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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation’s leading youth organization. Gay adults will remain...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, U.S. Supreme Court, Boy Scouts of America, Social Organizations, Christianity
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No major problems reported in primary election voting in Franklin Co.
Early polling was going well today in Franklin County, Pa., according to David Keller, chairman of the county commissioners. In Pennsylvania, today's primary election features local races, including those for seats on borough councils and boards of...Tags: Elections, Local Elections, Primaries, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Politics
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Politics get local in Pennsylvania primary election
Former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill once declared that “all politics is local,” and voters across Pennsylvania will be making choices in that vein as they head to the polls Tuesday. Tuesday’s primary election will...
Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Local Elections, Justice System, Primaries
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Letters to the Editor - May 13
What if media coverage were 100 percent liberal? To the editor: What would the newspaper and television coverage of the political scene be like if instead of being just 90 percent with the liberal slant, it was 100 percent? There would no longer be a...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Fox News Channel (tv network), Justice System, Chris Matthews, Tea Party Movement
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Letter to the Editor - May 17
Please join me in voting ‘yes’ to referendum question To the editor: Over the last few years, the winters have been mild and the ski seasons at Whitetail Resort have been short. While Whitetail has worked to make itself into a four-season...Tags: Elections, Politics
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Morgan County schools face budget cuts after voters reject special levy
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comMorgan County (W.Va.) Schools officials will be forced to make budget cuts after taxpayers voted against renewing a levy that would have raised $5.86 million from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2019, Morgan County Board of Education President David Ambrose...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Elections, Education, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Martinsburg voters will decide whether to renew the city's police levy
matthewu@herald-mail.comMartinsburg voters will cast ballots Saturday to decide whether to renew the city’s police levy, which provides funds for the police department. Polls in the City of Martinsburg open at 6:30 a.m. Saturday and close at 7:30 p.m. In order to be...Tags: Elections, Politics
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Martinsburg residents vote for renewal of police levy
matthewu@herald-mail.comMartinsburg residents on Saturday voted to renew the city’s police levy despite trying economic conditions and a recent police shooting that remains under investigation. Of 386 ballots tallied Saturday, 253 residents, or about 65.5 percent, voted...Tags: Elections, Shootings, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - May 7
Mayor supports renewal of police excess levy To the editor: The City of Martinsburg special election is Saturday, May 11. On behalf of the City of Martinsburg, I would encourage all registered voters in the city to vote “for” the renewal...Tags: Elections, Awards and Prizes, Local Government, Time Inc., Employment
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Washington County delegate announces petition drive against death penalty repeal
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comA Republican Washington County delegate, with help from Democrats, is mounting a challenge to the repeal of the death penalty, a measure that was signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley earlier this week. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, announced...Tags: James Brochin, Lawyers, Justice System, Death Penalty, Baltimore Running Festival
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Tax increase likely in Greencastle-Antrim district
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comAs Greencastle-Antrim School Board continues to wrestle with its 2013-14 budget, taxpayers in the school district are facing a possible 2-mill tax increase following a 5-3 vote to pass the proposed final general fund budget on Thursday. Business Manager...Tags: Elections, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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Ex-SC Gov. Sanford back in political office
Former Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford revived a scandal-scarred political career by winning back his old congressional seat Tuesday in a district that hasn’t elected a Democrat in three decades. The comeback was complete when he...
Tags: Mark Sanford, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Ted Turner, Executive Branch, Government
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