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Walnut Street Community Health Center receives $6,000 grant from Community Foundation
Walnut Street Community Health Center has received a $6,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Washington County in support of its Emergency Medication Fund. The money will be used to cover the cost of prescription medications for the center’...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Conservation, Chemical Industry, Health, Walnuts
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BodyWorks aims to help children, families with overall well-being
megp@herald-mail.comParents and caregivers have the power to lead the adolescents in their homes down a healthful path. A free program called BodyWorks, created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health, provides adults and adolescents...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Hershey Co., Health and Safety at School, Calcium, Health
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Meritus Health System president explains challenges of Affordable Care Act
dona@herald-mail.comFiguring out how to improve access, maintain quality and keep down the cost of health care are challenges facing hospitals as more provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act go into effect, Meritus Health System President Joseph P....Tags: Breast Cancer, Health and Safety at Work, Heart Failure, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Obesity
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George Michael: Buyer's remorse?
The downsides of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), generally known as Obamacare, are coming to the forefront. You have to dig a little to learn about these developments since the national media continues to provide cover for this...Tags: Chuck Schumer, Zimmer Holdings Incorporated, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Insurance, Career and Workplace
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W.Va. near decision on Obama healthcare
West Virginia officials expect to partner with the federal government to operate a new insurance marketplace called for by the federal health care overhaul, but say their choice appears limited by projected costs, tight timing and questions left...Tags: Earl Ray Tomblin, Health Insurance, Insurance, Healthcare Policies, Consumers
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Insurers to give rebates to 16,000 in W.Va.
Health insurance companies will give rebates totaling $2.7 million to more than 16,000 customers in West Virginia this year. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said most of the rebates will go to people who buy their own health insurance....Tags: Health Insurance, Insurance
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Hedgesville celebrates high school state basketball championship
davem@herald-mail.comThrongs of people welcomed the Hedgesville High School state basketball championship team home Sunday afternoon in a story that was filled with sweet redemption. Hedgesville’s 33-32 win over defending champion George Washington in Charleston, W.Va....Tags: High School Sports, Basketball, Sports, Religion and Belief
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Juvenile crime in U.S. down since early 1990s
dona@herald-mail.comJuvenile crime in the United States has followed a generally downward trend since the early 1990s, according to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. From 2008 to 2009, juvenile arrests for violent crime...Tags: Abusive Behavior, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Md. eligible for $50M in 'Race to the Top' early childhood funds
Maryland is among nine states receiving $500 million in federal grants to improve early childhood programs.
Bill Reinhard, a spokesman for the Maryland Department of Education, says the state is eligible for $50 million of the Race to the Top funding...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Personal Income, Barack Obama, Health, Early Learning
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Salvation Army, Marines join forces to spread Christmas joy
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comHagerstown resident Amber Stouffer carefully surveyed a sea of donated toys and picked out some stuffed animals that she plans to give to her 13-month-old daughter on Christmas morning. “I just want to make sure my daughter has a good Christmas...Tags: Toys, Christmas, Religious Festivals, Holidays, Social Issues
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Hagerstown High School Class of 1943 plans minireunion Sept. 17
In June, the Hagerstown High School Class of 1943 mailed invitations to classmates for its 2011 minireunion Saturday, Sept. 17, at Fountain Head Country Club. Social hour and registration begin at 11 a.m., followed by the welcoming/opening ceremony at... -
HHS Class of 1944 reunion
The reunion committee for the Hagerstown High School Class of 1944 mailed invitations in July for the 67th reunion to be held at Nick’s Airport Inn on Oct. 1. Numerous invitations have come back marked “return to sender.” Any...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Ice Cream, Christianity, Lifetime (tv network), Human Interest
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