Biography
Jake Womer is executive editor of The Herald-Mail and oversees the newsroom. He can be reached by calling 301-733-5131, ext. 7594, or via em ...
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 vaguely heard about.
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Let's look at the facts on how we bring you the facts
June 9, 2012
I often engage readers in conversations about the newspaper. I commonly field questions about why we do some of the things we do. Some themes re-emerge, enough so that they are worth addressing here with a simple true-and-false treatment:
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Higher voter turnout makes democracy work better
April 7, 2012
The city of Hagerstown was a clear victor in Tuesday’s primary. Whatever residents may think about the candidates, they moved toward a more representative city government.
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Herald-Mail welcomes back 'Rex Morgan'
February 18, 2012
The doctor is in.
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Mail Call: A snapshot of opinions
January 21, 2012
Devotion and exasperation.
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Comic results are in
December 30, 2011
In November, we asked readers to take a survey about the comics pages to help us determine which comic strips to continue to publish.
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Question: What comics to keep ... and the survey says?
November 19, 2011
We asked for opinions and readers have responded well.
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Sept. 11 changed America and the world
September 3, 2011
There are a string of images that I never want to see again.
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Service, sacrifice, strength can spell good news
July 2, 2011
Last week in this space, Night City Editor Stuart Samuels detailed how The Herald-Mail works to show the full picture of Hagerstown, Washington County and the Tri-State area.
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Why publish and report on public salaries?
April 16, 2011
The public has a right to know.
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Herald-Mail re-examines Civil War history and connections to a painful era
April 9, 2011
Tuesday marks 150 years since the Confederate States of America fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
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Good things happen when we know and help our neighbors
February 5, 2011
I don't mind bad weather because it can bring out the best in people.
