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Andrew Serafini: Session proves decisions have consequences
In an effort to provide open and transparent government, the Washington County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly will be hosting a post-legislative public forum on Thursday, May 9, 2013. The forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in Room...Tags: Regional Authority, Annapolis, Mack Trucks, Inc., Public Finance, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - May 10
People should be made to pay for their crimes To the editor: Gov. O’Malley is eliminating the death penalty in Maryland. That doesn’t mean that Marylanders will stop dying. To the contrary, Marylanders can still be murdered but their killers...Tags: Executive Branch, Cycling, Gun Control, Sports, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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HCC to host Public Safety Awards ceremony Wednesday
Hagerstown Community College will host the annual Public Safety Awards ceremony on Wednesday beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the Kepler Center on HCC’s main campus. The awards recognize officers who have served the citizens of Washington County in an...Tags: Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes, Safety of Citizens, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Ceremonies
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W.Va. to expand Medicaid, extend coverage to 91,500 uninsured
Associated PressWest Virginia will expand Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul through a plan announced Thursday by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, which would extend coverage to an estimated 91,500 uninsured low-income residents. The decision follows a financial...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Health and Medical Professionals, Politics, Steve Beshear
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Halfway Little League selling discount cards
Halfway Little League is selling discount cards as a fundraiser. The cards include discounts of 10 percent off at local restaurants and businesses. The cards cost $10 and they are good through April 2014. To purchase a card, call 301-582-1777. ...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Politics
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Tomblin signs three bills in Martinsburg visit
matthewu@herald-mail.comBerkeley Heights Elementary School third-grader Cyrile Ngassa Ngakam told West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Wednesday that he wanted Tomblin’s job. “I asked him if he was going to be a lawyer. He said, ‘No, governor,’”...Tags: Water Supply, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Earl Ray Tomblin, Herb Snyder, Environmental Issues
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Law-enforcement officers recognized at 18th annual Public Safety Awards ceremony
holly.shok@herald-mail.comWhen a string of intentionally set fires plagued Washington and Frederick counties during a three-week period beginning in early March, it was Washington County Sheriff’s Office Deputy 1st Class Jasen Logsdon who discovered a key piece of evidence...Tags: Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes, CVS Corp., Ceremonies, Maryland State Police
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Washington County residents weigh in on separation of church and state
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comBill Morris of Hagerstown said Wednesday that he thinks the United States has gone too far in protecting separation of church and state and that he has always thought there is no such thing, pointing out that those words are not explicitly written in...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Minority Groups, Church and State Relations, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), National Government
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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, Mitt Romney, Ted Turner, Regional Authority, Nikki Haley
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Tom Firey: How to cut federal spending
Sequestration is beginning to inflict real pain on America; so say government spokesmen and special interest groups inside the Beltway. In case you’ve forgotten, sequestration is the part of the 2011 Budget Control Act that limits this year’s...Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Finance, Annapolis, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economy, Business and Finance
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Salem Avenue students participate in simulated Congressional hearings
Fifth-graders at Salem Avenue Elementary participated in the “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” simulated Congressional hearings April 25. The simulated hearing is an authentic, performance-based assessment in which students...
Tags: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Justice System, Students, Judges, Cystic Fibrosis
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EDC's Hart appointed to Md. intergovernmental ag commission
Washington County Government has announced that Leslie Hart has been appointed to the Governor’s Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture. In this role, Hart will deliver recommendations and offer insights into programs and policies to help...
Tags: Conservation, Executive Branch, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economic Policy, Environmental Issues
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