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Dick Kerns' Blog

Dick Kerns was born in Camp Lejeune, N.C., the son of career Marine and Fort Hill grad, Class of ’46, Bill Kerns, and Dorothy (Lancaster) Kerns, Beall High Class of ’51. Raised in Thurmont, Dick has come to the mountains all his life, visiting relatives and the Savage River summer cabin where his heart resides.

A 1985 graduate of Frostburg State, he completed journalism studies at the University of Maryland. Dick’s journalism career began at the weekly Frostburg Journal in 1988. In 1990 he began a three-year stint at the Frederick News-Post. He came to the Cumberland Times-News as a reporter in 1993 and was elevated to editorial page editor in 2000.

In the fall of 2005 Dick was the liberal half of the point-counterpoint Sunday “Faceoff.” Owing to the popularity of that feature, he began his own weekly column soon thereafter.

After Faceoff was killed in 2006, Dick continued writing his own column until the publisher spiked the feature in August, 2007. One month later he was fired for nefarious reasons documented at www.geocities.com/rkernsburg

Dick Kerns' Blogs:

June 28, 2009

June 13, 2009

May 31, 2009

May 16, 2009

May 2, 2009

April 19, 2009

April 5, 2009

March 23, 2009

March 9, 2009

Bill Valentine's Blog

1968 Graduate Fort Hill
President Valentine Plumbing-Heating & A/C
Board member of numerous local organizations

Editorial 32 - June 8, 2009

Editorial 31 - May 22, 2009

Editorial 30 - April 20, 2009

Editorial 29 - March 9, 2009

Editorial 28 - February 20, 2009

Editorial 27 - February 4, 2009

Editorial 26 - January 9, 2009

Editorial 25 - December 30, 2008

Jack Kegg's Blog

A native of Cumberland and have lived in the same house all my life. A 1969 graduate of Allegany High School, I attended Allegany Community College and began reviewing concerts for the Cumberland News, beginning with Guy Lombardo and the Grass Roots in 1971. My first review actually was Dawn in July of 1971; and my by-line was omitted, thank goodness! It was a fake "Dawn" and not the real group! Began writing Jack's Music in 1974, which appeared in the Cumberland Times-News from Oct. 5, 1974 until August, 2007.

June 15, 2009

May 25, 2009

May 18, 2009

May 4, 2009

April 20, 2009

April 5, 2009

March 23, 2009

March 9, 2009

February 23, 2009