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Former Jefferson County sheriff seeks return to his post
Editor’s note: This is another in a series of Eastern Panhandle candidate previews that The Herald-Mail will be running over the next several months. The announcements also will be posted on our website, www.herald-mail.com, through the West...Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Primaries, Labor Legislation, Politics
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Bids for South Berkeley Recreation Center exceed $1.5 million donation
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe low bid for the South Berkeley Recreation Center came in about $600,000 higher than what Powerball jackpot winner W. Randy Smith donated for the project, according to bids unveiled Tuesday. The $2,118,333 proposal by Smithsburg-based Roy C. Kline...Tags: Powerball Lottery, Lotteries, Human Interest, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Local man's redistricting lawsuit dismissed
andrews@herald-mail.comThe legal landscape for Maryland’s recent congressional redistricting has become clearer with the dismissal of two more lawsuits, including one filed by a Washington County man. Still, challenges to the plan remain alive. The plaintiffs in one case...Tags: Paul Smith, Anne Arundel County, James Brochin, Trials, Republican Party
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Parrott bill would make petitions private
andrews@herald-mail.comDel. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, wants petitions for referendum in Maryland to be granted the same secrecy as an individual person’s vote. After his group, MdPetitions.com, turned in enough signatures in 2011 to get a public vote on a law...Tags: Justice System, Anne Arundel County, Elections, Annapolis, Trials
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Tri-State area New Year's babies have healthy deliveries
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comChelsea McClure was originally due to give birth Dec. 26, but still hoped, for the duration of her pregnancy, to have a New Year’s baby. “I didn’t think it would actually happen ... that was my goal,” the Shippensburg, Pa., mom...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Health, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics
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Allan Powell: Progressive movements improve America
It was a great pleasure to discover "Woodrow Wilson And The Progressive Era" authored by Arthur S. Link. I wanted to get a more complete understanding of what "progressive" meant in the context of its historical setting. The formal definition, however,...Tags: Corporate Crime, Social Security, Employees, Federal Trade Commission, Laws
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Letter to the Editor - Jan. 6
Some good jobs might be available in November To the editor: So, you’re looking for work. You find out about a job opening, but the employer is not going to fill it for several months as he looks for just the right candidate. You are worried that...Tags: Employment, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Parrott making another petition push
timr@herald-mail.comFor a quick primer on how government-by-petition works out, look to the west. California adopted a form of direct democracy in 1911 and the truly incredible thing is that for the next 67 years, the people used a remarkable degree of restraint. The year...Tags: Justice System, Voting, Polls, Elections, Annapolis
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Lawmakers will carry ideas, expectations to Annapolis
andrews@herald-mail.comMoney and marriage are on the minds of Washington County’s state lawmakers heading to Annapolis. So are foreclosed properties, virtual schools, petition privacy, parole and probation violators, and Washington County’s proposed senior center....Tags: Tax Credits, Abusive Behavior, Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Senate, Social Issues
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Former W.Va. Gov. Hulett Smith dies at 93
Former West Virginia Gov. Hulett C. Smith, who signed bills in the 1960s that abolished the state’s death penalty and implemented its first strip mining laws, has died. He was 93.
Smith’s family announced Monday that the former governor...Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Elections, U.S. Navy, Politics, Executive Branch
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day closings
Following is a list of closings in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. City of Hagerstown - City of Hagerstown offices are closed today. Emergency operations will remain open. - There will be no interruption of recycling and trash collection...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Commuting, Martin Luther King Jr., Travel, Labor Disputes
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Young suspects' court time, outcomes similar to adults
dona@herald-mail.comWhether caught egging a house or robbing a convenience store, minors who find themselves in front of a juvenile court judge face civil rather than criminal proceedings, although there sometimes is little difference in the outcome. "The basic procedures...Tags: Justice System, Roxbury, Lawyers, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Trials
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