Courage and vision in Maryland tobacco settlement plans
State officials plan to use Maryland's 4 billion share over 25 years for cancer research prevention and treatment, anti tobacco efforts, and drug programs while avoiding non health uses. Governors, attorneys general from 46 states seek Medicaid costs and youth smoking reduction. Critics warn against bureaucracy and applaud focus on cancer research.
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Parris Glenden
Crime Victim Fear Persists Despite Declining National Rates
Justice Department survey across 11 cities finds 40 percent or more residents fear crime. Although crime is reportedly falling, the justice system appears biased toward offenders, with only 30 of 100 felony complaints leading to arrests and only 15 suspects being prosecuted.
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Victims’ rights push gains Senate hearing momentum
Joseph Perkins argues the criminal justice system skews toward offenders and urges a constitutional amendment to enshrine victims’ protections. He notes many convicted receive short or suspended terms and urges Congress to balance rights with duties in proceedings, sentencing, restitution, and offender release.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Joseph Perlans
San Diego Union-Tribune
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Frederick area busy as events unfold across city
Mayhem at Fredericktown Bank Trust ends with an injured employee after a dawn robbery attempt. A large crowd watches Bands in Review at Seventh Street Shopping Center with high school groups from Brunswick to Walkersville. The new county courthouse complex nears final steel placement as preparations continue. Temperatures dip into the 30s with frost in rural areas. Frances A. Molesworth sails for three years in India from Mount Airy. Winston Churchill’s daughter Sarah Churchill performs at Olney benefit theater.
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Catoctin
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Thomas Johnson
Middletown
Singanore
Walkersville
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Fredericktown Bank &Trust Company
Richard L. Poffenberger
Frederick 4-H Spirit Award honors Captain Jennifer J Shafer Odom
The Frederick News honored the 1999 4-H Daily Spirit Award at the Great Frederick Fair with Laurie Savage’s two articles about Captain Jennifer J. Shafer Odom. Family, USMA cadets, and local law officers attended as Andrea Hood and Megan Baker exemplified perseverance. Community figures like Larry Cromwell and Bob Valentine aided the event, celebrating memory and spirit of a local hero.
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United States Military Academy
Frederick County
Frederick
Larry Cromwell
Bob Valentine
Controversial Teachings and Legal Contrasts Stir Debate in Knoxville
A fragmentary letter discusses sexuality education, urging conservative religious values, while railing against secular ideologies and warning of backlash toward orthodox faiths. It references a teacher, a hospice field trip, and claims of law violations by authorities, tying drug policy to broader political double standards.
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Maner voices clash over road safety and development
Jon Wort lambasts Frederick County Commissioner Terre Roy Rhoderick for worrying about lawsuits over public road playbacks instead of protecting children. Wort argues government slow response and over development threaten residents, urging a voters’-driven shift in leadership.
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Terre Roy Rhoderick
Rhoderiik
Life lessons warm-up on activism and political opposition
A 30-year teacher questions Frederick County Commissioner John Thompson and State Senator Alex Mooney about their stance against militant homosexual activism. The piece reflects on societal and legal implications, urging reflection on rights, tolerance, and civic engagement.
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Frederick County
John Thompson
Alex Mooney
Responsibility on the roads all share the blame
A Mount Airy letter argues both slow and fast drivers, phone users, truckers, and others contribute to highway anarchy. The writer urges shared responsibility, common sense, and courtesy, asking drivers to police themselves and stop finger pointing.
Texas Governor Bush Photo Finish on Drug Policy
The text discusses former Texas Governor George W. Bush and a claim about drug use over 25 years. It frames him as the chief executive with primary responsibility for state crime policy and public affairs.
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George W. Bush
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Texas
Welfare reform debate on out of wedlock births bonuses
Caitlin Mussburg questions four states and Washington DC receiving incentives for reducing out of wedlock pregnancies. She asks whether TANF eligibility affects counts, whether bonuses pressure denial of aid, and if promoting marriages harms freedom of choice and child welfare. She also probes abortion, teen access to contraception, and broader welfare effects.
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Frederick News- Post
Washington, D.C
Mention of reporter Doug Tallman and local coverage praises
A reader praises the Fredericktown newspaper and its reporter Doug Tallman for wide coverage from ghost hunters to eccentrics and wanderers. The message asks to keep him in the writers' stable, signed Williams Mayo.
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Doug Tallman
Fredericktown
Absolute Sterility and Utopian Control in Society
The text advocates extreme government overreach to create a sterilized, surveilled utopia. It calls for universal monitoring, pervasive bans, restricted freedom, and heavy taxation, culminating in a submissive populace worshiping a powerful state led by Craig Schenkel in New Windsor.
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
A brief notice outlines how to submit letters to the editor, including mailing address in Frederick, Maryland, a fax number, and a contact person for electronic submissions. It lists options for readers to send their opinions to the newspaper for publication.
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