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andrews@herald-mail.com HAGERSTOWN - When Art Callaham learned he was The Herald-Mail Co.'s 2002 Person of the Year, he cried. The stocky ex-football player, the Vietnam veteran, the executive director of the Greater Hagerstown Committee, the man with a joke and a laugh for all occasions was overcome by the honor, and he cried. After deciding that, no, he hadn't fallen asleep at his desk and dreamed the news, he called his wife, Ruth Anne. "He could hardly get it out," Ruth Anne Callaham said.

The Rev. LeRoy J. Guillory, who promised last year he could bring $185 million in development money to Hagerstown, brought something else this week - a ridiculous charge that Herald-Mail reporter Greg Simmons sent hate letters to several local residents. Guillory's absurd accusation came after Simmons began investigating the reverend's background and that of his organization, Ombudsman International Inc. The charge is ridiculous and nothing more than an attempt to intimidate Simmons and The Herald-Mail.

Rocky and June Bishop of Hagerstown took a photo of this morrel mushroom that they found on their front sidewalk April 14 and thought Herald-Mail readers would like to see it. The Herald-Mail runs photos of odd items found in the garden. If you find something unusual in your garden, call The Herald-Mail at 301-791-7647 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to set up an appointment to come in and have your photo taken with your unusual find. You can also e-mail the photo to tonym@herald-mail.

Anniversary Monday — Kevin and Olivia Hammond, Waynesboro, Pa., are celebrating their 13th anniversary. • If you would like a milestone to appear in The Herald-Mail, email the information to tonym@herald-mail.com , mail it to Milestones, The Herald-Mail Co., P.O. Box 439, Hagerstown MD 21741 or fax it to 301-714-0245 two weeks in advance.

Due to technical difficulties, the Herald-Mail web site update for Wednesday, December 3 will be delayed. Thank you for your kind patience.

Coming Friday To be honest with you ... Herald-Mail columnist Lisa Prejean writes about the value of honesty.

Due to a source's error, Logan Bachtell, an eighth-grader, was omitted from the honor roll list for Smithsburg Middle School that appeared in the June 29 Herald-Mail on Page C8. The Herald-Mail apologizes for the omission.