and public contention surrounding the issue.
Parents' MSPAP access clashes with education officials
Wayne and Candy Speak rail against limited non smoking space in restaurants while Maryland parents push to access MSPAP test materials. CWA of Maryland cites multiple officials and educators as denying verification of a daughter s perceptions, while urging open discussion on the MSPAP impact. Conrade Fortlage CWA representative Columbia
CFR influence questioned in reader letter
Gloria Conner's letter in the News-Post recalls CFR’s long shadow since 1921 and its alleged power over U.S. policy. The writer, David Lopoten, claims the Council on Foreign Relations has thousands of members, dictates policymaking, and governs both major parties from behind the scenes.
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Gloria Conner
News-Post
Council On Foreign Relations
CFR
U.S
Frederick County official first to answer education concerns
Stephen K. Hess, director of Criterion-Referenced Evaluation and Testing for Frederick County Public Schools, is praised as the first Maryland state official to directly respond to Concerned Women. The exchange highlights parental rights in education and official accountability.
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Stephen K. Hess
Frederick County
Maryland
Letters to the Editor invites reader submissions at Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post calls for signed letters with name address and phone for verification. Not all letters are published due to space and taste, and some may be edited. Poetry, religious verse, or copies addressed to others are not published.
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