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Lloyd Waters: The Super Bowl and an ALS problem
“Winning isn’t everything, but it sure beats coming in second.” That famous quote was often used by Bear Bryant as he coached and made a perennial winner out of the University of Alabama football team. Bryant and his players won 323...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Sports, National Football League, Diseases and Illnesses, New England Patriots
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Lloyd Waters: Baseball, apple pie and heroes
Back in the late 1950s and early ’60s, the school ground in Dargan was the place to be if you wanted to play a little baseball. All the kids in the community would enjoy their summer vacations from school by playing the most popular sport....Tags: Pies and Tarts, Major League Baseball, Sports, Apples, Baseball
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William S. Higgins Jr.
janeth@herald-mail.comWilliam S. “Bill” Higgins Jr. was one of those people who made friends wherever he went. He lived his life with humor and a positive spirit that attracted people. “He wanted to get to know people,” said only child Amy Higgins Ryan...Tags: Coca-Cola Co., Obituaries, Diseases and Illnesses, Washington, DC, Lou Gehrig's Disease
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Parasiliti: In sports, as in life, everything's a gamble
There is a little Doyle Brunson in all of us. Every one has a small piece of professional poker player in them … even if he or she doesn’t know it. Brunson is one of the forefathers of his game because he calculates odds and takes well-...Tags: Sports, Randy Edsall, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball, Maryland Terrapins
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Ty Herndon takes his 'Journey On' to Hagerstown
amyc@herald-mail.comTy Herndon is pretty relaxed. While sitting in Kansas City, Mo., on a recent Tuesday morning enjoying a cup of coffee and waiting for a flight to Dallas, where he was scheduled to perform the following night, he took a few minutes for a telephone...Tags: Health, Journey (music group), National Football League, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Diseases and Illnesses
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Homeless Resource Day to take place March 3
The Washington County Homeless Coalition will hold Homeless Resource Day Saturday, March 3. Each homeless person at the event will be assigned an individual who will assist them in finding resources that are available. The coalition is in need of...Tags: Health, Ceremonies, Hospitals and Clinics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture
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Run For Your Luck 5K to benefit Community Free Clinic
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWashington County Commissioner Ruth Ann Callaham plans to join in when the first St. Patrick’s Day “Run For Your Luck 5K” is held in Hagerstown. Callaham said she will run with her daughter and 8-year-old grandson during the Saturday,...Tags: Health, Human Interest, Running, Ceremonies, Hospitals and Clinics
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Sylvia Marie DeBaugh, 67
Sylvia Marie DeBaugh, 67, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at her residence after a courageous battle with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, while under the care of Hospice. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Lou Gehrig's Disease
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Parasiliti: Boyer, Smith make most of their moment
Sports is nothing more than a test rat in waiting. One day in the future, a government grant will be awarded for some scientific study to figure out just why athletics continue to captivate the world we live in. There really isn’t much need for...Tags: Maroon 5 (music group), High School Sports
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Letters to the Editor - March 27
The time to respect the environment is now To the editor: There’s no excuse for willful ignorance. Yet, this blissful state is all too commonly practiced by many of our local citizens in Washington County and around the nation. Practitioners...Tags: Health, Conservation, Human Interest, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Diseases and Illnesses
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Column: Take a swing at these questions
WASHINGTON — As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball’s return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that...Tags: Eddie Murray, Frankie Frisch, Tim Lincecum, Eddie Plank, World Series
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Five nostalgic books on baseball
My father, Bill Guilfoile, was a baseball executive for 40 years with the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also a compulsive reader, and it's no surprise that his favorite subject was the game that has...Tags: Sports, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baseball, New York Yankees, College Baseball
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