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    Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  1. Public-private partnerships have risks

    Those enamored with the idea of public-private partnerships, such as the one being discussed for the Washington County Economic Development Commission, might pay close attention to the county’s ultimate public-private partnership: The one it shares with the county’s 27 — now 26 — emergency service departments.
    Those enamored with the idea of public-private partnerships, such as the one being discussed for the Washington County Economic Development Commission, might pay close attention to the county’s ultimate public-private partnership: The one it...

    Tags: Company Privatization

    2. Sep 7, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. $63,758 to supplement local emergency food and shelter programs

    Washington County recently was awarded $63,758 in federal funding to supplement local emergency food and shelter programs. The award is based on the county’s number of unemployed people, compared to the number of unemployed in all qualifying...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Relief and Aid Organizations, National Government, Government, American Red Cross

    3. Mar 24, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Subsidies 'a lifesaver'

    When you’re dipping into savings to keep your community ambulance service going, some say accountability is a small price to pay for financial help.
    arnoldp@herald-mail.com
    When you’re dipping into savings to keep your community ambulance service going, some say accountability is a small price to pay for financial help. “It’s been a lifesaver, it really has,” Jonas Zeigler, assistant chief and career...

    Tags: Finance, Health, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Disasters and Accidents

    4. Apr 14, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. 'We want full transparency'

    The Washington County Board of County Commissioners is pledging to increase accountability standards so it’s clear not only why public money is being given to volunteer fire and rescue companies, but how they’re spending it.
    arnoldp@herald-mail.com
    The Washington County Board of County Commissioners is pledging to increase accountability standards so it’s clear not only why public money is being given to volunteer fire and rescue companies, but how they’re spending it. A majority of the...

    Tags: William McKinley, Finance, Kevin Lewis, Budgets and Budgeting, Social Services

    5. Apr 14, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. No answers, no money

    A volunteer fire company that refused last year to explain to The Herald-Mailmore than $100,000 in expenses might face questions this year from the Washington County government.
    arnoldp@herald-mail.com
    A volunteer fire company that refused last year to explain to The Herald-Mailmore than $100,000 in expenses might face questions this year from the Washington County government. A majority of the county commissioners said in late March that they will...

    Tags: William McKinley, Politics, Justice System, Police Investigations, Services and Shopping

    6. Mar 18, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. Fire, rescue association moving toward restoring trust

    Last week, the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association did what most every other agency seeking tax revenue does: Its leaders stepped before the County Commissioners and outlined their budget request. This might seem unremarkable,...

    Tags: Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance

    7. Mar 10, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  7. Fire & Rescue Association aims to regain public trust

    The Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association is about to take steps to increase accountability for the public money it, and its members, receive.
    arnoldp@herald-mail.com
    The Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association is about to take steps to increase accountability for the public money it, and its members, receive. This week, for the first time in at least four years, the association is to present its...

    Tags: Finance, John P Donoghue, Laws, Health, Budgets and Budgeting

    8. Feb 22, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Letters to the Editor - Feb. 22

    Stadium zeppelin about to balloon out of control To the editor: One day, it’s renovating a stadium to preserve a local tradition, and the next its mounting a campaign to replace The Herald-Mail for a new ballpark. Let’s go to the breakdown....

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Army, Baseball

    9. Oct 3, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Proposal would redirect fire company funding

    In an effort to raise accountability and increase the amount of gaming fund money reaching fire and rescue companies, Washington County staff have drafted a written proposal for the county to assume control of that distribution.
    heather.keels@herald-mail.com
    In an effort to raise accountability and increase the amount of gaming fund money reaching fire and rescue companies, Washington County staff have drafted a written proposal for the county to assume control of that distribution. Under the proposal, which...

    Tags: Local Elections, Finance, Entertainment, Laws, Companies and Corporations

    10. Oct 5, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. A numbers puzzle

    From tip jar players' hands, to restaurants, bars and private clubs across Washington County, the money rolled in to the county's new gaming fund.
    arnoldp@herald-mail.com
    From tip jar players' hands, to restaurants, bars and private clubs across Washington County, the money rolled in to the county's new gaming fund. In April 1996, in accordance with the county's gaming law, the county government issued its first check...

    Tags: Finance, Maryland General Assembly, Laws, Judges, Justice System

    11. Jan 11, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  11. Washington County delegation has plenty on its plate

    Gov. Martin O’Malley has promised an ambitious agenda this legislative session, but in a part of the state where ambitious agendas are not necessarily heralded as good things, our local lawmakers will face a delicate balancing act. Lawmakers must...

    Tags: Justice System, Entertainment, Gaming, Highway Transportation, Justice System

    12. Jan 16, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  12. Mail Call - Jan. 17

    “I was shopping at one of our weekend markets last Thursday and I stopped for a bite to eat, and a young 83-year-old lady started to talk to me. My mother had passed 10 years ago in December, and I was having a really bad day, missing her. I am...

    Tags: Government, George W. Bush, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Republican Party

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