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Lloyd Waters: Remembering Sheila and Katherine Lyon
It was Good Friday in 1975. The Vietnam War was coming to an end, and I was going to school at Mount Saint Mary’s college in Emmittsburg during the day while working as a correction officer at the Maryland Correctional Institution at night. It...Tags: Good Friday, Easter, Montgomery County (Maryland), Kensington, Frostburg State University
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Art Callaham: O'Reilly's book on Kennedy a good read
I was never a “Kennedyphile” — lifelong southern conservative Republicans usually are not. Sure, I was a starry-eyed 15-year-old who understood “Camelot,” liked the pictures of bikini clad Jackie-O (as she was later to be...Tags: Interior Policy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Organized Crime, Gun Control, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Ruritan Scholarship winners announced
The Maugansville Ruritan Club announced its scholarship winners from local high schools. Each winner attended a dinner at the club with their parents on April 17 and were presented $1,000 scholarships from Tom Ingram, scholarship chairman. Allison...
Tags: Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Awards and Prizes, Autism, Science and Technology
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Lloyd Waters: Jane Fonda says, 'get a life' - many can't
Mr. Harold Nichols, a gentleman from Mercersburg, Pa., took exception to my column, “No Political Apathy in Ohio, Baltimore or D.C.” He has the impression that I was a Mitt Romney supporter, and suggested that I should “get over the...Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Hanoi (Vietnam), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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John W. Gelwicks, 63
John Wayne Gelwicks, 63, of Hagerstown, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born Sept. 11, 1949, in Hagerstown, he was the son of William L. and Geraldine D. (Worthington) Gelwicks of Hagerstown. John was a...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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More than 200 attend gun rally in Chambersburg
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comStanding below the steps of the Franklin County Courthouse at courthouse plaza, 250 people rallied in support of their right to bear arms at Saturday’s Second Amendment Freedom Rally in Chambersburg. Some held “Don’t Tread on Me”...Tags: Interior Policy, Justice and Rights, Iraq War (2003-2011), Franklin (New London, Connecticut), Gun Control
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George R. Bartles, 82
George Richard Bartles, 82, of Hagerstown, Md., died Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at Golden Living Center. Born March 12, 1931, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Herman S. and Mary Catherine Hamby Bartles. He was preceded in death by his first wife,...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), International Military Interventions
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40 years later: Vietnam troop withdrawal remembered
Associated PressThe last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam 40 years ago Friday, and the date holds great meaning for many who fought the war, protested it or otherwise lived it. While the fall of Saigon two years later is remembered as the final day of the Vietnam War,...Tags: Armed Forces, Carolina National Corporation, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Hanoi (Vietnam), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Samuel G. Thomas Jr., 62
Samuel Gardner Thomas Jr., 62, of Boonsboro, Md., passed from this life Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at his home while surrounded by his family. Born Sept. 9, 1950, in Washington County, Md., he was the son of the late Samuel Gardner Thomas Sr. and Anna Mae...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), International Military Interventions, American Legion
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In wake of GOP filibuster, White House yields on drone strike question
Associated PressThe Senate is moving toward a vote on President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director after a White House concession. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid set a test vote for later Thursday. His announcement came shortly after Attorney General Eric...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rand Paul, Politics, Jane Fonda, Parties and Movements
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More than 100 take part in Western Maryland 'Day of Resistance' rally
matthewu@herald-mail.comSam Fenati sees the push by some politicians for more gun control regulations as something more. “It’s not about gun control,” said Fenati while holding a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag aloft for motorists passing by his...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics
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Gary L. Peisen, 79
Gary Lane Peisen, 79, formerly of Des Moines, Iowa, Hagerstown, Md., and Meridianville, Ala., passed away peacefully Dec. 2, 2012, at Ridgecrest Nursing Home in Forney, Texas. Born Aug. 10, 1933, in Des Moines, he was the son of the late Dr. Conan...Tags: Armed Forces, U.S. Army, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Germany, Awards and Prizes
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