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Billing complaints prompt Maryland Public Service Commission to launch investigation of PE
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe Maryland Public Service Commission in Baltimore is launching an investigation into complaints that Potomac Edison overbilled some Western Maryland electricity customers by failing to read their meters as often as required. The agency opened a case...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), William Donald Schaefer, Politics, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Sequestration leads to cuts at Martinsburg ATF facility
matthewu@herald-mail.comNearly 100 government contract workers at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Martinsburg facility recently lost their jobs as a result of across-the-board federal budget cuts. The 98 contractors laid off at the end of March...Tags: Interior Policy, Budgets and Budgeting, Demonstration, Gun Control, Job Layoffs
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Bill would allow rate payers on utility boards
The House Government Organization Committee passed a bill to require at least one rate-paying residential customer be part of a public utility board’s membership, according to an audio webcast streamed live Tuesday on the West Virginia Legislature&...Tags: West Virginia Legislature, Herb Snyder, Civil and Public Service, Politics
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Church class to host pancake breakfast
A pancake breakfast will be Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to noon at St. Joseph’s Church Parrish, 17630 Virginia Avenue. Ample parking is available. For details, contact 301-797-9445. Neighborhood watch start-up meeting set A start-up meeting for...Tags: Western Sizzlin Corporation, Shriners, Foods and Beverages, Arts, Lifestyle and Leisure
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West Virginia briefs
Shepherd to present 10-year facility master plan SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Shepherd University will present its proposed 10-year facility master plan during an open community meeting on April 17 at 7 p.m. in the Erma Ora Byrd Auditorium. The master...Tags: Executive Branch, Small Businesses, Politics, Water Supply
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Suns owner 'anxiously' awaits newest stadium study, city's reaction
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comHagerstown Suns majority owner Bruce Quinn said Monday that team officials are eager to hear the thoughts of city council members about a new economic feasibility study of alternative stadium sites. “I did receive a call from the Hagerstown mayor...Tags: Washington Nationals, Sports, Politics, Major League Baseball, Public Officials
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Some area lawmakers uneasy with outcome of 2013 session
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comLegislators in Annapolis spent a marathon day Monday in sessions spread throughout the day and the evening as they addressed business one last time before the Maryland General Assembly adjourned at midnight. Republican lawmakers from Washington County...Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Interior Policy, Annapolis, Gun Control
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Md. lawmakers pass medical marijuana bill
Associated PressThe Maryland General Assembly has approved a measure to allow medical marijuana programs at academic medical research centers that decide to participate. The Senate passed a House of Delegates bill 42-4 on Monday with bipartisan support, sending the bill...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Health Treatments, Maryland General Assembly
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Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, dies at 87
Associated PressLove her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady, who ruled for 11 remarkable years, imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war,...Tags: Labour Party (UK), Alzheimer's Disease, South Africa, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parliament
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Mail Call - April 8
“Here’s a question for all the Mail Call readers. Why does our country, being $16.5 trillion in the hole, keep giving all these other countries money? And they’re giving Egypt tanks, planes and $1.5 billion this year. It doesn’t...Tags: CVS Corp., Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Social Issues, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Lloyd Waters: Would McGuinn favor the death penalty?
Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s guest column last week titled “Racially biased death penalty must be abolished” presented his opinion and several discussion points in support of abolishing the death penalty in the State of Maryland....Tags: Executive Branch, Murder, Politics, Tom Clements, Criminals
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Letters to the Editor - April 7
Homeless need more advocates To the editor: Is homelessness in Washington County invisible? For many, I believe the answer is yes. There are shelters that provide housing overnight in the winter months, but I am not aware of warm-weather shelters. I...Tags: Labor Markets, Executive Branch, Annapolis, Unemployment Rate, Republican Party
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