Community service idea in Frederick County school board derailed
The Frederick County school board abandons the state mandated community service hours as impractical and costly. They argue volunteering should be voluntary and applauded, not coerced by bureaucratic rules. Leaders doubt the rule will survive the General Assembly push to repeal it.
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Maryland
Norman Quist
General Assembly
Edgar Larson
Debated character and expense ethics in Maryland race
A Frederick News-Post letter argues Congress bears responsibility for government spending, not the president. It questions Del. Hattery’s meal expense reporting, praises a Republican stance, and urges voters in the Sixth Congressional District to consider integrity and trust before supporting Mrs. Wattery or Mr. Bart.
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Republican Party
George Bush
Congress
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Hattery
Ms. Elis
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Mr. Hattery
Nick Diaz
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Wattery
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Censorship and parents rights in school curricula debate
Phyllis Schlafly analyzes PAW claims of censorship amid a shifting focus from library books to mandatory non academic classroom programs for elementary students. The piece highlights objections to Purisy Impressions Quest and DUSO, especially on self esteem and religious content, noting Florida as a hotspot and drawing contrast with Planned Parenthood in a censure context.
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Paw
Quest
Florida
Jacksonville
Planned Parenthood of
Planned Parenthood
Phyllis Schlafly
Copley News Service
Weightman bond fate echoed after grand jury miss
The 1942 episode notes the failure of the September grand jury to indict Hyattsville bondsman Francis E. Weightman on perjury charges, seen locally as a likely release from a 3500 bond after he paid 2500 forfeited by George Blake, an itinerant labor organizer. The report also covers a Dickerson wreck involving an Ambassador locomotive, fog and yellow signals, and a Cleveland Express collision. It mentions Frederick UGF kickoff goals and plans, aging rehabilitation efforts, and housing issues for Tropical Storm Agnes flood victims at Fort Detrick, with officials debating temporary trailer camps versus mobile home use.
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Hyattsville
Weightman
Frederick County
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Dickerson
Cleveland Express
Paul L. Crum Jr
Army
Fort Detrick
Rocky Springs Road
Global warming linked to stronger storms warn readers
A Brunswick letter argues that rising global temperatures driven by fossil fuel use could unleash more violent hurricanes than Andrew Iniki Hugo Camille, potentially era ending in decades. The author links heat flow from the sun heated atmosphere oceans to stronger storms and urges energy conservation.
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Iniki
Hugo
Camille
Inki
Mother Nature
Letter writers question ethics and NRA stance in Bartlett race
A reader critiques expense account abuses in Annapolis and politics, asserts NRA donations to Hattery raise concerns, and urges Bartlett over Hattery. The letter also complains about Middletown development and traffic, urging cautious planning and road capacity consideration before approving more homes.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Hattery
Annapolis
Mr. Hattery
Dr. Bartlett
Annepolis
Don't complain vote and defend democracy in election
A civic appeal urges every citizen to vote in the November election to uphold freedom and democracy. The speaker, Robert E Kennedy, argues individual action shapes government and future generations, stressing responsibility over partisan choice.
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