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Frank O. Moore Sr., 92
Frank Owen Moore Sr., 92, of Royer Road, and formerly of Military Road, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law. A lifelong resident of Cascade, Md., he was born Feb. 20, 1920, to Lewis Jacob and Debbie H....
Tags: Belgium, Health and Safety at School, American Legion, Armed Forces, PTA
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Woman finds stories behind smiles
The News-Post of FrederickSharon Crisafulli’s latest favorite photograph is of people she never met. Taken at a 1936 wedding in Koblenz-Winningen, Germany, the picture shows just the bride and the groom. It was taken from below, as if the photographer was sitting in a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Sociology, Marriage, Family, World War II (1939-1945)
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Allan Powell: Are Americans really more philosophical?
In his recently published book, “America The Philosophical,” Carlin Romano asserts that “America in the early 21st century towers as the most philosophical culture in the history of the world, an unprecedented marketplace of truth and...Tags: Philosophy, Religion and Belief, France
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Retired Gen. Schwarzkopf, U.S. commander in Desert Storm, dies
Associated PressTruth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn’t care much for his popular “Stormin’ Norman” nickname. The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander’s reputed temper with aides and subordinates supposedly earned him...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Vietnam, George H.W. Bush, United Nations, White House
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Art Callaham: Practice your right to rebel on Tuesday
From the book “Winter of the World” by Ken Follett, speaking of the ambivalence and apathy of many pre- and post-WWII Germans, Follett writes: “… those inadequate people who were so scared by life that they preferred to live under...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Government, Political Systems, Ron Paul, Tea Party Movement
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88-year-old WWII veteran has lived through what many have only read about
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comGeorge Shinham keeps a 1924 silver dollar in a small box with his Purple Heart and his Prisoner of War Medal. The 88-year-old Shinham said he and the coin have been through a lot since he picked it up as a young airman in 1943. “I was carrying...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Wars and Interventions, Prisoners and Detainees, Romania, Italy
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Howard E. Ruskie
Howard Eugene Ruskie, died Oct. 18, 2012, in Hagerstown after a life filled with the joy of learning, imagining, and working with all. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church...
Tags: Philosophy, Alzheimer's Disease, Fordham University, Science and Technology, U.S. Navy
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Allan Powell: Is the welfare state on its way out?
The election of 2012 is fast approaching and will almost certainly send a message about the status of the welfare state in America. Is the dislike for government health plans and other social support programs so vocally disparaged by the Tea party and...Tags: Arts and Culture, Pension and Welfare, Health Insurance Cost, Sociology, European Union
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Hagerstown and Wesel mark 60th anniversary of sister city relationship
dona@herald-mail.comLittle Heiskell led the mayors of Hagerstown and its sister city Wesel, Germany, on a short volksmarch from the Academy Theatre through the streets of downtown Friday evening to Discovery Station. Mayor Robert E. Bruchey II and Burgermeister Ulrike...Tags: Arts and Culture, Antietam National Battlefield, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Education, Reformed
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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: Bud Abbott, New York City, Newspaper and Magazine, Africa, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Doctor helps artist tell story to kids
mylinh.hoang@herald-mail.comIn December 2009, two strangers met in the deserted Rio Center Mall in Gaithersburg, Md. A snowstorm had left Dr. Nicholas Orfan of Hagers-town and George Petridis of Slippery Rock, Pa., stranded because of the weather. They were the only two in the...Tags: Lobbying, Arts and Culture, Newspaper and Magazine, Northwestern University, Allergies
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Simple Transport 5 is 'a love affair' with Volkswagens and their owners
dona@herald-mail.comTo see a field of Beetles, Microbuses, Karmann Ghias and Things could make one feel as though he was in the parking lot for a Grateful Dead concert — sometime around 1972. More than 120 Volkswagens and their owners, aficionados and the curious...Tags: Bob Johnson, Services and Shopping, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Vehicles, Volkswagen
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