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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: Elections, Federal Election Commission, Human Interest, Politics, Companies and Corporations
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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: Elections, Human Interest, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Politics
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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: Public Finance, Greece, Republic of Ireland, Prescription Drugs, Politics
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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: Elections, Income Tax, Personal Income, Politics, Federal Income Tax
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Art Callaham: Monumental contrasts
I wrote a column last year about Memorial Day and what that day means to Americans. But recently I received a new perspective about the day, as well as memorials in general. A new good friend, Al Salter, a local historian and World War II veteran,...Tags: Radio, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Memorial Day, Wars and Interventions, Human Interest
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Syrian diplomats around the world are expelled
Associated PressGovernments around the world expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats Tuesday, an unusual, coordinated blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime following a gruesome massacre that the United Nations said involved close-range shootings of...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Hollande, Politics, Kofi Annan
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George Michael: Warnings from Greece and France
The people of Greece and France had the opportunity to make some momentous decisions in their recent elections. The choice was clear. The citizens of these two nations could either vote for lower wages and reduced benefits from the government or they...Tags: Elections, Finance, Nicolas Sarkozy, Politics, Francois Hollande
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Annapolis lobbyist recaps '2012 1/2' legislative session
andrews@herald-mail.comMichael V. Johansen, an Annapolis lobbyist who represents a Washington County coalition, recapped the 2012 Maryland General Assembly session Wednesday, going from zero to 90 days in about an hour. He quipped that his talk at a Hagerstown-Washington...Tags: Elections, Annapolis, Politics, Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage
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Letters to the Editor - June 10
Maynard is to be applauded for his efforts To the editor: Once more, Secretary Gary Maynard of the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services is to be applauded for his innovative projects of having incarcerated American citizens (iAc) help...Tags: John Adams, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Politics, Republican Party
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1862 turned out to be a big year for Washington County
The year 1862 turned out to be a big year for Washington County and the United States. On Sept. 17, 1862 — 150 years ago — two armies collided outside the sleepy little town of Sharpsburg along the banks of Antietam Creek. That day would...
Tags: Financial Aid, Politics, The Pennsylvania State University, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Agriculture
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