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    Dec 23, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  1. Holidays, children and loss: Experts offer advice to help kids get through the grief

    "If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you."
    crystal.schelle@herald-mail.com
    "If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always...

    Tags: Family, Human Interest, Customs and Tradition, Substance Abuse, Christmas

    2. Nov 16, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. Letter to the Editor - Nov. 16

    Maryland’s vote for marriage equality makes me proud To the editor: Kudos to Tim Rowland for his column supporting marriage equality (“In America, rights take precedent over beliefs,” Nov. 4). Love requires that everyone be treated...

    Tags: Family, Culture, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture

    3. Nov 12, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Local hospice program will provide mutual support for those who have lost a loved one to suicide

    This year, about 40,000 people in the United States will chose to end their lives.
    marieg@herald-mail.com
    This year, about 40,000 people in the United States will chose to end their lives. It’s a sobering statistic from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Equally sobering is the fact that it might be someone you know — a family...

    Tags: Human Interest, Culture, Arts and Culture, DVDs, Suicide

    4. Aug 16, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Letters to the Editor - Aug. 16

    Cyberbullying knows no boundaries To the editor: Grace was smart, funny, loving, kind, sensitive, caring, bullied. And this is where we are today — mourning her death and advocating for others who might be suffering from similar emotional...

    Tags: Pies and Tarts, Culture, Arts and Culture, Annapolis, Suicide

    5. May 4, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. Mike Butler says 'life's been wonderful' since double-organ transplant

    April was a busy month for Hagerstown resident Mike Butler. He's a low-key guy, but he is filled with missionary zeal. His life was changed, made more complete. He owes a debt, and he wants to pay it forward.
    chrisc@herald-mail.com
    April was a busy month for Hagerstown resident Mike Butler. He's a low-key guy, but he is filled with missionary zeal. His life was changed, made more complete. He owes a debt, and he wants to pay it forward. Seventeen years ago, Butler received a...

    Tags: Lungs and Airways, Human Interest, Health Treatments, Charity, Chemical Industry

    6. May 11, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. Camp event for grieving children set for June

     Hospice of Washington County Inc. Grief and Bereavement Center is hosting Camp Hope ';n' Cope, an overnight camp for youth, Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10. Camp Hope ‘n' Cope is designed for grieving children and adolescents who have...

    Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture

    7. Apr 11, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  7. Nontheists share thoughts during Interfaith Coalition event

    heather.keels@herald-mail.com
    A secular humanist, an agnostic and an atheist walk into a church. That wasn’t the setup for a joke Wednesday night in Hagerstown, but for an evening of impassioned discussion hosted by the Interfaith Coalition of Washington County to encourage...

    Tags: Customs and Tradition, Culture, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture

    8. Jan 19, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  8. 'Poe Toaster' again a no-show at author's grave; fans say tradition is over

    Edgar Allan Poe fans waited long past a midnight dreary, but it appears annual visits to the writer’s grave in Baltimore by a mysterious figure called the “Poe Toaster” shall occur nevermore.
    The Associated Press
    Edgar Allan Poe fans waited long past a midnight dreary, but it appears annual visits to the writer’s grave in Baltimore by a mysterious figure called the “Poe Toaster” shall occur nevermore. Poe House and Museum Curator Jeff Jerome...

    Tags: Customs and Tradition, Vincent Price, Fiction, Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

    9. May 20, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  9. ‘Tearaway’: Folklore and paper create a modern Vita experience

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    As a showcase for modern technology, “Tearaway” for Sony's hand-held gaming machine the Vita may not at first seem to […]...
    10. May 13, 2013 |Story| SFL

  10. 66 finalists named for lucrative Knight Arts Challenge grants

    One of the remarkable things about the 66 finalists announced Monday for the annual Knight Arts Challenge grants is their range, both artistically and geographically.
    One of the remarkable things about the 66 finalists announced Monday for the annual Knight Arts Challenge grants is their range, both artistically and geographically. Over the course of five years,  the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has...

    Tags: Literature, Services and Shopping, Palm Beach Opera, Radio Industry, Photography and Video

    11. May 10, 2013 |Story| Burbank Leader

  11. In Theory: Are parts of Scripture outdated and in need of change?

    It's not often that a Christian minister agrees with the New Atheist movement, but the Rev. Michael Dowd believes it's possible when it comes to what he calls the "idolatry of the written word." A self-described "New Theist" — one who "value[s]...

    Tags: Judaism, Values, Customs and Tradition, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice

    12. May 10, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  12. Former FAMU student Rikki Wills pleads no contest in hazing case

    Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills, who insists that he tried to shield his college roommate Robert Champion from a brutal hazing in Orlando in 2011, pleaded no contest today to felony hazing resulting in death.
    Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills, who insists that he tried to shield his college roommate Robert Champion from a brutal hazing in Orlando in 2011, pleaded no contest today to felony hazing resulting in death. Wills, 25, will not be sentenced until...

    Tags: Leon County (Florida), Human Interest, Florida Classic, Defendants, James H. Ammons

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