Random Acts of Christmas film from Frostburg roots inspires author
In 1968 Frostburg natives Ty DeMartino and J W Myers formed Route 40 Films to pursue a film project titled Random Acts of Christmas. The author recalls hitchhiking journeys to Miami during that winter, weathering a blizzard and personal turmoil, and how a motel fire survivor’s kindness helped him home to Claysville by Christmas Day. The memory ties the film project to the author’s renewed life direction.
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New Yorker
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Dinefield Baily Telegraph Staff Draft
A local newspaper masthead lists Dinefield Baily Telegraph with Darryl Hudson publisher Samantha Perry editor and sports editors Bill Archer Charles Owens and Andy Patton. The city editor is Brian Woodson. A Proverbs verse is quoted.
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Daily Telegraph
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Charles Owens
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Spring warms, breaks records, defies respite forecasts
Dale McFeathers notes a mild spring with 577 warm-temperature records set last Wednesday. The NWS says 36 states will be warmer than normal this spring, except Alaska Hawaii Washington and Oregon. Calm relief from floods seems unlikely as Arctic Oscillation may influence the stretch of pleasant days.
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Contraception legacy and politics amid Catholic rights debate
A letter argues contraception dates to early 1900s goals for married women, not hippie era or liberation, and notes minority suspicion. It cites high usage, references Obama compromise, criticizes Smoked Shott, and links birth control to health insurance costs while recalling historic harms to women, abortion, vote rights, and education.
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Charlie Rose
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Readers comment roundup on duct tape uses and tolls
Readers share odd duct tape hacks from hemming pants to a pretend facelift and a prom dress contest. They also discuss NCAA Final Four picks and tolls for southern West Virginia, with suggestions for exemptions for out of state drivers and school buses.
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Debra C
Bridgett J
Laura D
Christy W
Kentucky
Kathy L
Kentucky Wildcats
Melissa A
West Virginia
Barbara S
Readers weigh in on taxes tolls and birth control laws
Letters from readers critique toll funded highways and ask whether higher taxes are justified to improve roads. Debates cover state capitol access, felony record clearance, and Arizona birth control proposal requiring medical justification and employer disclosure.
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Jamie L
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