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A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...Tags: East Northport, Harvey, Woodside, West Islip, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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Actor Richard Dreyfuss to help Charles Town celebrate
richardb@herald-mail.comOscar-winning Actor Richard Dreyfuss, a Washington family history buff, will be on hand this weekend for Charles Town’s three-day Heritage Festival. On Friday morning, Dreyfuss will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of Charles...Tags: Schools, Education, U.S. Postal Service, George Washington, Arts and Culture
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Talking With WOFL GM Dennis Welsh: We're trying to bring conversation to local news
Dennis Welsh is general manager of local TV stations WOFL-Channel 35 and WRBW-Channel 65. He spoke recently with TV critic Hal Boedeker about the new television season, which officially begins today.
CFB: Will 'The X Factor,' the new show from Simon...Tags: CNN (tv network), Tampa, Cindy Anthony, WOFL, Phil McGraw
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Scoreboard -- March 13, 2012
TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-New York Mets vs. Detroit Tigers, Noon (ESPN) Soccer-UEFA Champions League, CSKA Moscow at Real Madrid, 2:30 p.m. (FXSP) Men's College Basketball-NCAA Division I Tournament, Lamar vs. Vermont, 5:30 p.m. (TRUTV),...Tags: National Invitation Tournament, Southeast Division (NHL), New York Islanders, Memphis Tigers, Missouri Tigers
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Civil War Trails marked in Panhandle
richardb@herald-mail.comA new historic marker stands outside the Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau here telling passersby that Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson brought his troops to Harpers Ferry in 1862. That sign and 149 others are being installed across...Tags: Elections, West Virginia, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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Pa. counties to host Civil War events in April
waynesboro@herald-mail.comWhen Confederate troops burned Chambersburg in 1864, the fires damaged or destroyed 500 structures, left 2,000 people homeless and caused $1.5 million in losses. The town’s sacrifice will be commemorated in early April through a laser light show...Tags: Virginia, Frederick Douglass, Elections, Downtown (Brooklyn, New York), Monterey (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
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Smithsonian Associates tour Jefferson County Courthouse
richardb@herald-mail.comIn the years leading up to 1801, when Jefferson County was created, two local slaves, John and Robert, were severely punished for stealing a vest and two yards of calico. They were sentenced to “be burned in the hand and receive 20 lashes.”...Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), South Carolina, Social Issues, West Virginia, Crime, Law and Justice
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As tributes pour in, friends remember Frank Buckles
richardb@herald-mail.comAccolades streamed in Monday for Frank Buckles, America’s last surviving World War I veteran, who died shortly after midnight Sunday. He was 110. Several area residents who knew or befriended Buckles offered remembrances. There was no word at...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Elections, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Conflicts
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John Brown
From the Kansas Historical Society:
Abolitionist. Born: 9 May 1800. Died: 2 December 1859
John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut, on May 9, 1800, to Owen and Ruth (Mills) Brown,
the fourth of eight children. In 1805 the family moved to...Tags: Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Torrington, Minority Groups, African Americans
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Protesters: Today's 'rioters,' tomorrow's righteous
Special to CNNThe first recorded use of the phrase "protest march" was in 1913 to describe a demonstration organized by Mohandas Gandhi against the South African government's restrictions on Indian nationals. After Gandhi was arrested and the protests grew more...Tags: CNN (tv network), Martin Luther King Jr., Elections, Political Systems, Demonstration
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Liberty wins at the buzzer in overtime
Sports ReporterThe Liberty Flames Men's basketball team came into their game on Thursday Night at home against UNC Asheville with an 8-1 Big South Conference mark and trailed only Coastal Carolina in the conference standings. The visiting Bulldogs had a 5-4 Big...Tags: Sports, Basketball
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Tolbert honored for civil-rights efforts
richardb@herald-mail.comJim Tolbert is a modestly quiet man, who, if it wasn’t for others who recognized his accomplishments, probably would not have been chosen for such a prestigious honor. Tolbert, 78, of Charles Town, was presented with West Virginia University’...Tags: NAACP, Executive Branch, Martin Luther King Jr., Elections, Travel
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