A middle school student, from a town not far from Hagerstown, was given the assignment to job shadow someone working in a field that might interest him down the road. His top choices for a future career – at age 14 – were a pediatrician (should a student spend their day in a medical office […]
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Winter Olympics For the Rest of Us
by Lindsay Sankey “I’m about over the Olympics,” I said one night two weeks ago. We were approximately an hour into the opening ceremonies. I’ve never been much of an athlete. My lack of athleticism is likely fueled by two parts inherited kankles and one part non-competitive spirit. I just wasn’t built for spandex. Field […]
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Think Human Trafficking Won’t Impact You or Your Family?
Living in a rural community where we know most people in town, it is hard to think about big city problems like human trafficking happening here. But, consider this. The opioid epidemic, before becoming an epidemic, was considered to be more of an urban problem than relative to Cambridge City, Centerville or Hagerstown. Now, no […]
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Is Addiction a Disease?
If you have ever had a friend or family member who suffered from addiction, you have probably struggled with the idea of whether or not addiction is a disease. Like me, you have probably wondered why drugs or alcohol seemed more important to the addict than their family. You have probably blamed them for the […]