Local history, personal profiles, and editorials on the people, places, and things that make up the Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD areas.
Editor’s note: The following letter was written to Dr. Margo DelliCarpini, vice president and executive chancellor for Penn State University’s commonwealth campuses, by...
Okay, anyone who has any kind of connections to Mother Nature, please ask for a nice day on April 13. Why, you may...
The stories that emerge from the vast expanses of the running world never cease to amaze me. They capture my imagination and give...
HAGERSTOWN – During the infancy of Western Maryland’s most prominent town, city leaders took several years to decide on its official name. A...
So I’ve been thinking about the word broken and the fact that it has such a negative connotation. Indeed, there are people in...
More than a century ago, two homicides shocked Franklin County’s citizens. These dual crimes, committed 25 years apart, shared common themes. Each victim died at the hands...
At the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, it’s the time of year where we’re anticipating kittens. Lots and lots of kittens. We are on...
It’s time to untie these running shoes and open the drawstrings to the mailbag. Today’s letter comes from Brian, who is seeking advice...
The National Park Service preserves many aspects of American life, and Maryland is a prominent host to some of its most important and intriguing...
You know in this day and age of egg prices being so high – yikes – and other inflationary pressures, I am always...