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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, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, Cystic Fibrosis, Teaching and Learning
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Mail Call - May 1
“To the caller who was talking about John Donoghue bringing home the grant to Washington County: Not really interested so much about whether, who brought the grant to the county. What I’m interested in is Gov. O’Malley raising taxes 26...Tags: Annapolis, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Brownsville, Sora, Executive Branch
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Affidavit says tests link ricin to suspect
Ricin was found in the former martial arts studio of the man suspected of sending poison letters to President Barack Obama and other public officials, and was also discovered on a dust mask and other items he threw in the trash, federal prosecutors said...
Tags: Politics, Netherlands, Prosecution, MySpace, Lawyers
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Letters to the Editor - May 1
Elected officials should trust the judgment of voters To the editor: The 2013 legislative session at the West Virginia State House was not yet completed when another delegate quietly approached me at my desk in the chamber of the West Virginia House...Tags: Elections, Politics, Virginia General Assembly
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Obama: U.S. military action an option if Syria used chemical weapons
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. At a White House news conference, the...Tags: Immigration, Wars and Interventions, National Security, Politics, Gun Control
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City officials to meet in closed session on redevelopment proposals
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comAfter receiving a proposal last week to begin developing a master plan for downtown redevelopment, the Hagerstown City Council will meet in closed session Tuesday to get legal advice on how it should proceed. D. Bruce Poole and Dane Bauer, two...Tags: Health and Safety at School, William Donald Schaefer, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Sora, Executive Branch
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Historic property real estate workshop scheduled for Sat. in Martinsburg
A training session for real estate professionals on how to guide potential buyers of historic properties will be held Saturday in Martinsburg, the West Virginia Division of Culture and History State Historic Preservation Office announced. Myths and...Tags: Real Estate, Local Government, Politics, Services and Shopping, Real Estate Buyers
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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: Economic Policy, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Executive Branch, Politics, Environmental Issues
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Lawmakers seek scrutiny of prisons in wake of Baltimore contraband case
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comSome Washington County lawmakers are calling for another look at the state prison system and how the prisons are run after federal charges were filed against 13 female corrections officers, seven inmates and five others with alleged gang ties last week at...Tags: Christopher B. Shank, Safety of Citizens, Organized Crime, Roxbury, Annapolis
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Maryland Lt. Gov. Brown pays visit to Mack/Volvo Powertrain
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comAfter donning a bright yellow vest and plastic safety glasses, Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown got to see what goes on behind the scenes at the Mack/Volvo Powertrain manufacturing plant during a Friday afternoon tour of the facility north of...Tags: Elections, Business, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Executive Branch, Politics
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New citizens sworn in at Martinsburg courthouse
richardb@herald-mail.comForty men and women from 20 countries raised their right hands Friday morning in the federal courthouse in Martinsburg and pledged their allegiance to the United States of America. They were sworn in by U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh in a second-...Tags: Philippines, Politics, Shelley Moore Capito, United Kingdom, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Top Md. Dems expected at summit in Hagerstown
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comTop Democrats from the state will converge in Hagerstown on Saturday for an annual summit of Western Maryland Democrats. And although Western Maryland hasn’t been a Democrat stronghold in recent years, party leaders said they were buoyed by...Tags: John Delaney, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Annapolis, Democratic Party, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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