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No A/C and no help for needy seniors in Roanoke
ReporterThe heat can take a toll on people especially senior citizens. Now some older people in need of air conditioners and fans have lost much needed help. The Local Office on Aging (LOA) in Roanoke has run out of donations after losing its federal funding....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Conditions, Human Interest, Health, Asthma
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Liberty wins at the buzzer in overtime
Sports ReporterThe Liberty Flames Men's basketball team came into their game on Thursday Night at home against UNC Asheville with an 8-1 Big South Conference mark and trailed only Coastal Carolina in the conference standings. The visiting Bulldogs had a 5-4 Big...Tags: Basketball, Sports
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Minaya scores 22, Liberty defeats VMI 100-82
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- David Minaya scored a career-high 22 points and hot-shooting Liberty defeated Virginia Military Institute 100-82 on Thursday night.
The Flames' victory over the nation's No. 1 scoring offense marks the first time Liberty has...Tags: Basketball, Sports
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Historical weapons, pastels and other ongoing exhibits for June 28
Historical weapons Among weapons in the display are authenticated artifacts from Little Big Horn and a Sharps carbine similar to those taken during John Brown’s raid in Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859. Exhibit concludes Friday, June 29. Allison-Antrim...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, War of 1812, Entertainment, Painting, Sociology
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Staff picks for June 7 to 13
The Top Five ‘Carmen’ The Hub City Opera Ensemble will present “Carmen,” the story of a dutiful soldier’s obsession with a hot-blooded woman. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, and Saturday, June 9. Hagerstown Community College&...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Air Force, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Arts
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Historical weapons, the War of 1812 and other ongoing exhibits for June 14
Historical weapons Among weapons in the display are authenticated artifacts from Little Big Horn and a Sharps carbine similar to those taken during John Brown’s raid in Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859. Exhibit continues through Friday, June 29. Allison-...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Arts
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Civil War buffs flock to Hagerstown this weekend for art exhibit, gala, living history
marieg@herald-mail.comIn the autumn of 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee was on the move. “We cannot afford to be idle,” he wrote, and pointed his Southern Army north toward Maryland. Numbering 50,000 — not 120,000 as the enemy believed — they were, said one...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Entertainment, Movies, Ken Burns, Music
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Exhibit shows wake of Civil War left few untouched
By Audrey Scanlan-Teller Special to The Herald-Mail By the time it ended in late spring of 1865, the Civil War had claimed the lives of more than 600,000 soldiers and countless civilians who suffered sickness, hunger, death, destruction and loss in...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Artists, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Casey's Riverfest Blog 2011
FetchToto.com EditorDAY NINE- Saturday, June 11 The Wichita Riverfest began with a bang and ended with an even bigger BANG! The last day of the Riverfest had some incredible events to end the nine day long festival. Plus, the weather this evening was perfect! The last...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Water Skiing, Aerospace Manufacturing, Caesar Salads, Entertainment
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Living Here: Nearby attractions
Many destinations are within easy driving distance of Hampton Roads. Pack a cooler, fill up the tank and hit the road. 1. Appomattox Court House, Appomattox The buildings and fields where Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate army are still a...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Orange County Regional History Center, Pocahontas, New Kent County, Mount Vernon
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Washington County middle-school students share 'vodcast' experience
andrews@herald-mail.comWashington County middle-school students captured slices of local history in a series of minifilms that were screened Wednesday at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, Md. Their films explored aspects of Antietam National Battlefield and the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Africa, Celebrities, Entertainment, Movies
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How the Civil War was waged
Even in a great collection of Civil War artifacts, the gold pocket watch owned by legendary Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson would be ranked as a treasure. So would Southern cavalry commander J.E.B. Stuart's 6-shot, .36-caliber Navy...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Sociology, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Culture, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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