Serving Franklin, PA and Washington, MD Counties
Serving Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD

Voices

Local history, personal profiles, and editorials on the people, places, and things that make up the Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD areas.

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Pennsylvania families should not foot the bill for Big Tech’s AI boom

Editor’s note: Sen. Douglas Mastriano (R-Franklin/Adams) wrote the following in support of legislation he plans to introduce. Just this week Franklin County commissioners...

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War letters and wishes of a little girl

Memorial Day for me is a lifetime event that doesn’t end with just one day of recognition and memory. I have a diary. ...

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Local history: Hagerstown’s most notorious legend

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — It was the summer of 1827, and there was passion and foreboding in the air. A young man named George...

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Alumni group plans Mont Alto’s last year to be celebratory – ‘We are Mont Alto’

Editor’s note: Dr. Christina L. Green, a Penn State Mont Alto alum who holds an MBA and PhD, was commencement speaker at the...

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Sniff notes: Tee off for CVAS

We have our golf tournament coming up in June and it will help our animals, so golfers, mark your calendars! It’s in memory...

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Foot notes: The tortoise marathon

It makes me chuckle to say this, but perhaps the most active runner in the Sandrik family household is our pet tortoise, Terry. ...

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‘Stranger in a strange land’

When I was a kid growing up in the woods of Dargan, life was pretty exciting.  We were surrounded with so many interesting...

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Dining out: Lizzy’s, the treasure of Antrim Township

GREENCASTLE-ANTRIM — Traveling along 316 through Greencastle-Antrim on your way to Mercersburg, you will see a sign on your right with a unique...

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Local history: Old Washington County library, more than just a place for books – it’s history

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Libraries are buildings that contain books about history, but no one thinks about the history of the library itself. Old...

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Sniff notes: From kennel to cuddles

He can’t believe it happened. Not to a dog like him. He’s old. Been on the earth for a little more than 10...

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