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New gun show in W.Va. has good turnout on first day
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith the national debate over stricter gun control laws spreading into various states, Martinsburg firearms dealer and gun activist Val Forgett believes new legislation is not going to increase safety for U.S. citizens. “The issue to me is...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Interior Policy, Politics, Mark Davis, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Allan Powell: Politics the old-fashioned way
Ezra Klein is a very gifted young man who is getting deserved recognition in newspapers and on television. His abilities were on display in a Washington Post column (March 19, 2012) describing how the fabulously rich Koch brothers were hard at work in a...Tags: Barack Obama, Philosophy, Republican Party, Politics, Religion and Belief
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Lloyd Waters: Kalin Thomas standing tall
I always anticipate what each new day will bring to me. It’s like waiting on a gift. Last week, I had a friend call and ask me if I would drive her to her grandson’s graduation from the Joint Anacostia Bolling military base near Washington,...Tags: U.S. Navy, U.S. Army
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U.S. Rep. Shuster named to head transportation committee
waynesboro@herald-mail.comOn the day he was named chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., told reporters he feels Interstate 81 needs to be widened to six lanes. “It’s just wall-to-wall trucks. That roadway is...Tags: Democratic Party, Highway Transportation, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Republican Party, Elections
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Presidential vision for America lives on in JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comHeavily rooted in U.S. history, what has become the JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon began as a challenge issued in the early 1900s by President Theodore Roosevelt, who demanded that his ranking military officers be able to lead their men 50 miles in a 20-hour...Tags: John F. Kennedy, North America, Entertainment Events, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Running
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JFK 50 turns 50
dona@herald-mail.comThe JFK 50 Mile began as more of a forced march, with 11 male participants, four of whom finished the grueling trek. Almost half a century later, the ultramarathon draws more than 1,000 men and women, some of them elite runners from across the country...Tags: United States Naval Academy, John F. Kennedy, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Running, Road Running
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Allan Powell: Obama's win takes us forward
America has just been given a wonderful gift — the opportunity to move forward with a progressive agenda that meets the needs and ideals of this nation. President Obama may now continue a vision that was stalled by inherited problems and a...Tags: Barack Obama, Philosophy, U.S. Postal Service, Republican Party, Religion and Belief
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Letters to the Editor - Aug. 24
Country can’t survive four more years of Obama To the editor: Allan Powell’s column (July 5) consisted of his expected attack on Mitt Romney. I was surprised that he had so much trouble in coming up with anything negative. Other than a...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Politics, Asthma, Health and Safety at School
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Allan Powell: Frances Perkins - America's Iron Lady
Honesty requires the admission of neglect for the deserved recognition of many progressive women who have contributed so much to our nation. I was inspired to read the life of Frances Perkins as a result of getting so many thrilling bits and pieces from...Tags: Work Rules Contract Issues, Philosophy, Republican Party, Unemployment, Politics
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Letter to the Editor - July 13
Politics, not care, is reason for health-act opposition To the editor: Gov. Romney and House Republicans feel betrayed by Chief Justice Roberts on health care. They expected partisan warfare resulting in a dysfunctional Congress to extend to the...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Politics, Government
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Allan Powell: Progressive movements improve America
It was a great pleasure to discover "Woodrow Wilson And The Progressive Era" authored by Arthur S. Link. I wanted to get a more complete understanding of what "progressive" meant in the context of its historical setting. The formal definition, however,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations, Corporate Crime
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Mail Call - Jan. 10
“I’d like to respond to a person put in here about the city or the county needing a consultant to tell them what to do. They hit it right on the button. We elect these people to make the decisions for the taxpayers. If they can’t make...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Radio, Barack Obama, NPR, Camp David
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