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Dining in the Dark an eye-opening experience
waynesboro@herald-mail.comDonning blindfolds and eating without the sense of sight Sunday opened some diners’ eyes to the challenges experienced by visually impaired individuals. “It gives you a new appreciation for what people who can’t see go through,”...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure
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In Israel, Obama vows unwavering support for Mideast ally
Associated PressRenewing U.S. support for the difficult "work of generations," President Barack Obama assured Israel on Wednesday that his administration would pursue an elusive Mideast peace that would allow residents of the Jewish state to live in peace and free from...Tags: Hamas, Government, Religion and Belief, Military Equipment, Politics
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North Hagerstown High athlete beats the odds and overcomes cancer
bobp@herald-mail.comAaron Miller has three cherished possessions from his junior year at North Hagerstown High School, including a varsity letter for football. He never played a down or snapped on a helmet as the Hubs rolled to a 9-2 record, including a berth in the...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Television Industry, Skype, Football, Basketball
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Emmitsburg family helps train service dogs
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA canine member of a Frederick County, Md., family is enjoying puppyhood with treats, walks and massages, but he will someday have a big job as a service dog. The McCauleys brought Gibson, a black Labrador, home about 10 months ago. He is their third...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland)
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Diabetics: Watch your eyes
marieg@herald-mail.comWhen Debra Crawford was in her 20s, she received a life-changing diagnosis. She had diabetes. From that moment on, every day, every hour would require constant, unwavering attention to meals, lifestyle and medication. The Hagerstown woman would...Tags: Diabetes, Cataracts, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Glaucoma
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Business briefs - Nov. 18
Jersey Mike’s Subs Jersey Mike’s Subs of Hagerstown recently was named a finalist for the Small Employer Award in the 2012 Maryland Chamber/Baltimore Business Journal Business Philanthropy Awards. Nominated by the Hagerstown-Washington...Tags: Earnings, Breast Cancer, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), March of Dimes Foundation, Finance
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Sisters in arms found their way to war
timr@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: Tim Rowland is a Herald-Mail columnist and the author of “Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War.” A wounded Dutchman lay writhing in a makeshift Washington, D.C., hospital following the Battle of Bull Run, a...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Slavery, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Malaria, Battle of Antietam
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Berkeley County settles suit with family of boy shot in eye with stun gun
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA lawsuit claiming that a Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office deputy was responsible for injuring a boy in 2010 when a dart from an officer’s stun gun pierced the teen’s right eye socket at the boy’s home has been settled for $250,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Photophobia, Justice System, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Erik A. Bergman, M.D.
janeth@herald-mail.comErik Bergman was a man who loved his family dearly, a man whose presence will be deeply missed this Father’s Day. When Erik and Sheri Bergman married — they would have celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary June 13, just days after Erik&...Tags: Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Health, Prostate Cancer, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), General Practitioners
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Scared Publix customer sprays seeing-eye dog with bleach
A seeing-eye dog had bleach squirted in its eyes at a Publix grocery store when a 67-year-old woman intentionally sprayed the animal in an unprovoked attack, a police report says. The 5-year-old yellow Labrador retriever appeared uninjured, the report...
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New York breaks militant-linked cigarette smuggling ring
Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multimillion-dollar cigarette smuggling ring, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to Hamas and other Islamist...Tags: Religious Festivals, Hamas, Police Arrests, Trials, New York City
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William and Mary's Tutwiler survives 'miracle' ordeal and recovery
WILLIAMSBURG — As Josh Tutwiler plummeted through the fall Missouri air, the sheer rock face racing past and the ledge from which he fell rapidly receding, he felt his conscious mind split in two. On one side, memories and experiences zipped...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Procedures and Tests, Broken Bones, College of William and Mary
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