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Goodwill Achiever of the Year award winners shocked and surprised by honor
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comMary Anne Baird works as a contractor for the National Park Service in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., subbing on a regular basis for employees who call in sick. A standard day for the Charles Town, W.Va., native, who uses a wheelchair, includes greeting people as...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Human Interest, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Two Jefferson Co. agencies to get office space upgrades
richardb@herald-mail.comThe Jefferson County Commission Thursday agreed to help two agencies make needed upgrades to their office space. John Reisenweber, executive director of the Jefferson County Development Authority, asked the commissioners for $17,000 toward a $48,000...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges
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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down - May 12
Thumbs up to Washington County government for taking steps to become one of the first county governments in the United States to generate all the power it uses on its own property. The power would be generated using solar panels at landfills to produce...Tags: National Government, Government, Human Interest, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Elections
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Drug Take-Back event nets 4,572 pounds in W.Va.
West Virginians turned in more than 4,500 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs during the state’s fourth Drug Take-Back Day. Federal officials said Tuesday that 4,572 pounds of unused or expired drugs were collected Saturday at more than 100 sites...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health, Prescription Drugs
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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down - May 5
Thumbs up to students in a Human Rights Literature class at Greencastle-Antrim High School who created “The Glorious & The Brave,” a documentary about World War II and the Holocaust. The video preserves the memories of local veterans and...Tags: Human Rights, Teaching and Learning, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Massacres, Students
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Eastern Panhandle hosts fourth annual National Pharmaceutical Take-Back Day
Expired, unwanted or unused prescription drugs and medications will be accepted Saturday at several locations in the Eastern Panhandle as part of the fourth annual National Pharmaceutical Take-Back Day. The Drug Enforcement Administration said in a...Tags: Walmart, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Prescription Drugs, Science and Technology
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Lawrence looks to continue work in W.Va. House of Delegates
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of Eastern Panhandle candidate previews that The Herald-Mail has been running over the next several months. The announcements also will be posted on our website, www.herald-mail.com, through the West...
Tags: Primaries, Elections, Abusive Behavior, Virginia General Assembly, Politics
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Letter to the Editor - April 20
Help make Washington County safer for children To the editor: April is nationally recognized as the Month of the Young Child and as Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month. This month gives us an opportunity to focus our attention on early childhood...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Services, Abusive Behavior, Child Abuse
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Brad Sell and Leah Gayman: Grant awards are a positive step forward in strategic process
United Way of Washington County and Community Foundation of Washington County will be writing monthly columns in The Herald-Mail to keep the Strategic Community Impact Plan (SCIP) process in the forefront of the community’s conscience, and to report...Tags: Healthy Diet, Health, Education, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Mail Call - March 8
“This is in response to the baseball stadium, senior citizens, and anything else that the people don’t want in Hagerstown. You know, we could have had a NASCAR race track in Hagerstown, outside of Hagerstown, but people didn’t want it....Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Methamphetamine (drug), Sports, Behavioral Conditions, Same-Sex Marriage
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Drug abuse, texting bills finalized in W.Va.
West Virginia lawmakers ended their 60-day legislative session on Saturday by passing agreements on fighting methamphetamine labs and targeting distracted drivers, but they failed to approve a much-debated bill that aimed to address overcrowding at the...Tags: Learning Disability, Insurance, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Health
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Mandatory health insurance provision could be in jeopardy
Associated PressSharp questioning by the Supreme Court’s conservative justices cast serious doubt Tuesday on the survival of the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul. Arguments at the high...Tags: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Tea Party Movement, Elections, Health, Politics
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