Governors Visit Point of Rocks to Push Flood Aid Plan
Gov. Parris Glendening toured affected sites in Point of Rocks to view flood damage and press for federal assistance. Maryland seeks 3.5 million for five counties on top of 22 million in state funds and 2.4 million in private donations, plus extensive volunteer labor for canal repairs. House Speaker Cas Taylor and Rep Roscoe Bartlett propose long term flood strategies including reforestation and summit talks with federal agencies.
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Potomac
High Ground
Parris Glendening
Point of Rocks
Maryland
C&o Canal National Historic Park
Frederick
Allegany County
Cas Taylor
Roscoe Bartlett
Hancock
Army Corps of Engineers
Myersville deer bullet scare prompts calls for rifle limits
Nancy M Chu of Myersville reports a contentious debate among Frederick County leaders about high powered rifles after a deer killed, a bullet possibly hit a child, and walls were penetrated. The letter cites Hoke and Gray, mentions bans in Styersville, and urges tighter safety, birth control for deer, and a 24 hour poacher hotline.
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Frederick County
Mark Hoke
Middletown
Totus
Hoke
Maryland State Police
David Snook
Sportsmans Council
Winchester
Myersville
Styersvilles Town
Bully Sekstine
County Army Missioners
Ele
Bruce Reeder
Department of Natural Resources
Heritage
Wildlite Frision
Annapolis
Myerville
David Gray
Nancy M Chu
Dole attacked teachers unions in speech draws fire
Kum Lewis of the Frederick County Teachers Association criticizes Bob Dole for tying school problems to unions. She cites NEA backed opposition to $3.3 billion in education cuts and cites a nationwide GOP voter poll favoring funding public schools. She invites Dole to join local teachers to improve Frederick County schools.
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Dole
National Education Association
Republican House of Representatives
Senate
Bob Dole
Frederick County
Frederick
GOP
Linda DiVall
Republican National Committee
Phil Grarman
Frederick County Teachers Association
Maryland State Teachers Association
NEA
Kum Lewis
Frederick County society eyed Taney Home gift offer
Charles F. Bowers called a special meeting of the Historical Society of Frederick County to discuss Judge Edward S. Delaplaine s letter offering the Taney Home on South Bentz Street as a gift. The event followed various local notes on adoption eligibility and a circus passing through Frederick en route to winter quarters.
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Charles F. Bowers
The
Historical Society of
Frederick County
Taney
South Bentz Street
Mr. Bowers
Edward S. Delaplaine
Carroll Creek
Frederick
James M. Cole
Winter Quarters
New York State
Town Historic Site Barn at Mantz Homestead Demolished?
Reader asks if the Francis Mantz Homestead barn in Urbana is being demolished per the 1994 Urbana Historic Sites Survey by Janet Davis. Questions why demolition occurs and concerns over loss of Frederick County historic structures.
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Francis Mantz
Urbana
Debate over Francis Scott Key statue as 250th logo in Frederick
Mary Alsop of Frederick counters Paul Gordon’s support for a Key statue as the 250th anniversary logo, arguing birth location should not disqualify his impact. She notes Key authored the National Anthem and symbolized enduring national sentiment, urging careful consideration of the choice.
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Kim Johnson
Paul Gordon
Frederick County
Francis Scott Key
Key
Carroll County
Ms Johnson
Erecall
Frederick
Veterans urged ban on assault rifles linked to smoking rule
A Vietnam veteran argues the assault rifle ban should extend to civilians, tying it to government overreach after Parris Glendening pushed a workplace smoking ban and the Frederick County Health Department restricted outdoor breaks, warning of broad, creeping control.
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National Rifle Association
Parris Glendening
Frederick County
NRA
Freedom to enjoy music without harsh judgments in Frederick
The author argues for personal taste and freedom in leisure activities, criticizing critics who label others as drug addicts or wrong for their music choices. He emphasizes understanding youth, responsibility, and the right to expression, noting drugs exist broadly and blaming one style oversimplifies the issue.
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Frederick
Plot to steal the election linked to Chicago incident
Washington Times columnist Georgie Ann Geyer reports a supposed plot to alter the 1996 vote while the INS allegedly converts thousands of aliens into citizens without background checks. An Associated Press piece echoes claims of rapid citizenship grants from the White House.
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Clinton
Soldiers Field
Chicago
Washington Times
Georgie Ann Geyer
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Associated Press
USA
al Gore
White House
INS
FBI
Letters to Editor policy at The Frederick News Post
The Frederick News Post invites letters exclusive to the paper, signed with the writer’s home address and both home and business phone numbers for verification. Some letters are abridged for space. poems religious verse and copies addressed to others are not published. letters may be sent to the editor by mail or fax at the listed Frederick, Maryland address and number.
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The
Frederick News Post
Frederick
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Mary Alsop Frederick
Catherine M Dstman
Mt. Airy
U.S Treasury
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