Westview development plan faces changes and politics
The Frederick County land 458 acres between Md 85 and New Design Road near Westview becomes the center of a zoning debate. Forstmann proposes mixed use with 1000 houses, while commissioners favor a scaled plan of 500 homes plus a future school and road access limits. Voters in the 1990 and 1986 elections showed growth as a key issue.
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Cpment
Frederick
MD. 85
New Design Road
Forstmann Company
Westview
Forstmann
Frederick County
Westview Devel
Fathers in the delivery room a changing rite
The piece notes how father involvement in childbirth has grown over decades. It contrasts past expectations with modern reality, humorously predicting anxious dads in waiting rooms and the evolving dynamic of parenting roles as June 19 approaches. It reflects on labor fears and the shift in family participation during birth.
Father’s Day tribute on teamwork in new parenting
Barbara Helinski-Graves from Frederick praises husbands for supporting wives through childbirth and parenting. She argues that teamwork is essential from the hospital to preschool and beyond, sharing light advice and urging dads to present a united front and swap war stories.
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Barbara Helinski-Graves
Frederick
Registration slow as rental rules take hold in Frederick area
After an inspection of school registration sites district rent executive Lucien E D Gaudreau said first day landlord registration under new rent control rules moved slowly in Frederick and nearby towns. Officials expect 7500 to 10000 registrations in the county as private room rentals now require registration.
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Lucien E.D. Gaudreau
Frederick
Reader Letter Attacks Self Promotion and Coverage
A reader criticizes the newspaper for self promotion and front page overkill. The letter questions coverage decisions about Clinton aide stories and staff photos, urging a focus on real news rather than newsroom theatrics. Glen Sargent, Frederick.
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America
Post Office
Clinton
Ross Bartlett
News-Post
Channel 9
Skip Lawrence
Halty Hills Country Club
Lawrence
Political watchdog or opportunist over helicopter waste
The letter commends Rep. Roscoe Bartlett for acting on helicopter misuse by White House aides and questions his engagement with readers' letters. It argues taxpayers fund over a million per pilot for training and suggests he should devote time weekly to helicopter waste, aiming to preserve votes in New Windsor.
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Roscoe Bartlett
White House
Kissin
Costly joyriding is old practice
Harold Weisberg argues Roscoe Bartlett overemphasizes a single White House helicopter trip while ignoring larger military waste. He cites Nixon tapes and Reagan era flights to Nicaragua as far costlier, urging focus on national health funding and the broader burden on taxpayers.
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Barry Kissin
White House
Holly Hills
Congress
Roscoe Bartlett
Congressman Bartlett
Nixon
Bartlett
Sam
Reagan
Washington
Nicaragua
White House helicopter used for personal business
A hometown newspaper reports on a White House helicopter reportedly used for personal business. The piece discusses editorial courage in publishing the story and reflects on possible but humorous consequences while defending press freedom.
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White House
Frederick News-Post
Who Gave the OK for Copter Use in Golf Trip
William B Bruch ey of Thurmont condemns a helicopter trip linked to David Watkins as wasteful pork barrel spending. He questions who authorized the copter and who can order its use, noting confusion over pilot confirmation and overall propriety.
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David Watkins
United States
What would others do in Bartlett helicopter fiasco reply
In a June Ns letter to the editor David Brinkley asks what would have happened if Delegate TPM Hattery had been our representative, using Congressman Bartlett’s response to the Helicopter to Holly Hills incident as the backdrop.
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Bartlett
Holly Hills
David Brinkley
Tpm Hattery
Congress Quietly Faces Allegations of Abuse of Power
A reader asserts that Hattery as a Democrat overlooks abuses by White House aides. The writer argues Tom’s honesty and integrity would lead him to condemn the actions, stressing personal knowledge of Tom. Signed BILL SAUSER, Jefferson.
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Congress
Hattery
Tom
White House
Wonder and dismay over Bartlett crime bill vote
Sandra C. Almonga writes from Damascus criticizing Congressman Roscoe Bartlett for opposing the crime bill’s key anti crime provisions. She argues the bill funds prisons, community policing, crime prevention and stronger laws to protect women, urging constructive support and a steadier, safer union.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Bartlett
Rome
Johnson
Letters to the Editor policy for The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters from readers and lists submission rules including name address and phone number for verification. It notes that due to high volume not all letters can be published, edits may occur for space and taste and inappropriate content is rejected.
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Frederick
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