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February 22, 2013

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  • An old story An old story

    What for years has been an on-again, off-again battle over funding between the Allegany County Commissioners and the Allegany County Board of Education seems to be growing even uglier.

    May 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • ‘Forgotten warrior’ not forgotten

    The Korean War is often called “The Forgotten War.” My generation remembers the Battle for LZ X-Ray at Ia Drang, The Tet Offensive, and Khe Sahn of the Vietnam War.

    May 18, 2013

  • Organization needed to help utilize the Potomac River

    I am a committee remember on the Tamiami Trail Scenic Highway which stretches from Palmetto to Venice, Fla.

    May 18, 2013

  • Reducing meat consumption can help ease climate change

    A review of 12,000 papers on climate change, in the May 15 issue of “Environmental Research Letters,” found that 97 percent of scientists attribute climate change to human activities.

    May 18, 2013

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    May 17, 2013 1 Photo

  • Maryland has stopped being “The Free State”

    I am a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and, last but not least, the National Rifle Association. I am a yearly member of the American Legion.

    May 17, 2013

  • Outrageous Outrageous

    Distrust of government secrecy has been elevated to an exceptional level with the disclosure the Justice Department covertly examined two months of Associated Press phone records to determine who leaked details to the AP about a foiled terrorist plot.
    This amounts to spying on an American news organization — common practice in dictatorships but scary conduct in a democratic system that prizes the public value of an independent watchdog press.

    May 16, 2013 1 Photo

  • Prevention Prevention

    The Allegany County Board of Health on Tuesday heard some alarming numbers involving overdoses involving drugs and alcohol. Fortunately, the group already has a plan to ease the situation.

    May 15, 2013 1 Photo

  • Financial gutting will damage school system

    I am writing in response to the Allegany County Commissioners’ efforts to cut local education spending to the lowest possible level allowed under state law.

    May 15, 2013

  • Cemetery organization plans events to mark Memorial Day

    This upcoming Memorial Day marks the 30th anniversary of the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization (CHCO).

    May 15, 2013