August 7, 2000
Frontage roadway decisions faulted
Planners express worries that recent County Commission votes have placed gaps in the system of frontage roads.
Local firefighters go West to battle blazes
Hernando firefighters will work for the federal government to fight wildfires in Nevada and Idaho.
County wants to expand reefs
Hernando hopes to hire a grants writer to help obtain federal and state funds to monitor and enlarge its artificial reefs.
Mysterious, but not fatal or contagious
Parkinson's disease affects more than 1.5-million Americans. It is a chronic neurological condition named after Dr. James Parkinson, a London physician who first described the syndrome in 1817. Parkinson's is a slowly progressive disease that affects a small area of cells in the mid brain. Gradual degeneration of these cells causes a reduction in a vital chemical known as dopamine.
