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Zinio, free online magazine service, to be launched this week through Washington County Free Library
Raychel.Harvey-Jones@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Free Library will launch a free magazine subscription service Wednesday. Zinio is a free online magazine service to which the library is subscribing for Washington County residents. Anyone with a library card can access the...Tags: Libraries, Newspaper and Magazine, Media Industry, Arts and Culture
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Politicians have a knack for turning indignity into opportunity
Mark Twain noticed that a cat that sits on a hot stove once will never sit on it again. But, he said, it won’t sit on a cold stove, either. Politics is different, because in politics we discover the opposite extreme is true. Having sat on a hot...
Tags: Anthony D. Weiner, Mark Twain, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, New York City, Politics
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Field & Stream to honor Hagerstown man as Hero of Conservation
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comThe national outdoor magazine Field & Stream has recognized Doug Hutzell of Hagerstown as a Hero of Conservation for his restoration efforts on behalf of Beaver Creek as part of the Beaver Creek Watershed Association. On Saturday, Field & Stream will...Tags: Aquaculture, Environmental Issues, Heroism, Toyota Motor Corp., Conservation
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Colo. governor signs bills regulating sale of firearms, ammo
Associated PressThe governor of Colorado signed bills Wednesday that put sweeping new restrictions on sales of firearms and ammunition in a state with a pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance. The bills thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a...Tags: Government, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture
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Senate Democrats' gun bill won't include assault weapons ban
An assault weapons ban won’t be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban’s chances of survival now are all but hopeless. The ban is the most controversial firearms...
Tags: Harry Reid, Crime, Law and Justice, Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, Weaponry
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 26
What do we really believe? To the editor: Watching the events of the last couple of months unfold, I have to ask the question: What do we really believe? We all watched as the Newtown shootings unfolded. Days after, we saw the funerals and the tears...Tags: Interior Policy, World War II (1939-1945), Crime, Law and Justice, Values, Gaming
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Franklin P. Woodring
janeth@herald-mail.comFor those who knew Franklin “Frank” Woodring, his name was synonymous with Maryland Cracker Barrel magazine, University of North Carolina Tar Heels basketball, and his love for writing, history, teaching and people, especially his family....Tags: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lung Cancer, Chad, Newspaper and Magazine, North Carolina Tar Heels
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'You must act' on gun control, Giffords tells Senate panel
The Associated PressIn a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, “too many children are dying” without them. “The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous,...Tags: Mark Kelly, Harry Reid, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Assault
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Law enforcement officials in Washington County back some gun control proposals
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comLocal law-enforcement officials Thursday did not agree on every point, but all supported some of the gun safety measures proposed by President Obama on Wednesday. Smithsburg Police Chief George Knight Jr. and Hancock Police Chief T.J. Buskirk supported...Tags: Government, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Safety of Citizens, Law Enforcement
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2012 in Review: Columnist Tim Rowland looks back
The year 2012 begins in splendid fashion in Washington County, as thousands of people line up to sign a petition that would make this our Best Year Ever. The only caveat is that this proposition would have to be approved by Maryland voters, although...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Summits, Television, Nursing, U.S. Army
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7-year-old Hagerstown girl's drawing published in Highlights magazine
julieg@herald-mail.comWhen 7-year-old Annie Steig found out her drawing of a watermelon was going to be published in Highlights magazine, she and her mother made a racket in the kitchen. “We kind of ran around the kitchen and screamed a lot,” said Annie’s...Tags: Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Newspaper and Magazine, Education, Students
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Silver's model proves science of election
This was a problematic election for people of my ilk, because the art of punditry might just have experienced a John Henry moment. Worse, many pundits doubled down, proclaiming that machine could never beat man in the art of tea-leaf reading, taking...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Polls, News Media
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