No more heartbreak.

Silver Spring, Maryland Not to be confused with Silver Springs.
Silver Spring is an urbanized, unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. After Baltimore and Columbia, Silver Spring is the third most populous Census Designated Place in Maryland.

Members of the Metropolitan Area Raging Grannies The Raging Grannies (or just "Raging Grannies") are activist organizations that started in Victoria, British Columbia, over the winter of 1986/87. There are now groups in many cities and towns in different countries. and PeaceAction Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:

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went to the Silver Spring Armed Forces recruiting center and tried to enlist on Valentine's Day. The police arrested five people for blocking the entrance.

Raging Grannies in other cities held similar events.

For more information, go to www.peaceactionmc.org.

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Title Annotation:	On the Line; Metropolitan Area Raging Grannies and PeaceAction Montgomery County
Publication:	The Progressive
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Apr 1, 2006
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