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Five for planner: Monday, May 20
1. Italian operain the Hub City Hub Opera Ensemble presents “Don Giovanni,” which opens this weekend at Hagerstown Community College’s Kepler Theater, 11400 Robinwood Drive, east of Hagerstown. Sung in Italian with English subtitles....
Tags: Reformed, Religion and Belief, Strawberries, Festive Events, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Lloyd Waters: Something 'meaningful' needed, but what?
“We’re going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of politics.” That was one of many sentences offered by President Obama in the aftermath of the horrific tragedy at...Tags: Barack Obama, Mental Health, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Santa Claus (fictional character)
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 14
Thanks to sponsors, participants in Donut Alley event To the editor: The second annual Krumpe’s Donut Alley Rally 5K on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, surpassed all of our expectations with 584 participants, raising $9,012.94 for the Wounded Warrior...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Politics, Asthma, Health, Oscar Meyer Co.
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Local family's journey takes unexpected path
marieg@herald-mail.comShe loves the outdoors and the feel of a warm breeze on her face. Music is a big part of her life and so are her friends at school. But while other 16-year-old girls are looking forward to driving, hanging out at the mall and going to formal dances,...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Research, Brain, Hospitals and Clinics
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Lloyd Waters: Could the shooter be the real joker?
I believe it was Ernest Hemingway who once commented that, “All things truly wicked start from an innocence.” As I watched the events in Aurora, Colo., unfold in the early morning hours following a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Gaming, Prisons, Entertainment, James Holmes
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Letters to the Editor - Aug. 12
The intersection of guns and mental illness To the editor: I am intrigued by George Michael’s response to the Aurora, Colo., movie massacre (Aug. 4). I certainly agree that the rapid police response saved lives, especially by preventing a...Tags: Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Religion and Belief, Schizophrenia
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 13
Sewing machine spared after Internet search To the editor: When my more than 30-year-old Pfaff sewing machine became old and grumpy, I called and visited local repair shops for service information. Unfortunately, I was told the machine was too old to...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Lungs and Airways, Korean War (1950-1953), Asthma, World War II (1939-1945)
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Cornea transplant recipient hails procedure that can restore vision
tiffanya@herald-mail.comEven when Eugene "Yogi" Martin was in his 20s, he had the eyes of an older man. Bright light hurt his eyes. The words in newspaper articles looked like "muddy" blurs. It was just so hard to see, he said. Decades of wearing hard contacts helped for a...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Colleges and Universities, Surgery, High School Sports, Human Body
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Medical marijuana shouldn't be for 'adults only'
My 9-year-old daughter has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely hard-to-control seizures, debilitation, disability and early mortality. She began having seizures at three months of age, and since that time has had multiple...Tags: Autism, Elections, Seizures, Chemical Industry, Politics
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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Health Treatments, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry, Health and Safety at School, Nobel Prize Awards
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WSBT reporter Denise Bohn shares story of battle with breast cancer
On Tuesday, Oscar-winning film star Angelina Jolie revealed she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had a high risk of breast cancer. WSBT Reporter Denise Bohn knows all too well what Jolie has gone through. Bohn discovered she has the...
Tags: Health Treatments, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Chemotherapy, Angelina Jolie
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Springfield baby loses battle to SMA
lpozen@kspr.com; bfoster@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A ten-month old baby in the Ozarks lost his battle to the most severe cause of infant death. Logan Ruth died early Saturday morning in the arms of his parents. "We want to remember his happy face and he wouldn't want us to cry....
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