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Scouts' decision to open ranks to gay boys met with heated reactions
Associated PressAfter lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA’s controversies are far from...Tags: Protestant Convention, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, Elections, Minority Groups
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Barr Construction Institute at Associated Builders and Contractors offers courses
The following courses will be offered at the Barr Construction Institute at Associated Builders and Contractors, 530 N. Locust St. in Hagerstown: CPR/AED and First Aid Instructor: Doug Walker Friday, May 31, 8 a.m. to noon Registration deadline:...Tags: Advanced Training, Career and Workplace
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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: Frostburg State University, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, PTA, Holidays
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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: Religion and Belief, Photography, Anglicanism, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Arts
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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: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Central Intelligence Agency, Christianity
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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: LEGO Group, Transportation, Railway Transportation, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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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, Powerball Lottery, Tampa, Lifestyle and Leisure, Mega Millions Lottery
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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: Police Arrests, Memorial Day, John F. Kennedy, Drunk Driving
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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: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Business
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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: Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Abraham Lincoln, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Museums
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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, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Patrick J. Toomey, Elections
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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), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Abusive Behavior, Barack Obama, Justice System
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