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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SNIFF NOTES: A Season of Gratitude

This is the time of year that for me, because I’m older, has become about gratitude. Gratitude is a powerful emotion that I...

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LOCAL HISTORY: Mont Alto- The Cradle of Pennsylvania Forestry Conservation

Pennsylvania has a forest planted inside its state name. This sylvan reference is fitting, since at its inception “Penn’s Woods” was a 29-million-acre...

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SNIFF NOTES: CVAS has many lovable pitbulls waiting for their forever homes

It was brought to my attention recently that we have a lot of pitbulls at CVAS – and it’s true. We do. The...

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FOOT NOTES: Politics are best taken with footsteps and fresh air

The yearly Super Bowl of politics — Election Day — came and went this week. I voted, and I hope you did, too....

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LOCAL HISTORY: Exploring The Remains of a Prisoner of War Camp

When World War II’s history is contemplated, most minds travel back in time to the Pacific theatre or battlefields in Europe. But on...

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SNIFF NOTES: The Holidays are Coming

On our nightly walks that Dad and I go on, I’ve started to notice the decorations that some of the neighbors have up....

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LOCAL HISTORY: Death is only a Horizon: Tombstone Tales From Green Hill Cemetery

Tombstones that linger atop human remains are designed to remember distinct lives. But cemetery’s above-ground sentinels belong to the living. These Monuments and...

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LOCAL HISTORY: Death is only a Horizon: Tombstone Tales From Green Hill Cemetery

Tombstones that linger atop human remains are designed to remember distinct lives. But cemetery’s above-ground sentinels belong to the living. These Monuments and...

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SNIFF NOTES: CVAS Overflowing with Cats, Needs Help from Community

I am reaching out to you all because we are incredibly full at CVAS right now. We have almost 300 cats in our...

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FOOT NOTES: There’s always time for TV when you have a treadmill

The older I get the more acutely aware I become of time. And for some reason, that precious time just seems to be...

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