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Hagerstown man sentenced to 23 years for stealing copper, other metals
dona@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown man was sentenced to 23 years in state prison last week after a Washington County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of stealing copper and other metals from a vacant furniture business. The jury took less than 20 minutes on Thursday to...Tags: Metal, Theft, Trials, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Punishment
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Gerrardstown quarry proponents, opponents given deadline to submit ideas to resolve appeal
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comAttorneys engaged in a legal battle over a proposed shale quarry in Gerrardstown, W.Va. were given until Dec. 1 to submit proposed orders to resolve an appeal pending in Berkeley County Circuit Court. Potomac Riverkeeper Inc., Washington Heritage Trail...Tags: Environmental Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Judges, Lawyers
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Knowledgeable newcomers seek Jefferson Co. House seat
richardb@herald-mail.comPolitical novices Democrat John Maxey and Republican Paul Espinosa, are running against each other to represent the new 66th Delegate District in what is, geographically, Jefferson County’s largest political jurisdiction. Created by the state...Tags: Clarke County (Virginia), Loudoun County, Labor Markets, Coal, Washington, DC
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U.S. Senate candidates square off in Shepherdstown
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comJoe Manchin had help rebuffing repeated assertions Tuesday night by Republican John Raese that West Virginia’s junior Democratic senator was on the wrong political team in Washington. Mountain Party candidate Bob Henry Baber said Raese’s...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Environmental Issues, Joe Manchin III, Harry Reid, Barack Obama
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Race Track Chaplaincy of America ministers to Eastern Panhandle horse-racing industry
richardb@herald-mail.comA horse show in Inwood, W.Va., next week is one of two major annual fundraisers needed to keep the word of God spreading among the 1,000 or so “backstretch” workers at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. The money augments the $100,000...Tags: Livestock Farming, Mining
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Energy interests fueling both sides in W.Va. governor's race
Associated PressThe coal industry and other energy interests are helping to fuel West Virginia’s governor’s race, contributing to Republican Bill Maloney and the Democratic incumbent, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, the latest campaign finance reports show. But while...Tags: Charity, Economy, Business and Finance, Political Fundraising, Twitter, Inc., Aubrey K. McClendon
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Letter to the Editor - Aug. 21
November 2012 is decision time To the editor: Another crowning achievement for a socialistic state, a nationwide electrical power outage for several days affecting 600 million people (twice that of the United States), occurred in July. The power is...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, National Government, Mining, Politics, Government
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How the nation could turn on the 6th District
timr@herald-mail.comOne hundred and one years ago, the Illinois legislature passed a law authorizing “Mothers’ Pensions,” and the entitlement sleigh ride was off and running. Its journey made a significant stop in Maryland’s 6th Congressional...Tags: Social Security, Illinois General Assembly, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy
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Scenes for 'Moving Mountains' to be filmed at Berkeley County Courthouse
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comScenes for “Moving Mountains,” a movie being produced about a southern West Virginia woman’s real-life struggle to make coal-mining practices better in the state, are expected to be filmed at the historic Berkeley County Courthouse. The...Tags: Judges, Entertainment, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Congressional candidate Swint campaigns in the Panhandle
richardb@herald-mail.comHoward Swint, “a common man running a common campaign to represent the common people,” wants to wrest the 12-year Second District U.S. House seat from Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito. Swint, 53, of Charleston, W.Va., said Monday...Tags: Caucasus, Social Security, Mining, Politics, Elections
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Mining decision upsets group opposed to quarry in southern Berkeley County
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comAn organization opposed to a proposed shale quarry in southern Berkeley County has criticized the West Virginia Surface Mine Board for affirming the state Department of Environmental Protection’s decision to issue a mining permit for the operation....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings, Companies and Corporations, Mining
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Testimony in quarry permit appeal focuses on water quality
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comTestimony heard Wednesday in the appeal of a state environmental agency's decision to permit a brick manufacturer's subsidiary to build a quarry in Gerrardstown, W.Va., focused on protection of nearby streams. The state Environmental Quality Board...Tags: Bodies of Water, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Lakes and Ponds, Environmental Pollution
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