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Obama defends drone strikes, signs new guidelines for their use
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted...Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Central Intelligence Agency, Anwar al-Awlaki, Patrick Leahy
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STEM Career Day at Bester Elementary helps to get students college-ready
dona@herald-mail.comA image from a microscope was projected onto the screen in a classroom at Bester Elementary School on Friday afternoon, showing a translucent worm slithering into view. The response it elicited from the students was not unexpected. “Eeyoou!”...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Kenneth C. Wing, 66
Master Sgt. Kenneth Chester Wing, U.S. Air Force, retired, 66, of Greencastle, Pa., died late Saturday afternoon, April 6, 2013, at his residence. He was the husband of Mrs. Reitta Sue Gurley Wing, his wife of 31 years. Born Oct. 22, 1946, in Holyoke,...Tags: U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Wayne, Colleges and Universities, Richmond (McHenry, Illinois)
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Hagerstown Regional Airport officials highlight impact of closing tower
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWithout a staffed air traffic control tower, “there is going to be an incident” involving aircraft at or near Hagerstown Regional Airport, one concerned business owner said Thursday. “I feel very strongly that we are going to have an...Tags: Government, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Martin O'Malley, Air Transportation, Travel
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In Israel, Obama vows unwavering support for Mideast ally
Associated PressRenewing U.S. support for the difficult "work of generations," President Barack Obama assured Israel on Wednesday that his administration would pursue an elusive Mideast peace that would allow residents of the Jewish state to live in peace and free from...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Blindness, Benjamin Netanyahu
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U.N. approves tough new sanctions against N. Korea after Pyongyang vows to nuke U.S.
Associated PressThe U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, and a furious Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike against the United States. The sanctions drafted by North Korea's...Tags: South Korea, Nuclear Policy, Pyongyang (North Korea), North Korea, Seoul (South Korea)
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Richard M. Kunkel, 91
Richard Marion Kunkel, 91, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. Born Sept. 6, 1921, in Shamokin, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles Kunkel and Gertrude (Green) Kunkel. He attended Saint...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Religion and Belief, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Christianity, Catonsville
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Retired Navy warrant officer honored at ceremony
A retirement celebration for retired Chief Warrant Officer Richard F. Jordan of Hagerstown was held Aug. 26 at American Legion Post 183 on Putty Hill Road in Parkville, Md. Jordan was recognized for more than 70 years of service to the state and nation....
Tags: U.S. Navy, Parkville, World War II (1939-1945), Korean War (1950-1953), American Legion
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150th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Antietam vignettes
People from throughout the United States showed up Saturday at the site of the 150th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Antietam. Here are some of their stories. Bob Bosler Gettysburg, Pa. With activities occurring Saturday at the site of the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions, Battle of Antietam, Nuclear Power, Music
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Open Airplane Afternoon features historic airplanes for hundreds to see
davem@herald-mail.comSeveral hundred people streamed onto the grounds of the Hagerstown Regional Airport Sunday to see military aircraft that were once manufactured there, including cargo planes like the “Flying Boxcar,” which was designed to transport Jeeps and...Tags: Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945), Museums, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Local flea market owner hosts fundraiser for Wounded Warrior Project
alnotarianni@aol.comJo Ann Rankin is a woman who heeds that tug on her heart. A couple years ago, when her husband, William Rankin, closed his golf cart shop on National Pike, Jo Ann felt inspired to convert the building into a flea market. William Rankin was apprehensive,...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Health, U.S. Army, American Red Cross, Charity
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Syria defiantly denies killings, U.N. condemns attack
Syria on Sunday strongly denied allegations that its forces killed scores of people — including women and children — in one of the deadliest days of the country’s uprising, but the U.N. Security Council after an emergency session...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Health, Activism, Kofi Annan, Russia
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