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Pet adoption campaign
The Humane Society of Washington County is hoping to increase adoptions through its March Madness adoption campaign this month. All adoptable dogs and cats will be available for adoption at half off the normal adoption fee. The adoption fee for dogs...Tags: Vaccines, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts, Social Issues, Arts and Culture
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Workshops to be held on Medicare options
Free workshops for those new to Medicare will be held at the Washington County Commission on Aging at 140 W. Franklin St., fourth floor, in Hagerstown. The workshops start Wednesday, April 10, and will be held the second Wednesday of each month. There...Tags: Government Health Care, Prescription Drugs, Medicare
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Monday breakdown: Discarding empty medication bottles
A reader recently called Mail Call to ask where residents can turn in empty medication bottles. In Hagerstown, plastic containers with numbers one through seven — medicine bottles, milk bottles, water bottles, detergent bottles, shampoo bottles,...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Prescription Drugs, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Rubber Products Industry
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Software and music make magic
“Hello darkness, my old friend.” That’s the first line of Paul Simon’s 1964 hit, “The Sound of Silence.” Recently, the phrase “Dear Emptiness” appeared on my computer screen as I tried to compose a message...Tags: Entertainment, Paul Simon, Music, Arts and Culture, Culture
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Business Briefs - Feb. 17
United Bankshares Inc. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — United Bankshares Inc. on Feb. 7 reported an increase in earnings for the fourth quarter and the year 2012 as compared to the fourth quarter and year 2011. Earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012...Tags: Earnings, Colleges and Universities, General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics, Economy, Business and Finance
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 16
Will you be a hero to a child who needs one? To the editor: How do you contribute? How many of you make a conscious effort each day to make a positive contribution to our society? How many go out of your way to show kindness to and concern for the...Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Heroin, Litigation and Regulation, Social Sciences
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Night life: Feb. 14-Feb. 20
Deadlines for Nightlife and karaoke, open mics, DJs, trivia listings is noon Friday for the next Thursday’s edition. Send items to lifestyle@herald-mail.com. For more information, call Lifestyle editor Crystal Schelle at 301-791-7136. Thursday,...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Dining and Drinking, Transportation
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Health centers reopen at South Hagerstown High, Western Heights Middle
dona@herald-mail.comTwo school-based health centers, now run by Meritus Health, re-opened Tuesday at South Hagerstown High School and Western Heights Middle School. Jesus Cepero, the vice president of nursing at Meritus Health and Melissa Nearchos, the senior grant manager...Tags: Students, Vaccines, Teaching and Learning, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Education
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Hagerstown study looks at link between sleep disruption, glucose metabolism
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comSnoring is often the butt of jokes between couples. The wife complains that her husband's snoring keeps her awake. He's sick of the elbow to the ribs to wake him up. But the truth is that sometimes snoring can be a sign for something that isn't a...Tags: Physical Conditions, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center , Hospitals and Clinics, Physiology, High Blood Pressure
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Veterinarian donates bowls to organizations including sold-out Potter's Bowl
marieg@herald-mail.comBy profession, Ginny Scrivener has a bad case of puppy love. She mends broken paws, dispenses medicine, gives massages and sends pets home with their tails wagging. But the same hands that heal also have an artistic touch. The Funkstown veterinarian is...Tags: Animals, Colleges and Universities, Multiple Sclerosis, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Christianity
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January Is cervical health awareness month
Cervical cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide, yet it is almost always preventable with the Pap test. Cervical cancer grows slowly, as abnormal cells begin to change into a pre-cancerous state. For some women, pre-...Tags: Preventative Medicine, HPV Vaccine, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention
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Ongoing art and history exhibits for Jan. 17
Still Life: The Painted Image An exhibit of realistic still life paintings by contemporary artists, some traditional and some more innovative. Exhibit continues through Sunday, Jan. 20. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagerstown. Free....
Tags: Artists, Fine Arts, Michael Douglas, Battle of Antietam, American Civil War (1861-1865)
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