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    Feb 17, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  1. Civil War graffiti being preserved at historic Morgan's Chapel in Berkeley County

    “Look out Johnny Reb for we are a coming. And by the help of God we are bound to lick you Traitors....”
    matthew.umstead@herald-mail.com
    “Look out Johnny Reb for we are a coming. And by the help of God we are bound to lick you Traitors....” Until recently, those confident words of a Union soldier in the Civil War written on a wall in the “slave gallery” of historic...

    Tags: Christianity, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia)

    2. Dec 5, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. Jefferson, Md., student works on anthropology project

    Jefferson, Md., resident Jessy Schroeder, a senior at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, is getting hands-on anthropology experience this year. With help from Julia King, associate professor of anthropology, Schroeder is creating an exhibit on...

    Tags: Archaeology, Colleges and Universities, Anthropology, Teaching and Learning, Students

    3. Dec 16, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Hagerstown Community College class serves holiday dinners to area families

    For the second year in a row, HCC students worked together to help those in need thanks to the encouragement of HCC sociology instructor Daniel Madron. Through his efforts, Madron and his students cooked and served Thanksgiving dinner to 800 people at...

    Tags: Easter, Christianity, Family, The Salvation Army, Religion and Belief

    4. Nov 29, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Facebook settles with FTC over deception charges

    Facebook is settling with the Federal Trade Commission over charges it deceived consumers with its privacy settings to get people to share more personal information than they originally agreed to.
    Facebook is settling with the Federal Trade Commission over charges it deceived consumers with its privacy settings to get people to share more personal information than they originally agreed to. The FTC had charged that the social network told people...

    Tags: Google Inc., Mark Zuckerberg, Social Media, Media Industry, Facebook

    5. Sep 8, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. The economics of faith

    While the object of writers is to present a point of view for consideration, there is a larger vision of stimulating rational and informed debate to clarify issues. This is especially important when we are dealing with such seminal thinkers as John M....

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Career and Workplace, Social Sciences, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Science

    6. Jan 27, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. Allan Powell: Balance of 'quiet room,' open debate enhances our political education

    On a very cold day in January, presidential candidate Mitt Romney was asked in an interview what he thought about all of the chatter about the disparity of income between the upper ranks of the rich and the lower ranks of laborers. It seemed obvious...

    Tags: Philosophy, Labor Legislation, Interior Policy, Democratic Party, Mitt Romney

    7. Jul 14, 2011 |Column| Herald Mail

  7. Tough experiences lead to growth

    What have your children learned so far this summer? Have they been playing outside? Wonderful. Before we know it, the fall sports season will begin. They'll already be in shape. Have they been reading? Fantastic. Experts tell us that reading is one of...

    Tags: Chicago Hotels, Family, Juvenile Delinquency, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Nov 7, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. SCIP plan suggests finding permanent housing for Washington County's homeless

    <strong>Editor&rsquo;s note:</strong> Leaders of the Washington County Strategic Community Impact Plan divided the plan&rsquo;s focus groups into three categories: people, families and community. This story features goals and strategies in the families category. The community category will be featured Wednesday. An overview of the SCIP project ran Sunday, and the people category was featured Monday.
    heather.keels@herald-mail.com
    Editor’s note: Leaders of the Washington County Strategic Community Impact Plan divided the plan’s focus groups into three categories: people, families and community. This story features goals and strategies in the families category. The...

    Tags: Weight, United Way , Family, Behavioral Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses

    9. Jul 22, 2011 |Column| Herald Mail

  9. Exhibit will focus on early years and people

    Editor's note: This is the 10th in a 12-part series about Washington County Historical Society's founders. In late August, the Washington County Historical Society plans to open a Founders' Exhibit on the many accomplishments of the 29 men and women,...

    Tags: Local Elections, History, Tourism and Leisure, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    10. Sep 28, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Scotland School for Veterans Children auction attracts about 100 bidders

    Boxing up the last remains of the Scotland School for Veterans Children was a sad day for the president of the school's alumni association.
    roxann.miller@herald-mail.com
    Boxing up the last remains of the Scotland School for Veterans Children was a sad day for the president of the school's alumni association. "It makes me feel about the same as the day we were told that the school was closing — devastated," James...

    Tags: Track and Field, Auction Service, Television, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment

    11. Oct 5, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  11. Williamsport WWII weekend features dance, music, Spam

    For many people, World War II is the stuff of classroom textbooks and Hollywood movies.
    marieg@herald-mail.com
    For many people, World War II is the stuff of classroom textbooks and Hollywood movies. But for an older generation, the war had a personal face. Many served in the military, fighting the Nazis as they goose-stepped across Europe. Others worked in...

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, Movies, Human Interest, Arts, Entertainment

    12. Oct 9, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  12. Man's anti-war signs a Sunday tradition in Shepherdstown

    For nearly four years, an obscure silent man has stood in front of the wall at McMurran Hall holding up his anti-war sign, a Sunday morning fixture in the middle of downtown. &nbsp;
    richardb@herald-mail.com
    For nearly four years, an obscure silent man has stood in front of the wall at McMurran Hall holding up his anti-war sign, a Sunday morning fixture in the middle of downtown.   He was there Sunday morning. “I’m out here because I wonder...

    Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Unrest, Conflicts and War

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