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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: Environmental Issues, Executive Branch, Conservation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Economic Policy
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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: Joseph M Getty, Safety of Citizens, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Organized Crime
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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: Executive Branch, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), The Washington Post, Politics, Business
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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: Judges, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Politics
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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: Democratic Party, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Politics, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Presidents praise George W. Bush at dedication of his library
Associated PressPresidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history. President Barack Obama praised his predecessor's strength and resolve after Sept....Tags: Barack Obama, Heads of State, Jimmy Carter, ABC (tv network), Libraries
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Washington County Board of Commissioners briefs
County OK’s requests for police grants The Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion to accept a $26,450 state grant to assist police in sex offender compliance and enforcement efforts. The Governor’s...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, Politics
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Shepherd University student escaped Ivory Coast oppression to make a new life in U.S.
richardb@herald-mail.comSiriki Diabate left his four daughters, parents and three siblings behind in 2005 when he was forced to flee his native Ivory Coast after suffering a terrific beating by thugs who left him for dead. He was working for a local newspaper at the time,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Atlantic Ocean, Religion and Belief, Ghana, Politics
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Mail Call - April 25
“What is the matter with our leaders here in America, that they’re so afraid to call a terrorist what they really are, which would be a terrorist? They are people, terrorists are people who hide behind little kids and women. They would take...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Abusive Behavior, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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From outsiders to bombing suspects in Boston
Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sought to embrace American lives after emigrating from Russia — joining a boxing club, winning a scholarship and even seeking U.S. citizenship. But their uncle last week angrily called them “losers” who...
Tags: Terrorism, Philosophy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Al-Qaeda
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Two development groups to meet with Hagerstown officials Tuesday
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comHagerstown officials will hear a report Tuesday afternoon from a real estate development group, which includes Sora Development, that wants to create a public-private partnership with the city for downtown redevelopment projects. Officials with Ripken...Tags: Science and Technology, Executive Branch, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Sora, Company Privatization
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Mail Call - April 23
“Many thanks to The Herald-Mail, for finally publishing, as seen on April 13, a front page without a robbery, murder, arson, or other low-life activity. I have never understood why pictures and stories such as these would be on the front page of a...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Entertainment, National Rifle Association of America
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