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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: PTA, Heart Attack, Colleges and Universities, The Herald-Mail, Teaching and Learning
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Review: "The Cooked Seed" by Anchee Min
When I started reading Anchee Min's latest memoir, "The Cooked Seed," I presumed there would be many commonalities between her life journey in America and mine. We both emigrated from Shanghai — Min came over to the United States as a student in...
Tags: Chinese Restaurants, Stanford University, Amy Chua, Literature, The Home Depot
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Experience history at Fort Michilimackinac
More than 200 volunteer cast members dressed in authentic 18th century garb will re-enact historical events at Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City on Memorial Day weekend. The 51st annual Fort Michilimackinac Pageant, is the longest-running, free,...
Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, Recipes, Festive Events, Historic Reenactments
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Calexico warehouse fire remains under investigation
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Christmas music oddly played amid piles of charred Christmas decorations Friday morning as investigations of Thursday’s raging warehouse fire continued. Firefighters from all over the Valley as well as from Yuma and Mexicali...Tags: Arson, Rubber Products Industry, Religious Festivals
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Festivities and activities for every season
The changing of the season brings differing landscapes throughout the year and the same is true for festivals and activities. Each time of year brings something new tied to a holiday or just a great reason to gather and celebrate. The western...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Wheaton, Halloween, Animals, Festive Events
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Ocean City cigarette smuggling ring had ties to terror groups, police say
The Palestinian immigrant and his brother lived next door to each other in homes in West Ocean City, over the years opening a number of businesses throughout the area — three pizza shops, a Mexican restaurant, a liquor store, gas stations, and...
Tags: Terrorism, Worcester County, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Ocean City
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Fall events 2013
This list is not all-inclusive Sept. 1-2 Geneva Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 1; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 2 From eight stages more than 30 acts will perform throughout the two-day festival. In addition to...
Tags: Human Interest, Fine Artists, Corn, Artists, Entertainment Events
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Annual poppy campaign under way in Sharpsburg
Miss Poppy, Alexis Reel, 11-year-old daughter of Doug Reel of Sharpsburg and Stephanie Glascock of Martinsburg, W.Va., presented Sharpsburg Mayor Hal Spielman with a poppy before the May 6 town council meeting. The presentation was planned to coincide...
Tags: Human Interest, Religion and Belief, Memorial Day, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Music, Memorial Day traditions bind reunion
The sun comes up and the sun goes down. The days pass; another day gone, and then another. Then, Perk, suddenly it seems, your legs get sore while doing for two hours what you use to do for hours on end. Your memory dims, and names of people and places in...Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, Music, Entertainment
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FLYING FLAGS
The flags that fly on holidays throughout Aberdeen are more than just a good expression of patriotism. The system also helps support the huge American flag at Wylie Park. The Exchange Club arranges for 400 flags to fly 12 to 18 times every year in...Tags: Child Abuse, Natural Resource Industry, Forestry and Timber, Dwayne Johnson, Abusive Behavior
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Dorney Park fighting for nightly fireworks
The Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom website is still touting plans to light the sky with fireworks every night from June 29 to Aug. 5, but South Whitehall Township says the displays are too much and won't allow them. The park has appealed the ruling...
Tags: Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, Memorial Day, South Whitehall Township, Whitehall
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New York breaks militant-linked cigarette smuggling ring
Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multimillion-dollar cigarette smuggling ring, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to Hamas and other Islamist...Tags: Prosecution, West Bank, Raymond W. Kelly, Ramadan, Trials
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