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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1995
Page
6
The Maryland workplace smoking ban, one of the nation’s toughest, goes into effect with a six month break-in period and early compliance reports showing 24 complaints in the first five weeks. Public support appears strong and fines are expected to be rare. Smokers are adapting while non-smokers breathe easier at work.
A review notes a return to feel good romance as society wrestles with intolerance and violence. It highlights Forget Paris French Kiss While You Were Sleeping The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain and The Came Down a Mountain, praising charm and production while critiquing writing and performances. The piece praises Meg Ryan Billy Crystal and Hugh Grant, and calls out film flaws including pacing and casting.
The piece argues no strings aid to Israel and a $4 trillion national debt have driven GOP budgets to slash federal outlays. Senate and House plans target roughly $1 trillion to $1.4 trillion in seven years, including Medicare, libraries, and entire departments, amid Clinton GOP clashes over wasteful spending.
A Scripps Howard News Service analysis argues U S aid to Israel remains largely unconditioned, with up front funding and investment gains for the American taxpayer, while domestic programs face scrutiny from politicians on both sides. It cites Clinton, Gingrich, and Dole in a partisan dispute over the foreign aid corridor.
NBC analyst Robert St John warned Frederick audience on world tensions as editorials cast U S versus Russia. Pvt Charles Leazer Main freed from German camp. wife Bessie Main informed by War Dept and Red Cross. Bertha Tyson urged WCTU on alcohol waste. Frederick Memorial Hospital nursing program ranked low in priority. possible loss after October class. Dr Martha Schipper resigned to help Montgomery County program. Frederick firefighters saved The News-Post warehouse from a suspicious blaze.
Gary Sheffield-James of Frederick criticizes Democrats and Republicans for failing to lead after the November election. He argues the deficit stems from 22 years of big budgets and calls Contract With America a plan to balance the budget on cuts to school lunches WIC and welfare. He urges protecting the weak.
A diabetic patient recounts three 20 minute laser treatments for diabetic retinopathy costing $1,200 each, fully paid by insurance, followed by a $100 charge for a post operative examination. The patient urges relief from high medical bills.
A letter from Linda Burns in Drums, Pa., argues about high medical bills after a kidney transplant and Medicare funding concerns, comparing costs to clearly posted grocery and postal prices. The writer blasts doctors for overcharging and calls for cost transparency before procedures except in emergencies, then criticizes Libertytown neighbors for lack of help during a family move and warns of future loss unless communities rally.
A car slammed into a Libertytown home on April 11, destroying the living room and all possessions. The occupants, a mother, sister, and nephew, survived, but face housing loss, shock, and ongoing hardship. The writer emphasizes family resilience and criticizes insurance as inadequate.
New Market letter writer Mark Bergstralh protests a Freder ick Post editing choice that changed plunging to plunged in a road accident sentence near Jug Bridge. He warns about dangling participles while recalling a 317 foot embankment plunge.
The Frederick News-Post invites readers to submit letters with name address and phone number for verification. Due to high volume not all letters can be printed. Poetry and religious verse are excluded and copies addressed to others are not printed.
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