Dogs and dangers of pet ownership in daily life
Editorial discusses daily dog bites in the United States with 13 000 incidents per day and 4.7 million yearly cases 800 000 needing medical care. It cites specific injuries to children in Woodsboro and Frederick and notes dogs killed after incidents. Emphasizes responsible owners and humane handling to balance companionship with safety.
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Center For Disease Control
Woodsboro
Frederick
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Frederick County Humane Society
Humane Society
Keymar
Judith Burdette
Telework push gains traction in traffic clogged Washington
Virginia congressman Wolf leads a push for tax credits to reward companies that allow telecommuting, aiming to cut gridlock and pollution. The plan envisions pollution credits sold between firms and a five city pilot including Los Angeles and Washington. AT&T already uses telework with managers and clerical staff, reducing office space and saving hundreds of millions in real estate.
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Wolf
Washington
America
Virginia
House
Appropriations
Wolfe
Washington Twin
Frank
Los Angeles
Telework
At&t
Alice Borrell
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Media General News Service
Frederick High School faculty picnic interrupted by rain
Rain ended a Frederick High School faculty picnic at the main building barbecue area forcing attendees to move to the home economics room. The event was organized by Betty Englar and a faculty committee with student body volunteers assisting.
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Frederick Hi School
Economics
Betty Englar
Helen Moler
Virginia Creed
James Fraser
Donald Koons
Dorothy Ranck
Evelyn Morton
Barbara Weaver
Delores Hahn
Nancy Jones
Jean Blickenstaff
Wake-up call on tractor trailers in Frederick historic district
A letter warns that tractor trailers in downtown Frederick on East Patrick Street threaten the charm and appeal of the historic district. The author calls for stronger enforcement to curb truck traffic, arguing it harms residents, visitors, and local tourism by muffling the district’s historic character. The piece urges preservation lessons from other cities and highlights the broader impact on businesses and the public story.
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Patrick Street
Frederick
Histore
Louis Lis
Daniel Dulany
Frederck
Williamsburg
Savannah
Letters Reveal Tension Over Leadership At Human Rights Commission
A letter from Richard G. Sterne Jr. criticizes the Human Rights Commission and its members for pressuring Chairman Jenkins to remain compliant. The piece argues Jenkins acted courageously by thinking independently, while alleging racial prejudice among colleagues and calling for new leadership.
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Nation
Human Rights Commission
Mr. Jenkins
Jenkins
HRC
H&c
Residents urge better retail chains for Frederick growth
Danny Francella of Walkersville calls for more national retailers like Best Buy Kohls Borders Books and Home Depot in Frederick to compete with Rockville Gaithersburg Bethesda and Columbia. He argues the city as Maryland leaders should attract stronger chains to match other major cities.
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Best Buy
Kohls
Borders Books
Home Depot
Frederick
Frederick City
Rockville
Gaithersburg
Bethesda
Columbia
Maryland
Editorial note on changing views and sexual orientation
A reader claims to use good judgment about Roy Meachum and editorial columns on changing opinions regarding sexual orientation. The writer argues rights to change views without being labeled and notes disappointment that writers will no longer have public figures to criticize, naming Edward K. Jenkins.
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Roy Meachum
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Fd Jenkins
Ed Jenkins Silent on Extending Protections to Homosexuals
A public figure, Ed Jenkins, expresses reluctance to support extending state discrimination law to homosexuals. He states he cannot see adding homosexuals as a protected class, citing concerns about defining identity. The remarks reflect thoughtful consideration rather than advocacy of action against homosexuals.
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Ed Jenkins
Mr Jenkins
Frederick News Post defended humane society coverage
The Frederick News Post defends its reporting on the Frederick County Humane Society and animal control. It argues the shelter staff face tough, misunderstood work including euthanasia in cruelty cases, and notes many readers have not visited or spoken with animal control.
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FCHS
Frederick News-Post
Humane Society
Frederick News Post
Frederck County Humane Society
The
Frederick County
Animal Control
Hospital Memories From a Turbulent Freder ick Era
A reminiscence from the 1960s recounts a Pennsylvania family moving to Frederick, living on a charming street near a historic school now serving as an elementary, with fond memories of Frederick Memorial Hospital. The narrator describes starting a hospital food service job, meeting colleague Maureen Thomas, organizing a kitchen move, and recalling the picnic by the nurses residence, the grounds cared for by Happy Gouker and Brownie, and staff like Miss Miller, Margaret, Phil, Daisy, Fanny, and Emma. Meals traveled by a hand‑pulley dumbwaiter, the dirt floor potato room, and ladder back chairs in a linen‑clothed cafeteria.
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Thelma
Penny
Connie
Dave Youngdahl
Virginia Thomas
Kay Hartman
Dorothy Dutrow
Byron White
Pennsylvania
Frederick
Maureen Thomas
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Happy Gouker
Brownie
Miss Miller
Park Avenue
Margaret
Park Street
Phil
Daisy
Fanny
Emma
Letters to the Editor at the Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites signed letters with the writer's water address and home and business phones for publication. Due to high volume some letters may be abridged and poetry or form letters may not be published. Submissions can be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the newspaper.
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Ciena
Tim
Fredenck News
Post
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Sherrie Kidd
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Richard G. Sterne Jr
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