Frederick eyes six story office retail project amid flood concerns
Frederick residents seek public input on a six story, 60 to 70 million dollar office retail building planned between Market and Court streets along Carroll Creek. Flood control benefits are noted while downtown revitalization and tax implications draw scrutiny. objections urge thorough public review and open space considerations.
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Frederick City
Market
Court Streets
Carroll Creek
Frederick
Baker Park
Homewood Retirement Center
Francis Scott Key
First Bank Financial Center
Patrick Center
Historic District Commission
Jay Tilden
Winchester Hall election preview shapes up for November
In this Winchester Hall race column incumbents ran and Ilona Hogan emerged as GOP frontrunner while Gail Bowerman’s 1994 exit colors party dynamics. Terre Rhoder and Bruce Reeder show steady but cautious support as Gray eyes a broader base with a potential bid for president. Independent voters loom large with 14,039 unpledged ballots reshaping local power.
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Ilona Hogan
Gail Bowerman
Winchester Hall
Bowerman
Ron Sundergill
David Gray
Gang of Three
Sue Ann Yingling
Bruce Reeder
Hogan
Terre Rhoderick
Rhoderick
Gray
Gray’s
Mr. Hoke
Jack Derr
Theresa Adams
Jan Gardner
Reeder
Carl Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Walkersville
John L. Thompson Jr
Ms. Bowerman
Annapolis
Maryland
Democratic Party
Security buyouts and dust: the OKC security mess
After the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing spurred security spending, nearly $2 million in equipment sat unused in a Washington Navy Yard warehouse. Audits found 32 of 52 buildings lacked or had nonfunctional gear, while 33 of 69 GSA records misrepresented inventory. Officials cite landlord permissions and miscataloged items as causes. improvements in federal security are noted despite the waste.
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Washington
Alfred P Murrah Federal
Oklahoma City
Congress
Washington Navy Yard
General Services Administration
GSA
Washington-area
Public Building Service
Pentagon
Federal Protective Service
Jim Traficant
Ohio
Traficant
Jack Anderson
Jan Moller
United Feature Syndicate
Mount St. Marys coach surveys Frederick facilities for 1948 games
John Law, famed Notre Dame figure from the 1928 Rockne era, visited Frederick to inspect McCurdy Field as a potential site for Mountaineers 1948 49 games. The Frederick News Post reported amid a disrupted production week and weather bureau notes.
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John Law
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Mount St. Mary’s
Frederick
McCurdy Field
Mountaineers
Community member urges diverse entertainment at The Great Frederick Fair
Frederick resident Adrian Smith, African heritage, urges Fair Board to expand beyond country to include varied music and cultural events. He commends annual hard work and asks for equitable outreach to all community members to ensure broad representation and continued attendance.
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Frederick
Frederick Fair
Vision for education and school construction in Frederick County
A reader stresses education and growth as the top district concerns. Officials must balance building new schools with managing growth, funding locally and statewide, and redrawing districts. Citizens should hear clear candidate plans as education decisions affect the county for a generation.
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Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Wal-Mart
Frederick County
Education and tax credits dominate Ferguson’s Senate talk
TIM FERGUSON argues for private school tax credits to ease crowding and curb taxes, backed by an elected school board and revised state funding formulas. He cites 1997 1998 budgets, opposes 1995 1996 over abortion funding and Ravens deal, and pledges further school support if re-elected. HELEN VODINH comments on responsive representation in Burkittsville.
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Carroll County
Ravens
Senate
Community voters back Terry in tight local race
Neighbor of Theresa Adams details 70 hour work weeks and 13 hours campaigning at a voting site. He notes Terry earned 40 plus percent as Democrats express intent to support her in the general election. He credits Terry with pressuring Scott Rolle to reconsider court figures and plea bargaining, predicting Rolle’s reelection but with budget scrutiny to follow.
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Theresa Adams
Terry
Scott Rolle
Puzzling claim on public opinion about Clinton impeachment
A reader questions Dr. Bartlett's claim that 90 percent of his constituents call for impeachment or resignation. They report calling Bartlett's office twice, receiving cheerful responses, with no name or location taken, and note there is no system to track callers. The piece asks how the 90 percent figure could be known.
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Washington
Dr. Bartlett
Clinton saga fuels speculation on Hillary’s White House bid
A reader in Monrovia asserts Hillary Clinton stays with Bill to pursue a presidential agenda while he seeks global power as United Nations head, presenting a personal conviction about the couple’s political aims.
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Clintons
Hillary
White House
United Nations
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites signed exclusive letters with writer name address and both phone numbers for verification. Space limits abridge some letters and poetry or form letters are not published. Postal, fax, and email submission options are listed.
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Fredenck News-Post
The
News-Post
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick Sr
P.O
Frederick
Fredericknew
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Charles B. Carney
U.S. Weather Bureau
Littlestown
Herman Intemann
Great Frederick
Watson’s Restaurant
Tanya Easterday
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