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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: John D. Rockefeller IV, Biofuels, Ethanol, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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Letters to the Editor - June 16
Finish the job of Medgar Evers To the editor: Mississippi’s tireless civil-rights worker, Medgar Evers, was killed 50 years ago. An assassin’s bullet mortally wounded Evers in front of his home, leaving a widow and depriving three...Tags: Verizon Communications, Criminal Laws, Viral Diseases and Infections, Laws, University of Kentucky
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Our right to privacy has been going horribly wrong for a long time
So the government has been tracking every single Verizon phone call for seven years. That explains how Michelle Obama got her mitts on my secret bread pudding recipe. Actually that’s not completely true. I don’t even have Verizon. I have...
Tags: Verizon Communications, National Security Agency, David Petraeus, Computer Networking and Internet, The New York Times
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Mail Call - June 10
“I was just reading the marriage licenses in the newspaper, and I’m curious to find out, when a woman and a woman get married, how do they decide which name to take? And the same thing with a man, when two men get married, how do they decide...Tags: Eric Holder, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Solyndra LLC, Bill Clinton, Al-Qaeda
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Art Callaham: Students share thoughts on freedom, gun control
I recently wrote a column about the U.S. Constitution, and 750 words is not enough to explore the nuances of this ageless document. In my marketing class at Hagerstown Community College/Grace Academy (it’s a dual credit class; students get both high...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Religion and Belief, Government, Interior Policy, Students
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Mandela's condition 'unchanged;' South African leader calls for prayers
Associated PressFormer President Nelson Mandela’s condition remained serious but stable on Monday, his third day in a Pretoria hospital, the South African government said. “His condition is unchanged,” the office of President Jacob Zuma said in a...Tags: Pneumonia, Jacob Zuma, U.S. Congress, Government, Nelson Mandela
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George Michael: The president's empty promises
There is a deep and pervasive disease in the current presidential administration. Hope and Change has turned into Hype and Chance. In last Saturday’s Herald-Mail, an AP article recounted the president’s defense of our government’s...Tags: National Security Agency, Justice System, FBI, Government, The New York Times
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Tri-State residents sound off on program that tracks telephone and Internet records
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comJanice Stephens of Smithsburg said that although she understands the federal government needs to combat terrorism, there is a “fine line” between that and invading people’s privacy. “I kind of feel that part of it is necessary,...Tags: National Security Agency, Government, Edward Snowden, George W. Bush, University of Maryland, College Park
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Letters to the Editor - June 3
Washington County needs an executive To the editor: The government of the United States has an executive who we call president; the State of Maryland has an executive who we call governor; the City of Hagerstown has an executive who we call mayor; but...Tags: Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Memorial Day, Government
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Pa. pension debate heats up
Pension experts, an asset manager and a national clearinghouse for state governments fielded questions Wednesday from a legislative panel scrutinizing Gov. Tom Corbett’s pension-overhaul plan, providing an abundance of information but no clear...Tags: John P. Blake, Executive Branch, Career and Workplace, Regional Authority, Tom Corbett
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Britain: EU ends arms embargo on Syrian opposition
The European Union has decided to lift the arms embargo on the Syrian opposition while maintaining all other sanctions against President Bashar Assad’s regime after June 1, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said late Monday. The decision...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, United Kingdom, Al-Qaeda, France, John Kerry
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Obama promises action on trio of controversies
AP White House CorrespondentPresident Barack Obama tried to defuse a trio of controversies Thursday, pledging to work with Congress to ensure the IRS doesn’t abuse its power, urging legislators to provide more money to strengthen security at U.S. diplomatic outposts and...Tags: Freedom of the Press, U.S. Congress, Internal Revenue Service, White House, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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