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Punk rock nostalgia: It's vicious
I’m a born troublemaker. At the grocery store, I’m always asking the cashier if SHE would like to donate $1 to the United Children’s Fund. But I would never have the chutzpah to initiate the movement that is currently sweeping New York...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Patti Smith, Social Distortion (music group), Halloween
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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: General Practitioners, World War I (1914-1918), Boy Scouts of America, Science and Technology, Middletown
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Congregation B'nai Abraham marks 120th anniversary
davem@herald-mail.comCongregation B’nai Abraham was founded more than a century ago, and over the years since there has been a rich history of Jewish life in Washington County that has been marked by Jews winning political freedom, the congregation moving through a...Tags: Judaism, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Christian Orthodoxy, Religion and Belief, Ceremonies
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Global network of hackers stole $45M from ATMs in matter of hours
Associated PressThe sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was carried...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Dominican Republic, Theft, Computer Crime, Justice System
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Mary Hynes: Working for a chance at stardom
Special to The Herald-MailMary Hynes is going for it. Four years ago, she moved to New York with "$2,000 and a place to live for four months," and hasn't looked back. Today, the 28-year-old from Hagerstown is now a New Yorker, working every day for the chance to become a...Tags: Butler University, Saturday Night Live (tv program), William Shakespeare, Manhattan (New York City), Rockefeller Center
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Lillian V. Evans, 89
Lillian Virginia Evans, 89, died Friday, May 3, 2013, at Homewood of Williamsport in Williamsport, Md. Born Aug. 14, 1923, in Martinsburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of Arlie B. Hutzler and Lillian Nesmith Hutzler. She was a 1942 graduate of...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Human Interest
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George Michael: Pretty blue in blue states
A recent article in the real estate section of MSN.com, written by Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes Magazine, was titled “America’s Most Miserable Cities of 2013.” The article ranked American cities based on metrics that included violent...Tags: Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Barack Obama, Internal Revenue Service, Politics
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Museum announces winners of annual raffle
On March 21, during the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts’ annual membership meeting, the museum held its annual raffle drawing, selecting 12 winners from more than 2,400 ticket entries. The museum raised more than $19,000 through the raffle to...Tags: Museums, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Services and Shopping, Charity
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Politicians have a knack for turning indignity into opportunity
Mark Twain noticed that a cat that sits on a hot stove once will never sit on it again. But, he said, it won’t sit on a cold stove, either. Politics is different, because in politics we discover the opposite extreme is true. Having sat on a hot...
Tags: Mark Sanford, Politics, Anthony D. Weiner, Elections, Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Canada terror suspect grew more radical
One of two men accused of plotting with al-Qaida members in Iran to derail a train in Canada became radicalized to the point that his father reached out to a Muslim support group for help and advice, a local religious leader said Wednesday. Muhammad...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Religion and Belief, Trials, Saudi Arabia, Iran
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Man fined $35,000 for conspiring to smuggle cigarettes through Md.
A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was placed on probation for 11 months and fined $35,000 after pleading guilty Monday in Washington County Circuit Court to conspiring to smuggle 2,568 cartons of cigarettes through Maryland. Abdelaziz M. Abdelaziz, 43, pleaded...
Tags: LaGuardia Airport, Kennedy Airport, Punishment, Maryland State Police, Fines
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Gun control loses: No expanded background checks
Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from...
Tags: Republican Party, Joe Manchin III, Susan Collins, Joe Biden, Elections
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