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Gun rights and regulations are not mutually exclusive
Hello Washington County, I'm feeling a bit blue today. Early in the week of January 3, I submitted an article for publication to The Herald-Mail. The point of that article, besides a little history about the Battle of Antietam, was my vow and a vow...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Arizona, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Defense
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Sheriff: Suspicious package at Giffords headquarters
A loud noise rattled more than 100 people attending a candle light vigil on Saturday near the headquarters of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, where authorities were investigating a suspicious package hours after she was wounded in a shooting rampage in Tucson....Tags: Pima County, Politics, Health, Gabrielle Giffords, Government
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An open letter to Shank and the county delegation
Senator Shank, et al.: The State of Maryland is facing yet another budget crisis to the tune of $1.6 billion. It seems that budget deficits have become the norm for our state. Many states are confronting similar problems and might require...Tags: Government Debt, New York, Public Officials, Colorado, Elections
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Commissioners tout accomplishments at State of the County presentation
heather.keels@herald-mail.comHistoric bridge rehabilitation, a consolidated 911 center, record-high graduation rates and a home-building stimulus program were among the 2010 accomplishments highlighted Tuesday in Washington County's State of the County presentation. The address...Tags: Washington County (Maryland), Washington (U.S. state), Elections, Clubs and Associations, Politics
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Feds to pay $20 million toward two Md. prisons
Associated PressThe federal government will pay $20 million toward the cost of two new minimum-security state prisons in Jessup in return for exclusive use of the former Supermax prison in Baltimore to house pretrial federal detainees, officials said Tuesday. The deal...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Maryland, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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Md. death penalty repeal effort lives
andrews@herald-mail.comDemocrats in Annapolis are trying again to repeal Maryland's death penalty. Delegates and senators announced Thursday that they're resubmitting a bill to end capital punishment in Maryland, which has five people on death row. One repeal advocate, Del....Tags: Washington County (Maryland), Washington (U.S. state), Justice System, Alex X Mooney, Crime, Law and Justice
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Health and Safety at Work, Crime, Law and Justice, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Elections
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South Bend may allow urban hives
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- First birds, now bees. On the heels of a new backyard chicken law, Common Council member Tim Scott, D-District 2, has introduced an ordinance amending the city code as it relates to beekeeping. The ordinance, which has been referred to...Tags: New York City, Beekeeping, Politics, Government, Allergies
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25 years — and a surge in school violence — since Laurie Dann shootings 25 years since Laurie Dann marks escalating era of school shootings
Phil Andrew knows what it's like to negotiate with insanity. On May 20, 1988, he and his mother were in their kitchen in Winnetka when Laurie Dann burst in, a gun with each hand, and told them they were hostages. She was wearing a trash bag around her...Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Colleges and Universities, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings
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Obama administration needs to change the conversation
By WILLIAM P. HOJNACKI I am very disappointed in the way that the Obama administration is dealing with the Republicans in the ongoing discussions concerning the federal budget. The administration has, once again, allowed the Republicans to set the agenda...Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Productivity, Politics, Labor Markets, Indiana University South Bend
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AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT
Obama agenda seems to be weathering IRS targeting of conservative groups, other controversies WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading...Tags: Metro-North Railroad, Financing and Stock Offerings, Shug McGaughey (racehorse), Natural Disasters, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Head of internal investigative unit at corrections agency leaving for federal job
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — The head of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Service's internal investigative unit is leaving for a federal job. The agency announced the departure of Jesse Ballard, a 26-year veteran of the agency, on...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Politics, Government
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