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Retired astronaut encourages Western Heights students to follow dreams
julieg@herald-mail.comRetired NASA astronaut Don Thomas encouraged Western Heights Middle School eighth-graders to follow their dreams and to persevere, as he did. “If you forget everything else I told you here today, the one thing I want you to remember is to never...Tags: Education, Technology, Rocketry, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland)
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Four Board of Education members leaning toward the purchase of former Allegheny Energy
julieg@herald-mail.comRecalling his first tour of the former Allegheny Energy headquarters on Downsville Pike, Washington County Board of Education member Wayne D. Ridenour said he thought of the possibility the office building could house the school system’s...Tags: Health and Safety at School, House Building, Taxation, Renovation, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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'Courageous' to be shown
The Zion Baptist Church ministry will show the movie “Courageous” Saturday at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the church, 61 W. Bethel St. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. Admission costs $2 per person and there will be free popcorn and drinks....Tags: Texas Tech University , Popcorn, Religion and Belief, Technology, Rocketry
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Our Friendly Skies - January 2013
THE JANUARY SKY Happy New Year! Winter has officially arrived and that means plenty of hours of darkness to study the skies! Let’s begin by finding some of the bright stars that can be seen up in the sky this month. First, look to the east, the...
Tags: Procyon Corporation, Science and Technology
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Smiling faces seen everywhere during Franklin Learning Center's Christmas program
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comIt’s a unique Christmas program where everyone has a chance to shine on stage and no one is left out of the performance. When the Franklin Learning Center (FLC) performed “The Christmas Adventure of the Space Elves” on Friday, there...Tags: Agriculture, Holidays, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Religious Festivals, Science and Technology
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Shuttle lands in Calif. after cross-country voyage
Space shuttle Endeavour returned to its California roots Thursday after a wistful cross-country journey that paid homage to NASA workers and former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her astronaut husband. “That’s my spaceship,” said...
Tags: Smithsonian Institution, Los Angeles International Airport, Technology, Rocketry, Gabrielle Giffords
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Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, dies at 61
Associated Press Science WritersSpace used to be a man’s world. Then came Sally Ride, who blazed a cosmic trail for U.S. women into orbit. With a pitch-perfect name out of a pop song refrain, she joined the select club of American space heroes the public knew by heart: Shepard,...Tags: Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Economy, Business and Finance, Gloria Steinem, Technology, Rocketry
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Joseph C. Thornwall, 86
Joseph Carl Thornwall, 86, passed away May 14, 2012, in Boonsboro, Md., at Fahrney-Keedy Home & Village after a short illness. Mr. Thornwall was born Feb. 1, 1926, in Topeka, Kan., son of Joseph W. Thornwall and Katie Eva (Lesser) Thornwall. He grew...Tags: NASA, Radio, Washington, DC, Central Intelligence Agency, Manhattan (New York City)
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Letters to the Editor - May 13
It is senseless to place labels on Jesus Christ To the editor: I’m not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. With more and more frequency, twice in the past week or so, I read doubts about the existence of God and confusion over who exactly Jesus is....Tags: Religion and Belief, Jesus Christ, Social Issues, Bible, Christianity
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Shepherd University students receive fellowships, scholarships
Shepherd University hosted NASA Day on April 11. Several students received fellowships from the West Virginia Space Grant Undergraduate Fellowship Program and presented their research. The recipients include: • Matt Alt, a computer engineering...Tags: NASA, Technology, Sykesville, Biology, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Richard G. McGowan Sr., 90
Richard George McGowan Sr., 90, of Fahrney Keedy Home and Village and formerly of Smithsburg, Md., passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Fahrney Keedy Home. Born Feb. 21, 1922, in Waukegan, Ill., he was the son of the late Robert Melvin and Rose...
Tags: NASA, Washington, DC, Polio, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland)
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