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Waynesboro Area Senior High School sophomore has died
Grief counselors will be on hand at the Waynesboro Area Senior High School today to counsel those who might need help dealing with the death of a fellow student. Waynesboro Area School District Superintendent Sherian Diller said in a recorded message...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Teaching and Learning, Students
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Obama weighing executive action on gun control, expects tough fight ahead
The Associated PressFacing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps that could be taken through executive action alone, congressional officials said. Those steps could include ordering stricter action against people who...Tags: Interior Policy, Republican Party, Weaponry, Lobbying, National Rifle Association of America
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Sheriff: Calif. teen planned attack on classmates
A 16-year-old student armed with a shotgun walked into a rural California high school on Thursday, shot one student and fired at others and missed before a teacher and another staff member talked him into surrendering, officials said. The teen victim...
Tags: Shootings, Television Industry, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Barack Obama, Television Stations
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Hancock donates $500 to Children's Village from funds generated by speed cameras
The Town of Hancock donated $500 to Children’s Village to support the free life-safety education program Children’s Village provides to all second-grade students in Washington County each school year. Funds were generated from speed- camera...Tags: Aetna Inc.
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Washington County delegation catches up with colleagues on opening day
Kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comThe day is largely ceremonial. Yet, sometimes, the opening day of the Maryland General Assembly sets the tone for the rest of the session. And even though Gov. Martin O’Malley told the House of Delegates on Wednesday that this is “going to...Tags: Annapolis, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Politics
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Violence plays role in shorter U.S. life expectancy
The United States suffers far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation, due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice of storing them at home in a place that is often unlocked, according to a report released Wednesday by...Tags: Government, Virginia Commonwealth University, National Rifle Association of America, Firearms, Science and Technology
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O'Malley to push bills on weapons, school safety
Gov. Martin O’Malley said Tuesday he expects his administration to introduce legislation aimed at preventing catastrophic mass shootings such as the one last week at a Connecticut elementary school. O’Malley said he believes “we’...
Tags: Interior Policy, Weaponry, Shootings, Bob McDonnell, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Classes resume in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook
Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week’s massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest, as the grieving town wrestled with the same issues gripping the country: violence, gun...
Tags: Interior Policy, Shootings, National Rifle Association of America, Dianne Feinstein, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Police officers visit county schools to reassure students, parents
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Hagerstown Police Department sent officers to several public schools Monday to reassure school communities three days after one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history occurred in Newtown, Conn....Tags: Career and Workplace, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Sandy Hook Elementary School, Family, Teaching and Learning
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Jay Rockefeller: In 2013, public service matters
West Virginians and people across our country are frustrated with Washington. Understandably so. Because as the fiscal cliff has shown us, there are serious implications for our nation when partisan politics outweigh problem solving. I share the...Tags: U.S. Senate, Career and Workplace, September 11, 2001 Attacks, John D. Rockefeller IV, NASA
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WCPS employees trained to deal with emergencies
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools thoroughly trains its employees for all kinds of emergency situations, a school district spokesman said Friday in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that left 28 people dead....Tags: FEMA, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Bank Robbery, Disasters and Accidents
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Area parents react to school shooting in Connecticut
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSecurity was on the mind of Smithsburg resident Becky Kugler, who was picking up her 9-year-old daughter Riley from Emma K. Doub Elementary School on Friday. Kugler wondered how the man who opened fire Friday inside the Connecticut elementary school...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Politics
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