Big players push into Frederick County gas market
Frederick Gas Co. fears overlap as Baltimore Gas and Electric and Pepco consider extending gas service into Frederick County, with Frederick Gas arguing for broad access since 1832. County officials weigh competing proposals while Washington Gas Light and other incumbents hold existing franchises.
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Baltimore Gas & Electric
Washington, D.C
Potomac Electric Power Co
BGE
Bg&e
Frederick Gas Co
Washington Gas Light Co
Woodville
Frederick Gas
Pepco
Washington Gas Light
Christian Poindexter
Frederick County
Peggy Mulloy
Public Service Commission
Privatize the USPS: Teets urges real reform in letters
G Lee Teets from Myersville argues privatization is the only solution to U S mail delays and mounting deficits. He critiques USPS ads on proper addressing and cost claims, questions funding, and cites a plan to relax junk mail rules as a step toward private operation.
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USPS
Frederick News- Post
Grand Canyon
Marvin T. Runyon
United States Postal Service
G. Lee Teets
Myersville
Clinton's foreign policy gains praised amid Middle East talks
In a week of diplomacy President Clinton shows competence as Middle East leaders Arafat Mubarak Hussein Rabin arrive in Washington for a peace signing. Rabin notes calm reactions as progress toward autonomy in the West Bank is highlighted alongside negotiations on Bosnia and potential U.S. military role to implement any accord.
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Clinton
Middle East
Washington
White House
Yasser Arafat
Hosni Mubarak
Hussein
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
West Bank
Bosnia
New York
U.S
Clinton Faces Mixed Reviews as Foreign Policy Push Continues
Ann McFeathers reports on President Clinton's foreign policy moves this year including travel to Northern Ireland for ceasefire praise, Japan for Asian Pacific leaders, potential Western Hemisphere trade pact negotiations, a planned summit with Boris Yeltsin in Hyde Park, and China's decision not to pursue Iran reactor sales. Despite strides in peace missions like Haiti, critics say his strategy remains unfixed and his advisers unchanged as polls favor Powell and Dole on foreign affairs.
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Clinton
Northern Ireland
Japan
Russia
Boris Yeltsin
Hyde Park
N.Y
Franklin Roosevelt
China
Iran
United States
Haiti
U.S
Colin Powell
Senate
Bob Dole
Ann McFeathers
White House
Scripps Howard News Service
Crowd packs Frederick Fair as motor show roars in
Officials report the largest grandstand and infield crowd in history at the Frederick Fair. Ward Beams’ Motor Maniacs delivered wreck fueled thrills leaving the track littered with broken machines. Magistrate Smith finds Albert Young of Atlantic City not guilty of disturbing the peace after he denied wrongdoing and offered a quirky defense. Ellicott City jail site bids falter while Emmitsburg calls for a District Court Commission. Carroll Creek stormwater study nears completion as flood plain analysis raises costs.
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Frederick Fair
B. Ward Beam
Edward J. Smith
Albert Young
Atlantic City
N.J
Frederick
North Market Street
Young
Ronald N. Young
Corps of Engineers
Frederick City
Carroll Creek
Dewberry, Neal and Davis
School buses need seat belts for safety
A parent decries crowded Farmbrook to Frederick High buses on U S 15 lacking seat belts. She notes students stoop for space, cites police tickets for belt use, and urges mandatory belts despite costs and potential lawsuits.
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Farmbrook Subdivision
Frederick High
U.S. 15
Racing icons and the NASCAR show like a Roman circus
Letter writer critiques Dale Earnhardt era NASCAR as a spectacle driven by money. He notes fans pay to see a rough style and brands tied to cars, comparing the sport to a showroom influence and suggesting corporate rule over racing. The piece casts Earnhardt as a controversial emblem.
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Charlie Miller
Dale Earnhardt
Cashcar
Nascar
Spa
Dale Bend
Dale
Letter on racing ethics and Dale’s tactics compared to Petty
Thomas T. Rozzelle argues that true racing skill requires clean driving not rough tactics. He warns Dale Earnhardt would fail to surpass Richard Petty’s legacy if he relies on cheating and driving others into walls.
Cal Ripken’s August seven eight motif and record feats
A compact look at Cal Ripken Jr tying and breaking Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games record, noting the eight theme across dates, birth details, team, and milestones. Includes mentions of August birth, Aberdeen Maryland, Orioles, and related figures in a period-tinged, concise card-style summary.
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Cal Ripken
Lou Gehrig
Cal
Aberdeen
Maryland
Baltimore Orioles
Gehrig
Orioles
California
California Angels
Rene Gonzalez
Atlanta Braves
Hank Aaron
Oriole
Mike Mussina
Support requested after re assignment over UN duties
Support pours in for SP4 Michael New a medic with the 3rd Infantry stationed in Schweinfurt Germany after he refused to wear UN gear saying he will serve under US military leaders. The veteran with 24½ years service and Kuwait duty asks citizens to contact lawmakers and the president while mailing support to his unit and legal defense fund as his family cites thousands of sympathetic responses from across the United States.
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Michael New
3Rd Infantry
Schweinfurt
Germany
United States of America
New
Yugoslavia
Michael
Kuwait
United States
House
Clinton
Spec
HCC
Infantry
CMR
Letters to the Editor guidelines for The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters with name address and phone for verification. Due to volume some letters are edited or not published. poetry religious verse or copies addressed to others are not published.
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Frederick
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