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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: Solar Energy, Global Change, Weather, Environmental Issues, Renewable 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: North Korea, Park Geun-hye, U.S. Department of Defense, Barack Obama, International Military Interventions
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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: Politics, Iraq War (2003-2011), Same-Sex Marriage, Wars and Interventions, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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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: North Korea, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Nuclear Policy, Military Equipment, Politics
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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: Human Interest, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Track and Field, American Legion
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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: Regional Authority, Punishment, Finland, Justice System, Politics
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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: Human Interest, John F. Kennedy, White House, Religion and Belief
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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: Human Interest, International Military Interventions, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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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: Heroism, Kuwait, Germany, Politics, H. Norman Schwarzkopf
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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: Human Interest, U.S. Air Force, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, 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: Interior Policy, Gun Control, FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 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: Israel, International Organizations, Mahmoud Abbas, International Court or Tribunal, Hamas
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