Biography
Linda Duffield is city editor for The Herald-Mail and oversees news coverage in Washington County. She can be reached by calling 301-733- ...
Managing family, personal and financial records
June 6, 2013
When was the last time you couldn’t find an important paper you knew you had carefully put away? Getting organized is not easy. It takes time and commitment to get all your family records in order and to answer such questions as: Where does our money go? How much do we own? How much do we owe? Organizing and keeping family records in a business-like manner can save you time, trouble, money and frustration.
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Emails in proper form help us to better report news
June 30, 2012
Around here, we get a lot of emails.
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No holding back, we dig for the facts
May 5, 2012
Here’s the bottom line.
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Get familiar with the candidates before voting
March 3, 2012
Primary election season is in full swing across the country, and soon it will be Maryland voters’ turn to head to the polls.
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Being a stickler for proper grammar and usage
January 14, 2012
Hanging in the back of the newsroom, near a copy machine, is a piece of paper with this heading: Tips for proper English.
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Editor has a wish for Christmas
December 23, 2011
Today, on another page of The Herald-Mail, is a story about people's memories of Christmas.
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What reporters want you to know
December 10, 2011
Each Sunday in this space, readers can find a column from a Herald-Mail employee. There is a regular rotation for these columns, with newsroom editors and department heads contributing.
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Probe of fire, rescue finances raises questions
October 1, 2011
On page A1 of today's Herald-Mail is the first in a series of stories on funding and financial reporting practices of the 27 fire and rescue companies in Washington County and of the county Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association.
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Police are serious about searching for missing children
July 23, 2011
The nature of some jobs means those working them routinely come in for criticism, almost certainly never pleasing everyone at any given time.
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Summer event coverage requires juggling
May 29, 2011
We are in the midst of what is perhaps the busiest time of the year for the newsroom, in terms of the sheer number of events that we are committed to covering.
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Summer event coverage requires juggling
May 28, 2011
We are in the midst of what is perhaps the busiest time of the year for the newsroom, in terms of the sheer number of events that we are committed to covering.
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Information from tips must be verified before we print it
March 12, 2011
A tip was e-mailed to us the other day, and came complete with an attached copy of a document from an official body that made it clear the information was correct, and something for which we could get official confirmation.
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Year in review offers glimpse of who we are
December 26, 2010
"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves." - Bill Vaughn