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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: Jared Lee Loughner, Interior Policy, ESPN (tv network), Politics, Gun Control
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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: Gabrielle Giffords, Pima County, Politics, Injuries and Wounds, 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: Career and Workplace, Andrew Cuomo, Politics, Michigan, Texas
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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: Advanced Life Support, Politics, Washington County (Maryland), Elections, Budgets and Budgeting
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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: Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Washington (U.S. state), Politics, Maryland, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Death Penalty, Washington County (Maryland), Politics, Democratic Party, Howard County
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Springs to update its public safety radio system
Coral Springs has decided to use new technology for its public safety radio system. At a recent city commission workshop, there was consensus among officials that it would be too risky to carry on with the current 15-year-old system. The city will follow...Tags: Plantation, Coral Springs, Fort Lauderdale, Politics, Radio Industry
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25 years -- and a surge in school violence -- since Laurie Dann 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: Health and Safety at School, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Politics
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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, Interior Policy, Politics, Finance, Health and Safety at Work
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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: Politics, Allergies, Government, Beekeeping, New York City
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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: Bill Clinton, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Productivity, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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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: Lawyers, Civil Rights, Services and Shopping, Politics, Police Arrests
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