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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: Gun Control, Assassinations, Personal Weapon Control, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Barack Obama, 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, Colleges and Universities, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Ovarian Cancer
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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: Diabetes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Amputation, Jay Carney, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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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: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Republican Party, Politics, Paul Ryan, Democratic Party
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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, Quincy Jones, College Sports, Colleges and Universities, Music Industry
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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: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Tea Party Movement, Government, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008), Republican Party
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George Michael: Change you can believe in
New Year's Day is the time we make our plans for the coming year. What are some things I want to accomplish? What do I want to work on, to see, to experience? This focus on the year ahead is often accompanied by what are known as "New Year's resolutions."...Tags: Religious Texts, New Year's Day, Bible, Religion and Belief, Barack Obama
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Thomas Paine, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Politics, World War II (1939-1945)
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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: Diabetes, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Government, National Government, Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Richard Nixon, Regional Authority, Television Industry, Charles de Gaulle, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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