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Former W.Va. Gov. Hulett Smith dies at 93
Former West Virginia Gov. Hulett C. Smith, who signed bills in the 1960s that abolished the state’s death penalty and implemented its first strip mining laws, has died. He was 93.
Smith’s family announced Monday that the former governor...Tags: U.S. Navy, Radio Industry, Punishment, Labor Legislation, Politics
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W.Va. lawmaker: New House districts aren't pretty
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comIf the newly redrawn districts of the 100-member West Virginia House of Delegates could be challenged in court for being "ugly," Del. Walter Duke says he could provide at least a couple examples in the Eastern Panhandle. Otherwise, the retired school...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, John Doyle, Virginia General Assembly, Elections
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U.S. Rep. Allen West speaks at GOP dinner in Greencastle
waynesboro@herald-mail.comJohn Freeland tucked a flier for the Franklin County (Pa.) Republican Party's first Eisenhower Day Dinner in his jacket pocket Thursday in hopes of getting U.S. Rep. Allen West to sign it. West, R-Fla., served as the event's keynote speaker. Freeland, a...Tags: U.S. Army, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Allen West, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Elections
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Mail Call - Oct. 10
“Interesting articles in today’s paper (Oct. 2). ... Wouldn’t it be a beautiful gesture if the firemen’s association would donate $100K to Holly Place? It sounds as though the budget at Holly Place is ‘on fire.’”...Tags: Edgewood, Elections, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - Oct. 12
Extravagant stadium an unnecessary expense To the editor: I just received my propaganda pamphlet from G.A. MAAX and I am past angry. I graduated from school in Montgomery County, Md. — one of the top school systems in the country — and I...Tags: Asthma, Government Health Care, Montgomery County (Maryland), Democratic Party, Travel
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Alternate Md. redistricting bills will get hearing
Maryland congressional redistricting plans other than Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed map will be considered on their own at a hearing in next week's special session, aides to the presiding officers of the General Assembly said Friday. Lawmakers had...Tags: U.S. Senate, Laws, Donna F. Edwards, Montgomery County (Maryland), Democratic Party
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Md. lawmakers gather for special session on redistricting
Associated PressGov. Martin O’Malley defended his congressional redistricting map on Monday as balanced and fair, as lawmakers gathered for a special session to vote on new districts for the state’s eight representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives...Tags: U.S. Senate, Laws, Labor Markets, Donna F. Edwards, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Md. lawmakers tackle congressional redistricting
Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley defended his congressional redistricting map Monday as balanced and fair, while Republicans criticized it as a brazen attempt to oust one of their own and a Democratic congresswoman said it diluted minority...Tags: U.S. Senate, Laws, Donna F. Edwards, Montgomery County (Maryland), Democratic Party
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Campaigning while legislating: Lawmakers' double lives
andrews@herald-mail.comThree candidates for Maryland's 6th District seat in Congress will lead dual lives for the next three months — state legislator and federal campaigner. For state Sen. Robert J. Garagiola, state Sen. David R. Brinkley and state Del. Kathryn L....Tags: U.S. Senate, Justice System, Allegany County, Politics, Government
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Cardin vows to safeguard Social Security, Medicare
andrews@herald-mail.comU.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin promised Friday to fight to preserve Social Security and Medicare. At a senior citizen forum in Hagerstown, Cardin, D-Md., denounced efforts in Washington, D.C., to cut the entitlement programs for senior citizens. Cardin...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Benjamin L. Cardin, U.S. Senate, Government Health Care, Health
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W.Va. seeks US Supreme Court redistricting stay
West Virginia officials want the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on the federal ruling that struck down the state's new congressional districts. A Friday petition to the nation's high court argues that the justices would likely overturn the U.S....Tags: Justice System, 2010 Census, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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