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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...
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$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: United Way , Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), National Government, Politics, American Red Cross
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'We want full transparency'
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe 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: Social Services, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Newspaper and Magazine, Annapolis
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No answers, no money
arnoldp@herald-mail.comA 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: Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Charity, Disasters and Accidents, Newspaper and Magazine
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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: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Army, Local Government
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Fire & Rescue Association aims to regain public trust
arnoldp@herald-mail.comThe 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: Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Newspaper and Magazine, Laws
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Subsidies 'a lifesaver'
arnoldp@herald-mail.comWhen 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, Economy, Business and Finance, Local Government, Disasters and Accidents, 401K
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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: Executive Branch, Services and Shopping, U.S. Postal Service, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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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: Entertainment, Gaming, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Highway Transportation
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Bill would give county oversight of Rescue Association's finances
andrews@herald-mail.comWashington County’s state legislative delegation got closer Wednesday to agreeing on a final bill proposing new oversight over the financial workings of the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. At a delegation meeting in...Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Local Government
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Letters to the Editor - Oct. 9
Hagerstown seems to be stuck on Groundhog Day To the editor: Anyone else ever feel like Bill Murray stuck in Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day when reading about downtown redevelopment? Take Art Callaham's column on creation of a Community Development...Tags: Solyndra LLC, Bill Murray, Economy, Business and Finance, Civil and Public Service, Arts and Culture
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Washington County legislators say gaming bill's oversight is limited
andrews@herald-mail.comSome of Washington County’s state lawmakers said Thursday that they preferred proposing tighter financial oversight than a new gaming bill contains, but the law won’t allow it. Del. Andrew A. Serafini, R-Washington, said legislators were...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Laws, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance
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