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Sam Bennett
Another point of view
Published on October 27, 2009
In just a few days, many Fredericktonians will be celebrating Halloween by attending parties, wearing costumes, watching horror movies, trick-or-treating and the like. more »
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Jim Devereaux
Dignity and destiny
Published on November 03, 2009
Our government is of, for and by the people. It is not a supreme entity unto itself. It is people serving people. Government's role is constitutionally limited and it guarantees religious freedom. more »
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Katherine Heerbrandt
Jeff's very bad week
Published on November 06, 2009
Mayor Jeff Holtzinger had a "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week." Let's hope that, like the Alexander of the kids' book title, he gets the same sequel, a "wonderful, marvelous, excellent, terrific" next five weeks. more »
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Don Kornreich
Plyler's progeny
Published on November 01, 2009
In Plyler v. Doe, the Supreme Court held (in a 5-to-4 decision) that a Texas state law that sought to deny funds for the education of children who were not legally admitted to the United States violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The court concluded that the undocumented status of these children did not establish a sufficient rational basis for denying them benefits that the state provides to other residents. more »
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Elizabeth Marsh Cupino
Cultural resources
Published on October 29, 2009
So here's a new twist: The former superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park is being "relocated" to a new government job here in Frederick. Local history buffs will recall a good deal of controversy surrounding John A. Latschar and his management of the 5,900-acre battlefield park, where he served for 15 years. more »
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Sarah Norris
Teen talk FTW?
Published on November 07, 2009
Adults: You think you've got a good handle on teen diction? LOL and BRB -- that's all there is to it, right? Wrong. With the creative juices obviously flowing in the more-often-than-not distracted and still slightly undeveloped minds of teens, it's hard to keep up with all the fresh words and phrases that keep cropping up in the texts from your son or conversations with your daughter. more »
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Bill Pritchard
A little streetwalking
Published on October 25, 2009
One sour note in the Oct. 13 Senior Forum at Frederick Community College was a complaint from Delegate Sue Hecht that “the delegation works against everything we know we desperately need.” Would be helpful to know what they are doing instead of blaming others for inaction. more »
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Barry Kissin
A bad deal
Published on October 31, 2009
Fort Detrick occupies 1,200 acres, which is 10 percent of the land area of the entire City of Frederick. Of those 1,200 acres, 400 acres are in “Area B.” Area B is the site of numerous landfills, 43 of which were found in 1992 to be contaminated with TCE and PCE, two carcinogenic chemicals. In that same year, TCE contamination was discovered off-post in residential wells. more »
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