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Farm bill matters, but few people care
timr@herald-mail.comPolicy. Remember that? It’s what America used to discuss back in the day, before we became obsessed with birth certificates and the 47 percent. Policy is what the government does, instead of how it does it or why — two questions that are...Tags: Biofuels, John D. Rockefeller IV, Renewable Energy, Ethanol, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - June 10
Immigration reform is a historic opportunity To the editor: The Senate is poised to consider an immigration reform bill that would create a comprehensive but fair pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants now...Tags: Google Inc., Career and Workplace, Migration, Illegal Immigrants, Intel Corp.
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Letters to the Editor - June 6
Elected Democrats put regional airport at risk To the editor: The Washington County Republican Central Committee applauds the excellent work of the current County Commissioners, who are focused on leveraging Hagerstown Regional Airport to stimulate...Tags: Personal Income, Elections, Ray LaHood, White House, Immigration
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U.S. Rep. John Delaney, D-Md. among speakers at Western Maryland Democratic Summit
dona@herald-mail.comThe ninth annual Western Maryland Democratic Summit on Saturday drew the state’s party heavyweights from the U.S. Senate, House and statehouse, but also featured something this part of the state has not had in many years — a Democrat...Tags: Science and Technology, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Elections, Steny Hoyer, Carroll County (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: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Maryland General Assembly, Elections, Douglas F. Gansler, Government
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Congressional lawmakers address feedback, sacrifices
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Justice System, Business, Finance, Manufacturing and Engineering, Career and Workplace
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Parties and Movements, Finance, Public Finance, Environmental Issues
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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: Organizing for Action, Barack Obama, Barbara A. Mikulski, Arts and Culture, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Ben Cardin: Domestic violence still an important issue
March is Women’s History Month, a time we usually celebrate or honor a specific woman in history. This year, I would like to do something different. I would like to focus on domestic violence, an issue that has received a lot of attention in...Tags: Rape, Maryland General Assembly, Sex Crimes, Politics, Violence Against Women Act
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Md. won't try to collect unpaid taxes on Cyber Monday sales
Capital News ServiceAs Marylanders join millions of others nationwide in the computer shopping blitz that’s become known as Cyber Monday, they might want to think about this: If they paid the sales tax they owe to the state for such purchases, Maryland would be $200...Tags: Consumers, Cyber Monday, Crime, Law and Justice, John Paul Stevens, E-Commerce Industry
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Maryland general election results
The following are up-to-date election results for some local and U.S. races voted on by Wasington County, Md., residents (Washington County results reflect early voting and 54 of 54 precincts reporting): U.S. President 1,837 of 1,858 precincts...
Tags: Libertarian Party, Barack Obama, Rob Sobhani, Roscoe G Bartlett, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Art Callaham: The election's over, so how did I do?
Congratulations to all of the general election winners, and my condolences to those who came up short. I promised a “scorecard” on my votes and the predictions I made concerning this past election cycle. I’ll probably add a little...Tags: Major League Baseball, Parties and Movements, World Series, Daniel Bongino, Rick Perry
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