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Film review: 'The Great Gatsby' offers the same story, just stylized
Special to The Herald-MailDirector Baz Luhrmann is known for his excessively modern takes on stories from other eras. His most popular is film is 2001's “Moulin Rouge,” a pop musical set in 19th-century Paris. He's also the visionary behind the bizarre 1996 version...Tags: Joel Edgerton, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Movies, Entertainment
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William Carl Calhoun, 85
William Carl Calhoun, 85, of Hagerstown, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013, at his home. Born Dec. 30, 1927, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Karl K. and Muriel Calhoun. William was a 1946 graduate of Hagerstown High School. He went on to...
Tags: American Legion, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights, Virginia)
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W.Va. Mathematics Teacher of the Year says education wasn't always part of the equation
matthewu@herald-mail.comMartinsburg South Middle School teacher Jeremy Anne Knight’s attempt to avoid taking up the family profession only led her back into the fold. “I came from a family of teachers, so I thought I was sure of the one thing I wasn’t going to...Tags: Teaching and Learning, U.S. Army, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Teachers
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Girls Basketball: Henry taking over for Rideout at Goretti
koelble@herald-mail.comAfter 22 years coaching basketball at St. Maria Goretti, Todd Rideout is stepping aside to take a breather. Athletic director David Blenckstone announced that Rideout is leaving as girls basketball coach, and also said that Sheldon Henry has been named...Tags: Sports, Basketball
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Louis S. Parlato, 94
Louis S. "Lou" Parlato, 94, of Hagerstown, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center. Born Nov. 7, 1918, in Long Island City, N.Y., he was the son of the late Vito Louis and Esther (Englehardt) Parlato. Lou served...Tags: U.S. Navy, Korean War (1950-1953), Long Island City, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), World War II (1939-1945)
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'Lost in Emotion': Lisa Lisa brings stage show to Charles Town casino
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comThe music industry might have taken the kid out of Hell’s Kitchen, N.Y., but for 1980s hip-hop and R&B artist Lisa Lisa, it never took it out of her heart. Best known for being one-third of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with such hits as “All Cried...Tags: Organized Crime, Atlantic Ocean, Music, Music Industry, Entertainment
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Kim R. Hovermale, 54
Kim Rene "Hop" Hovermale, 54, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at Morgan County War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born Nov. 22, 1958, in Bay Shore, Long Island, N.Y., he was the son of Roy Bobby and Betty Lou McCoy...
Tags: Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, NASCAR
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Focusing on photography
janeth@herald-mail.comMonika Wertman has always known she wanted to work in a creative field. In high school, she concentrated on art and wanted to be an architect, until a guidance counselor talked her out of it. “There was no doubt in my mind. I’ve always...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Museums, Arts, Nassau County Museum of Art, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Harold J. Nichols, 74
Harold Joe Nichols, 74, of 16902 Revere Road, Hagerstown, Md., died on Tuesday, Nov. 06, 2012, at Golden Living Center. Born Sept. 4, 1938, in Chamois, Mo., he was the son of the late Joe A. and Ella Clara Wolfe Nichols. He graduated from Chamois High...
Tags: Rentals, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Charles Town attorney, Harpers Ferry retiree fight for new 67th district seat
richardb@herald-mail.comDemocrat Stephen Skinner and Republican Elliot Simon are seeking the newly created 67th district seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Skinner is new to politics and Simon is making his second run for the House. Longtime Democratic Del. John...Tags: Cultural Development, Ridge, Interior Policy, Politics, Inventories
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Nicole A. Ford, 44
Nicole Andreen Ford, 44, of Hagerstown, Md., died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. Born Nov. 16, 1967, in St. Andrew, Jamaica, she was the daughter of Neville George and Lenna Lois (Dillon) Mitchell of Jamaica. Nicole...
Tags: Glen Burnie, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Female Army vet shares stories from World War II
chrisc@herald-mail.comIt's been almost 70 years since a young New York City woman traveled from Brooklyn to Manhattan and enlisted in the U.S. Army. But for Florence "Flo" Miles, 90 and now living in Hagerstown, the memories are still vivid. Especially when she pages...Tags: Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Newspaper and Magazine, Germany, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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