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Do-nothing lawmakers duck forum
I would have thought this worthy of front page news: Our resident Washington County lawmakers DON’T want to meet with a local business group to discuss the recent legislative session. This has to be the first time on record that they’ve...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Lady Gaga, Annapolis
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Wrestling: Hubs earn team honors; Rebels' Collins victorious
andrewm@herald-mail.comSouth Hagerstown senior Chris Collins won his battle, while North Hagerstown won another war Saturday at the Maryland Class 4A-3A West Region Wrestling Tournament at Sherwood High School. Collins was the only local wrestler to win his weight class,...Tags: Northwood, Walt Whitman, Wars and Interventions, Wrestling, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Paul "Lumpy" Day, 54, and Timothy Day, 51
Brothers Paul "Lumpy" and Timothy Day, age 54 and 51 respectively, passed away unexpectedly the week before Christmas at hospitals in Salisbury and Berlin. Both were born in Cheverly, Md., and graduated from Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Md. ...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Ocean City, Roman Catholicism
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Lloyd Waters: In search of a leader? Pick one
Everyone seems to have an opinion about what makes a good leader. But when it comes to selecting one, one’s presumed wisdom can often get in the way. Finding a leader who thinks more of others than self, makes good decisions and prevails in a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Adolf Hitler, Elections
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Allan Powell: Leadership and mental illness
Several years ago I had the good fortune to hear a neurologist give a professional paper about his post-mortem study of three historic figures with the goal of finding what relationship (if any) might exist between leadership and a nagging physical...Tags: George W. Bush, Prescription Drugs, Richard Nixon, Philosophy, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Gertrude E. Morin, 84
Gertrude "Trudy" Elizabeth Ward Morin, of Hagerstown, passed away Sept. 26, 2011, at the age of 84. She is survived by her three children, Anne Louise Morin, Teresa Janet Morin Huguenin and Robert Ward Morin; daughter-in-law, Victoria Gylys-Morin;...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Basketball, Christianity, Medical Specialization, Anglicanism
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Extra class time built in to help struggling students this fall
julieg@herald-mail.comLast fall, Springfield Middle School educators were reviewing students' progress in meeting county reading and math goals and realized several students were behind, Principal Jennifer Ruppenthal said. So they carved a 40-minute block out of the school...Tags: Maryland, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Washington County (Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland)
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Lloyd Waters: Funerals, eulogies, suppers and such
I went to a funeral not so long ago, and the funeral director said, “Pete Waters, I haven’t seen you in a long time.” “I prefer to keep it that way, sir,” I responded, and mingled into the crowd to get away from him. One...Tags: Human Interest
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Frank Buckles, last U.S. veteran of World War I, to be buried Tuesday at Arlington
richardb@herald-mail.comAmerica's last surviving World War I veteran will be buried at a private ceremony Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery, a cemetery spokeswoman said Thursday. Frank Woodruff Buckles' remains will lie in honor in Arlington's Memorial Amphitheater on...Tags: Armed Conflicts, World War I (1914-1918), West Virginia, Anglicanism, Music Industry
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Mail Call - Jan. 16
"Note to the taxpayers of Greencastle-Antrim Township: The school board meets Thursday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. in the middle school library. Let them know what you think of their tax increase." — Greencastle, Pa. "I had to literally...Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Heads of State, Arizona, Gun Control
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Karl Rove: 'The Keystone State is the keystone in any presidential bid'
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThere were two sides of Karl Rove on display Thursday evening in Antrim Township, Pa. The first was a relaxed, approachable man who shook hands and posed for photographs with many of the 500 people gathered for the Franklin County (Pa.) Republican...Tags: George W. Bush, Homes, Karl Rove, Texas, Ronald Reagan
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