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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Whoa, Bubba! What’s happening?

Bubba, my imaginary friend, and I were having a little chat. And last week, I was just sitting around thinking about the way...

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Local history: The smiling face of Summitview Elementary

WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Passersby can’t help but smile when they move past Summitview Elementary School. A smiling face is always there to greet them....

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Sniff notes: The lessons shelter animals leave behind

I’m starting to realize that things really do happen for a reason. People come into our lives to show us something, give us...

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Foot Notes: Have women taken the lead in endurance sports?

The world is waiting for — and relentlessly poking fun at — the WNBA as the organization takes its sweet time to answer...

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The Bhagavad Gita, a walk in the rain

Back in the ’70s, I found myself in a classroom at the Hagerstown Junior College; I was majoring in criminal justice, and I...

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Local history: William Mann Irvine, founding headmaster of Mercersburg Academy

MERCERSBURG, Pa. — Mercersburg Academy opened its doors to academia in Franklin County in 1893 and was founded by athlete and scholar William...

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Sniff notes: Lucy the golden retriever

His life certainly isn’t what he thought it would be. Turns out all the beer commercials on television are just trying to sell...

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Phillies will need more Fields of Dreams to make postseason

The third installment of the Field of Dreams game was held Thursday night in Dyersville, Iowa. It’s a shame that not all Major...

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Suicide Bridge – an end or a beginning?

I had a recent notion, to travel to a place I stopped at once many, many years ago near the water in Hurlock,...

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Retrospective look at Penn State football through longing eyes

I currently live in Pennsylvania; however, my first exposure to Penn State football came when I was living in New Jersey. It was...

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