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Allan Powell: Climate change is an enormous challenge
“The Third Industrial Revolution” has a much-needed educative value in equipping us to survive in a world of climate change. This book is a “must read” for those wanting to understand climate change, climate maintenance and their...Tags: Weather, Science, Wind Power, Science and Technology, Solar Energy
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South Korean president thanks Korean War veterans
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe president of South Korea thanked a group of local Korean War veterans for helping set the cornerstone of a 60-year partnership between her country and the United States during a dinner Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Les Bishop, commander of Antietam...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Veterans Affairs, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Park Geun-hye
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Mail Call - April 5
“Since Rachel Maddow and the radical left MSNBC are still blaming Bush for lying about the weapons of mass destruction so he could start the Iraq war 10 years ago, if they would do their research, they would find that the United Nations inspectors...Tags: Iraq, Same-Sex Marriage, Government, Allegheny Energy Inc., Wars and Interventions
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U.N. approves tough new sanctions against N. Korea after Pyongyang vows to nuke U.S.
Associated PressThe U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, and a furious Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike against the United States. The sanctions drafted by North Korea's...Tags: China, Missile Systems, Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang (North Korea), Nuclear Policy
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Benefit planned
Benevola United Methodist Church members will travel to Haiti on a mission trip in April. Tuesday, there will be a fundraiser at the Bob Evans restaurant on Dual Highway in Hagerstown. The restaurant will donate 15 percent of meal bills to the...Tags: Marketing, Restaurant and Catering Industry, American Legion, Entertainment, Music
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 17
O’Malley hasn’t been good for Maryland To the editor: I believe the morale in this country is at the lowest most of us have seen in our lives. Gov. O’Malley wants to abolish the death penalty to protect convicted killers and give...Tags: Swiss Confederation, Entertainment, Regional Authority, Government, Firearms
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Alberta M. Gruver, 103
Alberta Maxine Corwin Gruver, 103, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Born March 12, 1909, in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Gussie and Raymond Corwin. She attended Otterbein College. Mrs. Gruver, affectionately known as "Bert," was...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Religion and Belief, White House, Human Interest
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Local veterans plan events to mark 60th anniversary of end of Korean War
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comLocal Korean War veterans plan to mark the 60th anniversary of that conflict’s end with a number of events, including the dedication of a granite memorial in Hagerstown. John Koontz, 80, and Jim Mobley, 84, who are members of Antietam Chapter No....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Korean War (1950-1953), Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
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Retired Gen. Schwarzkopf, U.S. commander in Desert Storm, dies
Associated PressTruth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn’t care much for his popular “Stormin’ Norman” nickname. The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander’s reputed temper with aides and subordinates supposedly earned him...Tags: Iraq, White House, Pneumonia, Heroism, U.S. Military
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Eugene R. Hornbaker, 84
Eugene Ray "Gene" Hornbaker, 84, of Williamsport, Md., passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at his home. He was born July 25, 1928, in Downsville, Md., to the late Ralph Jacob and Mary Margaret Boppe Hornbaker. He was employed by Danzer Metal Works of...
Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, U.S. Air Force, Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 21
Marines Corps League thanks ball attendees To the editor: The Antietam Detachment of the Marine Corps League, Hagerstown, Md., wishes to thank all the attendees, Marines, associates and friends of Marines for their attendance at the 237th Marine Corps...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Firearms
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UN recognizes state of Palestine
The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians but an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians’ status to a...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Benjamin Netanyahu, International Law, Palestine, Government
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