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Student news - May 24
HARRISONBURG, Va. — When most James Madison University students were packing up for the year and heading home, Avery Starliper of Hagerstown, a interdisciplinary liberal studies major, shifted gears from focusing on studying to focusing on others....Tags: Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Students, Crime, Law and Justice
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Superintendent tapped as Pa. education chief
The superintendent of a large suburban Harrisburg school district will be Gov. Tom Corbett’s nominee for education secretary and replace Ron Tomalis, who after a busy and rocky two-year tenure will move into an advisory role in the administration,...
Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Jerry Sandusky, Gainesville
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Longtime Baltimore Colts and Ravens fan going to the Super Bowl
julieg@herald-mail.comWhen Tom Bikle was a boy, his father would drop him off at Baltimore Colts training camp on the way to his job in Westminster, Md. “I’d just spend the day there. Back then, it was very accessible to fans,” Bikle said of the camp at the...Tags: Ray Lewis, Raymond Berry, Super Bowl, Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Ravens
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House approves $50.5 billion for Superstorm Sandy aid
More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.5 billion in emergency relief for the victims Tuesday night as Republican leaders struggled to close out an episode that exposed...
Tags: FEMA, Dannel P. Malloy , Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Senate, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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With an eye on Isaac, Republican convention gets under way
Associated PressRepublicans kicked off Mitt Romney’s national convention Monday with the banging of a gavel before a smattering of delegates as Tropical Storm Isaac led them to cancel most of the opening-day program. Party Chairman Reince Priebus pounded the...Tags: Tampa, NBC (tv network), Rob Portman, Executive Branch, Elections
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Southern Baptists elect first black president
Associated PressThe Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday to elect its first African-American president in one of its biggest steps yet to reconcile the 167-year-old denomination’s troubled racial past and appeal to a more diverse group of believers. The...Tags: Religious Events, Religion and Belief, Protestant Convention, Baptist, Christianity
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Flock of flamingos coming and going help raise funds for local mission trip to New Orleans
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comA flock of pink flamingos isn’t a normal sight around Hagerstown, but a youth group from a local church has been placing plastic flocks of the birds on lawns as a fundraiser for a mission trip to New Orleans this summer. For a donation of $20,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Human Interest
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Evolve Composites welcomed to Hancock
dona@herald-mail.comSome "old Fleetwooders" showed up at the former travel trailer plant Thursday, not hoping to get their old jobs back, but of getting new work under the same roof. State, county and local elected officials Thursday welcomed Evolve Composites to Hancock....Tags: Government, FEMA, Companies and Corporations, Metal and Mineral, Building Material
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Tags: Government, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Weather Warnings, Executive Branch, North Carolina
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Tags: John Nichols, Jay Carney, Wildfires, Tropical Storms, Rick Perry
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Time to "Let the good times roll"
There's a snow globe that sits on my bedroom dresser. A casual observer might have thought it was just a souvenir during spring break at the French Quarter of New Orleans. To me, it's a reminder that I'm a workaholic. More than 15 years ago, my...Tags: Julia Roberts, Human Interest, Mass Media, Arts and Culture, Dance
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Tags: Weather, Rivers, Bodies of Water, Disasters and Accidents, National Football League
May 23, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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Feb 2, 2013
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Aug 27, 2012
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Jun 19, 2012
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Mar 19, 2012
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Sep 1, 2011
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Sep 7, 2011
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Jun 11, 2011
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May 14, 2011
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