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Protest groups move into place as G-8 Summit begins
andrews@herald-mail.comWith world leaders on their way to Camp David for a Group of Eight summit, protesters trickled into nearby Thurmont to speak their minds. The movement started slowly Friday morning, with just two representatives of the Larouche Political Action Committee...Tags: NATO, Barack Obama, Camp David, Germany, Politics
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Writer's devices develop direction
What do the movie "Avatar" and John Bunyan's book "Pilgrim's Progress" have in common? If you say both focus on man's journey to understand life and the world around him, you would be correct. If you say that both are allegorical accounts — one...Tags: Avatar (movie), John Bunyan, Big Brown, Charles Dickens
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'Local trailblazer' honored at black history celebration
davem@herald-mail.comLeon Brumback, a longtime educator in Washington County Public Schools who blazed new trails as a black student, was remembered during a ceremony Sunday as one who was the “wind under the wings” of countless students in the county. Brumback...Tags: George Washington Carver, Colleges and Universities, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frostburg State University, Teaching and Learning
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Baby-sitter training course
The Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1131 Conrad Court, will offer a baby-sitter training course Thursday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to provide those ages 11 to 15 with the information and skills necessary to provide safe and...Tags: Child Abuse, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), John Wesley, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Meditation course offered at HCC
The Continuing Education and Community Services Division of Hagerstown Community College will offer a course titled, “Principles of Meditation — A Joyous, Peaceful Way of Life,” for two sessions, beginning in January. The first...Tags: Health, Heart Disease, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Washington County organization connects volunteers with groups in need of people assistance
kate.alexander@herald-mail.comWith budgets still tight, one Washington County agency has decided not to compete for dwindling nonprofit dollars but to support the area’s approximately 500 not-for-profit groups with precious human capital instead. Known as Volunteer Washington...Tags: United Way , Computing and Information Technology Industry, Martin Luther King Day, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Staff picks for Jan. 12 to 18
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‘You say he’s just a friend’
Hip-hop artist Biz Markie will perform. 10 p.m. to midnight Sunday at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races’ H Lounge, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, W.Va.
Telescope clinic
TriState...Tags: Entertainment Events, Science, Artists, University of Maryland, College Park, Health
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Cabin Fever Picnic on Jan. 28
John Wesley United Methodist Church, 129 N. Potomac St., will host a cabin fever picnic Saturday, Jan. 28, from noon to 4 p.m. The event will include beanbag toss, miniature golf, spoon races, sing-along, door prizes and other activities The menu...Tags: Health, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Movies, John Wesley, Parenting
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Fashion show a success
The annual For Our Kids Sake fashion show was held Nov. 20 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center on West North Avenue in Hagerstown. Those ages 18 months to 18 years participated. The participants modeled clothes for school, Sunday school attire, teen...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), George Washington, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Music, Entertainment
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Pa. school plans King activities
Greencastle-Antrim High School is hosting a variety of events as part of its third annual Martin Luther King Jr. service project. All spectators who attend the Jan. 20 home basketball games against James Buchanan High School will receive $1 off game...Tags: Kraft Foods, Inc., Lobbying, High Schools, Martin Luther King Day, James Buchanan
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Five for your planner: Tuesday, Jan. 10
1. Remembering civil rights leader
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Celebration includes songs by the Mount Moriah Baptist Church Choir, a recitation of King's "I Have a Dream" speech by the Rev. Darin Mency, and a keynote talk by Vicky Bullet, a...Tags: Music, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Artists, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Tri-State briefs - Jan. 9
MLK Jr. service set for Jan. 16 in Chambersburg CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — The annual Chambersburg community Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service will be held Sunday, Jan. 15, at 4 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 40 Lincoln Way West. The service,...Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), John Wesley, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Religion and Belief
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