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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SNIFF NOTES: The Cats from the Summer

There were 21, all at one time. They had been abandoned in a home and left on their own. Twenty-one cats all came...

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FOOT NOTES: To listen or not to listen

Every time we lace ’em up and hit the road, there’s a decision we have to make before we step out the door:...

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LOCAL HISTORY: John Brown’s path toward immortality

In June of 1859, John Brown secretly arrived in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was already a polarizing national figure, wanted for multiple murders...

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SNIFF NOTES: What now?

I didn’t expect the house to be so quiet. I knew it would be a little strange, but this is almost cacophonous in...

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SPORTS FOCUS: It’s too late to change things now

You’ll have to excuse Kirk Herbstreit. His not-so-well-thought-out rant on eliminating college football bowl games now that the College Football Playoff has expanded...

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LOCAL HISTORY: Photographer Sylvester Snyder’s artistry celebrated in new book

Sylvester Snyder lived 99 productive years with intent eyes focused on Waynesboro. The mechanical engineer turned hobbyist photographer compiled an outstanding body of...

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A Stray’s Silent Gratitude: Food, Warmth, and a Glimpse of Trust

I see you. Yes, you. The person who puts the food out for me every night. The person who somehow, through human wizardry,...

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FOOT NOTES: A trio of running goals for 2024

My year in running, as the kids say, was kind of just mid. Don’t get me wrong, there was nothing wrong with my...

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LOCAL HISTORY: The Mason-Dixon Line

In the middle 1600s, when the British Crown was handing out land grants in North America, the Penn family of Pennsylvania and the...

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LOCAL HISTORY: The Mason-Dixon Line

In the middle 1600s, when the British Crown was handing out land grants in North America, the Penn family of Pennsylvania and the...

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