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

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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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Examining the Rituals of Daylight Savings Time

Here we go again. Daylight Saving Time has arrived to torment some, and please others. This past Sunday clocks automatically sprung forward an...

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LOCAL HISTORY: The Liberty Bell Passes Through the Cumberland Valley in 1902

The Liberty Bell in an American icon. Throughout its 272-year existence, the bell has chimed a resounding tone of patriotic sentiment, survived guarded...

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Marvel’s Flerkens: The Unlikely Heroes of the Marvel Universe

So, listen. I have been a fan of the Marvel movie franchise pretty much since Robert Downey Jr. showed up in the Iron...

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LOCAL HISTORY: Franklin and Washington Counties- Like Brothers on a Common Border

For nearly 250 years, Franklin County, Pennsylvania and Washington County, Maryland have experienced parallel histories, like kin living astride the Mason-Dixon Line. The...

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Heartwarming Success: Music Fest Generates Funds and Fun for CVAS Animals

I am so incredibly excited to be able to tell you that the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter’s Cabin Fever Music Fest raised more...

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FOOT NOTES: Run hard, sit harder

I don’t know about you, but after a hard day of work — or perhaps a challenging long run — I enjoy spending...

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LOCAL HISTORY: Epic Fires that Tested Waynesboro’s Mettle

In human societies, fire is simultaneously a friend and a foe. Most days, this natural force is safely harnessed to heat homes, cook...

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SNIFF NOTES: Heartfelt Reflections on the Bond Between Humans and Their Beloved Pets

One of the toughest aspects of having an animal is often the moment we have to say goodbye. Our animals don’t live as...

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LOCAL HISTORY: The National Register of Historic Places; Franklin County’s Landmarks

In a regrettable scenario too common in American communities, a building or landmark of historic significance is lost forever due to development, economic...

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LOCAL HISTORY: The National Register of Historic Places; Franklin County’s Landmarks

In a regrettable scenario too common in American communities, a building or landmark of historic significance is lost forever due to development, economic...

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