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Letters to the Editor - June 9
Columnist should have checked his facts To the editor: I’d like to take the opportunity to respond to Lloyd Waters’ column, “Leap tall buildings? Become a CO” (June 2, 2013). To do so, I must state I’m not speaking for...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Government, U.S. Army, Lawyers, Maryland State Police
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William A. Byers
janeth@herald-mail.comWilliam “Bill” Byers was a beloved teacher in Washington County. He taught 42 years for the county school system, the last 29 as a driver’s education teacher at Williamsport High School, where he taught countless teenagers to drive....Tags: Frostburg State Bobcats, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Nursing Homes, Good Friday
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Jean Stapleton, TV's Edith Bunker, dies at 90
Jean Stapleton, the stage-trained character actress who played Archie Bunker’s far better half, the sweetly naive Edith, in TV’s groundbreaking 1970s comedy “All in the Family,” died Friday at the age of 90. Stapleton died of...
Tags: Entertainment, Everybody Loves Raymond (tv program), John Travolta, Heart Attack, Television
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Americans gather to honor fallen service members
Americans gathered at memorials, museums and monuments and the president laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day, as combat in Afghanistan approaches 12 years and the ranks of World War II veterans...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Manhattan (New York City), Roosevelt, War of 1812, Barack Obama
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Letters to the Editor - May 12
Police chief supports Zook in Pa. judicial race To the editor: As the chief of the Shippensburg (Pa.) Police Department and a retired state police sergeant with more than 40 years of combined experience, I write this endorsement. I have had the...Tags: Prosecution, Defendants, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Judges
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Nearly 300 walk at Martinsburg War Memorial Park for March of Dimes' March for Babies
richardb@herald-mail.comTara Viands joined a parade of nearly 300 people who walked a three-mile loop around War Memorial Park on Saturday morning to raise money for the March of Dimes’ March for Babies. “I walked because my daughters can’t walk,” said...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Polio, High Blood Pressure, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Seven schools in Washington County Public Schools system named after individuals or families
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Board of education member Karen Harshman has questioned the practice of naming schools after individuals or families. One of her concerns, she said, was that over time, people no longer would remember who the person was, or why a...Tags: Flu, Head Start, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), NAACP, Literature
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Allan Powell: Historic judgments need repeated
The sordid results of Senate voting on April 17 reflect clearly the loss of common sense and the courage to stand up to the political clout of the National Rifle Association. When the vote count became public, two thoughts came to mind. First was the word...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Elections, Joe Manchin III, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Sandy Hook Elementary School
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'Annie' to debut on Waynesboro stage
This weekend, Waynesboro Area Senior High School will present “Annie” as its all-school production. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the high school. Tickets, which cost $10 each, are available...
Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), White House
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Lloyd Waters: If Republican Party is near death, what's next?
I always enjoy reading fellow columnist Allan Powell. His columns are always thought-provoking and well-written. His recent column titled “The decline and fall of the Republican Party” was particularly interesting. In his column, he writes...Tags: James Buchanan, Executive Branch, Annapolis, Government, Barack Obama
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Mail Call - Jan. 24
“In today’s Herald-Mail (Jan. 16), three letters appeared on the Opinion page that everyone should take the time to read. One was written by Gina Anders of Shepherdstown, W.Va., one by Michael Karn of Hagerstown, and one by Ned A. Garrett of...Tags: Career and Workplace, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Unemployment
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'Lincoln' leads Golden Globe nominations with seven; 'Argo' receives five
Associated PressSteven Spielberg’s Civil War epic “Lincoln” led the Golden Globes on Thursday with seven nominations, among them best drama, best director for Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Tied for...Tags: Richard Gere, Leonardo DiCaprio, Victor Hugo, David O. Russell, Jack Black
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