School Notes

January 30, 2012
By Bethany Starin

Maryland Education Ranked No. 1 According to an independent national report released on Jan. 12, Maryland public education was ranked number one in the nation. This is the fourth consecutive year that Maryland has received this ranking. Education Week, the nations leading education newspaper, looked at data in six critical categories throughout the past...
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Shop Talk

January 30, 2012
By Bethany Starin

Turning Point Adds New Realtor At the beginning of this year, Turning Point Real Estate, a real estate services company in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Real Estate Market, added Kristi Jacobs Woods, a Frederick native with more than a dozen years of experience, to its office. “I have been a real estate agent for...
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Sweets for the Sweet

January 30, 2012
By Sheilah Kaufman

SWEET POTATO PANCAKES The first time my friend Susan from Susan Rothstein Catering made these for me, I was very reluctant to share them and ate almost all of them myself. Great appetizer to start a party! Susan (Susan@susanrothsteincatering.com) serves these with a ginger applesauce. She offers up a fabulous variety of my favorite...
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Honoring Mr. Lincoln

January 30, 2012
By Nora H. Caplan

I’ve been a fan of Abraham Lincoln for as long as I can remember. Probably, though, my love and admiration for him really took hold after I read Carl Sandburg’s poetic, monumental biography of Lincoln in my late teens. Years later I discovered the Lincoln Forum and learned my feelings are shared by countless...
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Police Blotter

January 30, 2012
By Bethany Starin

Crash-Related Death A crash-related death that occurred early on Jan. 14 is being investigated by the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and assisted by Maryland State Police. Deputies were dispatched to Black Road in the area of Eylers Valley Flint Road at about 1:57 a.m. after an area resident reported a body in the roadway....
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Supporting Athletes, One at a Time

January 30, 2012
By Adrienne Lawrence

Sno Life owners Emily and Gary Coleman and Meghan and Shawn Meade don’t want just any old t-shirt to express their love for outdoor sports, and they are always looking for aspiring athletes who agree. Both couples enjoy outdoor sports, such as snow and water skiing. The Colemans started the business because they couldn’t...
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