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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: Stevan Ridley, Health and Safety at Work, Super Bowl, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers
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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: Roger Clemens, Hank Aaron, Bob Lemon, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa
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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: Obituaries, Christianity, Don Rickles, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms
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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: Football, Washington Nationals, Maryland Terrapins, Stephen Strasburg, Sports
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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: Country and Western (genre), Journey (music group), Arts and Culture, Diseases and Illnesses, Fine Arts
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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: Ceremonies, Health, Arts and Culture, Travelogues (genre), Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Ceremonies, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Human Interest, Health, Arts and Culture
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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: High School Sports, Maroon 5 (music group)
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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: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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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: Washington (U.S. state), Global Warming, Energy Saving, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Lou Gehrig's Disease
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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: Juan Marichal, Robin Yount, Nellie Fox, World Series, St. Louis Cardinals
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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: Red Smith, Chicago Cubs, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Chicago Tribune, Alzheimer's Disease
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