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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 24
Arts aren’t the answer to ills of this world To the editor: I heard a local activities director on the news last week say that “the arts are the making of a community.” No offense to anyone, but I beg to differ with him. And in thus...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Barack Obama, Public Officials, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Police briefs - Jan. 21
Police warn of scam MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police are warning area residents of an extortion scam that generated multiple complaints from people on Saturday. People reported getting calls on their cellphones from a Hispanic...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Franklin County (Virginia), Apple iPod, Theft
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Mail Call - Dec. 24
“If they’re going to tear down the municipal electric light plant, they need to do away with the dam. The dam is very dangerous. I’m a Hagerstown firefighter.” — Hagerstown “In reference to the article in the paper...Tags: Holidays, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Washington Nationals, Al-Qaeda
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 16
Callaham’s column was liberal elitism at its best To the editor: Art Callaham’s Jan. 1 column, “Predictions for 2012,” states he will publish a score card on his predictions for 2012. The readers of The Herald-Mail don’t...Tags: Travel, Frederick County (Virginia), Democratic Party, Immigration, Voting
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Tim Rowland: 2011 a year of inaction and demolition in Washington County
timr@herald-mail.comCOMMENTARY: The first rays of sun beamed down on Jan. 1, 2011, in what would become known in Washington County as the Year of the Roundabout — a perfect symbol for the greater Hagerstown area, which spends much of its time going around in circles....Tags: Bank Robbery, Local Government, Unions, Conservation, Politics
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Former Md. Gov. Ehrlich testifies in corruption case against state senator
Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich Wednesday became the latest Maryland politician to testify in the federal corruption case against state Sen. Ulysses Currie, describing the senator as a friend and a gentleman in the years he has known him.
The...Tags: Corporate Crime, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Trials, Bribery, Regional Authority
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Federal jury acquits Md. state Sen. Currie
Associated PressA federal jury Tuesday acquitted Maryland state Sen. Ulysses Currie in an alleged influence-peddling case, clearing the prominent lawmaker of all charges for accepting more than $245,000 in payments from a grocery store chain while he chaired a powerful...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, FBI, Ethics, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Woman gets jail for trying to extort money for lost dog
dona@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown woman was sentenced this week in Washington County District Court to 10 days in jail for attempting to extort money from the owners of a lost dog. Judge Mark D. Thomas Tuesday sentenced Elena Vatamaniuc, 57, of 257 Belview Ave., to 18 months...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Washington (U.S. state), Crimes, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Vehicles
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Mail Call - Jan. 20
"Several people have received letters from Neil Parrott, in which he identifies them as community leaders. In the letter he asks for their opinion, and states that he looks forward to working with them. The catch is that to present the opinions and...Tags: Career and Workplace, Corporate Crime, George W. Bush, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Pennsylvania
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Sean Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free American businessman held nearly 2 years
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case that has drawn accusations he was the victim of corrupt local prosecutors. Penn...Tags: Chris Smith (New Jersey Politician), Bolivia, Evo Morales, Jimmy Carter, United Nations
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In Mexico, immigrants' relatives watch U.S. debate, and hope
TONATICO, Mexico — Armando Guadarrama was navigating his taxi through the narrow streets of this central Mexico pueblo on a recent Saturday morning, some 2,000 miles from the Beltway. But like many here, Guadarrama was up-to-the-minute with the...
Tags: Migration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Immigration
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May 17, 2013
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