Kids share Christmas memories from native lands
Frederick County ESL students at Waverley Elementary recount holiday traditions from Poland Russia El Salvador Vietnam Belarus and the former Soviet bloc. They describe tree customs a 12-dish Polish dinner oplatek Santa Claus and regional foods highlighting family church and community warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Frederick County
Waverley Elementary
Helen Vo-Dinh
Poland
Joanna Katarzyna
Joanna
Jesus
Radek Barczykowski
Radek
Andrzej Czerwinski
Rudolph the Reiister
Arents
Maria Mouravieva
Russia
Moscow
Danny Vinh
California
Vietnam
el Salvador
Alex Delcid
Virginia bans Gulf of Mexico oysters to protect state shellfish
Virginia's Marine Resource Commission approved an emergency ban on Gulf Coast oysters for Virginia shellfish grounds to prevent Vibrio vulnificus risk and safeguard Virginia's oyster reputation. The ban may become permanent after January hearings. it excludes gulf oysters already shipped to Virginia for shocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Gulf of Mexico
Newport News
State Marine Resource Commission
Robert E Croonenberghs
Division of
Shellfish Sanitation
Gulf Coast
Croonenberghs
Gulf
Commission
Heavy acetaminophen use linked to kidney risk study says
Research in the New England Journal of Medicine ties long term daily acetaminophen use to about 5,000 yearly kidney failure cases and potential liver damage from overdoses. Johns Hopkins led a study across Maryland Virginia West Virginia and Washington DC noting heavy users risk higher kidney failure but many can safely use occasional doses. Eliminating heavy use could cut kidney failure by 10 percent and reduce medical costs by roughly 700 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Welch Center For Prevention
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Washington, D.C
Kline & Co
Tylenol
Johnson & Johnson
McNeil Consumer Products Co
United States
Paul K. Whelton
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
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Sergey Kravchenko
Sergey
Santa Claus
Kelly Hahn
Waverley
Rudi Deleid
Natasha Krivetsky
Kasia Czerwinska
BODE
Frederick
E 4Th Street
Columbia
Gamig Lane
Ellicott City
Balto Nate Pike
Severna Park
Ritchew
Carnet
D’vaspapre
Power Rangers
Burtons
Buckerytown
ABCHE
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