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Text-messaging has outgrown its function as a means of sending instant stealthy greetings. Lovers have been dumped via text message. Managers can communicate with staff via text message. Pizza coupons can be acquired via text message. Text-messaging can be used for almost everything - which is good and bad. "It works both ways," said Elayne Rapping, a professor of American studies who specializes in media and pop culture at the University of Buffalo. "It can be good and useful, and then there are the frivolous uses.

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Residents can dispose of scrap tires Washington County residents will have a chance Saturday to dispose of up to 10 scrap tires for free. The one-day Scrap Tire Amnesty Day is at the Forty West Landfill from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The ten tires can include up too two farm tractor tires. Tire disposal is free only for residents, not for businesses. This program is sponsored by Washington County and the Maryland Department of the Environment. Coupons for this program will be available at the landfill.

By GUY FLETCHER Staff Writer The Bible told Carroll Herbert that people should do all they can to help the needy of the world. Herbert, an inmate at the Roxbury Correctional Institution south of Hagerstown, saw no reason why he should wait to be released from prison before he does his part. That's why he and many other of the prison's 1,911 inmates spent the past nine months collecting coupons off Little Debbie snack food boxes. The inmates collected 13,632 coupons, which were redeemed to purchase a copier and athletic equipment for a Catholic grade school in East Baltimore.

Stu Mullendore of HDP Inc., will be the speaker at Tuesday's meeting of the Hagerstown Lions Club.   Birthdays for the month of December: • Dec. 6 - Jack Berkson                    • Dec. 7 - Don Trumble   • Dec. 10 - Bob VanLaningham         • Dec. 17 - Ginger Krempa    • Dec. 29 - D. Earl Wolf, Jr.   Wedding anniversaries: • Dec. 27 - Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Krumpe,...

The week of Oct. 19 was National School Bus Safety Week and the PTA at Old Forge Elementary School welcomed the opportunity to thank their bus drivers for a job well done. They put a decidedly local spin on the week. Monday, the bus drivers were given AC&T mugs with coffee coupons. Wednesday, each of the bus drivers received an Old Forge Elementary T-shirt. Friday was breakfast-to-go for the drivers, with a bagged breakfast containing a muffin, banana and orange juice. Students decorated the bags to show their appreciation.

I must have some fascination with Las Vegas. Perhaps it's more about cards and card dealers. I believe that as I lay back gently on the big psychological sofa of life, I think I have actually found the true meaning of it all. Bonus cards. Bonus cards make the world go around. Bonus cards take you to new places you've never been before. Often bonus cards take you back to places you really did not want to visit in the first place, but the bonus card has this mystical power.

Less than two years ago, I would not pay more than 99 cents for a 64-ounce bottle of apple juice. I could have paid more if I'd picked up any brand any place, but with a flip through flyers or a trip to a discount store, I could find a price I liked. Now the grocery shopping game has changed. If I wait to find apple juice for 99 cents, I might never drink it again. Grocery prices have risen throughout the past year. The best price I've seen in months for a bottle of apple juice was $1.49.

It's possible to save money shopping for groceries without cooking everything from scratch and packing your purse with coupons. Here are easy tips that can help you spend less and avoid uneaten food that equals lost grocery money. o Keep a grocery list where it's easily accessible, such as on the fridge, and remember to take it with you to the grocery store. Stick to your list for added savings, but do stay flexible if you encounter a sale. o Avoid shopping when hungry.

Just when you thought you had heard it all, another athlete opens his mouth. ... Latrell Sprewell of the Minnesota Timberwolves (did you know I'd be talking about an NBA player?) is apparently offended by a contract offer he received from the team that would reportedly pay him $9 million per year. By now, we're not surprised when an overpaid professional athlete complains about how hard it is to be him. So, the idea that Sprewell is insulted by such a paltry offer is not necessarily noteworthy here.