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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1999
Page
6
A columnist warns that consumer data is freely given in everyday transactions fueling telemarketing profits and identity theft. The piece notes a $4 million settlement with U S Bancorp over alleged illegal data sharing and reports House passage of a data privacy bill tied to bank mergers, while stressing risks to financial and health information.
The essay notes Sen Orin Hatch's June fundraiser with the National Beer Wholesalers Association as part of a broader pattern of cash influence in politics. It cites Hatch aiming for up to 42 million in 2000, past and present donor totals from food and beverage interests, and the creation of a coalition pushing Internet alcohol restrictions to aid fundraising.
The article describes a Walkathon at the Catoctin Golf Range with free admission for ladies, 50 cents for adult males, and 20 cents for children under 12. It covers a 24 hour event at a 126 hour family show promising music and entertainment, plus a note about 72 bass taken from Culler Lake on opening day. It also mentions local officials and community activities in Frederick County.
A reader laments the Monocacy River decline and recalls Carroll Creek’s Bentz Street area. He recalls childhood days catching crayfish and minnows in cool water, contrasting with a modern flat cement culvert labeled as art and noting Frederick’s change.
Roy Meachum praises a Frederick County nursing home and offers guidance from his nursing background. He suggests touring during meals, noting smells, cleanliness, staff demeanor, and break rooms, and interviewing both staff and residents. He warns visits may miss problems and stresses checking staffing on all three shifts.
The excerpt urges checking nursing homes via state survey reports and social services complaints, recommends involving families, and warns about live animal prizes in carnival games. It also references local humane society efforts and includes personal anecdotes from Frederick County area readers and editors.
A reader from Richland Hills Texas criticizes William Donald Schaefer for multiple political roles in Maryland. They question sales tax policy, advocate free trade, and call for voting him out in the next election, urging a candidate with a steadier approach.
The Frederick County Humane Society cautions carnival goers against games awarding live animals as prizes. They note all animals require proper diet and habitat, urging humane treatment and consideration of pets.
A reader critiques Roy Meachum's Annapolis oriented columns and lampoons anti Meachumites while reflecting on dogs, telemarketers and dentures. The letter playful, opinionated, and centered on civility in small papers.
The Frederick News Post invites exclusive signed letters with writer name and contact details. many letters published for space reasons while others are not published due to volume. Submissions can be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the News Post with the given addresses and contact data.
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