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This week in government
Scheduled meetings of the Washington County Board of Education and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS • No meeting Tuesday, Aug. 16 WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Board Auditorium 820 Commonwealth Ave.,...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health and Safety at School, Employment, Elections, Washington (U.S. state)
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Clark residents provide input on Community Action Plan
The Winchester SunOn Saturday, about 40 people attended the first of two community forums to gather input about public issues that the 2011 Community Action Plan will address. The forum provided facilitators and subject experts who guided discussion on six of the 12 topics...Tags: Politics, Judges, Justice System, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Talent show to raise funds for breast cancer research
In an effort to raise breast cancer awareness and funds for the work of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a team of area women will host a talent show competition in Windber next month.
The event, playfully titled "Talent4Ta-Tas," will consist of a...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Politics, Medical Research, Elections
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Music therapy may ease anxiety in cancer patients
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Music therapy might help lower anxiety and improve mood in people with cancer, say researchers who analyzed past studies. It's not entirely clear from those studies what kind of music-related treatment -- going to sessions...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Health, Anxiety, Depression, Human Interest
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Richard "Dick" Lawson
Richard “Dick” Lawson Dick left us on 7-28-11 from heart surgery complications and joined his longtime sweetheart Sandra Laskin who left us on 6-8-11 from cancer. Dick and Sandra spent many happy years together. Dick was born in Indiana...Tags: Indiana, Heart Surgery, Walt Disney, Surgery
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9-year-old donates her lengthy locks for kids going without
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comWhile the old adage “bald is beautiful” might appeal to some, for 9-year-old Julieta Mae Garcia, if you were to say that to her, she might give you the stink eye. Garcia, a fourth-grade student at Brookside Elementary School, suffers from...Tags: Hair Loss, Health, Physical Conditions, Human Interest, Alopecia
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County calendar for Aug. 18
THURSDAY
— “Elijah/Elisha the Musical,” a production written and directed by Wilmore’s Jeremy White and Kendra White, has performances scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Lexington First Assembly, located at 2780...Tags: Restaurants, Auction Service, Health, High School Sports, Youth Organizations
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Arborist says Baltimore tree canopy will improve after Grand Prix
I am extremely happy about the attention the press and citizens of Baltimore are devoting to the city's trees. The Sun's editorial ("Standing up for city trees" Aug 15) accurately highlights the crisis we face in increasing Baltimore's tree canopy while...Tags: Forests, Forestry and Timber, Botany, Natural Resources, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Report: Recession hurt kids' health, well-being
One in four Virginia children lives in a home where no parent has a full-time, year-round job.
About 3 percent have lived in a home that faced foreclosure in recent years, and 14 percent live in poverty.
But other states fared worse, according to...Tags: Social Issues, Poverty, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Real Estate
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Don't underestimate the buddy system
For most of us, diet and exercise are no fun. They are, in fact, the total opposite of anything that could remotely be construed as fun.
But misery loves company. That's why one of the best ways to force ourselves to stick to a healthy eating or...Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet, Human Interest, Ellen Warren
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Gyms try and take the work out of workout
Go ahead and bang a drum, hang from the curtains and spin that hula hoop. Area gym instructors say it's good for you, even if you don't realize it.
The unconventional workouts are part of a movement to keep the masses focused on their fitness by...Tags: Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Maryland, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Human Interest
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Study of happiness is great, but why am I still bummed out?
The feeling stole over me the other evening just as the sun started to fade, infusing the local swimming pool with a final brilliant ripple.
My kids were laughing as they leaped off diving boards and plunged down slides, joining a chorus of childish joy....Tags: Health, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Psychology, Behavioral Conditions, Stress
Aug 15, 2011
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Aug 14, 2011
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Aug 15, 2011
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Aug 15, 2011
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Aug 16, 2011
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Aug 17, 2011
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Aug 17, 2011
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Aug 18, 2011
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Aug 17, 2011
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Aug 17, 2011
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Jul 27, 2011
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Aug 17, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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