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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1996
Page
4
RAM Research notes peak gift spending may top 6130 billion and September debt reaches 391 billion, while Federal Reserve tallies total credit card debt at 455 billion. The piece contrasts easy card use with bankruptcy risk, urging restraint and returning to season’s spirit rather than out of control purchases.
Charles E. Hubbard argues for stricter controls on development in Frederick County citing a committee report on the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. He notes citizen input from Brunswick, Walkersville, and Middletown, stressing traffic, schools, and services concerns and opposing high density projects near Lewistown. He calls for accountability of developers and cautions against overdevelopment mirroring Prince George’s or Montgomery County. He closes by urging residents to support measured growth and preserve local quality of life.
Defense Secretary William Perry warned NATO allies that the United States would engage militarily only for vital interests, citing the Middle East and Korean Peninsula as essential. He noted Cold War thinking persisted in Pentagon and Congress, questioning past actions in Grenada and Panama and referencing post-Soviet priorities.
The piece argues a new doctrine beyond vital interests, calling for proactive intervention to prevent genocides and humanitarian crises. Gen John Shalikashvili and Madeleine Albright advocate using military power to head off wars, enforce peace, and aid vulnerable regions, citing Bosnia as evidence.
Yesterday in the Orphans' Court Mary L. McCabe was named chief deputy and Grace S. Ecker deputy in the Register of Wills office. Judge J. Hunt Hendrickson of Oregon, Frederick native, appeared in court for related proceedings. Exhibit No. 1 was a horse named Mary in the Albert B. Price cruelty case. Poolesville and Leesburg businessmen planned a White's Ferry revival using a surplus government barge powered by a 25 horsepower engine along a river cable. Dr Gordon Anderson launched 22 action plans to boost Frederick County School System basics, discipline, and administration. County officials consider purchasing the Human Farm for industrial park use as time runs out. Advisory group debated returning federal tax money to its source amid government control concerns. Walkersville High students moved into a new 6.62 million dollar school.
At a December 7 public hearing in Frederick County legislators discussed funding changes, but the key issue raised was salary raises for county commissioners. Marty Rice argued current pay, around $30,000 yearly, fails to attract qualified candidates, noting many work over 40 hours weekly and rely on secondary income. A higher salary could broaden the candidate pool to better represent the county on important matters. Donna Kuzemchak reported the exchange.
Responds to Mark Hughes on fathers as capable parents and child support impacts. Highlights families split or intact, fathers paying high support, custody pressures, and financial strain. Argues decisions must prioritize children's welfare and acknowledge loving fathers.
Kim Helmick argues that custody decisions must serve the children's best interests, praising dedicated single mothers and honest fathers while condemning unfit parents. She laments Amy and Brian's tragedy, questions busy parents who failed to support their daughter, and urges society to stop blaming others while stressing parental love and guidance.
In a letter from Monrovia, Doran Platt III rebuts a prior article by George Dorsey, clarifying that the M60 is an air cooled 7.62 mm crew served machine gun, not a shoulder fired launcher. He notes the M79 and M203 launchers on the M16 as the actual launchers discussed.
Letter to the editor argues society bears no fault for a baby's death and rejects abortion blame. The writer contends the tragedy stems from how children are taught about life facts, countering Marie-Therese Eskuchen's view.
At a Frederick County legislative delegation session on upcoming development taxes critics argue single family homes don’t pay their way while commercial development supposedly does. Federal and Maryland studies cited show mixed support for subsidies as Staples in Hagerstown and Medimmune in Frederick reportedly received 6 to 13 million dollars in public subsidies plus infrastructure.
The Frederick News-Post invites letters and advises authors to include names and addresses, with home and business numbers for verification. Some letters may be edited or abbreviated for space, and poetry or verse submissions are also received for possible publication.
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