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Status of major bills in 2013 Md. General Assembly
• The following measures have been passed by the Maryland General Assembly and await Gov. Martin O’Malley’s signature: DEATH PENALTY REPEAL The measure will make Maryland the 18th state to ban capital punishment. GAS TAX Maryland will...Tags: Government, Labor Legislation, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Private Health Care
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown’s Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W. Washington St., Hagerstown...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Government Contracts, Companies and Corporations, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance
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Berkeley County school bus driver retires after positive intoxication test
matthewu@herald-mail.comA man who police said was driving a Berkeley County school bus when the bus struck a car last month retired after intoxication tests showed he had been drinking alcohol, according to court documents and school officials. Sam Lee Newton, 61, of 65 Quartz...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Washington Co. school board approves $254 million operating budget
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a $254 million operating budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Chief Financial Officer Chris South said the school board will present its budget to the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Health Insurance Cost, Education
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Senate Democrats' gun bill won't include assault weapons ban
An assault weapons ban won’t be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban’s chances of survival now are all but hopeless. The ban is the most controversial firearms...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Denis R. McDonough, National Rifle Association of America
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Md. State Police busy as applications to purchase regulated firearms surge
The Daily Times of SalisburySince mid-December, Bob Arthur has watched as the time Maryland State Police require to review an application to purchase a regulated firearm stretched to more than a month. For the owner of Shooters Supply and other shop owners, the reason is simple:...Tags: Gun Control, Maryland State Police, Personal Weapon Control, Firearms, Politics
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Rebecca Coffin named Miss Washington County Fire Prevention
davem@herald-mail.comMost counties have a fire prevention queen who advocates fire safety and typically attends the Maryland State Firemen’s Association convention every year to compete for the state Miss Fire Prevention title. Washington County did not have a fire...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Fires, Ocean City
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Local agencies receive grants to aid pursuit of SCIP goals
Editor’s note: United Way and the Community Foundation of Washington County are writing monthly columns in The Herald-Mail to keep the Strategic Community Impact Plan (SCIP) process in the forefront of the community’s conscience and to...Tags: Rotary International, Mental Health, Employment Opportunities, United Way
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ACLU threatens action if Chambersburg school board denies Gay-Straight Alliance club
The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening legal action against a Franklin County, Pa., school board that denied students’ request to form a Gay-Straight Alliance club at their high school. The ACLU of Pennsylvania contends the...
Tags: Students, Separation of Church and State, Teaching and Learning, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Volunteer group works to educate young athletes about head trauma
marieg@herald-mail.comIt's difficult to make concussion statistics scarier than they are. But here are a few eye-openers: - Each year, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.7 million people in the United States suffer a traumatic brain injury. About...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, High Schools, Concussion, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Business people - March 10
International Association of Administrative Professionals The International Association of Administrative Professionals, or IAAP, recently announced that Donnell Householder of Cumberland, Md., earned certified administrative professional certification....
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), George Washington University, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Ophthalmology
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Cinderella's Closet is an economical answer to that pricey prom dress
dona@herald-mail.comFor most young women, the high school prom is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and probably the only time they will wear that pricey prom dress. The economical answer to prom night was at Cinderella’s Closet on Friday at the Washington County...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Students, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Schools, Teaching and Learning
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