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Version Of Mendelssohn 
Work Is No. 1 On List Of 
Top 10 Performances Of 
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In Area In 1996

4 Hurt In I-81 Crash

Saturday, December 28, 1996 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 2A 





Say so &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Regarding your column about dirty-air counties and air standards: one very
obvious way to help clean up the air is to ban open-air-burning in Luzerne &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CountyHas anyone checked into the fact that Blue Cross is eliminating
Wyoming Valley Health Care for their lab work? Blue Cross keeps pushing
Priority 65, but it's my belief by not using Wyoming Valley Health Care, who
has several outlets, that we are going to suffer. We, as in senior citizens.
Would you check into it for me, please? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: Most patients enrolled in Blue Cross HMO programs will
notice little change when a new contract for outpatient laboratory services
takes effect Jan. 1, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania officials have
said. The change for First Priority Health and First Priority 65 members
involves Wyoming Valley Health Care System, which will no longer be providing
outpatient lab services. That contract has been awarded to Clinical Labs Inc.
of Throop. But Wyoming Valley Health Care will continue to be a provider of
inpatient care and lab testing for inpatient care to First Priority members. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Yes, whatever happened to the Cottams, the people in Nuangola who starved
their son to death a couple of years ago? I don't read or hear anything about
it anymore. Have they gotten off from this murder charge or what? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor's note: Larry Cottam, 39, and his wife, Leona, 38, of Nuangola were
convicted in September 1989 of third-degree murder for starving to death their
14-year-old son, Eric, during a six-week fast. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 They were each sentenced in July 1991 to five to 12 years in prison. After
appealing the conviction, both began serving their sentences in March 1994 in
separate state prisons. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Larry Cottam is serving his sentence in the State Correctional Institution
at Waymart, Wayne County. Leona Cottam is in the State Correctional
Institution at Cambridge Springs, Crawford County, said Roger Baumgarten of
the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Cottams' other child, Laura, was 12 at the time of her brother's death.
Today she is a 20-year-old Georgetown University biology major on a partial
academic scholarship. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Hurrah for Mayor McGroarty and his decision to appoint Bob Kadluboski as
city tower. It was the morally right thing to do. I commend him on it and
stand behind him. Congratulations, mayor. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 President Clinton's "bridge to the future" is most certainly going to be a
toll bridge. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling about the deer kill today at Frances Slocum State Park. I was
just wondering how the hunters felt to shoot tame deer. Look them in the eyes
and pull the trigger at some tame deer. I want to know what park officials are
going to do about this so it does not happen again. This is a very sad day. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm calling regarding the Little League bleacher article that was in the
paper on Friday. I have been to many Little League games and have seen
youngsters and older people trying to sit on these bleachers and they are
having a terrible time trying to climb up on the bleachers. I witnessed almost
several falling because there are no backrests or handrails. Isn't there
someone or something that can be done to have this problem taken care of? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In regards to Mr. Edward Mitchell who was the mouthpiece during the
election for (Commissioners) Crossin and Makowski. He had them saying that
they have some new and innovating ideas that they want to try out, which they
haven't. Are these new innovating ideas raising taxes? Mr. Joseph "Red" Jones
was elected not to be a rubber stamp for Crossin and Makowski. They have to
really cut down. There's too much waste all over the county. I don't think we
need all that at Luzerne County Community College and the dike. They have too
many irons in the fire. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Say So 
Regarding Your Column About Dirty-air Counties And Air Standards: One Very 
Obvious Way To Help Clean Up The Air Is To Ban Open-air-burning In Luzerne 
County.

Say So Regarding Your Column About Dirty-air Counties And Air Standards: One Very Obvious Way To Help Clean Up The Air Is To Ban Open-air-burning In Luzerne County.