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Phase-out of Pa. state liquor stores passes House
A Republican plan to phase out Pennsylvania’s 600 state-operated liquor stores and raise millions in revenue by selling licenses to private businesses passed the House easily Thursday and was sent to the Senate. The 105-90 vote after about seven...Tags: Government, Sales, Business, Executive Branch, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Words of encouragement given to people waiting for assistance during Homeless Resource Day
marieg@herald-mail.comPeter James Banos spends every day counting his blessings. He feels blessed to have a place to sleep. Not too many years ago, he was a licensed contractor who built houses. Now, he lives in a shelter. He feels blessed for the coat on his back. It...Tags: Social Sciences, Culture, Family, Arts and Culture, Health and Safety at Work
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After a week of wondering, sisters find out brother died
andrews@herald-mail.comDennis Miller’s sisters said he often would go somewhere to drink for a while; they wouldn’t see him for a day or two. “He was an alcoholic, but he didn’t stay drunk,” said his twin sister, Dianne Miller. He would stay...Tags: Liver Disease, Personal Data Collection, Dennis Miller, Politics, Interior Policy
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When use becomes abuse: Drug abuse is on the rise and most people can find a stash in their own homes
chrisc@herald-mail.comThe newest drug-abuse trend is a bit of a shocker. The drug is legal, and it's found in more than half the homes in the United States. Abuse is so widespread, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies it as an epidemic. Abusers...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Back Pain, National Institutes of Health, OxyContin (drug), Health and Medical Professionals
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Mail Call - July 13
“I was listening to the news, and they said that the average person on welfare, gets welfare benefits, is $3,500. I worked 60 years, and I only collect $3,300, and I paid in my whole life, and these other people don’t pay in at all and they...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Pension and Welfare, Operation Fast and Furious, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Lloyd Waters: American Indians are still under siege
The American Indian has never been the same since the white man landed on the shores of this continent many moons ago. Even today they continue to experience those pains of yesterday. On the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation located in the southern part of...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Massacres, Health, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Religion - Special music
Michael’s Chapel United Methodist Church, Berkeley Springs, W.Va., Richard and Mary Fox, and Higher Ground will perform at 7 p.m. today. Free will offering. Call 304-258-2563. St. Paul United Church of Christ, Lemasters, Pa., Teen Challenge Choir...Tags: Christianity, Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Lent
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Man sentenced to probation in chain saw incident
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA Berkeley County man accused of threatening to harm a West Virginia state trooper and his son with a chain saw at their home in October 2010 was sentenced Monday to five years of probation. A jury in October found Ralph L. Mason, 49, of Gerrardstown, W....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Trials, Justice System, Prisons
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Alcohol taxes won't fix state's budget woes
State finances are in bad shape thanks to the effects of the “Great Recession” and policymakers’ lack of spending restraint. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 44 states are facing serious shortfalls in 2012, for...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Budgets and Budgeting, Consumer Goods Industries, Maryland, Substance Abuse
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Family files claim in death of man beaten by officers
The family of a man who died after being beaten by Kern County Sheriff's deputies and attacked by a police dog have filed a federal civil rights claim against the officers involved, the department and other agencies, a precursor to a lawsuit. The...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Accidental Death, Methamphetamine (drug), High Blood Pressure, Witnesses
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