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Gun industry thrives during Obama's term in office
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has presided over a heyday for the gun industry despite predictions by the National Rifle Association four years ago that he would be the "most anti-gun president in American history." He hasn't pressed such...
Tags: Lobbying, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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$1M winning Powerball ticket sold in Christiansburg; jackpot grows to $600M
The estimated jackpot for Saturday's Powerball jackpot has grown to $600 million. ============================ Original story from Thursday, May 16 Saturday's Powerball jackpot has grown to $550 million, according to the Virginia Lottery. The...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Lifestyle and Leisure, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Powerball Lottery, Lotteries
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1964 Dodge Polara 500 convertible approaches 50 years
Brothers John and Horace Dodge were master machinists who built transmissions for the early Oldsmobiles and engines for the early Ford automobiles. In 1914, they began building and selling their own "Dodge Brothers" cars. That first year 249 cars were...Tags: Dodge, Passenger Cars, Automotive Equipment, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Pastor who was confederate soldier part of Allentown ceremony
Forty-four years after fighting at Gettysburg as a Confederate soldier, Stephen Albion Repass was back in Pennsylvania. This time, the former rebel fighter was helping dedicate a monument to honor Union Civil War veterans. On June 26, 1899, a crowd...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Armed Forces
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Hagerstown propane service provider buys Va. business
dona@herald-mail.comThompsonGas recentlly announced the acquisition of a Virginia propane business that will increase its annual capacity by approximately 1.5 million gallons. The Hagerstown propane service provider purchased the assets of Campbell’s Bottled Gas Inc....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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William "Bill" Louis Tchakirides, 66
Bill Tchakirides, age 66, retired, of Shepherdstown, W.Va., died peacefully Saturday, April 27. Bill was born May 24, 1946, in Waterbury, Conn., the son of the late William Tchakirides and Doris (Barsale) Tchakirides, formerly of Bristol and Farmington,...
Tags: Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Photography and Video, Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture
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Maryland man's death in Tough Mudder one of several linked to similar events
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe death of a Maryland man who participated in Tough Mudder in Berkeley County joins a growing number of fatalities linked to similar obstacle course challenge events held across the nation. Avishek Sengupta, 28, was pronounced dead at Inova Fairfax...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Advanced Life Support, Heart Attack, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Ellicott City
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Injuries after Tough Mudder included heart attacks, electrical shocks
At one point Saturday, City Hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va., was so overwhelmed with patients injured on the Tough Mudder obstacle course that it had to turn people away from its emergency room. Two people who participated in the race in nearby...
Tags: Towson University, Disasters and Accidents, Heart Attack, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Hypothermia
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Tough Mudder participant dies in Va. hospital
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comAn Ellicott City, Md., man died Sunday at a Virginia hospital after participating in the Tough Mudder endurance series in Berkeley County on Saturday, police said. Avishek Sengupta, 28, was pronounced dead at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va.,...Tags: Accidental Death, Advanced Life Support, Heart Attack, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Hypothermia
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Wedded: Kimberly Carlins and Sigmund Young
Wedding date: Feb. 24, 2013 Her story: Kimberly Carlins, 32, grew up in Ocean Pines. She is a government contractor for URS Corp. in Germantown. Her father, Leo, is a repairman for Sears, and her mother, Renee, is a secretary for a nonprofit...
Tags: Navy Yard, Diane von Furstenberg, Weddings, Family, URS Corporation
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Bridge work near Lehigh Valley Zoo takes the slow road
Q: As a covered bridge enthusiast, I enjoy visiting covered bridges throughout Pennsylvania. After driving by Schlicher Covered Bridge in June [2011] I was surprised to see it closed, and by chance a few days later I read a Morning Call article indicating...Tags: Human Interest, South Whitehall Township, Arts and Culture, Transportation, Travel
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'The Civil War and American Art' is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects on the conflict
The lone Union sentry stands atop Federal Hill, outlined against an ominous orange/red sky. In the distance, the tops of the Washington Monument and several spires rise above the city, as straight and determined as the rifle held in the soldier's left...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Federal Hill, Crime, Law and Justice, Music, Education
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