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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 5
Support for county library project still needed To the editor: Our hardworking library professionals answer hundreds of citizen questions every day. If you asked any one of them what is the most frequently asked question they hear, at least lately, their...Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Libraries
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Monday Breakdown: Donating a body to science
In a recent Mail Call, an anonymous reader asked: “I’d like to donate my body to science. Could someone tell me who to get in touch with about this?” The Anatomy Board of Maryland is one possibility. The board’s website says...
Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Medical Research, Research, Physiology, Human Interest
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Texas town allows teachers to carry concealed guns
The Associated PressIn this tiny Texas town, children and their parents don’t give much thought to safety at the community’s lone school — mostly because some of the teachers are carrying concealed weapons. In remote Harrold, the nearest sheriff’s...Tags: Rick Perry, Firearms, Teachers, Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Hagerstown successful with some projects in 2012, but stifled by stadium proposal
Editor’s note: As we usher out 2012 and welcome 2013, The Herald-Mail has prepared a package of year-end stories that provide short recaps of some of the top stories of the year past. These stories will be published each day through New Year’...
Tags: Elections, Local Government, Voting, Economy, Business and Finance, Government
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Art Callaham: Conn. tragedy stirs debate about rights
I was going to write a nice Christmas wish list from many of my friends (and a couple of enemies); however, the events in Newtown, Conn., last week cannot pass without some comment. I will promise a positive upbeat column for next Sunday. Before the...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Mental Health, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Politics
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Staying vigilant in an effort to keep Washington County schools safe
julieg@herald-mail.comEnsuring exterior school doors are kept closed and locked. Monitoring school visitors. Talking about metal detectors. Engaging in a national gun-control debate. These are some of the issues that routinely arise after a school shooting makes national...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Teachers, Students
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Former Williamsport soccer player dies in crash on Spielman Road
davem@herald-mail.comA 21-year-old Williamsport man who was a well-liked former member of the Williamsport High School boys soccer team was killed in an accident early Wednesday on Spielman Road just south of Downsville Pike (Md. 632), according to Maryland State Police....Tags: Sports, Soccer, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Business People - Dec. 2
Parkway Neuroscience and Spine Institute Dr. Peter Campbell is the newest neurosurgeon at Parkway Neuroscience and Spine Institute in Hagerstown. He joins fellow neurosurgeons John R. Caruso, Brian Holmes, Neil Patrick O’Malley and Michael G....
Tags: Health, High Schools, The Salvation Army, Substance Abuse, Franklin Financial Services Corporation
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Wilson College Board of Trustees postpones coed decision
The Wilson College Board of Trustees on Saturday postponed a decision on whether to convert the school to a fully co-educational institution. The trustees, who met Friday and Saturday, agreed to reconvene Jan. 13 to vote on a series of measures aimed at...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Johns Hopkins school fills Comstock professorship
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has named Dr. Josef Coresh the inaugural recipient of the George W. Comstock Professorship in Epidemiology. The professorship honors the legacy of Dr. George Comstock, a physician and professor...Tags: Tuberculosis, Kidney Disease, Medical Research, Heart Disease, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease
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Business People - Nov. 25
ThompsonGas BOONSBORO — Dean K. Mosher and Joe Jardeleza recently were hired by ThompsonGas, a propane-services company. In October, Mosher joined the Thompson team as president of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning operations for the...
Tags: HIV, Drugs and Medicines, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Marketing, Verizon Wireless
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Report: 34 Washington County Public Schools students are pregnant
davem@herald-mail.comIn a report that left two Washington County Board of Education members feeling “shocked” and “depressed,” a team of local health care providers and other officials told the board Tuesday afternoon that there have been 34 teenage...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Students, Corporate Officers, Teaching and Learning, Depression
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