Borrow Pit Dispute Reflects Frederick County Zoning Shifts
John Eyler’s plan to convert borrow pits near Libertytown into a Christmas tree farm clashes with county rules prohibiting excavating borrow pits since 1977 outside allowed zones. While Eyler argues for a reversal or amendment, editorial lines urge upholding laws despite sympathy for his productive use of land amid rapid growth and stricter regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eyler
Libertytown
Frederick County
Eyler
New Kid Schaefer Writes From Ghost Writer Desk
Roy Meachum reviews Governor William Donald Schaefer's ghost-written News-Post columns. The piece argues the governor uses a staff writer, aims to pipeline his views to voters, and critiques legislators while airing personal feuds. It praises the columnist’s dramatic clarity despite scripted words and ends with a defense of free expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Post
William Donald Schaefer
Free World
White House
Schaefer
Maryland
General Assembly
Gov. Schaefer
Annapolis
Melvin Steinberg
Governor's Mansion
Mr. Schaefer
Censorship Claims Roil Pacific Stars and Stripes editors
The Pacific Stars and Stripes faces allegations of censorship and editorial interference after Col. Edwin Montgomery led the paper from October 1986. Staffers and GAO scrutiny cite reduced front page “bad news” coverage, advisory board influence, and edits of stories on Ed Asner and Salt II. The paper serves 130,000 personnel across Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Pacific
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Department of Defense
Edwin Montgomery
Col. Montgomery
Pacific Command
Japan
Korea
Guam
Philippines
General Accounting Office
William Proxmire
Dwis
Jim Lynch
GAO
Stripes
Tokyo
Pacific Fleet
Ps&s
Ed Asner
Salt Il
New York Times News Service
Stars and Stripes
Asner
Pacific Stars and Stripes Advisory Board
Theodore R. Heil
Chamber of Commerce
Ronald Reagan
United States
George Bush
Senate
Robert Dole
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Secretary of Transportation
James Burnley
Frederick High School students lead typing study and contest
The Frederick High School commercial department mailed 228 alumni questionnaires. 133 returned with 129 reporting use of typewriters since graduation. Miss Theresa Gerrick, a senior, was named champion typist in a recent school tournament directed by Miss Geraldine Fiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Department
Frederick High School
Theresa Gerrick
Geraldine Fiter
Letters to the Editor on Olympics and Maryland education
A reader criticizes the Calgary Winter Olympics performance and notes language and schooling gaps in the United States. They reference Governor Schaefer and state education chief Hornbeck, suggest smaller class groupings, and discuss physical education priorities. A second letter laments traffic planning on Opossumtown Pike, praising the new road while criticizing lights, left turns, speed limits, and planner decisions, and ends with thanks to local residents near Amber Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Canada
United States
William Donald Schaefer
Baltimore
David W. Hornbeck
Maryland
Opossumtown Pike
U.S. 15
Hayward Road
FCC
Monocacy Middle School
TJ Drive
Pike
Ron Young
Ashton
Ash
P.S
Millstream Drive
Amber Meadows
Amber Drive
Clarifying role of Frederick Soil Conservation District
MICHAEL R. PRATT district manager states the district and Soil Conservation Service provide only technical assistance and conservation recommendations. The Planning and Zoning Department in Frederick County decides agricultural zoning, not the Soil Conservation District or Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eyler
Frederick Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Frederick Post
Planning and Zoning Department
Frederick County
Soil Conservation District
Michael R. Pratt
Catoctin Soil Conservation
Also Mentioned on This Page
Michael Powell
Roy Meachum
Jack Anderson
By Jack Anderson and
Dale van Atta
Hunting Creek
Thurmont
Catoctin
State Forestry Department
Federal Bureau of National Parks
Albert M. Powell
Hotel Frederick
J. Thomas Kiriakau
Naomi Flanigan
Ralph Little
Owen Ecker
Josephine Myers
Ann Tinney
Ruth Phebus Yinger
Lugenia Horine
Lucille Wantz
Russell Hahn
Veronica Reddell
Miriam Stevens
Margaret Strawsburg
Stewart L. Udall
Potomac Edision Company
Paw Paw
Antieton-Harpers Ferry
Udall
Charles D. Lyon
Potomac Edison
Pineeliff Park
Monocacy River
Robert Klein
C&p ‘Telephone Company
East Patrick Street
United
John McAllister Frederick
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!