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How to make the most of a trip to the nation's capital
A spring break in the nation's capital is a rite of passage for some families, but if the airfare from the West Coast to the East has stretched your vacation budget, take heart. Many places are free, thanks to government funding (although the sequester...
Tags: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Travel, Martin Luther King Jr., Library of Congress, U.S. Congress
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EDC recommends smaller entertainment district foot print to achieve 'critical mass'
dona@herald-mail.comHagerstown has an Arts and Entertainment District featuring the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, The Maryland Theatre, Washington County Arts Council, Washington County Free Library and the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts and other assets, but an...Tags: Travel, Business, Culture, University System of Maryland, Economy, Business and Finance
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Hotel occupancy on the increase in Washington County
dona@herald-mail.comEditor’s note: This is one in an occasional series of stories about findings and recommendations in the Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. Sunday’s stories look at travel and tourism. Coming Monday: Areas...Tags: Travel, Culture, Greenbrier, Economic Policy, Washington Monument
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Agencies in Maryland dodge furloughs — for now
A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland — the furloughing of federal employees — might not be as widespread as initially feared. But the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Food and Drug Administration, Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), Barack Obama, Head Start
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Dennis Rodman tests out 'basketball diplomacy' in North Korea
It’s a story so strange it could have been cobbled together through Mad Libs: Flamboyant basketball star Dennis Rodman and some of the showy Harlem Globetrotters arrived Tuesday in the isolated country of North Korea, in a filmed trip billed as...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Travel, Same-Sex Marriage, Pyongyang (North Korea), Columbia University
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State basketball: Benimon leads Towson men past ODU, 68-66
Jerrelle Benimon scored 21 points and pulled down 17 rebounds, and teammate Marcus Damas added 15 points as visiting Towson beat slumping Old Dominion, 68-66, on Wednesday in a Colonial Athletic Association contest in Norfolk, Va. DeShawn Painter had 20...Tags: College Sports, Travel, Towson Tigers, Tourism and Leisure, Colonial Athletic Association
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Matanzas: The Little Fort by the Sea
Orlando SentinelWhen it comes to Florida's famous forts, St. Augustine's Castillo de San Marcos National Monument-- the massive coquina and oyster-tabby structure guarding the city's gates for nearly 350 years-- gets the most attention, with 2 million visitors annually....Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Looking Back: Education important in historic preservation
Contributing WriterIt’s interesting how people have different ideas of historical preservation. This was a subject Carolyn Crabtree, a local historian and genealogist, became aware of a few days ago when she heard students read their presentations from research...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, Students, Science and Technology, Agriculture
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Education is important in Boyle historic preservation
Contributing WriterIt’s interesting how people have different ideas of historical preservation. This was a subject Carolyn Crabtree, a local historian and genealogist, became aware of a few days ago when she heard students read their presentations from research...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Students, Agriculture
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Take the walk, see story of us
Come walk the national walk with me. A three-mile beeline through American history. I started at the Lincoln Memorial early Sunday morning, before the inaugural hordes had a chance to defy the small sign that warned "Quiet." The sun was easing up,...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Travel, Washington Monument, Arts, Barack Obama
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Controversial quote to be removed from MLK memorial
WASHINGTON — A controversial inscription on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, which critics said distorted King’s words, will be fully removed after the presidential inauguration in January. The quote in question is a...
Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Ken Salazar, Martin Luther King Day
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Decorated Danville Army Paratrooper takes trip to see war memorials
Contributing writerLawrence Hogue of Danville is among the military veterans in the Danville who have had the opportunity recently to visit the war memorials in Washington, D.C. The 87-year-old World War II veteran is one of three brothers who earned Purple Heart...Tags: Philippines, First Aid, Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Army, Fort Hood (military base)
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