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Some Md. lawmakers ready to consider business tax cut
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWhen Del. Andrew A. Serafini, R-Washington, introduced a bill during the 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly seeking to reduce the state’s corporate income tax from 8.25 percent to 4 percent, he suggested that his bill might be a way to...Tags: Taxation, Anirban Basu, Business, Politics, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
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Inflatable train a huge hit at Railroad Heritage Days
julieg@herald-mail.comKids couldn’t get enough Sunday of a 59-foot-long inflatable train at Railroad Heritage Days. Going through the bouncy train time after time, kids were smiling whether they were stepping, crawling or falling out of the opening in the locomotive&...Tags: Railway Transportation, Tourism and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Travel, Museums
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Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history. But it wasn’t Matthew Bogel. On Sunday, he...
Tags: Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure, Services and Shopping, Mega Millions Lottery, Powerball Lottery
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Business calendar - May 19
Interviewing techniques May 20 — Learn employers’ tips about successful interviewing to get the job. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Washington County Job Center, 14 N. Potomac St., Suite 100, Hagerstown. Call 301-393-8255. Chamber mixer May 21...Tags: Business, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Elinor S. McLeod
janeth@herald-mail.comElinor McLeod came from a long line of female educators, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother who were teachers. She went on to become one of the first female principals for Washington County Public Schools and served many county...Tags: Holidays, Frostburg State University, Heart Attack, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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The Longmores celebrate 60 years
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Longmore celebrated their 60th anniversary on May 5. The couple, who wed at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Old Town Alexandria, Va., on May 2, 1953, marked the day with family and friends at Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant in...
Tags: Photography, U.S. Army, Anglicanism, Arts, Christianity
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Karl K. Werder, 55
Karl Kristofer Werder, 55, of Williamsport, Md., passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, Md., and gave the gift of life to Living Legacy Foundation. Born Aug. 21, 1957, in Washington, D.C., to Dr. Richard H. Werder...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Religion and Belief
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Jefferson County deputies keep drivers on right path
richardb@herald-mail.comBetween the two of them, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department Corporals Dustin Tabler and Vincent Tiong made 79 of the 123 DUI arrests the department racked up in 2012. Sheriff Pete Dougherty recognized Tabler’s 47 arrests and the 32 DUI...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Drunk Driving, Memorial Day, Police Arrests
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Ranson firm preserves the fabric of American history
richardb@herald-mail.comThe clothes Abraham Lincoln wore to Ford’s Theater, the flag on Iwo Jima, Stonewall Jackson’s uniform, pre-Columbian textiles and hundreds more artifacts like them have been spread across tables in a small shop in Ranson. Textile Preservation...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Abraham Lincoln, Arts and Culture, Museums, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Sestak won't run for Pa. governor; might seek rematch with Sen. Toomey in 2016
Associated PressFormer U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak has ruled out a campaign for Pennsylvania governor, but he said Tuesday that he is seriously exploring another run for U.S. Senate, possibly setting up a rematch against Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016. Sestak said he...Tags: Government, Joe Sestak, Democratic Party, Federal Election Commission, Primaries
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Mail Call - May 15
“People wonder what’s wrong with Washington. Well, it’s the people themselves, that re-elect people like this former governor from South Carolina, who cheated and lied to his wife, and also lied to the people, by thinking he was above...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Punishment, Lawyers
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Waynesboro, Pa., man has helped hoarders tidy up
marieg@herald-mail.comDwight Karkan spends his days untangling people’s messes — seeing what they have, what they use, what they need, what holds them back. He’ll go through kitchen cupboards crammed with 40 years of spices and closets filled with clothing...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Holidays, Real Estate, Religious Festivals, Services and Shopping
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