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Anniversary - the McCormicks
Joe and Nita McCormick of Falling Waters, W.Va., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by vacationing in the Great Smokey Mountains with their family. While in Tennessee, the family surprised them with gifts, a steak dinner and an anniversary cake....Tags: Weddings
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Remembering R.E.M. (1980-2011)
R.E.M. announced Wednesday that it is calling it quits. The Athens, Ga., band that pioneered a distinctive, arty college-rock sound was a group that meant a lot to many people.
Myself included.
The group was the first rock band I felt was truly my own....Tags: Billy Squier, Jimmy Buffett, Chicago Hotels, Hampton Coliseum
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R.E.M. calls it quits
Pop & HissR.E.M., the Southern rock band hailing from Athens, Georgia, announced Wednesday morning on its website that the band is calling it quits after 31 years in the business and 15 albums.... -
R.E.M. breaks up, leaves behind career that balanced hits, integrity
R.E.M. broke up Wednesday, with an exit nearly as modest as its entrance.
You couldn’t get much more humble than touring America in a beat-up van out of the decidedly un-hip environs of Athens, Ga., in 1980. And when the band went out this week, it...Tags: Fine Arts, Robyn, Pearl Jam (music group), Arts and Culture, Mass Media
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Gather the Herd: stalwart roots-rockers Donna the Buffalo to play two Connecticut shows
If you're not that familiar with Donna the Buffalo, ask the Herd, a huge bunch of music lovers dedicated to the band.
They don't just go to shows; The Herd's got its own fundraising organization, Side to Side Charities, which has raised piles of money...Tags: Fine Arts, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Arts and Culture, Arts, Toad's Place
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Republicans warn against waiving rural airport cuts
Republican lawmakers warned Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a letter this week against waiving cuts in subsidies for air service to 10 rural communities, including Hagerstown, unless he can show it would be too difficult for residents to reach a...Tags: Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), John L. Mica, Tom Coburn
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Clair E. George dies at 81; spy was pardoned for Iran-Contra lies
Clair E. George, a former CIA covert operations chief who received a presidential pardon in 1992 after being convicted of two counts of lying to Congress in connection with the Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration, has died. He was 81....Tags: Politics, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Punishment
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Senate passes, Obama signs bill to end partial FAA shutdown
The Associated PressA White House official says President Barack Obama has signed a bill to end a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration and allow thousands of employees to return to work. Lawmakers reached a bipartisan compromise Thursday to...Tags: Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health and Safety at Work, Layoffs and Downsizing, John L. Mica
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Senate approves bill to end partial FAA shutdown; Obama signs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate approved legislation Friday ending a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for thousands of employees to return to work and hundreds of airport construction projects to resume....Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Health and Safety at Work, Layoffs and Downsizing, John L. Mica
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Reid: Compromise in hand to reopen FAA
Associated PressCongress has reached a bipartisan compromise to end a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has idled tens of thousands of workers and cost the government about $30 million a day in uncollected airline ticket taxes,...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Health and Safety at Work, John L. Mica, Transportation
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Florida gets double-whammy as John Theus, Derrick Henry pick Georgia
The Florida Gators picked up their 14th commitment of the 2012 recruiting class with the pledge of Boiling Springs (N.C.) Crest safety Rhaheim Ledbetter on Friday morning. A happy day in Gainesville, no doubt.
That all changed Friday night.
A pair of...Tags: Gainesville, Athens (Greece), ESPN (tv network), Nike, Inc., Human Interest
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Sep 2, 2011
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Aug 19, 2011
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Aug 19, 2011
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Aug 5, 2011
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Aug 5, 2011
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Aug 4, 2011
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Jul 16, 2011
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