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Oct. 27 is Hagerstown Kiwanis Rose Day
The Kiwanis Club of Hagerstown’s Rose Day will be Thursday, Oct. 27. The event remains the club’s major fundraiser. Long-stem roses will be available by the dozen in red, yellow, pink and other colors. The roses cost $20. Orders made in...Tags: Christianity, Cincinnati Bengals, Crossroads, Auction Service, Media Industry
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Kiwanis Rose Day set for Thursday
Kiwanis Rose Day set for Thursday The Kiwanis Club of Hagerstown's Rose Day will be Thursday. The event remains the club's major fundraiser. Long-stem roses will be available by the dozen in red, yellow, pink and other colors. The roses cost $20....Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Washington, DC, U.S. Marine Corps, Crossroads
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Idaho plutonium case: At least 2 workers suffer internal exposure
Nation NowAt least two workers at the Idaho National Laboratory suffered internal exposure to plutonium.... -
Md. suburb of Washington lowers voting age for city elections to age 16
TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) — A small Maryland city just outside the Washington, D.C., city limits has voted to lower the voting age for city elections to 16. The Takoma Park City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in...Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Local Elections, Politics, Voting
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GOP ramps up criticism of Perez
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans, including Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, stepped up their criticism of Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez on Tuesday, amplifying their concerns a day before the former state official faces a Senate committee vote on his...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Lawyers, David Vitter, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Volunteers help veterans, and others, get their house in order
The first troops showed up on a Saturday morning at the four-bedroom house in Columbia heavily armed: saws, hammers, crowbars, drills. They've returned three times since and are expected back again next week in hopes of making repairs upstairs and down,...Tags: Science and Technology, Finance, U.S. Army, Sears, Home Improvement
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Paul Rowan Weiler, 56
Paul Rowan Weiler, 56, of Science Hill, passed away Sunday, April 28, at his residence. Born Sept. 24, 1956, in Harlan, Paul was a son of the late Sandford Logan Weiler Sr., M.D. and Betty Fulton Weiler. He attended Frankliin County High School and...
Tags: Schools, Human Interest, Entertainment, Elementary Schools, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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News of the Weird: Chocolate Toothpaste and 'Holy Crap' Cereal!
The Precocious Tots of Finland: A University of Kansas professor and two co-authors, in research in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Finance, found that children age 10 and under substantially outperformed their parents in earnings from stock trading...
Tags: Science, Washington, DC, Fluoride, Endangered Species, Science and Technology
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Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators
Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Lawyers, Democratic Party, Tim Scott, Chuck Hagel
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Column: Gun laws and human nature
In 1983 when President Ronald Reagan ordered the deployment of missiles in Europe as part of his "peace through strength" strategy to counter the Soviet Union, the very liberal town of Takoma Park, Md., declared itself a "nuclear free zone." City...Tags: International Trade, Gun Control, Russia, Shootings, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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From Sun Magazine: Oprah -- Built in Baltimore
May 18, 2011
Oprah Winfrey is one great storyteller.
So let her set the stage for the story of her years in Baltimore — seven and a half years starting in 1976 that would profoundly shape not only the life of the young anchorwoman, but also...Tags: Human Interest, 60 Minutes (tv program), College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Sex Crimes, Entertainment
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Washington County delegation won't back death penalty repeal
Kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comSurrounded by a phalanx of legislators and death penalty opponents, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley announced Tuesday that his office will make a firm push to repeal the death penalty in the state this legislative session. “The death penalty...Tags: Washington, DC, Regional Authority, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Annapolis, Executive Branch
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