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City of Hagerstown considering a pavement survey
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe City of Hagerstown is considering contracting with a high-tech surveying firm that would provide a “snapshot in time” of the condition of city streets, a city official said. City Engineer Rodney Tissue on Tuesday outlined for the...Tags: Politics, Science and Technology, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Public Officials, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Pa. lawmaker changes his story about voter fraud
A suburban Philadelphia state representative now says a story he told last year about having his identity stolen by someone who voted in his place was not accurate. The Philadelphia Daily News reported Friday that Rep. Bernie O’Neill said the...Tags: Politics, Elections, Voting
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New fiscal year brings water and sewer rate adjustments in Hagerstown
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comSunday begins fiscal year 2012-13, and with it comes a new round of city of Hagerstown water and sewer rate adjustments. City residents will see 5-percent increases for water and sewer, also called wastewater, while Washington County residents who use...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Finance, Environmental Pollution, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Police briefs - Feb. 3
Fire damages sports auto garage WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Fire between the ceiling and roof at McAfee Motorsports garage caused minimal damage Thursday, Waynesboro Fire Chief Dave Martin said. "We got a pretty quick knockdown," he said. Firefighters were...Tags: McAfee, Inc., Theft, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Politics, Disasters and Accidents
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goldberg 05/22 TMS Original
Although there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Obama's bind is becoming clear. The best defenses of his...Tags: John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963), Politics, September 11, 2001 Attacks, White House, Woodrow Wilson
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Once a fan of the Indy 500, Ryan Hunter-Reay hopes to win it Sunday
For as long as Ryan Hunter-Reay can remember, the Indianapolis 500 was a huge deal. As a small child growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Hunter-Reay used to plop down a plastic race track and line up his miniature race cars in front of the television set...
Tags: Indianapolis 500, Auto Racing, Open-Wheel Racing, Fort Lauderdale, Tiger Woods
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Fake prom crash brings home lesson of drinking and driving
Beneath a cloudless blue sky, a simulated fatal car crash was depicted in horrifying detail at Lake Zurich High School. The deadly post-prom tragedy included a lifeless teenage girl wearing a blood-splattered dress splayed over the hood of a...
Tags: Accidental Death, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Industry
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CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: Banking mistakes total in millions
PIERRE — When the state Department of Legislative Audit finished examining his department for 2012, Revenue Secretary Andy Gerlach knew he needed changes. The audit uncovered mistakes involving millions of dollars in banking taxes....Tags: Annual Reports, Accounting and Auditing, Budgets and Budgeting, Personal Income
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Early homers, clutch hitting lift Sox to 4-2 victory
MINNEAPOLIS — Two missed calls and the broken webbing of Adam Dunn's glove that led to another error Tuesday night tested the resiliency of the White Sox. And for one of the few times this season, they responded in a remarkable form as a two-run...
Tags: Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Robin Ventura, Justin Morneau, Alexei Ramirez
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Half of teen drivers text and drive - leads to other risky behaviors behind the wheel
jscherder@ky3.comFORSYTH, Mo -- There is a disturbing trend happening across the country--more teens admit to texting and driving. Monday, Forsyth High School showed students exactly what can happen when you aren't paying attention behind the wheel. It was only a few...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Don't overreact to umpire's mistake
Here's something you might not know about the infamous Angel Hernandez game: The A's had a great chance to win the game even after Hernandez and his fellow umpires twice blew the call on what would have been a game-tying home run. Chris Perez, the...
Tags: Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Eric Sogard, Major League Baseball, John Jaso
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State Announces Initiative To Improve Mental Health Reporting To NICS
The Hartford CourantBefore Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 more at Virginia Tech in 2007, he was able to purchase firearms because his mental health history had not been reported to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Now, using federal...Tags: Mental Health, Politics, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Science and Technology, Electronics
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