Maryland college cult task force report delayed and debated
A Maryland task force on cults delaying release of its report sparks open meeting intrigue and public misunderstanding. The group faces a federal lawsuit from the International Coalition for Religious Freedom over First Amendment concerns. The panel anticipates campus activity levels and awaits final recommendations, with a late month release promised.
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Maryland
International Coalition For Religious Freedom
State Board of Regents
Meachums Weather Through Hurricanes and Insurance Notes
Roy Meachum reflects on living with hurricanes, noting Chincoteague’s danger from Floyd and other storms. He recalls past damages, insurance shifts, and the barrier role of Assateague Island. He muses on generational views, naming, and the weekend plan to stay near home for safety.
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Assateague Island
Atlantic
National Park Service
Washington
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Fredrick
South Market Street
Shakespeare
Andrew
Florida
South Carolina
Charleston
Hugo
Chincoteague Wildlife Reserve
Buchanan not a Theodore Roosevelt but a vanity candidate
The piece argues Patrick Buchanan lacks credentials and success in business or public office to warrant a third party bid. It contrasts him with Theodore Roosevelt and Ross Perot, calls him a journalist-turned-politician with elitist delusions, and says Republicans should not overstate his influence or fear his potential run.
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George Wallace
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Richard Nixon
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George W. Bush
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Lown
Bob Dole
Hunters bag more than squirrels in opening season
Regional Game Warden Benjamin F Phebus Sr reports hunters took more than the usual squirrels this season and also claimed deer fawn, groundhog, in Frederick County. Two Baltimore men were charged with shooting a deer fawn by mistake.
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Benjamin F Phebus Sr
Baltimore
Get out of the passing lane
A reader disputes Claire Twigg's Sept 10 letter on lane use arguing the left lane is for passing and urging slower drivers to move over on I-70 between Frederick and Lagerstown to prevent weaving and safety risks.
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Claire Twigg
Frederick
Lagerstown
Jane
Downtown Carmack site eyed for Dollar Express boon
In a letter, Derora Green endorses locating a Dollar Express at the old Carmack property on North Market Street. She notes the new Jefferson Street Dollar Express offers bread milk desserts and $1 or less items with Octob er expiry dates and urges the Board of Aldermen to pursue feasibility to aid downtown residents and workers.
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North Market Street
Tesoro’s
Common Market
Dollar Express
Jefferson Street
Meachum Corrects Aug. 6 Column On Church Stance
The corrected record notes Ray Meachum’s Aug. 6 column about the Catholic Church. It states a Baltimore priest and nun who ministered to the homosexual community were shut down for condoning sodomy and that the Church has always disapproved of same sex acts.
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Ray Meachum
Baltimore
Vatican II aims and priestly life debate sparks reader letter
Dawn K Diaz of Frederick criticizes Meachum for misrepresenting Vatican II goals and church reforms. She disputes changes to Latin liturgy and celibacy, defends Vatican II’s mission, notes intellectual currents, denounces misquotes, and asks for accountability while recounting a stolen wallet incident.
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John XXIII
John Paul I
Vatican
Curia
Meachum
Charles Curran
Avery Dulles
Richard McBrien
Crabley
Frederick Post
Frederick News Post
Where is decency at the ballfield tale
A concerned parent recalls an incident at the Staley Avenue ballfield where son Chris lost a wallet containing birthday money. After returning to retrieve the wallet, he encountered a troubling situation with several young men lingering at the field, highlighting a troubling lack of decency in a quiet summer scene.
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Abvie Child
Sony
Chris
Staley Avenue
Kinland Honored by Claim Against Board of Medicine
Dr Leonard Kinland, praised for integrity by Kathleen Stern, M D, in Brunswick letter urging justice. She states the Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance sanctioned him unfairly after excluding favorable evidence and witnesses. Stern calls for Judge Stevenson to rectify a grievous injustice against a respected family physician.
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Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Dr. Kinkand
Kinland
Dr. Kinland
Health Claims Arbitration Board
Dr Kinland
Lenny Kinland
Letters to the Editor guidance from the Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post outlines how readers can submit Letters to the Editor including signatory requirements, full contact details, abridgement for space, and multiple submission methods by mail fax or email. It notes not all letters are published due to high volume and that some letters addressed to others are not printed.
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Fredenck News-Post
News-Post
Frederick
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