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• Commercial landlords struggle to lure, keep tenants amid recession
  WASHINGTON COUNTY — There’s fierce competition in most places in Washington County and beyond for commercial tenants these days as the recession bites still deeper on businesses, local real estate professionals said.
• Rockefeller, Manchin tout compromise, change to young Dems
  SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — On the eve of a historic vote on health care reform, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller used the story of his evolving position on the bill to impart a lesson about compromise to a group of young political activists.
• Players check into Hagerstown for chess tournament
  HAGERSTOWN — Some 400 students are participating this weekend in the Maryland State Scholastic Chess Championships at the Hagerstown Hotel and Convention Center.
• Hedgesville Volunteer Fire Co. dedicates new station
  HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — The old Hedgesville firehouse would fit inside the new Hedgesville fire station, according to some Hedgesville firefighters who attended Saturday’s dedication ceremony for the new station.