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Pageant celebrated county history
The centennial celebration for the Washington County Historical Society continues, because the founding dates ranged from the organizational meetings of August and September 1911 to the actual recording of the incorporation papers with the state of...Tags: John Carmichael, Government, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Arts, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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U.S. warns Iran against closing vital Hormuz oil route
Associated PressThe U.S. strongly warned Iran on Wednesday against closing a vital Persian Gulf waterway that carries one-sixth of the world's oil supply, after Iran threatened to choke off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz if Washington imposes sanctions targeting...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Central Bank, Barack Obama, Politics, Petroleum Industry
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Hagerstown Tea Party to hold candidate event
The Hagerstown Tea Party’s next general meeting will be a meet the candidates event on Thursday, March 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Next Dimensions, 132 Old National Pike, Hagerstown. All candidates who are running for office in the U.S. Senate in the...Tags: Politics, Tea Party Movement, Elections
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Mail Call - Jan. 12
“Having just seen the North Hagerstown High School show choir picture in the paper for Veterans Day at Morris Frock, I’d just like to say to the choir, you did a terrific job. It was wonderful, and I certainly hope you come back again. Thank...Tags: Baseball, Veterans Day, Little League Baseball, Washington Nationals, Politics
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New Md. congressional districts nearly a done deal
Associated PressThe Maryland House of Delegates approved Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley's congressional redistricting map 91-46 Wednesday, the third day of a special session to redraw the districts of the state's eight seats in theU.S.House of Representatives. The map,...Tags: Executive Branch, Minority Groups, Baltimore County, 2010 Census, Politics
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Mail Call - Sept. 21
“A letter to the editor, Vicky Smith, about the story about bullying in school, boy, she really hit the nail on the head. If an adult is abused, then the person can get arrested. But children are allowed to be bullied, poked, hit, tripped, have...Tags: Barack Obama, Corporate Crime, Politics, Career and Workplace, Fraud
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Bartlett still plans to run in new 6th District
A new congressional redistricting plan for Maryland, with a reshaped 6th District, won't dissuade Republican U.S. Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett from running for an 11th term, his office said Wednesday.
The plan — which the Maryland House of Delegates...Tags: Annapolis, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Montgomery County (Maryland), Washington, DC, U.S. Senate
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Historical Society worked early on to preserve two Washington County landmarks
Founded in 1911, the Washington County Historical Society was guided by the steady hands of its first president, Harvey S. Bomberger, until his health began to fail in 1936. During those 25 years, the organization worked diligently to save Fort...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Human Interest, Religion and Belief, Executive Branch, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 3
New congressional districts an assault on representation To the editor: The voters of Western Maryland, and Western Maryland economic interests have been cheated by the recent redistricting of Maryland congressional districts. We all know that...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Executive Branch, Baltimore County, Politics, Crimes
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Remembering the Hoovervilles of 1932
It was the spring of 1932, and veterans of World War I were camped in a Hooverville (a shanty town built by the homeless and named after President Hoover) near Anacostia in a muddy field. They had constructed tents from any piece of debris they could find...Tags: U.S. Army, Washington, DC, Politics, Career and Workplace, Social Security
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Head of SCCAP talks with commissioners about agency's programs
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe future of several human services programs in Franklin County, Pa., are in limbo because of questions about federal funding, according to the executive director of South Central Community Action Programs Inc. Megan Shreve spoke to the Franklin County...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Politics, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning
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Local author draws attention to friend of Lincoln
davem@herald-mail.comAbraham Lincoln’s bodyguard is getting some fresh attention these days thanks to local author Bob O’Connor. O’Connor, who also wrote about Ward Hill Lamon in his book “The Virginian Who Might Have Saved Lincoln,” edited a...Tags: Politics, Abraham Lincoln, Elections
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