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Letters to the Editor - May 22
Love, justice will prevail in gay marriage debate To the editor: George Michael is right. Gay marriage is about family. Yet the right to form one’s own family through marriage is one of the “most basic” civil rights as well as a...Tags: Entertainment, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice and Rights, Arts and Culture, Weddings
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George Michael: Hardball in Annapolis
Politics, some say, is the art of compromise, with all of its “give and take.” We are told that you can’t always get the whole loaf but must learn how to get at least half a loaf. Local pundits often criticize our county legislators...Tags: George C. Edwards, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Justice and Rights, Family
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Mail Call - May 7
“I want to know why the Marine sergeant who said something about President Obama is being kicked out of the service. He has a right to freedom of speech. It doesn’t matter if he’s talking about the president, or who. Where is the...Tags: Mail Order Industry, Companies and Corporations, Health, Local Government, Freedom of the Press
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David P. Koontz
David Preston "Kip" Koontz, 48, of Frederick, Md., a former member of the city's board of aldermen, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 8, 2012, at his home. He is survived by his devoted spouse of 19 years, J.D. Hulse. Born June 11, 1963, in Hagerstown, Md....
Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Justice and Rights, Social Issues, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Local Elections
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Tough Pa. voter ID bill still being debated
A measure that could become one of the nation’s toughest photo identification laws for voters headed toward a third day of debate in Pennsylvania’s state House of Representatives as the sparring between Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Tom Corbett, Republican Party, Career and Workplace, Parties and Movements
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Md. lawmakers OK gay marriage bill; O'Malley expected to sign
Gay marriage is all but legalized in Maryland after the legislature gave its final OK Thursday to the law that’s being sent to Gov. Martin O’Malley, who said he expects to sign it sometime this week.
In a small but expected margin, the...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Justice and Rights, Social Issues, Lobbying, Douglas F. Gansler
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Letters to the Editor - March 11
Please tell me something good about Keystone pipeline To the editor: Regarding George Michael’s column (Feb. 17), I take issue with the statment, “Gas prices will continue to rise as long as the Democrats are running the show, blocking...Tags: Justice and Rights, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American Civil Liberties Union, Elections, Religion and Belief
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Congress clears $662 billion defense bill
Associated PressCongress passed a massive $662 billion defense bill Thursday after months of wrangling over how to handle captured terrorist suspects without violating Americans' constitutional rights. A last-minute compromise produced a truce but lawmakers said the...Tags: Osama bin Laden, U.S. Department of Defense, Mark Udall, Dianne Feinstein, Afghanistan
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Senate poised to pass $662 billion defense bill, send it to Obama
Associated PressCongress neared completion of a massive defense bill Thursday with lawmakers fiercely defending provisions on suspected terrorists against criticism that it would infringe on Americans’ constitutional rights. The Senate was poised to vote on the...Tags: Osama bin Laden, U.S. Department of Defense, Afghanistan, Carl Levin, White House
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 11
Fence creates obstacle for pedestrians downtown To the editor: Please reference The Herald-Mail front page article of Nov. 13, 2011, wherein the lack of pedestrian traffic was mentioned as contributing to the demise of businesses in the downtown...Tags: Arts and Culture, Christianity, Christmas, Andy Griffith, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)
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White House renews veto threat on defense bill
Associated PressThe White House on Friday accused the Democratic-controlled Senate of “political micromanagement” at the expense of national security after it approved legislation requiring military custody of suspected terrorists, even those captured...Tags: Osama bin Laden, White House, Energy Resources, Terrorism, Prisoners and Detainees
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 12
Romney has GOP voters hooked like fish To the editor: Now let me get this straight. People are voting for Mitt because he’s the best chance to beat the president in November. Really? He doesn’t reflect GOP’s views and disagrees on...Tags: Anne Arundel County, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Elections, Roxbury
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