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Allan Powell: Mindless statements can be innocent - or not
We are all aware of the human capacity to make verbal or written blunders. Some are merely humorous, while others have serious consequences. There have only been snickers at Calvin Coolidge’s statement that, “The unemployed are out of work.&...Tags: Government, Philosophy, Todd Akin, National Government, Elections
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Annette Ipsan: Consider becoming a master gardener
aipsan@umd.eduDo you have a green thumb? Do you love to learn? Would you like to give back to our community? Would you like to join a dynamic group of gardeners? If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, you could be a master gardener....Tags: Hobbies, Lifestyle and Leisure, Family, A Charlie Brown Christmas (tv program), Education
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Gregory Snook: CHIEF takes pride in its track record
The Hagerstown-Washington County Industrial Foundation Inc. (CHIEF) has been mentioned in a number of news stories and letters to the editor during the past few months. As president of CHIEF, I saw this as an opportunity to provide some information to the...Tags: Business, Mack Trucks, Inc., Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Biotechnology, Business Enterprises
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Joe Lane: Developers sail, while we sink
The Washington County commissioners have begun cutting the school budget. Rural roads are in the worst shape they have been for decades. County debt levels are at or near an all- time high. There is no longer enough money to pay for the basic services...Tags: Aetna Inc., Local Government
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History and agriculture come together at Antietam National Battlefield
One-hundred-and-fifty years ago Monday, this county was the scene of the bloodiest single day of the Civil War or the War of Northern Aggression. If you are a frequent reader of this column, then you know I am almost as passionate about history as I...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Slavery, Armed Conflicts, Antietam National Battlefield, Abraham Lincoln
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Federal contracts within reach of small businesses
Q: We are a small paper-supply company that is interested in doing business with the federal government. Can SCORE provide us with some help to check out the possibilities? A: Put this on your calendar: On Thursday, Sept. 20, SCORE Hagerstown’s...
Tags: Business, Companies and Corporations, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance, Sales
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Vanity Hair a pampering place
Name of business: Vanity Hair & Spa LLC Owner: Melanie Burnell Address: 2433 Hedgesville Road, Martinsburg, W.Va. Opening date: April 15, 2012 Products and services: Hair services, nails, massages, etc. Target market: Everyone How did you get into...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Personal Service, Marketing
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The need to feed the world is to 'do something real'
As you read this column, schools are in session and college campuses are filled with students attending classes in order to fill their time between football games. As I reflect on this and other things about education and America, I find we are no...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Science, Autism, Agricultural Research and Technology, Education
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Mackenzie Riford completes cadet basic training at West Point
Cadet Mackenzie Riford, daughter of Maria Rubeling of Hagerstown and Tom Riford of Mercersburg, Pa., completed cadet basic training at the U.S. Military Academy. Riford entered West Point on July 2 and has successfully completed six weeks of cadet...Tags: U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Army, West Point, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Student news
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Amber Keck will be a senior this year at Penn State University. She is majoring in statistics. Keck was named to the dean’s list for the fall and spring semesters. She was selected to the National Society of Collegiate...
Tags: Science, Virginia Tech, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), University of Pennsylvania, Agricultural Research and Technology
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners and Hagerstown Mayor and Council (the county Board of Education is not scheduled to meet): WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W. Washington St.,...Tags: Business, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Sales
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Md. cover crop program hits record
Maryland has approved a record 607,000 acres of winter grains so far in the state’s cover crop program. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance joined agricultural leaders and farmers on Thursday to...
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