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Obama urges court to overturn gay marriage ban
In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California’s same-sex marriage ban and turn a skeptical eye on similar prohibitions across the country. The Obama administration’...Tags: Family, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Social Issues
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Mail Call - March 1
“As a taxpayer, I was reading the headlines here in the paper. Looks like the BOE’s finally using some common sense, as far as the move into the Allegheny Energy building. So far, so good. At least it appears that way. And another thing, the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Wars and Interventions, National Rifle Association of America
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Letter to the Editor - Feb. 28
Conservatives exist in an ‘information bubble’ To the editor: I was fascinated by Ned Garrett’s conclusion (Feb. 22) that Barack Obama’s re-election was the result of “voter apathy.” Garrett professes the tea party...Tags: Human Rights, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Tea Party Movement, Politics, Fiscal Cliff
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Mail Call - Feb. 28
“I would like to thank the Funkstown fireman for contributing to my granddaughter’s cause, ‘Jump Rope for Heart,’ today. His human compassion and kindness is an example that all fire and rescue companies should follow. Thank you,...Tags: Executive Branch, Allegheny Energy Inc., Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Annapolis, Punishment
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Senate Democrats' gun bill won't include assault weapons ban
An assault weapons ban won’t be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban’s chances of survival now are all but hopeless. The ban is the most controversial firearms...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Laws, Denis R. McDonough, Periodicals
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Speaker at Memorial Recreation Center recounts murders of mother, brother
holly.shok@herald-mail.comAt the age of 10, William Kellibrew witnessed the murder of his mother and 12-year-old brother. That 1984 summer day, he was spared by his mother’s boyfriend, who pointed his gun at Kellibrew but then instructed him to run from the Capitol...Tags: White House, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Suicide, Human Interest
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Mail Call - Feb. 27
“I heard on the news today that gas has gone up some-odd cents for the past 22 days. I would like to know why people in today’s society are so complacent, and they won’t do anything about these problems.” — Hagerstown...Tags: White House, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 26
What do we really believe? To the editor: Watching the events of the last couple of months unfold, I have to ask the question: What do we really believe? We all watched as the Newtown shootings unfolded. Days after, we saw the funerals and the tears...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Abraham Lincoln, Religion and Belief, Ethics, World War II (1939-1945)
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Mail Call - Feb. 26
“This being Presidents Day and all, I got a little tidbit for everybody. My wife, my wife’s great-great-great aunt was Mary Todd Lincoln. So she’s got the Lincoln blood through her. Fascinating, isn’t it? She’s related to the...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Social Organizations, Youth Organizations, Annapolis, Politics
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Elizabeth Paul: Don't sell Obama short on what he has accomplished
I was troubled by misinformation in Art Callaham’s column (Feb. 17) promoting the blogs of Rabbi Pruzansky. It is simply untrue to state that President Obama didn’t defend his first-term record or put forward a second-term agenda. He...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Politics, Insurance, Housing Industry, Republican Party
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Mail Call - Feb. 25
“Here are the facts: Germany was completely disarmed in 1919 as punishment for World War I. No manufacture, sales, possession of guns or ammunition were permitted. By 1928, Germany had rearmed, with registration required. By 1938, the only changes...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Judges, Theft, National Rifle Association of America
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Mail Call - March 19
“Here’s the biggest fable of the USA: Christopher Columbus discovered America. He never set foot on American soil. He found the Bahamas, and last I looked, the Bahamas wasn’t part of the U.S. So why is he getting credit? Now, 400 years...Tags: John O. Brennan, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Punishment, Politics, Central Intelligence Agency
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