Today is the 246th year anniversary of the United States becoming its own country. Before July 4, 1976, the original 13 states were English colonies. If it wasn’t for a bunch of slave owning white men thinking that paying tax on the tea they drink was one of the most immoral things they could be...
Read MoreWander Franco’s jewelry stolen from Rolls-Royce parked at a DoubleTree
Tampa Bay Rays’ star shortstop Wander Franco parked his Rolls-Royce Cullinan at the DoubleTree hotel parking lot. He was on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham Bulls in Jacksonville, Florida. He brought a lot of his expensive jewelry to the rehab assignment with him. Why not? To keep his jewelry secure, he purchased a $60...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court kicked Roe v. Wade to the curb
To the surprise of no one, the conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court nullified Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in the United States up to the 23rd week of pregnancy. The new ruling handed down on Friday makes abortion a matter for each state to decide....
Read MoreSupreme Court strikes down New York concealed carry law
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling on the state of New York’s concealed carry handgun laws, deeming it so severe that it was unconstitutional. From Maryland’s newspaper of record, The Baltimore Sun: A 6-3 opinion written by Justice Clarence Thomas found that a New York law requiring applicants to demonstrate “proper cause” to...
Read MoreFinally, Lids returns to the Valley Mall
Lids is returning to the Valley Mall, the Hagerstown region’s premiere indoor shopping experience. It’s about time. The mall had a Lids store for as long as I can remember. It then suddenly shut down a few years ago, eventually getting replaced with a cellphone accessory store. That left only one Lids store in the...
Read MoreThree killed in mass shooting in Smithsburg, Maryland
At around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, a lone gunman entered Columbia Machine, a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland and shot four people, killing three. After fleeing the scene, a member of the Maryland State Police confronted the suspect. He then shot the trooper, wounding his shoulder. The trooper returned fire, injuring the suspect. Members of the...
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