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May • Vol. XXVIII, No. 5

Features

• Head-On Collision

  The issue of concussions and other brain injuries are commonly associated with professional athletes, but younger people are also at peril. What is causing an increased concern about the risk and long-term effect of head injuries, and what can be done to prevent them?
  By James Eppard
  Photography by Turner Photography Studio
  Pg 46

• People to Watch

  They are interesting. They are creative. They challenge the status quo. And they do things on the job and in their lives that make Frederick County a better place. They are Frederick Magazine’s 2013 People to Watch.
  By Guy Fletcher & Holly Gambrell
  Photography by Turner Photography Studio
  Pg 56

• Swing and a Miss

  Baseball will always be America’s pastime … or will it be? Youth baseball participation has been waning as more and more kids are swapping their bats and gloves for lacrosse sticks, soccer balls and other activities. Does baseball stand a chance?
  By Kate McDermott
  Photography by Turner Photography Studio
  Pg 68

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