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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1998
Page
4
A CDC survey shows many college students fail to meet dietary goals and engage in risky behaviors like heavy drinking smoking unsafe sex and drug use. Still most live responsibly away from home, underscoring the need for campus health services and parental guidance on personal responsibility.
The Frederick News leads with Frederick County firefighters worried about mandatory fitness for duty testing overseen by Occupational Health Services at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The letter-writer notes cardiovascular disease and vehicle crashes as top killers, contrasts shifts and idle periods with health efforts, and questions political pressures and policy enforcement as the department weighs keeping or altering the program.
Frederick Mayor Lloyd Culler visits City Hall then inspects the municipal dump as political focus shifts to education. A Washington insider argues for reform including vouchers, while defenders urge updated certification and better pay. Featured are local items on airport damage claim, Hood College Mortar Board honorees, and Mount St Marys Parents Weekend.
Timothy D. McCown asserts campaign finance contrasts with Rep Roscoe Bartlett, notes Bartlett has 333,158 on hand while he has 1,331, defends limited contributions, and argues major influence is money not principles. He cites fundraising targets of 600,000 to 2.5 million and calls for none of the above voters to shape reform.
Letters condemn rodeos as animal abuse and urge Frederick County officials to question Rose Hill Manor site use. The writer asks why the parking lot is unavailable when the museum is closed and why metal poles and wire create hazards for children. They demand protection of the sacred gravel lot and note a paid guard to keep people off it.
A Frederick County resident writes that Rose Hill Manor installed a gate and guards the gravel parking area near Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, denying Frederick County citizens use during events. The writer questions legality, noting county funding and public access during a recent dog show and urging others to respond.
Readership letters praise Kenneth Starr investigations and hearings while urging Paula Jones actions. The writers anticipate disclosures, challenge commentators, and call for accountability among Trent Lott Roy Meachum and others. They urge political and legal reform and reader cognizance of convictions.
A reader recalls a Denver rodeo from childhood, describing calves chased by rope and lassoing, a horse and handler pressing the animal in the ring, and terror as the calf struggled with no escape. The letter ties the memory to current rodeo approvals by commissioners.
Glendening, who carried three jurisdictions in 1994 by under 6,000 votes, drew support from 53 Prince George's County elected officials last week, though the county executive was absent. Wayne Curry's endorsement timing remained unclear. Baltimore Mayor Schmoke is set to back Harford County Executive Eileen Rehrmann for the Democratic nomination.
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