Family has final say in organ donations, official says
Joyce Tarrant of the Transplant Resource Center told a Hospice of Frederick County audience that family decision controls organ donation even with donor cards. She noted organs must be allocated quickly after brain death, with kidneys needing 12 to 24 hours. About 1,100 Marylanders await transplants. last year 63 donors could help up to 75 recipients. Call (410) 242-7000 to receive a donor card.
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Joyce Tarrant
Transplant Resource Center
Ms. Tarrant
Frederick County
United Network For
Girl's meningitis isolated at Gaithersburg school
A second grade student at Stone Mill Elementary in Gaithersburg was diagnosed with a common form of bacterial meningitis described as isolated and under control by a Montgomery County school spokesman. No other cases were reported and health officials were not alarmed. Parents were urged to seek medical advice if their child shared drinks or food with the student.
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Gaithersburg
Brian Porter
Virginia
Stone Mill
Porter
North Potomac
Senate
Thomas V
Mike Miller
Prince George’s
Miller
House
Casper Taylor
Dallegany
Taylor
Hanna Leads Air Quality Panel in Montgomery County
Montgomery County Councilman William E. Hanna Jr. was elected chair of the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee for the coming year. Hanna, a long-time council member since 1982 and former COG board president, emphasizes a regional plan under the Clean Air Act and reducing air pollution for the community. Nicole Lare earned the dean’s list at Virginia Tech College of Business, daughter of Ben and Cathy Gannon. Tracey Ward serves as Bucknell Panhellenic Council president, daughter of Woodrow Ward Jr., Damascus High School alumna.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
William E. Hanna Jr
Metropolitan Washington
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Board
Hanna
COG
Nicole Lare
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
Ben and
Cathy Gannon
Middletown
Middletown High School
Virginia Tech
Tracey Ward
Ijamsville
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Woodrow Ward Jr
Urbana Pike
Linda Ward
Damascus High School
Smoking ban compromise inches toward exemption deal
Gov. Parris Glendening and legislative leaders edge toward a compromise on a statewide smoking ban. Hotels motels and liquor licensed businesses may be exempted while restaurants with bar areas would allow smoking in restricted sections. Negotiations focus on partitions and where bar areas end. Both sides seek to avoid a veto and potential referendum, with a midnight Tuesday deadline looming.
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Annapolis
Parris Glendening
Glendening
Senate
General Assembly
Bonnie Kirkland
New Potomac River gauges warn of dangerous levels and ramps painted
Maryland Department of Natural Resources installs 50 water level gauges along the 185 mile upper Potomac from Georgetown to Cumberland and marks ramps with red and yellow stripes to warn of high water. Don Stansell of the Maryland Boating Administration notes that red means extreme danger, yellow signals caution, and most drownings occur when water is high yet appears calm. Life jackets are required upper Potomac November 15 through May 15. elsewhere required only in whitewater zones.
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Potomac River
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Georgetown
Cumberland
Don Stansell
Maryland Boating Administration
Mr. Stansell
Potomac
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Montgomery
Health Department
Lare
Ward
Bucknell Sorority
Saturda
Lancome
Renergie Yeux
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