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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: Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science, Education, Engineering
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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: Unemployment, Joe Manchin III, National Government, Renewable Energy, Finance
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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: National Rifle Association of America, CBS Corp., John Boehner, Joe Manchin III, Mary L. Landrieu
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Mail Call - April 12
“Hooray to the BOE for moving their offices to the Allegheny Power building. It just makes sense.” — Fairplay “I’ve noticed, with taxpayers’ money, of course, these new positions being formed, old positions being...Tags: Abortion Issue, Abortion, Tiger Woods, Hotels and Accommodations, U.S. Senate
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Obama unveils $3.8 trillion spending plan for 2014
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Preschools, U.S. Senate, Schools, Budgets and Budgeting
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Postal Service backs down from plan to cut Saturday delivery
Associated PressThe U.S. Postal Service backed down from its plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery because Congress barred it, officials said Wednesday. But its governing board said it’s not possible for the financially ailing agency to meet cost-cutting...Tags: Politics, U.S. Postal Service, Mail Order Industry
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Art Callaham: Things that make me go 'hmmm'
Everyone has some things that make them go “hmmm.” Here are a few of mine. • Although I consider it an opportunity to exercise extreme personal patience, following anyone into a drive-thru at a fast-food restaurant who orders for eight...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Washington, DC, The Washington Post, Mitt Romney
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Jefferson County Commission rejects resolution calling for 'all reasonable restrictions on sales of firearms'
richardb@herald-mail.comNo Quakers were present Thursday to support their earlier request that the Jefferson County Commission adopt a resolution calling for “all reasonable restrictions on sales of firearms.” The gun-rights side, however, was well-represented,...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Quakerism, Rentals, Elections, Firearms
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Mail Call - April 5
“Since Rachel Maddow and the radical left MSNBC are still blaming Bush for lying about the weapons of mass destruction so he could start the Iraq war 10 years ago, if they would do their research, they would find that the United Nations inspectors...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Executive Branch, Bahamas, Allegheny Energy Inc., Rachel Maddow
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Washington County Public Schools meal prices going up 10 cents
julieg@herald-mail.comMeal prices for Washington County Public Schools’ students and staff will increase for the third consecutive year, due mainly to cost increases such as food and paper supplies, Food and Nutrition Services Supervisor Jeff Proulx said. The Board...Tags: Prices, Public Schools, Teaching and Learning, Litigation and Regulation, Finance
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Mail Call - April 4
“I’m calling about the comment made about the taxi drivers in Hagerstown. Yes, the taxi drivers in the cities do have meters in their car. They can put up the sign that says, you know, out of service, because they have meters in their cars...Tags: Career and Workplace, Renewable Energy, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Environmental Issues
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Mail Call - April 3
“Somebody from the tea party needs to explain this to me. Your motto is you don’t want government in your life, you don’t want government telling you what to do. But yet in the same breath, the same sentence, you’re telling women...Tags: Arts and Culture, Punishment, Tea Party Movement, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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