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Letters to the Editor - Aug. 16
School board needs to release K-2 achievement To the editor: When I asked the Washington County Board of Education (BOE) how and what they manage, they responded they do not micromanage but set the policy for their one employee, the superintendent, to...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Armed Forces, Science and Technology, Michigan, Maryland
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Letters to the Editor - August 21
The year is 2011, not 1861 To the editor: Imagine a place where public schools, if they exist, are under-funded, where the wealthy send their children to private schools and universities so that they might retain their families' hold on wealth,...Tags: Jefferson Davis, Democratic Party, Social Issues, Barack Obama, Travel
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Bad behavior has a long history in the U.S.
History coughs up plenty of precedent for modern bad behavior. Politics is dirty today, but not as dirty as it was through much of the 19th century. Business is diabolically heartless today — often at the expense of the average person — but no...Tags: Government, Insider Trading, Stanford White, National Government, Federal Reserve
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Letters to the Editor - Aug. 21
The year is 2011, not 1861 To the editor: Imagine a place where public schools, if they exist, are under-funded, where the wealthy send their children to private schools and universities so that they might retain their families’ hold on wealth,...Tags: Jefferson Davis, Democratic Party, Social Issues, Barack Obama, Travel
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Chamber pledges $1K toward Monterey Pass battle site purchase
The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce donated $1,000 to the Friends of the Monterey Pass Battlefield Inc. on Aug. 24 to help the organization with its plans to purchase battlefield property.
The Chamber presents three Civil War seminars each...Tags: Arts and Culture, Charity, Social Issues, Monterey (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), Monterey (Franklin, Pennsylvania)
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Letters to the Editor - Aug. 30
Brooks to be commended for her leadership To the editor: The Herald-Mail editorial (Aug. 24) in appreciation for the community leadership Carolyn Brooks brought to the state initiatives called HotSpots/C-Safe was so very deserving. For more than a...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Arts and Culture, Judaism, Bible
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Superintendent looks forward to building on success
The following letter from Washington County Schools Superintendent Clayton M. Wilcox was written for Back in Session: A Herald-Mail Special Section:
Dear Readers:
As Washington County Public Schools (WCPS) kicks off the 2011-2012 school year, the...Tags: Public Schools, Fine Arts, Maryland, File Sharing, Arts
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'Road to Freedom' video recounts Underground Railroad
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comA video recounting the history of escaped slaves using the Underground Railroad in the South Mountain region was unveiled Friday to educators and other community members at a private showing at Caledonia State Park. The Franklin County Visitors Bureau...Tags: Arts and Culture, Thaddeus Stevens, DVDs, Travel, Transportation
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Donation completes drive to buy battlefield land
waynesboro@herald-mail.comWashington Township (Pa.) Supervisor Elaine Gladhill threatened to jump on a local historian Monday in her excitement about buying land to preserve a Civil War battle site. Gladhill and historian John Miller joined two dozen other people off Charmian...Tags: Arts and Culture, John Miller, Human Interest, Political Fundraising, Corporate Officers
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Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss speaks to students in Jefferson Co., W.Va. about learning civics
richardb@herald-mail.comIn something of a reprise of his popular film, "Mr. Holland's Opus," Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss sat in high school auditoriums Friday and lectured seniors on the subject of civics and the need to learn it. "Only about 4 percent of the students...Tags: Public Schools, Richard Dreyfuss, Netherlands, Pacific Ocean, Arts and Culture
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Justice William Smith House to be rebuilt with help of 12-year-old Fayetteville girl
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comAt first glance, the pile of rubble that once was the Justice William Smith House in Mercersburg might seem like a lost cause, but don't tell that to 12-year-old Bailey Orange. The Fayetteville, Pa., girl is spearheading efforts to breathe new life...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Revolutions, Pennsylvania, First National Bank of Mercersburg (PA), Homes
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Williamsport marks rebel retreat from Gettysburg
alnotarianni@aol.com"It wasn't the good old days," Joan Knode said. Soldiers who had been injured in the Battle of Gettysburg rode in hard wagons through Williamsport en route to Virginia. It was early July 1863, and the Confederate effort led by Gen. Robert E. Lee had...Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Documentary (genre), Ohio, Wars and Interventions
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