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Allan Powell: Accurate history is a personal trust
It was sheer good fortune to happen upon the very riveting account of “The Romanovs,” written by Robert M. Massie. His narrative of the brutal, barbaric murder of Russia’s royal family by the Bolshevik revolutionaries, their ghastly mode...Tags: Ohio River, Murder
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U.S., Russian drinkers not happy with the new rules, but it's all relative
Congratulations to the American public, which has had the guts to stand up, look deep within its soul and boldly say with unified voice: “We are not drunk enough.” Forget the sequestration, universal health care, immigration, gun control,...
Tags: Washington, DC, Human Rights, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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Meteor explodes over Russia, injuring about 1,100 people
Associated PressA meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring about 1,100 people. The spectacle deeply frightened many Russians, with some...Tags: Government, Weaponry, Injuries and Wounds, Mexico, NASA
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Obama promises swift reaction to N. Korean nuke test
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama reacted sharply to North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday, promising swift international action to bring the rogue communist regime in line. The detonation came hours before the president's State of the Union address, where he was...Tags: International Military Interventions, Mike J. Rogers, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Leon Panetta, Nuclear Weapons
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Mail Call - Dec. 21
“I’m calling Mail Call because people are saying the Democrats are at fault, the Republicans are at fault. It’s just stop and think, look and listen, you’ll see that both are at fault. Neither one of the parties want to do anything...Tags: Democratic Party, Religious Festivals, Sarah Palin, Economy, Business and Finance, John McCain
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Five for your planner: Wednesday, Nov. 21
1. From Russia with love St. Petersburg Men's Ensemble, a vocal quartet from Russia, will perform a variety of selections at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 15 Randolph Ave., Hagerstown. The quartet will be joined by organist/...
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Annual wreath-laying ceremony focuses on the 'forgotten war'
julieg@herald-mail.comSpeaking about the war often referred to as the “forgotten war,” Hagerstown-area resident Les Bishop said the Korean War was one of the most significant events of the previous century and deeply affected the communist movement. Bishop was the...Tags: Mikhail S Gorbachev, Human Interest, Central Intelligence Agency, American Legion, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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George Kalin: Put jokes aside and recognize contributions of all people
When you live in Indiana, you hear Kentucky jokes. In Maryland, they are about West Virginia. When you’re Polish, it doesn’t matter where you live — you are the brunt of jokes. I want to dispel the idea that this nationality is worthy of...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, World War II (1939-1945), France, Judaism, Tom Brokaw
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U.S. women win 1st Olympic gymnastics title since '96
The Americans grabbed hands and backed up, eager to get a better view of the scoreboard. There really was no need. That Olympic gold medal was in the bag the minute they took the floor. The Americans lived up to their considerable hype and then some...
Tags: Floor Exercise Gymnastics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Uneven Bars Gymnastics, Awards and Prizes, Beam Gymnastics
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Russian official isn't lovin' McDonald's food
timr@herald-mail.comAs much as we dislike Big Brother, it’s good to know that other nations must also deal with the fussy bureaucratic matrons who are always overseeing the national diet, specifying what and what does not count as edible fare. Russia, for example,...Tags: Obesity, Genes and Chromosomes, McDonald's, Hamburgers, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Syria defiantly denies killings, U.N. condemns attack
Syria on Sunday strongly denied allegations that its forces killed scores of people — including women and children — in one of the deadliest days of the country’s uprising, but the U.N. Security Council after an emergency session...
Tags: Health, Bashar Assad, William Hague, Human Rights, Weaponry
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Syrian diplomats around the world are expelled
Associated PressGovernments around the world expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats Tuesday, an unusual, coordinated blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime following a gruesome massacre that the United Nations said involved close-range shootings of...Tags: Government, Muammar Gaddafi, Bashar Assad, National Government, France
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