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Art Callaham: O'Reilly's book on Kennedy a good read
I was never a “Kennedyphile” — lifelong southern conservative Republicans usually are not. Sure, I was a starry-eyed 15-year-old who understood “Camelot,” liked the pictures of bikini clad Jackie-O (as she was later to be...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Organized Crime, Lee Harvey Oswald, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Personal Weapon Control
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Letters to the Editor - April 22
Current leaders could learn from Eisenhower’s example To the editor: In these times of troubled relations between political parties, we need to take a quick look back in history to what I consider to be the “gold standard” of playing... -
Lloyd Waters: Jane Fonda says, 'get a life' - many can't
Mr. Harold Nichols, a gentleman from Mercersburg, Pa., took exception to my column, “No Political Apathy in Ohio, Baltimore or D.C.” He has the impression that I was a Mitt Romney supporter, and suggested that I should “get over the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Hanoi (Vietnam)
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Doris B. Glessner
janeth@herald-mail.comDoris “Doey” Glessner was known for her spunk and style. Her zest for life was contagious, and she shared her life lessons with others by example. Youngest son Neal Glessner of Hagerstown said an appropriate epitaph for his mother would be,...Tags: Stroke, Breast Cancer, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Ovarian Cancer, Chemotherapy
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 20
Handling of Benghazi attack ‘nauseating and disturbing’ To the editor: Most believed from day one that those killed in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012, died from a terrorist attack. Reports have said that various key agencies within the Obama...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Fox News Channel (tv network), Jay Carney
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Mail Call - Sept. 17
“I called in a week ago about a house on Fairview Mountain in Clear Spring, that the landlord just let go. Weeds grow up, and it looks terrible. Every time we ride by there, we have to look at that, and it looks awful. And they put a picture on...Tags: Democratic Party, Paul Ryan, Politics, Bill Clinton, Parties and Movements
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Jazz giants Ben Tucker and Lou Donaldson still have the music in them
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comLouis Armstrong once said, “Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them.” Jazz legends and old friends Ben Tucker and Lou Donaldson still have the music in them. That’s why the octogenarians are...Tags: Radio Industry, Charlie Parker, Music Theater, Radio, Peggy Lee
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Obama-Romney showdown starts off with harsh tone
Associated PressThe 2012 presidential general election has begun. It won’t be pretty. Tuesday marked Day One, in essence, of the contest between the two virtually certain nominees, Republican Mitt Romney and Democratic President Barack Obama. Rick Santorum’s...Tags: YouTube, Primaries, Newt Gingrich, Fox News Channel (tv network), Politics
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Art Callaham - Presidential courage is a historical reality
A good friend of mine called the other day and suggested that I write another column about courage. Now please understand that my friend was not suggesting that I am personally courageous, rather he knew that I had researched the human characteristic...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Washington, World War II (1939-1945), Newt Gingrich, Politics
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Carroll G. Strailman
janeth@herald-mail.comCarroll Strailman was a man of many names. His family called him Bud, while people in the Boonsboro area knew him as Jerry. Some Boonsboro High School basketball players called him Doc, his co-workers at the IRS in Martinsburg, W.Va., called him Guy...Tags: Fort Detrick (military base), Transportation Accidents, Basketball, Heart Failure, Health
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Albertazzie, former Air Force One pilot, Berkeley County businessman, dies at 88
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comMartinsburg Mayor George Karos remembered the late Col. Ralph Albertazzie as an inventive businessman, staunch Republican and true gentleman. "He used to come in the drugstore all the time — and tried to get me to change (political) parties," Karos...Tags: West Virginia, World War II (1939-1945), Television Industry, Richard Nixon, Politics
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What's up with gold?
What’s up with gold? Mostly, the price. Right now, a troy ounce of gold is worth more than $1,800. Just two years ago, it was $950, a spike of nearly 90 percent. Gold has always been a store of value in uncertain times. And we definitely are in...Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Foreign Exchange Market, Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Metal and Mineral
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