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Sam Bennett
Bring the children home
Published on August 19, 2008
This month, I became a member of the Frederick County Department of Social Services, Foster Parent's Advisory Committee, and last Monday, when I attended the initial FPAC meeting, I was informed of a serious problem and an achievable solution. more »
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Mark Butt
Back in time
Published on August 17, 2008
To my knowledge, there are two ways of traveling back in time. One is to get totally naked, step into a time machine, materialize in a round ball sometime in the past, walk to the nearest biker bar, and demand someone's clothes, boots and motorcycle. This approach is recommended only for those few who are relatively rugged and composed of living tissue surrounding a metallic endoskeleton. For the rest of us, the easiest way to travel back in time is to attend a "Classic Rock" concert. more »
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Elizabeth Marsh Cupino
Stadium addiction
Published on August 21, 2008
That's right, sports fans. You'll be happy to know that plans are under way to build yet another sports arena in downtown Baltimore, even as city schools crumble beneath the feet of returning students and the number of abandoned houses in the city soars to nearly 40,000. That's about one for every heroin addict living in the city, according to a June 2008 report from the Institute for Justice. more »
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Joe Volz
Time for a change
Published on August 24, 2008
Next month marks the 150th anniversary of the death of a man who never visited Frederick but will be forever linked to this city -- Dred Scott. more »
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Katherine Heerbrandt
Speak out, be damned
Published on August 27, 2008
Commissioner Lennie Thompson usually gets a pass from the public and the media for his more theatrical diatribes and crusades because we believe he's simply playing to the crowd. more »
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Jim Devereaux
To be or not to be
Published on August 26, 2008
Abortion advocates would have us believe that abortion is a matter of personal choice. They make no judgment as to the efficacy of one choice over another — as if aborting or not aborting were of equal value. The consequence of choosing not to abort is a life. The consequence of choosing to abort is the loss of a life. The choice is a "to be or not to be" issue. more »
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Dianna Watson
Back away from the cell phone
Published on August 16, 2008
Originally weighing in at a whopping 2.5 pounds, cell phones have changed drastically over the years. Released for general public use in 1983, "cellular phones" used to be luxury items. Today, they seem to be necessities at every age. more »
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Sarah Norris
This one's for the girls
Published on August 23, 2008
Opening up my AOL home page the other day, I made a shocking discovery: It bothered me that I was not at all surprised to find Britney Spears' drunken, sleep-deprived face plastered on the home page, practically begging everyone to read further into the article to find out what Spears is up to today. more »
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