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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  1. Mastering the lever opens the door for so much in a dog's mind

    We have an open-door policy in our house. Not that it was my idea, or anyone else’s for that matter. The problem arose thanks to the designers of door knobs, who for centuries were content with the standard, round, dog-proof design. Then someone, I...
    2. May 19, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. Parasiliti: All's fair in glove and war

    High school athletes are like foot soldiers.
    bobp@herald-mail.com
    High school athletes are like foot soldiers. They register and enlist to join a team. They go through basic training (preseason practice) to learn a level of discipline, focus and routine. They are taught strategies and the teamwork needed to be...

    Tags: Colin Powell, High Schools, Schools, Sports, Baseball

    3. May 19, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Monday breakdown: 'Sea containers' not an ordinance violation

    A cluster of “sea containers” recently placed at a storage business near the corner of Virginia Avenue and Massey Boulevard prompted a reader to inquire about it earlier this month.
    A cluster of “sea containers” recently placed at a storage business near the corner of Virginia Avenue and Massey Boulevard prompted a reader to inquire about it earlier this month. Do the storage containers violate any Washington County...

    Tags: Port of Baltimore

    4. May 19, 2013 |Column| Herald Mail

  4. Teaching respect for sports officials begins with coaches and parents

    It’s been a rough couple of weeks for sports officials. Hockey star Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals blamed the referees for his team’s collapse and first-round departure in the NHL playoffs. A Major League Baseball umpiring crew...

    Tags: Soccer, National Hockey League, Alexander Ovechkin, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins

    5. May 19, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. Mail Call - May 20

    “I don’t understand how the judicial system works, when someone is arrested for drunken driving and kills a female passenger that was in the car, and gets six months probation — and then someone gets 14 months in jail for robbery....

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Planned Parenthood, Interior Policy, Teachers

    6. May 19, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. History's 12 greatest mountaintop miles

    Taken cumulatively, it might be the most historic stretch of mountaintop in the Mid-Atlantic. From the Interstate 70 footbridge south along the spine of South Mountain, the ridgeline has seen an extraordinary amount of American life (and death) go by. In...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Battle of Antietam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Daniel Webster, Washington Monument

    7. May 19, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  7. Lloyd Waters: Remembering Sheila and Katherine Lyon

    It was Good Friday in 1975. The Vietnam War was coming to an end, and I was going to school at Mount Saint Mary’s college in Emmittsburg during the day while working as a correction officer at the Maryland Correctional Institution at night. It...

    Tags: Easter, Frostburg State University, Good Friday, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Montgomery County (Maryland)

    8. May 19, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. 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: Washington, DC, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Business

    9. May 18, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Harry L. "Shorty" Cosgrove - correction

    Due to a source's error, the obituary in Saturday's Herald-Mail for Harry L. "Shorty" Cosgrove contained incorrect information. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Anna Powell.
    10. May 18, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Smithsburg still thriving after 200 years

    Christopher Steiffel Smith ended up dying in a poorhouse, but the town he founded 200 years ago — Smithsburg — is thriving today.
    julieg@herald-mail.com
    Christopher Steiffel Smith ended up dying in a poorhouse, but the town he founded 200 years ago — Smithsburg — is thriving today. Smith, who had been a stone mason, was believed to be in his early 60s when he bought Shadrach’s Lot...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Museums, Landforms, Farms

    11. May 18, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  11. Woman takes multiple roads to success

    Unlike many Americans, Ruby Harley didn’t lose work during the recession.
    arnoldp@herald-mail.com
    Unlike many Americans, Ruby Harley didn’t lose work during the recession. In fact, the Inwood, W.Va., woman gained work — holding two jobs at the same time before the recession, three jobs simultaneously during the recession and two jobs now....

    Tags: Unemployment, Nursing Homes, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Rate, Labor Markets

    12. May 18, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  12. Some recession victims feel lucky to be working harder

    One thing Ed Grimes hates about his current work schedule is trying to explain it to others.
    arnoldp@herald-mail.com
    One thing Ed Grimes hates about his current work schedule is trying to explain it to others. “It’s confusing,” he said. Since being laid off in 2009 after nearly four decades at Hagerstown’s Noland Company, the 61-year-old...

    Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Health and Safety at Work, Business, Employment Opportunities, Employment

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