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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1999
Page
1
Frederick County Commissioners faced heated debate over adding housing and job discrimination protections for sexual orientation. Anti gay advocates urged rejection while several taxes were also discussed. The Human Relations Commission seeks state action and a vote on the legislative wish list was planned for Thursday.
Frederick city officials and property owners discussed reviving the defunct race track plan on the east side but concluded the project would be too controversial. The planning commission backs industrial park use with other industrial options to be pursued. Residents group RID urges environmentally friendly projects avoiding truck traffic.
A witness told the Senate Health Subcommittee that 17 patients full names and Social Security numbers were made public as evidence in a medical fraud case. Privacy consultant Robert Gellman said doctors providers and patients underestimate how widely records circulate. A MedChi report notes broader abuses including a banker using cancer registry data to call in mortgages early and Maryland Department of Human Resources workers allegedly selling patient data to health maintainers.
Lawmakers and representatives from insurance, pharmacies, drugstores, patients, and health departments pressed a subcommittee to strengthen Maryland s confidential records law. Sen Paula Hollinger noted that signing forms to pay doctors opens medical data, while a researcher warned that HMOs and state agencies can access records.
A prominent Democrat will headline a fundraiser breakfast for Republican Sen. Alex Mooney next month. The event lists Sen Walter M Baker as the sponsor and DCpper Eastern Shore as a special guest speaker. Miller Jr. mentions cross party support reflects lawmakers working together.
The Lions edged the Hawks to capture the county golf championship while the Knights and Patriots battled to a draw in soccer. Gourmet treats and glitzy eats highlight the Evening on the French Riviera event, a night to remember.
A tree planting at Hood College honors Margaret Rawson, a pioneering dyslexia researcher and educator who taught there from 1947 to 1965. An oak near Rosenstock Hall stands as a memorial with a plaque noting her birth date, June 29, 1899, and achievements including a college credit course for teachers of dyslexic students and a 30 year study of dyslexic and non-dyslexic boys. The ceremony included remarks by J Thomas Viall of the International Dyslexia Association and ongoing student tutoring programs at Hood.
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