Firefighting Heritage Highlighted by New Museum
The article traces firefighting history from informal buckets in 1745 to formal services by 1760 and the Independent fire company founded in 1818. It notes heroes who risked lives since 1840 and the Maryland State Firemen’s Association formed in 1893, urging support for the lifesaving museum at 531 N. Market St. beside the United Fire Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bngades
Fredenck
Maryland State Firemen’s Associs Boen
Fire and Rescue Service
Ocean City
Lough
N. Market St
United Fire Company
Western Ek Sng Etnarch Mse
Arts Month in Frederick County Highlights Local Arts
October Arts Month kickoff at Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center showcases broad arts involvement. The Celebrate the Arts guide in The Frederick News-Post outlines events from October 1 Gospel Train to October 31 silent films The Unholy Three and The Haunted Castle at Weinberg Center, emphasizing year-round access and student arts education.
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Frederick County
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center
Frederick
Campaign contrasts shape debates on lighting voters’ fires
The piece contrasts Al Gore and George W Bush as 2000 candidates. Gore blends populist daytime campaigning with influence by media events while Bush frames a contest of ideas between freedom and big government. The narrative highlights policy focus, fundraisers, and public skepticism.
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Ted Kennedy
John
Robert
al Gore
George W Bush
Gore
California
Zorro
Sepulveda
Sunnyvale
Caballero
Beverly Hills
Joe Lieberman
Local Candidate Faces Backlash After Formula Incident
A reading of the brief text shows Chris Matthews facing a controversy after a baby formula sample was left on a neighbor’s porch. The incident precedes a run for office, implying a motive tied to community response to the provocative act.
Political clash over health, media, and money stance
In a sharp partisan exchange reporter Roger Mudd questions Ted Kennedy era parallels while Gore Bush and Clinton vie to frame health privacy, e commerce ethics, campaign finance, and Hollywood influence. The dialogue weighs principles, allies, and who truly leads in the race.
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Ment
Bush
Capitol Hill
Supreme Court
Gore
Joe Lieberman
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Zorro
Tipper
Los Angeles
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Warners Bros renews lease at City Opera Heights theater
The Warner Bros renewal secures a 10 year lease marking the first local operation in over two decades at City Opera Heights. Mrs Laura Williams Heindolar of Taneytown, aged 100, celebrated her birthday, born 185 at Mirtshatown Pa and a longtime Taneytown resident.
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Warner Bros
City Opera Heghtsberg
Laura Wiliams Heindolar
Taneytown
Gettysburg
Mirtshatown
Time restrictions on community theater bite a helping hand
The writer argues that Weinberg Center conditions must preserve community theater for youth arts. They urge finding solutions to funding without limiting theater time, noting past theater group support and maintenance work. They call on leaders to collaborate to keep community theater alive while reducing tax subsidies.
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Weinberg Center
Frederick Towne Players
Weinberg
Letters reveal school board race pledges and concerns
NORIE HAAS and STEVE CRAWFORD submit letters outlining their views on school funding, overcrowding, early childhood education, and community engagement. Haas cites attendance and mental health insight while Crawford emphasizes nonpartisan service, broad support, and commitment to improving student achievement in Frederick County.
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Frederick Community College
Jack B Kussmaus
FCC
Ron Peppe
BOE
Lsten
Help Available From Mission of Mercy Dentists
A volunteer dentist from Mission of Mercy replies to Ms. Carrie Hurt about no help in Frederick. The church mission offers free dental care to the uninsured and underinsured at up to eight sites in Maryland and Pennsylvania, with Frederick and Brunswick serving locals every other Monday and Tuesday respectively. For details call 301-447-3939.
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Mission of Mercy
Carrie Hurt
Frederick
Seni
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Brunswick
County Commissioner Seeks Resolution Against Columnist
Middletown reader John E Keenan condemns Frederick County official John L Thompson for proposing a resolution declaring Roy Meachum a liar. He asks what comes next and ridicules the effort as a waste of taxpayer money.
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Frederick County
John L.thompson
Roy Meachum
Mr. Meachum
Mr. Thompson
Personal qualities trump labels in school board bid
A letter responds to a published critique of my candidacy for the Frederick County Board of Education. I emphasize broad support across party lines, recount past involvement with the Mental Health Association, and defend a stance that blends fiscal conservatism with liberal humanitarian values.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Frederick County Teachers Association
Peppe
Crawford
Haas
FCTA
Thom
Mental Health Association
George Washington
Political letter sparks clash over nonpartisan race
A letter to the editor accuses Walt Staruk of inflaming partisanship in a school board race while defending candidates from both parties. The writer notes other Republicans have appeared with local officials and highlights attempts to engage civic groups, Rotary leaders and clubs. The exchange centers on perceived partisanship and calls for impartial outlooks.
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Walt Staruk
Norine Haas
Jan Gardner
Sue Hecht
Truth and honesty versus lofty standards
A fragmentary column style piece questions Roy Meachum a liberal journalist and official, debating his ethics and critique of Mc Thompson. It hints at corruption exposure in Frederick, debates about development costs, and Roy’s habit of presenting long arguments about perceived political plots and his pets.
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Tia
Steenan
Roy Meachum
Meachum
Mc Thompson
Thompson
Roy
Frederick
Annapolis
Calls to rethink highway lighting at Petersville exit
Letter urges State Highway Administration to abandon costly street lights on U S 340 Petersville exit and install a bubble mirror to improve left side visibility. Cites a Brunswick exit fatality and argues lighting worsens sightlines, urging cost efficiency over more illumination. Brian A. Teller Knoxville.
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State Highway Administration
Petersville
U.S. 340
Brunswick
Transportation Office
Letters to the Editor at The Frédenck News-Post
The Frédenck News-Post invites readers to submit letters with name and contact details. The article outlines how to send letters by mail, fax, or email and notes privacy practices and volume limitations.
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Frédenck News-Post
Frederick Hews-Post
E. Patrick St
P.O. Bon
Frederici
E-thall
Fredertc
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Frederick County Board of Realtors
Lotties, Trigg Frederick
Norie Haas
National Policy Association
Steve Crawford
Dennis N. Dalton, D.D.S. Frederick
Meachuniss
Edward Lulie Jefferson
John E. Keenan
Middletown
Brian A. Teller
Knxville
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