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'The King's Speech' gets 12 Oscar nominations
The Associated PressThe British monarchy saga “The King’s Speech” reigned at the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush, positioning itself to challenge “The Social Network&...Tags: Thriller (genre), Mark Zuckerberg, Drama (genre), Heath Ledger, Television
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Jefferson Co. Commissioners consider CFO, human resources director
richardb@herald-mail.comA motion introduced Thursday by Jefferson County Commissioner Dale Manuel got his four colleagues thinking about adding a chief financial officer and human resources director to the county's payroll. If two new employees are hired for the posts, their...Tags: Government, Employers, Finance, Wages and Pensions, Career and Workplace
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Ceremonies mark 50th anniversary of JFK's inauguration
The Associated PressFifty years ago Thursday, President John F. Kennedy told the world that “the torch had been passed to a new generation of Americans” whom he challenged to “ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your...Tags: Morgan Freeman, Joe Biden, Television, Caroline Kennedy, Elections
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26 states join Obama health care lawsuit in Fla.
Six more states joined a lawsuit in Florida against President Obama's health care overhaul on Tuesday, meaning more than half of the country is challenging the law. The announcement was made as House members in Washington, led by Republicans, debated...Tags: Idaho, Nevada, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Utah
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Jimmy Carter speaks about Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on its 50th anniversary
richardb@herald-mail.comFor 20 years, whenever a push was made to protect the massive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the land in Alaska was left as is because the state's U.S. senators wouldn't let the government touch it. "Nobody knew what to do," former President Jimmy...Tags: Alaska, Science, Lifestyle and Leisure, Ruhollah Khomeini, Elections
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Washington County Technical High names students of month
Charles Smith and Maureen Leavy have been named Students of the Month for January at Washington County Technical High School.
Charles is a junior enrolled in the biomedical science program at Tech High. His home school is Hancock Middle/Senior High...Tags: Government, Science, Schools, Education, National Government
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Mail Call - Jan. 16
"Note to the taxpayers of Greencastle-Antrim Township: The school board meets Thursday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. in the middle school library. Let them know what you think of their tax increase." — Greencastle, Pa. "I had to literally...Tags: Government, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Winston Churchill
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Obama to ease Cuba travel restrictions
President Barack Obama plans to loosen Cuban travel policy to allow students and church groups to go to the communist country, the administration announced Friday. Students seeking academic credit and churches traveling for religious purposes will be...Tags: Government, Trips and Vacations, Democracy, Raul Castro, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
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Tomblin pledges 2011 focus on W.Va. jobs, energy
Declaring that West Virginia is poised to gain economic ground in the Great Recession's wake, acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin detailed a legislative agenda Wednesday focusing on jobs, education and the state's natural resources.
Tomblin touted the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Politics, Macy's, Inc., Coal, Elections
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Family of Ariz. mass shooting suspect speaks
The parents of a man charged with trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords expressed sorrow Tuesday for the "heinous events," their first public remarks since their 22-year-old son was accused of killing six people.
"There are no words that can...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Jared Lee Loughner, Vehicles, Crimes, Elections
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 9
Who is worth what in Washington County Public Schools? To the editor: The allocation of wages is usually a good means of describing how we value people. The most productive members of society, like engineers, doctors and businessmen,...Tags: Government, U.S. Department of the Interior, Health and Medical Professionals, Wages and Pensions, Schools
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School board briefs
Announcement on school board, union dispute expected later this month The Washington County Board of Education is expected to make an announcement regarding the dispute between the board and the union for the school system’s support personnel...Tags: Government, Washington (U.S. state), Employees, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest
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