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Allan Powell: Mindless statements can be innocent - or not
We are all aware of the human capacity to make verbal or written blunders. Some are merely humorous, while others have serious consequences. There have only been snickers at Calvin Coolidge’s statement that, “The unemployed are out of work.&...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), National Institutes of Health, Todd Akin, Politics, Elections
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U.S. investigates: Attacks coordinated to mark 9/11?
The Obama administration, roiled by the first killing of a U.S. ambassador in more than 30 years, is investigating whether the assault on the U.S. consulate in Libya was a planned terrorist strike to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and...
Tags: Human Interest, Entertainment, Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of State
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Mail Call - Sept. 7
“I’d like to compliment the town of Williamsport on the hanging baskets and huge arrangements of flowers in the large vases on the sidewalk in downtown Williamsport. It adds so much. It’s really a joy to drive down Conococheague Street....Tags: Railway Transportation, Executive Branch, Local Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Solyndra LLC
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$63,758 to supplement local emergency food and shelter programs
Washington County recently was awarded $63,758 in federal funding to supplement local emergency food and shelter programs. The award is based on the county’s number of unemployed people, compared to the number of unemployed in all qualifying...Tags: FEMA, United Way , American Red Cross, Charity, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Mail Call - Sept. 4
“Williamsport Days was great. However, I thought it was terrible that I had to walk up and down the street with traffic moving in both ways. Next year I think Williamsport should put the Williamsport Days back at the park, where it’s safer for...Tags: 2012 Republican National Convention, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Social Security, Executive Branch, Mitt Romney
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Lloyd Waters: Want to vote? Show your mug
When I worked at the Big House, all visitors were required to show photo identification before entry into the prison. When I am stopped by a policeman, I am required to submit my driver’s license with photo for identification. When I go to an...Tags: Rutgers University, Personal Data Collection, Voting, Politics, Interior Policy
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Letter to the Editor - Aug. 30
Time for President Obama to go To the editor: It is time for the voters to wake up and face the facts. Let us talk about President Obama's record. He said that he would cut government spending and cut the national debt in half by the end of his first...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Politics, Barack Obama
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Tom Firey: Friendly advice for Democrats
The 2012 general election campaign officially begins this week with the opening of the Republican National Convention, followed next week by the Democratic Convention. The parties’ presidential nominees, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, have been...Tags: Human Rights, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice, 2012 Republican National Convention, Poverty
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Letter to the Editor - Aug. 21
November 2012 is decision time To the editor: Another crowning achievement for a socialistic state, a nationwide electrical power outage for several days affecting 600 million people (twice that of the United States), occurred in July. The power is...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Mining, Government
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O'Malley: 'Progress' made toward special session on gaming expansion
Associated PressGov. Martin O’Malley said Tuesday he is more confident that a consensus will be reached for calling a special session this summer on expanding gambling in Maryland After meeting with the presiding officers of the Legislature, O’Malley said he...Tags: E.J. Pipkin, Michael E. Busch, Lifestyle and Leisure, Annapolis, Politics
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Art Callaham: President needs return flight from 'la-la land'
I recently wrote a column about getting along, but it will have to wait until next week. The theme of that column has to do with political factions getting along for the betterment of people as a whole. But after our esteemed president, his...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Mitt Romney, Judges, Bill Clinton, Justice System
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Company once known as Blackwater settles arms case
The international security contractor formerly known as Blackwater has agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine to settle federal criminal charges related to arms smuggling and other crimes. Documents unsealed Tuesday in a U.S. District Court in North Carolina...Tags: ACADEMI, U.S. Department of State, Iraq War (2003-2011), Politics, Justice System
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