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Retired astronaut encourages Western Heights students to follow dreams
julieg@herald-mail.comRetired NASA astronaut Don Thomas encouraged Western Heights Middle School eighth-graders to follow their dreams and to persevere, as he did. “If you forget everything else I told you here today, the one thing I want you to remember is to never...Tags: Science and Technology, Science, NASA, Frederick County (Maryland), Towson
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Shepherd University student escaped Ivory Coast oppression to make a new life in U.S.
richardb@herald-mail.comSiriki Diabate left his four daughters, parents and three siblings behind in 2005 when he was forced to flee his native Ivory Coast after suffering a terrific beating by thugs who left him for dead. He was working for a local newspaper at the time,...Tags: National Government, Government, Refugee, Arts and Culture, Social Sciences
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Cold weather starts spring
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comToday is the first day of spring, but gardening, fishing an other outdoor activities might have to wait because the cold weather isn’t ready to loosen its grip on the area. Temperatures are not expected to get higher than the low 50s for the rest...Tags: National Weather Service
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'Lost in Emotion': Lisa Lisa brings stage show to Charles Town casino
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comThe music industry might have taken the kid out of Hell’s Kitchen, N.Y., but for 1980s hip-hop and R&B artist Lisa Lisa, it never took it out of her heart. Best known for being one-third of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with such hits as “All Cried...Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, Manhattan (New York City), Radio, Long Island
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Backers support three-continent Appalachian Trail
Organizers of an extension of the Appalachian Trail that spans two and will eventually link three continents are making progress stitching together the pieces of long pathway. At least symbolically, they’ve united North America and Europe through...Tags: North America, Iceland, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Greenland, Bodies of Water
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Beryl, downgraded to depression, soaks Fla., Ga., coasts
Associated PressFormer Tropical Storm Beryl has become a depression with winds dying down. Still, it is soaking parts of the Southeast and ruined holiday plans along the Georgia and Florida coasts. Late Monday morning, sustained winds had died down to 35 mph (55 kph)....Tags: Tropical Storms, Georgia Floods (2009), Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Holidays, National Hurricane Center
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Md. House passes offshore wind bill
The Maryland House of Delegates voted 88-47 on Friday for a scaled-back measure to help develop offshore wind off the coast of Ocean City in as soon as five years. Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley is backing the legislation again this year after...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, NAACP, Government, Solar Energy
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Mom's instinct about the outdoors was right on
“Go outside and blow the stink off!” Those are the words my mother would teasingly hurl at my three-years-younger twin sisters and me if she thought we were missing a pretty day’s fresh air when we were children. Although she never...Tags: Environmental Issues, College Sports, Conservation, Earth Day
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Drivers urged to be cautious as Hurricane Irene cleanup continues
julieg@herald-mail.comAfter most of the Tri-State area escaped major damage from Hurricane Irene this weekend, the Maryland State Highway Administration was cautioning drivers to be alert Monday as crews still will be cleaning up. By the time Irene was downgraded to a...Tags: Tropical Storms, Disasters and Accidents, File Sharing, Montgomery County (Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland)
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Paranormal enthusiast writes spirited novel
chrisc@herald-mail.comRobin Murphy's latest book, "Sullivan's Secret," is easy to enjoy. There are gal pals, a ghostly boy, a murder and a group of paranormal investigators who like to knock back a glass or two. And that's just in the first 20 pages. Murphy, who turns 48 on...Tags: Research, Unexplained Phenomena, Crimes, Continuing Education, Murder
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Jesse John Mauk Jr., 74
Jesse John Mauk Jr., 74, of San Diego and formerly of Hagerstown, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, of leukemia at Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego. He requested that there be no services. His ashes will be scattered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of... -
Atlantic Ocean saved Hagerstown from epic winter storm
davem@herald-mail.comRoofs collapsed in Connecticut, part of an airport hangar caved in near Boston, and people climbed onto roofs in Massachusetts to shovel about a foot of heavy snow off structures to prevent further damage from a winter storm this week that was one for the...Tags: Weather Reports, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Snow Storms, Weather
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