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'Unsung heroes' of Washington County 911 Center recognized
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSmithsburg Emergency Medical Service provided lunch to the staff at the Washington County 911 Center as a token of appreciation for National Public Safety Telecommunications Week on Wednesday, but workers had no time to relax. Dispatchers grabbed food,...Tags: Olive Garden, Safety of Citizens, Government, Politics
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Bill to expand gun background checks faces likely defeat in Senate
Associated PressA bipartisan effort to expand background checks faced almost certain defeat Wednesday as the Senate approached a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown drew near, an Associated Press-GfK poll showed ebbing...Tags: Heidi Heitkamp, Elections, Polls, Kelly Ayotte, White House
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Former W.Va. Dem chair launches 2014 US House run
Former West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Nick Casey launched a 2014 campaign for Congress on Tuesday, pledging to focus on the 2nd District’s energy industries and uncompleted road projects while targeting federal spending and debt if elected....Tags: Roman Catholicism, AFL-CIO, Elections, Religion and Belief, Environmental Issues
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Gun control loses: No expanded background checks
Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from...
Tags: Elections, Polls, Susan Collins, John McCain, White House
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Two bombs explode near finish line of Boston Marathon; three killed, more than 140 injured
Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 140 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might...
Tags: Road Running, Michael T. McCaul, Sandy Hook Elementary School, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Running
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Delaney talks to Boy Scouts about equal opportunity
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comU.S. Rep. John Delaney said he wants to work toward leveling the playing field to ensure all Americans have an equal opportunity to succeed. Delaney talked about equality, the economy, tensions with North Korea and several other issues Monday during...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, North Korea
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Congressional lawmakers address feedback, sacrifices
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places like Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Business, Finance, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Deadline nears for filing taxes
julieg@herald-mail.comEven some people who don’t normally procrastinate on doing their taxes might need to file for an extension this year. While the official IRS tax deadline is midnight Monday night, people who are submitting paper tax forms will want to get them...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Credit and Debt, Taxation, Environmental Issues, Politics
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Mail Call - April 15
“I think the Hagerstown caller on April 4 was wrong in claiming 60 to 70 percent want the ban on assault weapons, and 91 percent want the background checks. The legislators are smart enough to know not to vote for it, or they won’t get re-...Tags: Interior Policy, Petroleum Industry, Gun Control, Politics, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Local science teacher selected for fellowship
A teacher at Highland View Academy in Hagerstown is among 27 science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, educators who were selected for the 2013-14 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program, according to the Triangle...Tags: Technology, NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science, Education
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Tri-State-area lawmakers answer questions about sequester and its impact
The massive federal budget cuts commonly referred to as the sequester will be felt nationwide and will lead to furloughs at places such as Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pa., while the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., is facing layoffs,...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Finance, Budget Control Act of 2011, Elections
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Gun control passes first hurdle in Senate
Associated PressWatched by tearful relatives of Newtown school massacre victims, gun control supporters in the Senate won the first showdown over how to respond to the December shootings in Connecticut, defeating an effort by conservatives to derail firearms restrictions...Tags: Laws, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Elections, Justice System, Justice and Rights
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