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Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. The Senate’s 12-9 vote sends the bill to Democratic...
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Regional Authority, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice, Jack Markell
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Jean M. Yost, 84
Jean Marie Yost, 84, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away, Sunday, April 7, 2013, at her home. Born Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1928, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late John J. Werres and Violet Werres. Jean attended high school in Washington D.C.,...Tags: Washington, DC, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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As court deliberates, clergy, professor offer views on same-sex marriage
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comThe Rev. Rob Apgar-Taylor, pastor of Veritas United Church of Christ, lives in Hagerstown with his husband, but despite the state of Maryland voting to legalize same-sex marriage in November, he and his spouse still do not have access to any federal...Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice, Antonin Scalia, Same-Sex Marriage
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Rockefeller convenes panel to address protecting children from violence in media
richardb@herald-mail.comRatings help, but parental intervention is the key to protecting children from the effects of playing violent video games, watching violence in movies and on television and seeing what’s widely available on the Internet, according to participants in...Tags: U.S. Congress, Culture, Social Sciences, Health and Safety at School, Gaming
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Death row inmate seeks conviction, sentence modification
waynesboro@herald-mail.comAttorneys’ actions leading up to and at trial in 1998 underwent hours of questioning Thursday as a death row inmate seeks modifications to his conviction and sentence. Albert E. Reid, 64, formerly of Biglerville, Pa., was found guilty in the Dec....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Punishment, Lawyers, Trials
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Md. lawmakers OK death penalty ban
Maryland lawmakers approved a measure abolishing the death penalty on Friday, and the bill is expected to be signed by the Democratic governor who has long pushed for banning capital punishment in the state. If the measure is signed by Gov. Martin O&...
Tags: Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Executive Branch, Death Penalty
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Pa. judge delivers inside view for Women's History Month
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comThe first woman to be elected judge in Franklin County helped Letterkenny Army Depot observe Women’s History Month on Wednesday. Since 2000, Carol L. Van Horn has served on the bench of the Court of Common Pleas for the 39th Judicial District...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Juvenile Delinquency, Legal Service, Justice System
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Common ground in W.Va. politics: Guns
The West Virginia Legislature has had a few partisan clashes this session, but one issue seems to be uniting Democrats and Republicans: gun rights. Congress and some states are considering assault weapon bans and similar measures in response to recent...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, National Rifle Association of America, National Government, Parties and Movements
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Corbett not sold on health care law
For Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, both Republicans, the federal government’s pledge to pay the lion’s share of a massive Medicaid expansion under President Obama’s sweeping health care law brings the promise of a...Tags: Government Health Care, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Healthcare Laws, Georgetown
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 7
Agency collecting furniture in need of donations To the editor: Christian Social Services has been operating a program to provide usable furniture to people in our county who have been “burned out” or find themselves in desperate...Tags: Tom Selleck, Personal Weapon Control, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Bill on cell phone tracking raises concerns of privacy
The Maryland House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to obtain location records from mobile devices without a search warrant. Opponents of the legislation said during a House judiciary committee hearing...Tags: Telecommunication Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Howard County, Law Enforcement, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
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Corbett won't pursue Medicaid expansion yet
Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday that he will not pursue an expansion of Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program, at least for now, echoing the longstanding complaints of other Republican governors about the cost, inflexibility and inefficiency of Medicaid....Tags: Government Health Care, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, John Kasich
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