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Prosecutors seek to convict South African Olympic hero of premeditated murder
Associated PressOlympic athlete Oscar Pistorius wept in court Friday as prosecutors said they'll pursue a charge of premeditated murder against him in the killing of his model girlfriend, meaning the man who once inspired the world could spend the rest of his life in...Tags: Trials, Firearms, Track and Field, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Olympic 'Blade Runner' Pistorius charged in girlfriend's murder
Associated PressParalympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life of a national hero known as the Blade Runner for his high-tech artificial legs....Tags: Firearms, Track and Field, Adele (music artist), Culture, Olympic Games
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Ben Cardin: Nickens, others stood against racism, hatred
African-Americans have been part of the American story from the founding of our nation. Men and women of African ancestry have been instrumental in forging the great nation we have today. For too long, racism and prejudice obscured the rich history of...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Ku Klux Klan, Frederick County (Maryland), Black History, Justice and Rights
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Banjo expert tells of instrument's significance during the Civil War
davem@herald-mail.comGeorge C. Wunderlich drew an interesting comparison Sunday when describing hot banjo players in the United States in the mid-1800s who were blazing new trails with the instrument. Wunderlich, a banjo expert who has built the instruments and lectured...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Entertainment, Music, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Female Army vet shares stories from World War II
chrisc@herald-mail.comIt's been almost 70 years since a young New York City woman traveled from Brooklyn to Manhattan and enlisted in the U.S. Army. But for Florence "Flo" Miles, 90 and now living in Hagerstown, the memories are still vivid. Especially when she pages...Tags: U.S. Army, Europe, Science and Technology, Italy, World War II (1939-1945)
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Assistant manager at E.L.M. travels to India, Africa to give away shoes
janeth@herald-mail.comFar from this idyllic town, Zane Steward traveled the globe to help others. The assistant manager of E.L.M. Shoes in the square of downtown Greencastle, Steward, 25, said it was just coincidence that his first humanitarian trips involved shoes. It was...Tags: Travel, India, Trips and Vacations
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Allan Powell: Appleby writes of capitalism, then and now
If you are looking for a complete, detailed and balanced account of the emergence and development of capitalism, you would be pleased with the newly published volume authored by Professor Joyce Appleby. There is much to be learned about the ubiquitous...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Plant Openings, Political Corruption
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Group protests genocide in Ethiopia in Thurmont square
andrews@herald-mail.comProtesters speaking out against genocide in Ethiopia took to Thurmont's main intersection Saturday, when a G-8 Summit in nearby Camp David was scheduled to wrap up. Police in riot gear stood in rows in the street as dozens of protesters held signs, waved...Tags: Politics, Genocide, Human Rights, Summits, Ethiopia
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Washington County middle-school students share 'vodcast' experience
andrews@herald-mail.comWashington County middle-school students captured slices of local history in a series of minifilms that were screened Wednesday at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, Md. Their films explored aspects of Antietam National Battlefield and the...Tags: Celebrities, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Education, Wars and Interventions
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USMH students, staff collect books for Africa
The Towson University nursing program and the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown Student Council organized a building-wide collection drive for Books for Africa. Books for Africa is the largest shipper of donated text and library books to the...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University System of Maryland, Medical Specialization, Towson, Teaching and Learning
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New Md. legislative map moves south county back into District 2
andrews@herald-mail.comA proposed state legislative redistricting plan released Friday would cut Washington County's delegation from eight to six members and combine two local subdistricts into one. Two precincts at the southern tip of Washington County, around Dargan and...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Ronald N. Young, Annapolis, Maryland General Assembly, Career and Workplace
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