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Art Callaham: Mail Call comment was quite insightful
“There’s got to be a column in this Mail Call submission!” That is what I exclaimed to my wife and anyone who would listen on Wednesday, May 2, after I read, what in my opinion, is the greatest Mail Call item ever. Here it is,...Tags: Federal Income Tax, Taxation, Government, Income Tax, Personal Income
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Europeans might learn more quickly
timr@herald-mail.comOh, to be a fly on the wall up at Camp David a week from now, when all the former leaders of Europe assemble for what will be half world summit, half Auld Lang Syne. All right, not quite that bad, but voters in Greece and France dealt significant blows...Tags: Greece, Government, France, Politics, Republic of Ireland
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European voters reject austerity, but what's next?
Associated PressThe day after Francois Hollande rode to power in France on a slogan of “change now” the conversation in Europe is already different: Austerity has become a dirty word. In Greece, political parties who reject the extreme belt-tightening...Tags: Greece, Berlin (Germany), France, Europe, Parliament
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Area residents sound off about Super PACs
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWashington County resident Ed Distad did not hide his opposition Monday to the existence of Super PACs. “It gives us a distorted impression of who the candidates are,” he said. “I’d rather we not have them.” Distad, 70,...Tags: Charity, Government, Companies and Corporations, Federal Election Commission, Politics
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Why did Putin pull out of Camp David summit? Theories abound
Associated PressThe Kremlin on Thursday explained President Vladimir Putin's surprising decision to skip a planned high-profile visit to the United States next week by saying he needs to finish setting up his new government. Although this may sound like a lame excuse, it...Tags: Vladimir Putin, White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Dmitry Medvedev, Camp David
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Tough new Pa. voter ID law challenged in court
Associated PressPennsylvania’s tough new voter identification law was challenged in court Tuesday by 10 registered voters, including some who say they are unable to get the kind of ID now required and one woman who said she had to pay for one despite the law’...Tags: Democratic Party, Pregnancy and Childbirth, American Civil Liberties Union, Elections, Polls
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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down - May 12
Thumbs up to Washington County government for taking steps to become one of the first county governments in the United States to generate all the power it uses on its own property. The power would be generated using solar panels at landfills to produce...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Health, Government, Volleyball, Politics
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Washington County Commissioners briefs
County kicks off campaign for building safety in May To celebrate Building Safety Month, Washington County government is launching an education campaign focusing on the hot topics in building safety, officials said in a news release. County officials...Tags: Local Government, Government, Politics, Facebook, Elections
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Washington County to get more solar power
heather.keels@herald-mail.comWashington County is finalizing a deal with a solar power company that could make county government one of the first in the United States to generate all the power it uses on its own property, County Administrator Gregory B. Murray said this week....Tags: Companies and Corporations, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy, Maryland General Assembly, Rentals
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County's legislative work mostly wrapped up, budget isn't as session draws to close
andrews@herald-mail.comAs the Maryland General Assembly’s session nears an end, much of Washington County’s business has been sewn up. The county delegation’s signature bill — establishing stricter financial accountability for the Washington County...Tags: Epinephrine, George C. Edwards, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Maryland General Assembly, Christopher B. Shank
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Restoration, redevelopment of Martinsburg B&O Roundhouse 'slowly moving forward'
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comAn initiative to restore and redevelop the 19th century Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s roundhouse and shops in Martinsburg has gained more steam in the last few weeks. A federal grant awarded in 2006 for improvements to the 13.6-acre industrial...Tags: Local Government, Science and Technology, Government, Transportation, Travel
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Art Callaham: Voting is both our right and our duty
I can’t help it; I have to comment on the recent primary election. No, this is not a statement about who won and who lost, although, in my opinion, there were a couple of scary names on the winner’s side of the results. Nor is this column a...Tags: Primaries, Voting, Washington, DC, Government, Politics
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