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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1997
Page
1
Patricia LaSalle a Germantown resident and 1996 Hood College graduate describes a near death experience in which she felt her body descend while her consciousness rose and she heard a singing voice like suspended notes. She recalls a guiding light praising her beauty before returning to her body.
Lawmakers begin the third week of the 1997 session focusing on pesticide use in schools, collective bargaining for state employees, and the state court system. Hearings include a Department of Agriculture proposal for parent notification before school pesticide applications and a State of the Judiciary address by Chief Judge Robert Bell.
In Annapolis legislators consider replacing the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program with a nationwide standardized test. A 14-delegate bill would shift third fifth and eighth grade testing to compare students with peers nationwide. Proponents cite parental desire for national benchmarks and concerns over MSPAP access and pressure on teachers.
John Rockett track foreman for Walkersville Southern Railroad oversees a crew repairing tracks near Trading Lane on a Saturday afternoon. About three miles of five miles between Walkersville and Frederick have been reconditioned. The line, built in 1871 for the York Hanover and Frederick Line, pre-dates World War I. A volunteer crew inspects and replaces rails bolts spikes joint plates and ties with one in three ties already replaced.
Mary Elizabeth Mitchell, 64, has not spoken since a January 1996 porch fall in Emmitsburg. Doctors operated three times to relieve frontal lobe bleeding, eight months passed before waking. she now moves and nods occasionally, while her family seeks closure and coping amid a changed dynamic.
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