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Presidential vision for America lives on in JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comHeavily rooted in U.S. history, what has become the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon began as a challenge issued in the early 1900s by President Theodore Roosevelt, who demanded that his ranking military officers be able to lead their men 50 miles in a 20-hour...Tags: Road Running, Theodore Roosevelt, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Running, John F. Kennedy
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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: Oceans, Europe, Republic of Ireland, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Greenland
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Volvo Americas headquarters moving to Shippensburg
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comVolvo Construction Equipment broke ground Friday on the first phase of a $100-million expansion to make Shippensburg, Pa., the new Volvo Americas headquarters, generating several hundred jobs and a financial jolt to the local economy. “We’...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), New Products, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Volvo Powertrain to be featured on 'Ultimate Factories'
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe Volvo Powertrain North America plant that manufactures Mack Truck engines near Hagerstown will be featured in a program to air Saturday on The National Geographic Channel. Mack Trucks spokesman John Walsh said film crews recently were at the plant to...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Luxury Vehicles, Heavy Engineering, National Geographic Channel (tv network), Mack Trucks, Inc.
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Billy L. Kline, 76
Billy Lee Kline, 76, of Cavetown, Md., passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at his home.
Born June 26, 1935, in Cavetown, he was the son of the late Lloyd R. and Frances L. (Blickenstaff) Kline.
He attended Smithsburg High School and then joined the U.S....Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Air Force
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Remembering the Bill of Rights on Independence Day
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified by Congress on Dec. 15, 1791.
The amendments limit the power of the federal government and provide protection for such freedoms as free speech, religion and...Tags: Washington County (Maryland), Armed Forces, Anglicanism, Witnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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FirstEnergy has powerful past
julieg@herald-mail.comWith one major regulatory hurdle standing between the merger of FirstEnergy and local energy supplier Allegheny Energy, just what is FirstEnergy? The Akron, Ohio-based company that could buy out Allegheny by the end of March has more diverse power-...Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Toledo Edison Company, Defense Equipment, Metal and Mineral
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Mack Trucks boss goes undercover at local Volvo Powertrain plant for CBS series
davem@herald-mail.comYes, that's Denny Slagle working in the Volvo Powertrain North America plant in Hagerstown. But it's hard to tell for sure. Slagle doesn't wear glasses, but he's peering through a pair of black spectacles in the plant, and his normally clean-shaven face...Tags: Vehicles, Mack Trucks, Inc., Career and Workplace, CBS Corp., Corporate Officers
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Official: Lotus offers Exige S Roadster for sale, but not in North America
Autoblog.comFiled under: Convertible, Performance, Lotus The first thing you need to know is that this is the Lotus Exige S Roadster, unchanged from the Exige S even in price and officially the fastest convertible Lotus has ever made. The second thing you need to... -
TV Picks: 'North America,' 'Ghost Army,' 'Mad Men,' Mel Brooks
Los Angeles Times Television Critic"North America" (Discovery Channel, Sunday). The latest blockbuster nature documentary to justify your purchase of an HDTV (see also "Planet Earth," "Life," "Frozen Planet," "Africa") is the seven-part "North America." There are some hectoring musical...Tags: AMC (tv network), Mel Brooks, Armed Forces, Linda Cardellini, Noise (movie)
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Discovery premieres first independently produced landmark natural history series, “North America”
Channel Guide Magazine“We called [North America] the most extreme continent, and we always talked about it being an extreme continent, and every single month there was something else to remind us of why that was true.” — Huw Cordey, North America series... -
RVers find social networks in great outdoors
Many RVers join special interest Recreation Vehicle groups to learn more about the RV life. Motor home owner Vivian Grybko of Kansas is a member of several RV groups, such as Good Sam, Family Motorhome Coach Association, Escapees and Wandering Individuals...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel
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