City considers private takeover of downtown parking and more
The mayor and aldermen weigh selling the William Donald Schaefer building and privatizing three parking decks as a way to raise property tax revenue and cut bond debt. They stress maintaining parking rates oversight and private maintenance while keeping a downtown anchor and local services.
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Church
East Patrick
Court Streets
William Donald Schaefer
South Carroll Street
Frederick County
U.S. Postal Service
Schaefer
Carroll Creek
Obscenity in Washington fuels Starr Clinton inquiry
A caustic critique targets Kenneth Starr and the Washington scandal, noting sex-obsessed politics across parties. It cites Trent Lott and Newt Gingrich while labeling the Starr probe a dull, sensational inquisition that distracts from real issues and risks GOP gains in November elections.
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Kenneth Starr
Ozarks
Starr
Kathleen Willey
Washington
Paula Jones
America
U.S
Ship of State
Torquemada
Capitol Hill
Mississippi
Trent Lott
GOP
Judge Starr
Lott
Congress
Bill Clinton
U.S. Senate
Clinton
Newt Gingrich
Georgia
Missouri
John Ashcroft
Willey
Kelly Flinn
Air Force
James McDougal
Whitewater
Mr. Starr
Mr. Clinton
McDougal
Lottstick
MacDougal
Clintons
Florentine
George Bush
Gerald Ford
Ken Starr
U.N. dues row ties Iraq, Annan warns Washington
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan visited Washington amid pressure over Iraq and U.S. unpaid back dues. He pressed Clinton and Congress to pay up and support U.N. reform, warning Washington risks losing General Assembly voting rights if it delays.
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Saddam Hussein
Washington
U.N
Kofi Annan
Hussein
Iraq
Annan
United Nations
Congress
U.N. General Assembly
Joseph Connor
West Africa
Clinton
White House
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
America
Baghdad
Scripps Howard News Service
Night school on-the-job training begins in Frederick
Compulsory night school for veteran on-the-job training under VA rules started at Elm Street School. Apprentices in six trades from Frederick County begin a structured program. State Police seek missing Geneva New York airplane, offering 500 dollar reward from pilot’s mother. Missing craft traveled Richmond Virginia to Geneva, New York, February 28. Otho J. Keller II of Frederick attended the White House Correspondents’ dinner in Washington with James H. Walter. President Truman present. Spike Jones performed. Barbara Mello of Baltimore warned Frederick City Police Code may bar officers from speaking on police matters. notes major Ashton regulation. National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Frederick County from noon to midnight due to heavy rain. Frederick Community College board voted to raise tuition. Dart Drug petitioners urged repeal of county blue laws at Prospect Plaza store in Frederick. Richard B. Kabat comments on vast signatures.
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Veteran’s Administration
Elm Street
Frederick
Frederick County
Maryland
Geneva
N.Y
Richmond
Otho J. Keller II
James H. Walter
Washington Times-Herald
White House
Richard B. Kabat
Dart Drug Corporation
Landover
Prospect Plaza
Dart
Buckeystown calls out littering by newspaper carriers
In Buckeystown residents complain that yellow binding litter from The Frederick News Post carriers mars the village. They note past complaints reduced litter briefly, but the problem has returned and urge carriers to keep streets clean.
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Buckeystown
Frederick News Post
Letters on honesty and school funding in Frederick area
In The Frederick Post two letters praise honesty in presidential character and urge attention to Thurmont Emmitsburg redistricting. The author commends parents at the Feb 9 meeting and supports private school funding and geothermal cost cuts while citing State Senator Tim Ferguson and local education board efficiency.
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Frederick
Lori A. Mahan
Thurmont
Seton Center
Annapolis
Tim Ferguson
Board of Education
Frank Ellis
Controversy Over City School Site in Frederick City
Francis Eichelberger of Thurmont denounces plans to place a new school in Frederick city rather than North Frederick County. He questions cost, equity, and impact on Thurmont Emmitsburg children, urging reflection on the futures of local students and families.
Election year fuel over development and school needs in Frederick County
In February a Wolfsville town meeting focused on overcrowded schools and a new gymnasium as development pressures grow. Commissioners blame the BOE, while the BOE accuses the commission, and critics fear ongoing over development and rising costs tied to impact fees and future residents. Charles E Hubbard voices concern as election year politics surface.
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Wolfsville
Board of Education
Boe
Hoke
Ilona Hogan
David Gray
Hogan
Frederick County
Butterfly Lane speed concerns raised by reader
GENE VYOUNT of Frederick defends Butterfly Lane zoning signs and posted 30 mph limit. He argues against treating the road as a race track citing dense sign placement and rising traffic from new housing developments.
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Frederick
Butterfly Lane
Letters to the Editor at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post invites letters exclusive to the paper, signed with writer name and full contact details, including home address and phone numbers for verification. Abridgments occur for space. poetry and form letters are not published. submission options include mail, fax, and email.
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Fredenck News-Post
News-Post
Frederick News-Post
E. Patrick St
P.O
Frederick
Fredericknewspost.com
American explorer claims pirate shipwrecks off Venezuela may be French fleet
Barry Clifford of Cape Cod says he found two wrecks under 30 feet of water near Las Aves Islands off Venezuela. He links the sites to a 1678 fleet of 35 French and pirate ships aiming at Curacao, possibly including Le Terrible, with bronze cannons and ornate cargo.
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Venezuela
Barry Clifford
Cape Cod
Mass
Clifford
Maxwell Kennedy
Robert F Kennedy
Norman Mailer
Stanley Karnow
Michael
Cufford
Las Aves
Curacao
Kenneth Kinker
Mr. Clifford
le Terrible
Kinker
Margarita Island
David Cordingly
London
Kennedy
Charles Brewer-Carias
Blackbeard
North Carolina
Marines face homicide charges over Italian cable car crash
The Marine Corps says four airmen may be tried for negligent homicide and dereliction of duty after a ski lift tragedy in Italy that killed 20. A 70page report cites poor supervision and advice on minimum altitude, with US paying funeral costs and a pretrial inquiry planned. Italy may pursue charges. NATO rules dictate US jurisdiction.
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Marine Corps
Peter Pace
United States
Pentagon
Pace
Marine Forces
Atlantic
Italy
Kenneth Bacon
U.S
NATO
America
Aviano
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Frederick Community College
Carl H. Mitlehner
FCC Board of Trustees
Kurt Sherman
Emmuitsburg
Francis Eichelberger Thurmont
Charles E. Hubbard
Middletown
Gene Vyount Frederick
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John Freeman
Corpus Christi
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