Family faces hard choice as son battles costly disease
The Whitfields describe Andrew's yearlong fight with a degenerative illness costing about 1 million dollars. bankruptcy followed, a Canadian job offer failed, and a Do Not Resuscitate order was issued. Maryland's attorney general upheld parental decision making in end of life care.
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Andrew
Whitfield
Canada
Mr. Whitfield
Whitfields
Maryland
Joseph Curran
United States
Weather Ups and Near-Miss Jet Collision Report
Weather driven activity boosts sales of water soda ice and ice cream at local stores. A Tokyo air traffic controller error nearly caused two jumbo jets to collide 28,665 feet over the Pacific but pilots followed automatic warnings and avoided danger. Forecasters predict mostly sunny days with scattered showers and highs in the low 80s through midweek.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Northwest Flight 6
Chicago
Cathay Pacific Airways Flight 881
Los Angeles
Hong Kong
Japan
Hokkaido
Cathay Pacific
C.F. Kwan
Kwan
Frederick
Stephen Small
National Weather Service
Amet Figueroa
Mr. Figueroa
Man acccused of murder seeks hearing on new assault charges
Daren Edward Witmer 24 of West Patrick Street asked for a preliminary hearing Monday on new charges for brutal assault at a Frederick laundromat in early February. He lies in Frederick County Detention Center after March 6 arrest for the March 4 murder of William Clin ton McSherry Jr. and the February 28 killing of Lt. Col. Owen David Wilson. Police say the two victims were struck from behind, choked, robbed, and the assault on the woman matched the Wilson case. Detained without bond, Witmer faces two circuit court murder trials in September. the laundromat hearing will decide if a crime occurred and if he is a suspect.
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Daren Edward Witmer
Frederick Laundromat
Witmer
West Patrick Street
Frederick County
William Clinton McSherry Jr
East Second Street
McSherry
Col
Owen David Wilson
Key Parkway
Trade talks near stalemate as Naples summit nears
The Japanese delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sadayuki Hayashi presses to break the stalemate in negotiating rules while both sides seek market opening pacts ahead of the July 8 to 10 Naples summit. The U S has softened rhetoric to calm markets after dollar drops against the yen and fears of a broader trade war. Negotiators hint at moving beyond autos and telecoms to easier areas first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadayuki Hayashi
Tsutomu Hata
Naples
Italy
U.S
Frederick project aims to save jobs at Carroll Creek site
Schaefer built on a 14 acre parcel on a seven acre city site within Carroll Creek Park Master Plan. The project, bounded by South Carroll and Commerce streets and East All Saints and East streets, extends as part of downtown revitalization. Mayor Grimes cites preserving about 200 downtown jobs and placing state offices at Carroll Creek to reinforce Maryland’s commitment to Frederick's downtown redevelopment.
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Carroll Creek Park
South Carroll and
Commerce Streets
Frederick
James Grimes
Carroll Creek
Schaefer
Maryland
Tobacco firm contests secondhand smoke risk in ad push
RJ Reynolds launches an advertising campaign arguing the EPA finding that secondhand cigarette smoke can cause cancer is flawed. EPA Administrator Browner rebuts, saying the agency stands by its classification of secondhand tobacco smoke as a carcinogen and a health threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surgeon General
New Direction
Washington (Ap
RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Reynolds
Chris Coggins
Environmental Protection Agency
Coggins
EPA
Tobacco Company
Carol M. Browner
Maura Ellis
Ms. Hilis
Budget prompts traffic study before project approval
Mrs Bowerman opposed the motion while Mrs Yingling and Commissioners Sundergill and Reeder voted for it as David Gray was absent. Public works director Robert Hayes cited costs, saying sites could cost 80 000 to 300 000. Reeder endorsed the Catoctin High site for its winter suitability and satellite use. Yingling urged documentation of efficiency before expanding.
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Bowerman
Yingling
Ron Sundergill
Bruce Reeder
David Gray
Robert Hayes
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Catoctin Boulevard
Fredenck News-Post
John Daly
Kemper Fantasy Golf
Shockley Broreies
Phive
Olde Towne Jewelers
MT Em
Oto Walkersville
PAI
R W Warner Inc
George Dorsey
News-Post
John Lammers
Jay McRoberts II
Dds
Buckeystown Pike
Evergreen Square
Dr. McRoberts
DDS General Dentistry
Frederick Memorial Hospital
West Seventh Street
Geoffrey Brin
Optical
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Rose Hill Plaza
Opossumtown Pike
Hearth
East Street
Frederick Tues
Callus
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