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Allan Powell: Ayn Rand's dream is a nightmare
The “Age of Greed” authored by Jeff Madrick, an economic columnist for The New York Times, might be considered by some as just another treatise on our latest economic collapse. This would not be a fair assessment of this fine book because it...Tags: Biography (genre), Mark Twain, Religion and Belief, Bain Capital, LLC, Milton Friedman
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Photograph exhibit brings Civil War 'to our doorsteps' at Pry House Field Hospital Museum
alnotarianni@aol.comDuring October 150 years ago, people lined the street outside a New York gallery to see something the likes of which they had never seen before. Inside were images of corpses captured just moments after battle hundreds of miles away at a place called...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Arts and Culture, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Henry Allen, Wars and Interventions
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Zing away, but let it be over already
The goobers who set up the presidential debate did so without checking the deadlines of Certain Columnists, who must now miss out on all the fun, because by the time Tuesday rolls around all the good jokes will be taken. I’m not complaining,...Tags: Democratic Party, Richard Nixon, Wolf Blitzer, Karl Rove, John F. Kennedy
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College essay prompts can be strange
The ninth-graders in my English class will soon have the pleasure of writing an in-class essay. A day or two before this assignment, the students will be given a "prompt," a question or imperative statement that will provide them with the focus of the...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Travel, Students, School Examinations
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Author of 'Gods and Generals' likes to tell people things they don't know
alnotarianni@aol.comJeff Shaara likes to tell people things they don’t know. And he has found a way to make quite a lucrative living doing so. The author of eight New York Times best-selling historical novels spoke of his passion for sharing unknown stories...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), French Literature, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Authors
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Mail Call - Sept. 18
“Art Callaham’s Sept. 9 editorial, ‘Leadership, personified,’ is a must-read. In it, Mr. Callaham uses an example of local politicians meeting in secret, each given the opportunity to espouse their pet project. There is then...Tags: Religion and Belief, Economy, Business and Finance, Barack Obama, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Companies and Corporations
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BPI sues ABC News for defamation
Beef Products Inc. sued ABC News, Inc. for defamation Thursday over its coverage of a meat product that critics dub “pink slime,” claiming the network damaged the company by misleading consumers into believing it is unhealthy and unsafe....
Tags: Litigation, Laws, New Products, Jamie Oliver, Economy, Business and Finance
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Comedian Steve Hofstetter targets the 'thinking man'
Special to The Herald-MailIt's no joke: Steve Hofstetter never planned on becoming a comedian. But today he has appearances on programs like the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (host Ferguson called him "delightfully funny") and Showtime's "White Boyz in the Hood" under...Tags: Entertainment, Dave Barry, Jerry Seinfeld, Jackie Robinson, Columbia University
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Spence Perry: Amazon's gain has been our loss
Some think the end of the bookstore began in Washington County more than 20 years ago when Hatcher’s bookstore burned on West Washington Street. It was a spectacular fire. I learned about it on the road from a picture in the New York Times. It...Tags: Services and Shopping, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Religion and Belief, Books and Magazines, Books
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Remember any women from 'Dumb and Dumber'?
News item: “New research is providing an answer to the age-old, delicate question: Who is smarter, men or women? A new study has come down on the feminine side of that argument, finding that women now score higher on IQ tests than men.” Oh...Tags: Democratic Party, Republican Party
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Former naval officer publishes first novel
Name: G.M. Corrigan Age: 65 City in which you reside: Frederick, Md. Day job: Freelance writer Book title: "Chasing Chickens: A Love Story" Genre: Literary fiction Synopsis of book: Set in the 1980s, "Chasing Chickens: A Love Story" is...
Tags: The Washington Post, Religion and Belief, Book, Nikos Kazantzakis, Amazon.com Inc.
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Letter to the Editor - July 25
Who wants to be the first to go? To the editor: According to “A message worthy of our attention” (July 18), the planet is experiencing what author and talk-show host Thom Hartmann calls “an explosion of human flesh.” The article...Tags: American Enterprise Institute
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