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Art Callaham: No petition necessary to see death-penalty reality
Well, (that’s how Ronald Reagan opened a lot of his remarks) I’m no Ronald Reagan but I’m interested in what’s going on in our nation and in particular our state. First, let me clearly say I’m no fan of Del. Neil Parrott....Tags: Roxbury, Health and Medical Professionals, Fort Hood Shootings (2009), Shootings, Government
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 22
Who are the 78 applicants for Fairplay Fire Co.? To the editor: In the editorial on Fairplay Fire Co., the Herald-Mail states that change is the only option for Fairplay Fire Co. It states that there are 78 applicants ready to join if the company is...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Local Government, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Illness, Frederick County (Maryland)
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White House makes clear: No push for new gun laws
President Barack Obama will not push for stricter gun laws this election year, the White House said Thursday, one day after his impassioned remarks about the need to keep assault weapons off the streets suggested he may plunge into that political fight...
Tags: Weaponry, White House, Shootings, Personal Weapon Control, Democratic Party
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Ruling on Md. concealed-carry handgun requirement draws mixed reactions
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comIf a judge’s ruling goes into effect, Maryland residents no longer will need a strong reason to carry a concealed firearm after Aug. 7. U.S. District Court Judge Benson E. Legg in March struck down a requirement that state residents applying for...Tags: Firearms, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Maryland State Police
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A decade after 9/11
For the better part of two centuries, the protective expanse of two oceans and fear of an America angered kept the U.S. mainland safe from foreign aggressors. What attacks did come were from within (seceding states, urban riots, the Weather Underground,...Tags: Documentary (genre), September 11, 2001 Attacks, National Security, Economy, Business and Finance, Government
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George Michael: What does Pitts really think?
Pity Leonard Pitts, the syndicated columnist who offered up another hatchet job on the tea party in The Herald-Mail (Oct. 3). For someone who recently suggested civility in public discourse, his extreme rhetoric attacking the tea party is pretty uncivil....Tags: New York City, Morgan Freeman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Senate
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Man charged with trying to assassinate congresswoman
Authorities on Sunday charged a 22-year-old man described as a pot-smoking loner with trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing others at a political event, revealing that he had scrawled on an envelope the words “my assassination&...Tags: Judges, National Security, Prosecution, South Carolina, Health
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Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases
WEST, Texas (AP) — When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent a...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Companies and Corporations, Fires, Fertilizer, Plant Openings
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Respect Boston's pain, bury Tamerlan Tsarnaev somewhere else
What kind of power do the living have over the dead? It’s a question that a Massachusetts town answered Sunday, when Cambridge City Manager Robert W. Healy said he would not allow Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the alleged mastermind of the Boston Marathon...Tags: The Boston Globe, Values, Religion and Belief, Islam, Sports
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body rejected for burial in Cambridge
This post has been updated. See below for details.There may be no place in the earth for Tamerlan Tsarnaev. One of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has been dead more than two weeks after a dramatic showdown with police in Watertown, Mass., on April 19. But officials and his family still don't...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Congress, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), FBI, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Backyard gardeners can grow apart from the busy world
It's not a garden yet, just the promise of a garden now, a large square of mud bordered by timbers to keep the dirt from washing out over the backyard grass. But with all the heavy rain lately, it would have been foolish to stand out there on the edge...Tags: Cucumbers, Bleep (euphemism), Onions, Tomatoes, Maytag Corp.
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The God Squad: Forgive mass murderers? Two responses
My request that readers share their opinions about whether or not we should forgive the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect generated a flood of articulate and deeply moving responses. Here are just two examples, followed by my response: Why we...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Bombings
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May 15, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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Apr 19, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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