"It's kind of funny that just the next day after the shooting in Arizona, the leaders of the Tea Party movement got on the blogosphere and starting saying 'The liberals are going to blame us.' Well, no, that didn't happen. But it is kind of strange that you protest too much. So you know you're guilty, but you'll just never be man enough to admit it. I mean, when you keep hearing the government needs to be overthrown, lock and load, if we — Second Amendment remedies, well, you keep saying that enough, some nut out there is going to take it literally."

— Hagerstown

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"As an employee of Eastern Organ Pipe, I just wanted to call and say thank you to the firemen and anyone else involved at the fire at the Moller building. I think they did an excellent job."

— Hagerstown



"To the Hagerstown caller commenting on the anti-war protests since President Obama has taken office, I say the following: I didn't notice any Tea Party or similar protests prior to Obama taking office. Was there not extreme deficit spending during the Bush era? Was there not a lack of listening to the public by the Republican-held Congress, or are the Tea Party protests really just another right-wing political statement and publicity stunt?"

Waynesboro, Pa.



"Education plays a critical role in how Washington County tracks businesses and prepares workers to serve those businesses. We would all agree a lot of money has been spent on new schools, programs and layers of administration at the Board of Education. While the local education forum believes this community offers a tremendous opportunity for a new superintendent, there is not much opportunity for most people who live in Washington County. The numbers prove it. The county ranks near the bottom of median family income within the state. ... Can our local leaders and visionaries explain this?"

— Hagerstown



"The government needs to rethink about building a senior center at Hagerstown Community College. First they need to check out the number of people who would actually use it. I think you all would be shocked to find out it'd be probably less than 100."

— Hagerstown



"I'm calling about the Big Pool-area person who was talking about the dip on the Dual Highway. I just wanted to say I just came off of that, and I didn't have any problems. I saw the dip, slowed down and everything was just fine. So maybe she just needs to — or he — needs to slow his car down a little bit. They know the dip's there, so prepare for it."

— Hagerstown



"Price of gas in Frederick on Thursday, the 13th of January: $3.09. Friday, the 14th: $3.20. That darn Bush — oh, I'm sorry — that darn Obama."