What happened on September 01, 1998

NEWS

• Obituaries 

• Smithsburg briefs 

• First day of school is 'smooth as silk' 

• Maryland asking right questions By BOB PARASILITI

• Insurance benefits untapped in W.Va. By KERRY LYNN FRALEY

• McClure says his ideas are 'laughed at' By JULIE E. GREENE

• Herbs By TERI JOHNSON

• Mail Call 

• JB adding defensive punch By MIKE SIRBAUGH / Staff Correspondent

• Federal employees get taste of trades By DAVE McMILLION, Charles Town

• Washington County schools at a glance 

• Obituaries 

• Shooting trial starts today 

• Grand jury seated in Pa. By DON AINES

• Blue Devils make pitch for big season By MARK KELLER

• Suns church promo prompts federal lawsuit By BRENDAN KIRBY

• Campaign signs found on city property 

• Suggestions made for customized Medicaid By KERRY LYNN FRALEY

• HCC launches Children's Learning Center By MATTHEW BIENIEK

• City woman sentenced in credit card case By MARLO BARNHART

• Police log 

• RCI officer faces drug, smuggling charges By BRENDAN KIRBY

• Hancock Antique Mall opens today 

• Financial advisers say ride out market storm By LAURA ERNDE

• Board approves mission, vision statements 

• Man gets 10 years in November slaying 

• Final son rises to occasion