- Hot Topics:
- Class of 2013 Special Section
- Spelling Bee 2013
- The Hunter's Cabin - Your total hunting site
Advanced Search
XYour View & Tim's
Mail Call - May 17“I’d just like to say kudos to the humane society for expanding their clinic. My wish for them has been for years that they... |
Mail Call - May 14“Thank you to the nice woman who planted such wonderful flowers in front of the old library in downtown Boonsboro. We appreciate you,... |
Mail Call - May 16“I’d like to say I think the old hospital grounds where the old hospital used to be would be a perfect place to have the... |
Mail Call - May 13“How does one go about arranging a green burial in this county? My husband and I would like that option when we die. Cremation is... |
Mail Call - May 15“People wonder what’s wrong with Washington. Well, it’s the people themselves, that re-elect people like this former... |
Mail Call - May 10“As a Department of Public Safety retiree after 30 years, this repeal of the death penalty has far-reaching opportunities for... |
Poor IRS; it didn't mean to target tea parties
Well, this would explain my $25,000 tax bill. Looks like I picked the wrong year to start up a right-wing militia group.
It's rich that the IRS wants us to believe it never targets anyone
Well, this would explain my $25,000 tax bill. Looks like I picked the wrong year to start up a right-wing militia group.
If at first you don't succeed, work on your execution
Like me, Del. Neil Parrott seems to believe that any publicity is good publicity.
With study done, we wait for action
Consultant studies are a two-way street. First, the study has to be worth something; second, the group for whom the study was performed...
Email deadbeat considers faking death to get out of message obligations
It seems to me that there ought to be a mechanism allowing one to file for email bankruptcy. And I say this as a person whose inbox is...
Thank you for the chance to bomb in 'Blonde'
I was a thespian in high school, which I was never proud of because I though it had some sick, negative sexual connotation to it. Enough...
Local Blogs
The Cartoon View
Editorials
Government is trampling upon our right to freedom
In a democracy, the first rule of power is to know when not to use it. The sad results produced by leaders lacking this restraint are...
Improving literacy is a worthy goal
Much has been written about the need for higher education. But before we can succeed at higher education, we must succeed at lower...
With goals in hand, county must move forward in pursuit of economic growth
Washington County’s new economic goals were finalized recently, with a five-part plan that emphasizes infrastructure, workforce...
City must give Sora, or someone, a chance
After listening to a disjointed Hagerstown City Council once again stumble over its ideas for downtown a couple of weeks ago, we find...
In new role, Sen. Shank representing county well
Washington County lawmaker Christopher Shank moved to the Maryland Senate from the House of Delegates, where he had a well-earned reputation...
Commissioners should adopt bold scholarship plan
The Washington County Commissioners will never face an easier decision: In exchange for a relatively small expense, the county could finally...
Without downtown benefits, new stadium is a tough sell
When plans began to circulate last year for a new multiuse stadium in downtown Hagerstown, the goal was twofold. First, the stadium would...
Guest Editorials
George Michael: Obamacare - The coming train wreck
According to one national leader, Obamacare is “a huge train wreck coming down.” You might be tempted to dismiss this quote as...
Allan Powell: Climate change is an enormous challenge
“The Third Industrial Revolution” has a much-needed educative value in equipping us to survive in a world of climate change....
David Hanlin: Giving kids a chance
Readers of this column are aware that I have a concern about children in Washington County being prepared to start kindergarten. According...
Lloyd Waters: Jimmy Dean, his mama and those IOUs
Jimmy Dean shared his life story in his autobiography “Thirty Years of Sausage, Fifty Years of Ham.” Born in 1928 in the midst...
Art Callaham: O'Reilly's book on Kennedy a good read
I was never a “Kennedyphile” — lifelong southern conservative Republicans usually are not. Sure, I was a starry-eyed 15-...
Allan Powell: The feminine touch in finance
One can but admire a woman brave enough to pick a professional career in which she will be surrounded and greeted with patronizing glances...
Tom Firey: How to cut federal spending
Sequestration is beginning to inflict real pain on America; so say government spokesmen and special interest groups inside the Beltway.&...
|
|
Bill Kohler
Silence following Jason Collins' coming out speaks volumes - May 7, 2013 - Dear fellow humans,
Bio | E-mail | Recent columns
Jake Womer
No matter how you look at it, it's still the news - August 4, 2012 - I love the classic movie channel for the personal discoveries that it allows a movie fan. Now and then, I’ll see a film I had only...
Bio | E-mail | Recent columns
Liz Thompson
Turn on Channel 6 and check out HMTV6 - July 28, 2012 - If you are an Antietam Cable Television subscriber, please turn on Channel 6 and check out HMTV6, our latest effort to bring news and...
Bio | E-mail | Recent columns
Crystal Schelle
Teens just like cats, sometimes - July 21, 2012 - I once had a high school teacher tell my class that trying to get a group of teens to follow directions is like trying to corral a bunch...
Bio | E-mail | Recent columns
Tony Mulieri
Thrill of competition even better than thrill of victory - July 14, 2012 - Have you ever walked into a situation and thought to yourself, this is too good to be true?
Bio | E-mail | Recent columns
Joel Huffer
'Yogi-isms' just good advice - July 7, 2012 - About eight months ago, we got a new email system at The Herald-Mail, a switch that put all Schurz Communications properties “on the...
Bio | E-mail | Recent columns
Linda Duffield
Emails in proper form help us to better report news - June 30, 2012 - Around here, we get a lot of emails.
Bio | E-mail | Recent columns
Meg Partington
When wading through tons of clutter, keep a 'do-not-toss' box for sentimental memories - June 23, 2012 - The emails from Kim Reno, the chief financial officer at The Herald-Mail Co., contained good news and bad news.
Bio | E-mail | Recent columns
|
|