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2012 in Review: Columnist Tim Rowland looks back
The year 2012 begins in splendid fashion in Washington County, as thousands of people line up to sign a petition that would make this our Best Year Ever. The only caveat is that this proposition would have to be approved by Maryland voters, although...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Peter Franchot, FirstEnergy Corp., ESPN (tv network), Parties and Movements
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Local officials not expecting reimbursement for G-8
The Frederick News-PostMore than six months after President Obama and seven other world leaders converged on Camp David for the G-8 summit, local officials appear to hold out little hope that taxpayers might ever recoup the cost of preparing for and hosting the event. “...Tags: NATO, Camp David, Local Government, U.S. Secret Service, Fiscal Cliff
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Gambling illustrates a century of social change
timr@herald-mail.comThose who insist that the winds of social change blow slowly should consider the issue of gambling. As the General Assembly was meeting in a special session to vote on an expansion of gambling in Maryland — largely to just catch up with...Tags: Immigration, Lifestyle and Leisure, Illegal Immigrants, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Labor Legislation
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Washington County getting G-8 spillover
andrews@herald-mail.comThe influx of visitors connected to the G-8 Summit in Frederick County, Md., is being felt in Washington County, too. Thomas B. Riford, president and chief executive officer of the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau, said local...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland), Camp David, Travel, Corporate Officers
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Thurmont preparing, cautiously, for the world
andrews@herald-mail.comWhen world leaders convene this week at Camp David for the G-8 Summit, Thurmont plans to be ready. Mayor Martin Burns said shop windows and sidewalks will be clean and the grass in the park will be mowed. Businesses will brace for a flood of visitors,...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, YouTube, Protest, News Agency, Condoleezza Rice
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Roads near Camp David to be closed during G-8 summit
Maryland State police are announcing road closures for the G-8 Summit at Camp David. Md. 77 will be closed from Pryor Road on the east side to Tower Road on the west side of Frederick County from 9 a.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday. Catoctin Hollow Road...Tags: Facebook, Frederick County (Maryland), Camp David, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Summits
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Protest groups move into place as G-8 Summit begins
andrews@herald-mail.comWith world leaders on their way to Camp David for a Group of Eight summit, protesters trickled into nearby Thurmont to speak their minds. The movement started slowly Friday morning, with just two representatives of the Larouche Political Action Committee...Tags: Washington, DC, Protest, Germany, Cheng Yu-tung, Camp David
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Group protests genocide in Ethiopia in Thurmont square
andrews@herald-mail.comProtesters speaking out against genocide in Ethiopia took to Thurmont's main intersection Saturday, when a G-8 Summit in nearby Camp David was scheduled to wrap up. Police in riot gear stood in rows in the street as dozens of protesters held signs, waved...Tags: Massacres, Genocide, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Africa, Hate Crimes
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Protesting gives people something to Occupy their time during G-8 summit
Lyndon Larouche is still alive? Who knew? I sure didn’t, until I read reports from the world G-8 summit at Camp David that the Larouche Political Action Committee was first on the scene in what has become sort of yard sale of international...
Tags: News Media, Advice Columns and Columnists, Libyan Civil War (2011), Protest, Tea Party Movement
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State park near Camp David to close for G-8 Summit
The Department of Natural Resources says it will close Cunningham Falls State Park to all public access during the G-8 Summit, to be held May 17 to 19. Officials said Monday the U.S. Secret Service asked that the park near Camp David, where the gathering...
Tags: Greenbrier, Travel, U.S. Secret Service, State Parks, Gardens and Parks
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