Police warn against drunken driving as holidays near
Frederick County law enforcement and the Frederick Police Department received $1,000 grants each to fund overtime to spot drunks. The Frederick County Traffic Safety Task Force approved the money. Tipsy Tow and Alternative Rides offer free rides home or to hotels for drunken drivers and passengers, with return transportation the next day. Maryland AAA backs Operation Tipsy Tow.
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Jobless claims rise unexpectedly in holiday week
Washington AP reports seasonally adjusted unemployment benefits rose by 79,000 to 362,000 last week, the highest since July due to storms and a GM strike. Labor Dept notes weekly claims are volatile and that abroad conditions may be affecting U S firms.
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Maryland preps for winter weather this holiday weekend
MEMA director David McMillien warns of potential repeat winter storms as National Weather Service predicts snow sleet and freezing rain. Tips include keeping rock salt and sand, ensuring heating fuel extra blankets and safe heating gear, testing detectors, and having disaster supplies for home and car.
Frederick man receives liver transplant after 3-year wait
Frederick resident Thurston Weeks, 58, finally received a liver at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore on November 30 after more than three years on the transplant list. His Frederick doctor Dr. William Johnson noted the long wait stemmed from liver shortages and Weeks’s prior decline in health. Four months post op, Weeks remains remarkably well and even bumped into his surgeon while a follow up was underway.
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Extremes in weather shaped a weird climatic year
The Frederick News-Post meteorologists report a year of dry and wet extremes. 1998 or 1992 are cited as record hot years in long-term context, while Maryland saw above normal precipitation mostly in January to March and drought lingering after June. Frederick County logged over 42 inches of rain, with mid December cold reducing hottest-year chances.
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Weather patterns and cold winter forecast for 1993 and 1998 in Frederick County
A 1998 overview links El Nino and La Nina to regional rainfall and temperatures. Me Harris notes topography causes varied impacts, with El Nino bringing wet warmth and La Nina cooler, drier spells. The piece describes a cold start to 1998 with teens, heavy rain January, a freeze risk, and mixed February snowfall in Frederick County.
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Maryland approves new health care laws strengthening patients rights
ANNAPOLIS AP Maryland lawmakers take effect New Year's Day with two key laws aiding patients. One requires HMOs to cover experimental treatment when patients join NIH FDA or VA sanctioned trials. The other directs state AG and insurance commissioner to bolster appeals when insurers refuse needed care, seen as broad consumer protections.
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Zepp Null Couple To Celebrate 73rd Anniversary
Hubert J. and Gladys Zepp Null will celebrate their 72nd wedding anniversary on New Year's Day. He is 94 and she 93, living at Glade Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lyersville. They met at Trinity Lutheran Church in Taneytown where she sang in the choir and he was a farm boy. Mrs. Null taught in a Bachman Valley one room school during courtship and early marriage.
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Frederick News-Post New Year’s publishing pause notices
The Frederick News-Post will not publish on New Year’s Day Friday January 1. Publication resumes Saturday January 2. Portions of the Frederick News-Post may be unavailable or delayed during the holiday period.
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