Middletown shines with county SAT score lead
The piece praises Middletown for top county SAT scores, noting backlash from rival schools. It urges those ranked lower to focus on improving scores, comparing academic competition to a local Friday night football race. The writer highlights education and competitiveness.
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Middletown
Van
Film Critique: Presumed Innocent and Book Adaptations
A film review contrasts Roy Meachum’s view of Presumed Innocent with other autumn releases Postcards from the Edge and GoodFellas. It discusses media differences books versus cinema, praises Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher led adaptations, and notes acting performances by Meryl Streep Sharon, Robert DeNiro, and Lorraine Bracco.
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Harrison Ford
Hollywood
Mr. Ford
Carrie Fisher
Nicholas Pilaggi
GoodFellas
The
Fishers
Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
New York
Shirley MacLaine
Meryl Streep
Edge
Carrie
Ms. MacLaine
Ms. Streep
Mike Nichols
Sharon
Martin Scorcese
Cabinet trips raise questions on taxpayer funded politics
Bush aides and Cabinet members took frequent trips between Washington and the Pacific Northwest for fundraisers and campaign events. Dole, Lujan, Hills, Derwinski, Skinner, Jamison and others joined photo ops and meals billed as official business, with airfares around 1600 and daily VIP expenses cited. Vice President Quayle planned a Seattle fundraiser as part of the GOP push ahead of elections.
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Washington
George Bush
D.C
Pacific Northwest
Bush
Michael Dukakis
Oregon
Denny Smith
Rove
Bob Williams
Jolene Unsoeld
D-Wash
Elizabeth Dole
Portland
U.S. Bancorp Tower
Jim Lynch
Dole
Labor Department
Vancouver
Wash
GOP
Barbara Bush
Manuel Lujan
Carla Hills
Veterans Affairs
Edward Derwinski
Transportation
Samuel Skinner
Bureau of Land Management
Sy Jamison
Jamison
BLM
National Republican Party
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Dan Quayle
Seattle
White House
Quayle
Sheep Wanderers Tie to 1940 Lose Owner Calls
Fifty years ago on September 28 1940 Frederick Maryland State Police searched for an owner after 25 sheep wandered onto a highway at Braddock Heights. A local driver damaged a tractor trailer near Payne's Hill in a separate reckless driving incident. National Guard training assignments and a large Frederick Fair dominated local news as a dry spell broke with rain. The Eustalco Aluminum plant announced startup completion and Frederick County aging services hosted an open forum seeking senior center improvements and transportation for seniors.
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Frederick
Maryland
Braddock Heights
R.F. Lewis
U.S. 15
Payne’s Hill
Jourmont
Win Hey
Frederick County Commission On the
Ei Throne
Commission
Frederick Community College
North Market Street
Montevue
Abortion Racism Claims About Pro Choice Founders
A Frederick writer argues that Margaret Sanger and the origins of Planned Parenthood reflect racist motives. He charges the pro-choice movement with continuing a white elite agenda and frames abortion as targeting Hispanics and African Americans. The piece presents a provocative critique aimed at pro-choice candidates.
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Hitler
Margaret Sanger
Planned Parenthood
Precious lives and the call to avoid nuclear war
Virginia Bates from Woodbine warns that leaders may place a wall of veteran names while nuclear weapons threaten obliteration and radiated ruins. She urges dialogue and conflict resolution before war, noting a grim future without oil or memory if nuclear madness endures.
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Washington
George Bush
Saddam Hussein
Hunters respond to Defenseless Animals letter on deer habitat
A reader argues against animal rights activists and supports hunting season to avoid worsening deer habitat issues. The letter references Ms Webb and suggests habitat limits exist but bans on hunting would aggravate the problem.
Regulated seasons and hunters spark humane debate
Letter writers contrast hunting regulation with habitat loss caused by developers and critique animal rights activists. A reader likens drug policy to a cure that harms bystanders, cites local drug issues on West Fourth Street, and argues the core problem is prohibition.
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News-Post
Teresa Franklin
West Fourth Street
Fourth St
Frederick City
Letter critiques RU-486 ties to Hoechst amid Holocaust debate
An SC reader from Scarborough defends Hoechst A.G. against claims of Nazi complicity in RU-486 production. They acknowledge past wrongs but argue today’s leadership differs, noting RU-486’s medical uses beyond abortion and calling insinuations hateful.
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Tam
Ted Simon
Hoechst A.G
Hoechst Company
Hoechst
United States
Third Reich
Mr. Simon
Adolf Hitler
France
Germany
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