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    Jun 2, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  1. Mail Call - June 3

    “Why is it the American people always want to (complain) about what the police get, and what they do? They don’t ever say anything about a sports person making $150 million for one year’s salary, to throw a football, that’s OK. And...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Festive Events, Business, Media Industry

  2. May 26, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  3. Art Callaham: Take time to honor those who keep us free

    This is a reprise (with some minor changes) of a column I wrote for Memorial Day 2011. It is not my best column, nor is it my worst. What it is, however, is a statement of my continuing and unfaltering support for those who protect our nation and our...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Human Interest, Holidays, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York City

  4. May 25, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  5. Decorating veterans' graves a Memorial Day tradition

    With Memorial Day approaching, Anna and James M. Harnish of Fairview this week decorated their son’s grave at St. Paul’s Church Cemetery near Clear Spring.
    caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.com
    With Memorial Day approaching, Anna and James M. Harnish of Fairview this week decorated their son’s grave at St. Paul’s Church Cemetery near Clear Spring. The couple placed flowers, a cross and a pinwheel in memory of their son, James L....

    Tags: Armed Conflicts, U.S. Army, Spanish-American War, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Antietam National Battlefield

  6. May 24, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  7. Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-graders honor fallen soldiers

    Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-grader Kahlin Stydinger said placing American flags on the graves at Antietam National Cemetery was a way to reward the Civil War soldiers buried there because of what they fought for. 
    caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.com
    Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-grader Kahlin Stydinger said placing American flags on the graves at Antietam National Cemetery was a way to reward the Civil War soldiers buried there because of what they fought for.  “That’s the only...

    Tags: Students, Human Interest, Spanish-American War, International Military Interventions, Holidays

  8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  9. Five for your planner: Friday, May 24

    <strong>1. Memorial Day parade</strong>
    1. Memorial Day parade Wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at World War I monument in front of Boonsboro Town Hall, 21 N. Main St., Boonsboro. Parade down Main Street, 2 p.m. 2. Cedar Lawn Guest speaker Fred L. Shinbur,...

    Tags: Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), American Legion, Memorial Day

  10. May 22, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  11. Memorial Day observances

    Saturday, May 25 • Rose Hill Cemetery, 600 S. Potomac St., annual Memorial Day service, 9:30 a.m. Speaker is U.S. Army Lt. Col. (retired) Arthur Callaham, Civil War re-enactors bagpiper, color guard and more. • Sharpsburg, 145th annual...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, U.S. Army, Festive Events, Sociology, Unrest, Conflicts and War

  12. May 22, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  13. Edgar N. Howell, 84

    The Rev. Dr. Edgar N. Howell, “Doc,” 84, of Middletown, Md., passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, May 18, 2013. He rejoined his wife of 51 years, Catherine Patrice “Pat” Howell, who preceded him in death in 2009. Born...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Crime, Law and Justice, General Practitioners, Science and Technology, Boy Scouts of America

  14. May 22, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  15. Brien Poffenberger: Memorial Day events connect us to past, peer into future

    Memorial Day may kick off the summer season, but in Washington County, it also prompts a measure of reflection.  War has played a large role in the history of Washington County, and with it a connection to the broader American story.  It has given us a...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Holidays, Festive Events

  16. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  17. Film on Buckles to continue W.Va. veteran's fight for national WWI memorial

    A documentary film about the last American veteran of World War I is being screened throughout May in Missouri and Arkansas to help continue the late Frank Buckles&rsquo; fight for a memorial to his comrades on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
    A documentary film about the last American veteran of World War I is being screened throughout May in Missouri and Arkansas to help continue the late Frank Buckles’ fight for a memorial to his comrades on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The...

    Tags: Washington Monument, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armistice Day, John D. Rockefeller IV, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry

  18. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  19. Seven schools in Washington County Public Schools system named after individuals or families

    Washington County Board of education member Karen Harshman has questioned the practice of naming schools after individuals or families.
    julieg@herald-mail.com
    Washington County Board of education member Karen Harshman has questioned the practice of naming schools after individuals or families. One of her concerns, she said, was that over time, people no longer would remember who the person was, or why a...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, United Way , Newspaper and Magazine, March of Dimes Foundation

  20. Mar 3, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  21. Report: History an important part of Washington County's economic development future

    Hagerstown Regional Airport and the former Fort Ritchie U.S. Army base both have a place in Washington County&rsquo;s history, and officials at each facility want them to play a part in the county&rsquo;s economic future.
    dona@herald-mail.com
    Hagerstown Regional Airport and the former Fort Ritchie U.S. Army base both have a place in Washington County’s history, and officials at each facility want them to play a part in the county’s economic future. Along with those facilities,...

    Tags: Rentals, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, U.S. Army, Camp David, Washington, DC

  22. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  23. Burned Antietam Street building just short of a century old

    A building on Antietam Street in downtown Hagerstown that burned in a Thursday night fire was just short of a century old.
    dan.dearth@herald-mail.com
    A building on Antietam Street in downtown Hagerstown that burned in a Thursday night fire was just short of a century old. The building at 19-23 W. Antietam St. was built in 1914, the same year World War I started. Although it had been vacant for years,...

    Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)

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