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Author shares 'astonishing' tale of Washington County slave who rose to prominence
davem@herald-mail.com“Astonishing” is how Christopher L. Webber characterizes James W.C. Pennington, a slave at the Rockland Estate south of Hagerstown in the 1800s who escaped and went on to become a Presbyterian minister and delegate to international...Tags: Maryland, Colleges and Universities, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Slavery, Princeton University
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Pa. resident donates $30,000 to help secure Civil War battle site
waynesboro@herald-mail.comFundraising efforts to secure a mountaintop site associated with the Civil War Battle of Monterey Pass received a major boost last week when a Washington Township, Pa., resident offered a $30,000 donation. Battlefield preservationists and the...Tags: Washington (Litchfield, Connecticut), Michigan, Ohio, Monterey (Franklin, Pennsylvania), California
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Lawyer for Hagerstown Guardsman charged in Afghan's murder says client acted in self-defense
The attorney for a U.S. Army National Guardsman from Hagerstown charged in the death of an Afghan man argued in military court Monday that the shooting was in self-defense.
Sgt. Derrick Miller is on trial this week at Fort Campbell, charged with...Tags: Kentucky, Firearms, U.S. Army, Lawyers, Justice System
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Greencastle girl creates ice cream flavor to sweeten local charities
roxann.miller@herald-mail.com“You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream” or at least that’s what Caroline Holmes is hoping Greencastle folks will chant later this month. There are hundreds of different flavors of ice cream, but the 11-year-old Greencastle...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Breast Cancer
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'American to the Backbone' author to speak at Washington County museum
Washington County Free Library will welcome author Christopher Webber to the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts on Thursday, July 14, at 7 p.m. as part of a fundraising event benefiting the library’s Western Maryland Room and the museum’s...Tags: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Slavery, New York
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Mail Call - June 6
“Hagerstown caller: I think the phrase you actually want concerning ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ and those supposed Republican senators constantly screaming about communism, whom I’ve never heard ... is ‘life imitating art.&...Tags: Disasters, Science and Technology, Gary Williams, Heat Stroke, Health
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Democratic officials: Lieberman to announce retirement
Sen. Joe Lieberman has decided to retire in 2012. Democratic officials, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said Tuesday that the independent from Connecticut would not seek a fifth term in 2012. The 68-year-old...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, John McCain, Gays and Lesbians, Joe Lieberman
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Betty V. (Henry) "Grandma" Lutz, 82
JUNE 17, 1928-DEC. 31, 2010 Betty V. (Henry) "Grandma" Lutz, 82, passed away peacefully at the home of her granddaughter and companion, Archie, on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born June 17, 1928, in...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Washington (U.S. state), Brian Mitchell, Washington County (Maryland)
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Gay marriage prospects unclear in blue Md.
By The Associated PressAdvocates and opponents of gay marriage took their pitches to the Democratic-controlled Senate Tuesday afternoon, lobbying a key committee over the issue of whether to make Maryland the sixth state in which members of the same sex could marry. Supporters...Tags: Politics, Gays and Lesbians, Massachusetts, Democratic Party, Thomas V. Mike Miller
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Six testify during hearing for soldier accused of killing Afghan
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown soldier accused of killing an unarmed Afghan civilian last September was an exemplary leader who showed solid judgment and looked out for his men, an eyewitness to the incident told Army officials in military proceedings. Spc. Charles Miller...Tags: Firearms, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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