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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: Barack Obama, Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lobbying, Clubs and Associations
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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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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: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Anirban Basu, Personal Income, Business, University of Maryland, College Park
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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: Gardens and Parks, Arts and Culture, Museums, Transportation, LEGO Group
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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, Lifestyle and Leisure, Services and Shopping, Mega Millions Lottery
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Letters to the Editor - May 28
Statistics prove more guns mean less crime To the editor: In a recent letter to the editor, Judith McLean writes, “We can learn from the states that have already passed more rigorous gun legislation.” Many people, perhaps McLean is one of...Tags: First National Bank of Mercersburg (PA), Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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MSO names new executive director
julieg@herald-mail.comMichael Jonnes, who led the Springfield (Mass.) Symphony Orchestra for 15 years, has been named the Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s new executive director. MSO Board President Dori Nipps said Wednesday that the search committee liked Jonnes’...Tags: Culture, Rentals, Music Industry, The Hartt School, Music
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Leitersburg teen puts spelling skills to test at national bee
julieg@herald-mail.comPreparing for this week’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, Jade Lee said she doesn’t really like spelling, but she enjoys memorizing. Jade probably won’t be asked to spell pygmy puff or puffskein — the type of Harry Potter terms...Tags: Mathematics, Science and Technology
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More than 16 countries represented at Hagerstown multicultural festival
julieg@herald-mail.comHagerstown resident Lalita balanced a curved sword on her hip, shoulder and head Sunday as a large crowd watched during the 3State Multicultural Fest. At one point, she was on her knees, with the sword balanced on her head, as she did a belly dance and...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Dance
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Author Judy S. Walter looks to inform youth about Holocaust
Name: Judy S. Walter City in which you reside: Chambersburg, Pa. Day job: Retired teacher Book title: "Nightmare in Europe" Genre: Historical nonfiction Short synopsis of book: "Nightmare in Europe" is a concise, easy-to-understand book about the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Students, Teachers
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U.S., county celebrated bicentennials in 1976
"Rediscover America 1976 Bicentennial Celebration, United States of America-Washington County, Maryland, 1776-1976" was the full name of an event that would involve most of the members of the Washington County Historical Society and the community, as a...Tags: French and Indian War, Culture, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Arts
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Fatal stabbing case forwarded to Circuit Court
dona@herald-mail.comA woman was escorted from Washington County District Court on Thursday following an outburst at a preliminary hearing for a man charged with killing her son. “That was my son ... I hope you rot in hell,” Dolores Thornton yelled during...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Witnesses, Trials, Court Preliminary, Murder
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