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Shop local and shop with patience

With the passing of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, the 2024 holiday shopping season has begun. We hope as you attend to finding purchasing Christmas gifts and other seasonal traditions, you will consider taking two steps:, First, when possible, buying from small businesses and locally owned businesses. And second, please be patient and kind with retail staff. Local businesses contribute much to the successes of our communities. They are deeply invested in the revigoration of our downtowns. The sustainability of our communities — their direct creation of jobs, the ability ...

Nominations the right move towards energy independence

President-elect Donald Trump’s decisions to nominate Chris Wright for secretary of energy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to serve a duel role as secretary of the interior and chairman of a National Energy Council are reassuring. Wright is the CEO of a company with considerable ...

The meaning of Thanksgiving and the season

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. We hope all of our readers and their families have a day filled with warmth, joy and a sense of appreciation for all of the gifts our lives and communities offer. We acknowledge that for many, there is still pain, there are still challenges and fears and worries. ...

What other newspapers are saying: Threats won’t thwart essential election work

Election workers across Maryland were doing their jobs, pushing hard to complete the canvassing of votes in the general election with an approaching deadline. Suddenly, they were targets. The local Board of Elections in 15 jurisdictions — including Frederick — received emailed bomb threats starting at 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 8, according to Jared DeMarinis, the state administrator of elections. Frederick County Election Director Barbara Wagner told Frederick News-Post reporter Ceoli Jacoby that the local threat was received about 7:30 p.m. on Friday, a little over an hour after the ...

Railroad minute inspections problematic

Being truthful and committed to good intentions and promises-made plants the right seed for new accomplishments, positive achievements not heretofore realized, attracting the support of others and, even, establishing protections for one’s self as well as one’s best interests. Too bad ...

Addressing blight also addresses crime

The impact of “blight” — or deteriorated residences and properties on neighborhoods and communities is an issue with which we have long suggested both voters and elected officials should concern themselves. We have noted that blight infringes on the property values of neighbors, ...