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In Annapolis, what's old is new again
Ah, what a blast from the past: Capital punishment, gun bans, container taxes — legislation that hadn’t been seriously heard from in Annapolis for 20 years. Verily, those were issues before the General Assembly when I was covering the...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gays and Lesbians, Death Penalty, Labor Legislation, Same-Sex Marriage
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Mail Call - Jan. 21
“What a wonderful world it would be if each day each one of us would ask God to let us see others and love others the way that He does.” — Hagerstown “After reading the paper today and listening to the news every day, I kind of...Tags: Annapolis, U.S. Congress, Elections, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), George W. Bush
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Del. Neil C. Parrott seeking anonymity for petition signers
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comDel. Neil C. Parrott stirred up the state last year by creating a website to collect signed petitions, forcing laws such as the ones on same-sex marriage and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants onto the ballot in the November election. And...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Same-Sex Marriage, Illegal Immigrants
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Washington Township Supervisors OK property tax increase
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Washington Township (Pa.) Supervisors on Monday approved a property tax increase some board members say will better prepare the municipality for the future. The 2-mill increase, which supports $4.5 million in general fund spending, will mean about...Tags: Employees, Elections, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace
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Martinsburg moves ahead on possible police levy vote in 2013
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe Martinsburg City Council on Thursday evening took the first step toward having a special election next year that would allow residents to decide on whether to renew the city’s police levy. The council voted 6-1 to authorize City Attorney Floyd...Tags: Primaries, Elections, Local Elections, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 16
Maybe ‘common sense’ voters don’t like giveaways To the editor: Just recently, a letter to the editor from a gentleman in Rohrersville appeared in this newspaper. He was explaining to bewildered voters how President Obama was re-...Tags: Human Interest, White House, Libraries, U.S. Electoral College, Elections
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 31
Christmas season a community effort in Chambersburg To the editor: One of my favorite Christmas thrills is coming around the bend on Philadelphia Avenue and seeing the length of Main Street blanketed with snow and ablaze with lights. To me, downtown...Tags: Milton Friedman, Holidays, Elections, Religious Festivals, Christmas
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W.Va. GOP to make Voter ID an issue in 2013
Armed with their largest share of the House of Delegates in decades, West Virginia Republicans plan to resume their push to require voters to show photo identification at the polls, adding the state to a growing group that expect to debate the topic...Tags: Democratic Party, Local Elections, National Government, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Santorum reflects on election, future of Republican Party
waynesboro@herald-mail.comFormer U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum joined Franklin County, Pa., Republicans in reflecting on the Nov. 6 presidential election during a dinner Tuesday. Republicans are “not comfortable in our own skin,” Santorum said. “We needed someone...Tags: Rick Santorum, Elections, Local Elections, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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Recycling encouragement, new air service highlight Washington County in 2012
Editor’s note: As we usher out 2012 and welcome 2013, The Herald-Mail has prepared a package of year-end stories that provide short recaps of some of the top stories of the year past. These stories will be published each day through New Year’...
Tags: Roxbury, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Same-Sex Marriage, Roscoe G Bartlett
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Same-sex couples begin getting marriage licenses in Md.
Elated same-sex couples began getting marriage licenses in Maryland on Thursday, though they won’t go into effect until Jan. 1. Kim Hinken was the first person to get a marriage license in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. The 52-year-old...
Tags: Family, Gays and Lesbians, Douglas F. Gansler, Same-Sex Marriage, Elections
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 4
Does Hub City understand economic development? To the editor: As a former employee of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, I feel compelled to voice my opinion on several projects being proposed by the City of Hagerstown...Tags: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Sports, Democratic Party, Economic Policy, Baseball
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