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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 4
Concealed-carry permits could lead to less gun crime To the editor: Thomas Sowell, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, correctly notes that the gun-control controversy is debated almost solely in terms of fixed preconceptions, with little or no...Tags: Firearms, Executive Branch, Politics, Government, Interior Policy
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Sharpsburg raid prompts two lawmakers to introduce bills to regulate searches
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comTwo Washington County legislators have filed bills in the current session of the Maryland General Assembly that would require the chief of the primary law enforcement agency in a county to be notified before an officer from another agency serves a warrant...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Maryland State Police, Firearms, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Justice System
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Woman files lawsuit against Berkeley County sheriff's deputy
matthewu@herald-mail.comA woman has sued a Berkeley County sheriff’s deputy, claiming she had to spend a night in jail after the officer had her arrested in January 2012 for a crime she did not commit. Sheriff’s Deputy Morris Stewart did not return a message left...Tags: Misdemeanors, Justice System, Trials, Crimes, Lawyers
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In Annapolis, what's old is new again
Ah, what a blast from the past: Capital punishment, gun bans, container taxes — legislation that hadn’t been seriously heard from in Annapolis for 20 years. Verily, those were issues before the General Assembly when I was covering the...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, Annapolis, Career and Workplace, Gays and Lesbians
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Authorities: N.M. teen planned more shootings
Associated PressThe New Mexico teenager accused of gunning down his family over the weekend had reloaded his guns after the attacks and planned to go to a Walmart and randomly shoot people, authorities said Tuesday. Instead, 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego texted a...Tags: Firearms, Politics, Criminal Laws, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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Law enforcement officials in Washington County back some gun control proposals
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comLocal law-enforcement officials Thursday did not agree on every point, but all supported some of the gun safety measures proposed by President Obama on Wednesday. Smithsburg Police Chief George Knight Jr. and Hancock Police Chief T.J. Buskirk supported...Tags: Health, Safety of Citizens, Firearms, Politics, Government
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Man serving life for 1975 murder of Hagerstown police officer to get new trial
dona@herald-mail.comMerle W. Unger Jr., serving a life sentence for the 1975 murder of Hagerstown Police Officer Donald Kline, is scheduled for a new trial in June, Washington County Deputy State’s Attorney Joseph Michael said this week. The trial will begin the week...Tags: Theft, Prosecution, Injuries and Wounds, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Trials
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Md. legislators wary of president's proposals
Kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comEven as President Obama unveiled a series of gun control measures Wednesday, members of the largely Republican Washington County delegation in the state capital said they were skeptical of the president’s actions. Some said that a ban on assault...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Annapolis, Assault, Politics
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Washington County parents submit proposal for charter school with environmental focus
julieg@herald-mail.comA small group of Washington County parents has submitted to Washington County Public Schools a concept proposal for a charter school with an environmental focus and a strong emphasis on hands-on learning. Under state law, proposals for new charter...Tags: Students, Weather, Career and Workplace, Local Government, Mathematics
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Police Academy to open at HCC
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comHagerstown Community College and local law enforcement officials have been talking about starting a police academy on the HCC campus for four years. Those talks will come to fruition March 18, when the first class is scheduled to begin. John King, a 30-...Tags: Students, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Lobbying, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Oprah: Armstrong interview 'intense'
Associated Press"Emotional" doesn't come close to describing Lance Armstrong's conversation with Oprah Winfrey — an interview that included his confession about using performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles, Winfrey said Tuesday. She...Tags: Government Postal Delivery, Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong, CBS Corp., Trials
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Del. Neil C. Parrott seeking anonymity for petition signers
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comDel. Neil C. Parrott stirred up the state last year by creating a website to collect signed petitions, forcing laws such as the ones on same-sex marriage and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants onto the ballot in the November election. And...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Annapolis, Career and Workplace, Gays and Lesbians, Politics
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