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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: Republican Party, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Unemployment Rate, Annapolis
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Prayer vigil
An overnight prayer vigil, hosted by Back 2Acts Ministries, starts tonight at 9 p.m. and ends Saturday at 6 a.m. at Memorial Recreation Center, 109 W. North Ave. Movie night Bridge of Life, at 14 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown, will hold movie night...
Tags: Human Interest, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Veterans Day
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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: Jeb Bush, Bill Clinton, Iraq, Jimmy Carter, U.S. Congress
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Mail Call - April 26
“I want to thank Gov. O’Malley and the Maryland legislature for having the courage to pass a law placing reasonable restrictions on gun ownership. Long guns are for hunting, handguns are for killing people. When anyone buys a gun designed...Tags: Rentals, Hunting, Sports, Personal Weapon Control, Baseball
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Hagerstown Regional Airport officials highlight impact of closing tower
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWithout a staffed air traffic control tower, “there is going to be an incident” involving aircraft at or near Hagerstown Regional Airport, one concerned business owner said Thursday. “I feel very strongly that we are going to have an...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Executive Branch, Camp David, Transportation
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Lloyd Waters: No political apathy in Ohio, Baltimore or D.C.
No doubt political apathy is on the rise. More people seem to be avoiding politics and not voting these days. Maybe we should send a committee out to Ohio to study the voting patterns of that state. Perhaps there’s a fix. Although I didn’t...Tags: The New York Times, Jimmy Carter, Voting, Personal Data Collection, Politics
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Group wants background checks for firearm buyers
holly.shok@herald-mail.comOne hundred days after the second-deadliest school shooting in United States history, community members gathered at the Boonsboro Free Library on Thursday to sign a petition advocating universal background checks for firearm sales. Hosted by public...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Organizing for Action, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Harry Reid, National Rifle Association of America
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Skeptical Supreme Court might strike down Defense of Marriage Act
Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal law that denies legally married gay spouses a wide range of benefits offered to other couples. As the...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Family, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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Study: Health-care overhaul will raise claims costs by average of 32%
Associated PressMedical claims costs — the biggest driver of health insurance premiums — will jump an average 32 percent for Americans' individual policies under President Barack Obama's overhaul, according to a study by the nation's leading group of...Tags: Medicaid, Health Insurance Cost, Lawyers, Judges, Government Health Care
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Mail Call - March 27
“I commend Bob Parasiliti for an outstanding article about Aaron Miller and his battle with leukemia. I have never read an article that has moved me as this one did. As a parent, and also a person who suffers from an autoimmune disease, it is...Tags: Al Gore, Aaron Miller, Personal Weapon Control, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Mail Call - March 26
“Just for the information of your readers, the new pontiff, Francis, took the name after the patron saint of animals, St. Francis of Assisi.” — Hagerstown “This is to all the conservatives who keep making the argument that more...Tags: Executive Branch, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Religious Leaders, Reformed, Politics
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NRA president speaks at Franklin County (Pa.) Republican Committee dinner
waynesboro@herald-mail.comYou can meet and talk with people who don’t share your beliefs, but never surrender your principles, the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s Franklin County (Pa.) Republican Committee dinner advised. The GOP hosted National Rifle Association...Tags: Franklin (New London, Connecticut), Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Mitt Romney, National Rifle Association of America
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