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Letters to the Editor - March 27
Raising taxes, particularly on gas, not the answer to woes To the editor: Gov. O’Malley and the Democrats in Annapolis have the same answer to all of our problems: tax increases. The governor claims that this gas tax increase is needed to build...Tags: Politics, Personal Income, Government, Public Transportation, Executive Branch
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NRA president speaks at Franklin County (Pa.) Republican Committee dinner
waynesboro@herald-mail.comYou can meet and talk with people who don’t share your beliefs, but never surrender your principles, the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s Franklin County (Pa.) Republican Committee dinner advised. The GOP hosted National Rifle Association...Tags: Karl Rove, Shootings, Politics, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Franklin (New London, Connecticut)
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Most Washington County school board members favor former Allegheny Energy headquarters
julieg@herald-mail.comAt least four of the seven Washington County Board of Education members said Tuesday they were leaning toward voting to have Washington County Public Schools buy the former Allegheny Energy headquarters on Downsville Pike to house the school system’...Tags: Politics, Allegheny Energy Inc., Voting
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Washington County Commissioners lower excise tax on construction
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comAfter hearing public testimony Tuesday afternoon, the Washington County Board of Commissioners voted to amend the county’s excise tax ordinance, reducing the costs on new construction of residential and nonresidential retail properties. The...Tags: Politics, Business
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Congress funds continued production of surveillance planes in Hagerstown
U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski said Congress has approved $43 million to continue production of border-patrol planes in Hagerstown. The Democratic senator said Monday that the funds were part of a continuing resolution Congress passed last week to keep the...
Tags: Politics, Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Congress
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Supreme Court could avoid ruling on Calif. gay-marriage ban
Associated PressThe Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it could find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether America's gays have a right to marry. Several justices, including some liberals who...Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Politics, Rob Reiner, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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Education questions linger in W.Va.
Bureaucracy emerged as a major culprit in a wide-ranging audit of West Virginia’s education system, but the legislation passed last week at the request of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin focuses mostly on other targets. Approved Friday by the House, Tomblin&...Tags: American Federation of Teachers, Politics, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace, Republican Party
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O'Malley's Maryland gas tax proposal unpopular with Washington County legislators
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA proposal backed by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley that would raise the state gas tax in July by 3.8 cents per gallon remains unpopular with many Washington County legislators. Under the proposal, the gas tax would increase to 27.3 cents per...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Politics, Travel, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Public Transportation
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W.Va. house sends education measure to governor
West Virginia would change how county school districts hire teachers, free up more days on their calendars to bolster student instruction and require full-week schooling for 4-year-olds statewide, under legislation sent to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Friday....Tags: Regional Authority, Teachers, Teach for America, Politics, Earl Ray Tomblin
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Marine kills two colleagues at Va. base, then takes own life
Associated PressA Marine who worked at an officer candidates school fatally shot two of his colleagues before killing himself in a barracks dorm room, officials said. The Marine’s colleagues were a man and a woman. Military officials did not release a motive or...Tags: Politics, Shootings, Armed Conflicts, FBI, Punishment
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Mail Call - April 4
“I’m calling about the comment made about the taxi drivers in Hagerstown. Yes, the taxi drivers in the cities do have meters in their car. They can put up the sign that says, you know, out of service, because they have meters in their cars...Tags: Wind Power, Democratic Party, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Career and Workplace
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Md. House votes to increase taxes on gasoline
Associated PressThe Maryland House of Delegates voted Friday to raise taxes on gasoline sales for the first time in more than two decades. The Housed voted 76-63 to levy a sales tax on gasoline that would amount to about 4 cents a gallon starting this July, another 8...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Montgomery County (Virginia), Politics, Democratic Party, Inflation and Deflation
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