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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, Memorial Day, World War I (1914-1918), Holidays
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Letters to the Editor - May 26
Teaching students Japanese is worthwhile To the editor: A caller to Mail Call recently expressed the opinion that teaching Japanese is a waste of time. I have to disagree with that assessment and instead point out that we are fortunate to offer students...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Memorial Day, ABC (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network)
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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: Heroin, The Who (music group), Green Day (music group), Entertainment, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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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: U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Crime, Law and Justice, Boy Scouts of America, World War I (1914-1918)
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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, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Local Elections, Christianity
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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, William Shakespeare, Manhattan (New York City), Arts and Culture, 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: Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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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: Bank Robbery, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Computer Crime, Prosecution
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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: Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Real Estate, Taxation, Lawyers
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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: Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Elections, Periodicals, Anthony D. Weiner, Mark Sanford
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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: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Al-Qaeda, Iran, Religion and Belief, Saudi Arabia
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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: Fines, LaGuardia Airport, Rentals, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Justice System
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