Frederick County: wild things thrive amid growth and tragedy
A truck struck and killed a young black bear near Urbana Community Park on MD 355, highlighting Frederick County rareness of wildlife amid rapid development. Officials note bears and Eastern coyotes inhabit the area, stressing shared land, conservation duties, deer control, and habitat preservation for future generations.
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Frederick
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Sugarloaf Mountain
DNA
Bob Taylor
MD. 355
Maryland
Meachum Confesses Lasting Love for College Football
In a reflective column Roy Meachum recalls New Year's Day 1991 spent mostly watching college bowls. His wife Sharon's antiques work and a cold kept him away from relentless NFL fandom, restoring his affectionate pull for Notre Dame and LSU Tulane rivalries and renewing zeal for college football as the season returns.
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Frederick Cablevision
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Mr. Jefferson
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Scudero
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Tulane University
Louisiana State
LSU
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Tulane
Green Wave
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Indiana
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
South Bend
Virginia
Maryland
Paderewski remains to be laid to rest in Poland
The Polish government and supporters press for returning the body of Ignace Jan Paderewski from Arlington to Poland on the 50th anniversary of his death in 1991. A heart remains in America. a transfer is overseen by a Washington committee after talks mediated by Lt. Gen. Edward Rowny and Polish leaders.
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Edward Rowny
Rowny
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Bush
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State Department
Poser
Frederic Chopin
U.S
Maine
Havana
Pauline Fathers
Doylestown
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasir Arafat
Persian Gulf
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Hussein
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Bell donated for Citizen's Truck Company cupola on South Court
Franklin H. Harrington donated a 200 pound bell 30 inches high and 20 inches in diameter to be placed in the Citizen's Truck Company cupola on South Court Street. Also notes draft registration absences, NYA project plans, the Thurmont bank demolition, prison escape recaptures, a mass for Elizabeth Ann Seton's 150th anniversary, a multivehicle snow accident on Alt 40, and sewage transfer talks between Maryland and West Virginia.
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Citizen's Truck Company
South Court Street
Franklin H. Harrington
Junior Fire Company
Citizen’s Company
Citizen’s Savings Bank
Thurmont
Sinclair Refining Company
Medical view defends mammary implants against sensational reports
A surgeon argues that media sensationalism overstates risks of silicone and polyurethane mammary implants. He notes decades of use, extensive research, and no proven link to immune diseases or cancer, while acknowledging manageable issues like breast firmness. He compares implants' risks to other surgeries, emphasizing benefits in augmentation and reconstruction.
Local emergency response proves readiness after Md. 26 crash
A Dec 30 multi vehicle crash on Md. 26 drew nine ambulances, police, and fire units to Frederick. Thirteen patients were transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital as responders contained the scene and reopened the road within two hours. The real news is the county emergency preparedness and teamwork.
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Frederick County Sheriff's Department
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Toadway
MD. 26
State should cut waste not its meat inspection
Charles D. Kerr argues that Maryland's meat inspection program for custom animals ends April 1, transferring inspection to USDA. He notes the dual state federal funding, questions local impact on fundraising for volunteer fire companies, and warns uninspected meat will be sold not for sale. He cites budget shortfall and questions gains from shifting responsibility.
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United States
Federal Inspection Service
Mda
Frederick County
Carroll
Frederick
Washington
Allegany
Garrett
Baltimore
Cumberland
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Roxbury
Elmer St.c. Maxwell
Frederick City
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Patrick Cardinal Boyle
U.S. Alt. 40
U.S. Alt 40
West Virginia
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Cumberland Plant
Potomac River
Lorin F. Busselberg, M.D. Frederick
Jerry W. King
Mount Airy
Charles D. Kerr Thurmont
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