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Mail Call - Aug. 23
“To the Hagerstown caller noticing the empty bike lanes in town: Don’t worry, once they build that stadium, those bike lanes will probably be full.” — Washington County “I’m calling to thank the people who organized...Tags: Government Health Care, Health Insurance Cost, Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney, Social Security
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Mail Call - Aug. 24
“Presidential candidate Mitt Romney asks, are you better off today than you were four years ago? For the past 58 years, my wife and I have lived a frugal lifestyle. We saved enough money so that we could live comfortably until our death. During...Tags: George W. Bush, Interior Policy, Mitt Romney, Politics
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How the nation could turn on the 6th District
timr@herald-mail.comOne hundred and one years ago, the Illinois legislature passed a law authorizing “Mothers’ Pensions,” and the entitlement sleigh ride was off and running. Its journey made a significant stop in Maryland’s 6th Congressional...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Centre County, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Security, U.S. House of Representatives
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Art Callaham: President needs return flight from 'la-la land'
I recently wrote a column about getting along, but it will have to wait until next week. The theme of that column has to do with political factions getting along for the betterment of people as a whole. But after our esteemed president, his...Tags: Government, Judges, Interior Policy, Mitt Romney, Crime, Law and Justice
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As if the pension fund weren't in enough trouble itself ...
timr@herald-mail.comSomewhere, Del. Andy Serafini is coming to life. He does this — he has earned that right — every time there is more bad news about the Maryland pension fund. And there was bad news again this week, following reports that the fund had...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Interior Policy, Finance, JC Penney Company Inc., Economy, Business and Finance
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Mail Call - Aug. 7
“I’d just like to say that whether you call it Obamacare or the Affordable Health Care Act, I just received a letter from my health care provider, insurance company, that said I’m going to get a rebate. Being on a fixed income as a...Tags: Government, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Brownsville, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice
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George Michael: Do Americans really value their freedom?
Next week is America’s 236th birthday. It is time for cookouts, parades and fireworks. We will salute the red, white and blue here in “the land of the free and the home of the brave!” But do Americans really value freedom? Most of us...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Interior Policy, Human Interest, Energy, Economy, Business and Finance
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Pa. Senate gives budget OK with hours to spare
A budget plan savaged by Democrats as taking from the poor to give to the rich but defended by Republicans as appropriate and responsive to taxpayers and businesses won final legislative approval Friday before it went to Gov. Tom Corbett to become law for...
Tags: Schools, Budgets and Budgeting, Tom Corbett, Vincent J Hughes, Parties and Movements
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Business helps clients understand financial aspects of divorce
Veralynn Morris, who has more than 30 years of financial consulting experience, recently opened a Frederick-based practice dedicated to assisting divorcing individuals and couples understand the financial aspects and effects of divorce settlements....Tags: Interior Policy, Family, Frederick County (Maryland), Finance, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Pa. budget highlights
Highlights of Pennsylvania’s $27.7 billion state budget for the fiscal year that began Sunday. The Legislature finalized the budget Saturday night after a marathon day of debating and voting. THE BIG PICTURE: • On paper, state spending...Tags: Schools, Budgets and Budgeting, The Pennsylvania State University, Education, Colleges and Universities
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New law gives U.S. companies a break on pensions
Associated PressA new law will let companies contribute billions of dollars less to their workers’ pension funds, raising concerns about weakening the plans that millions of Americans count on for retirement. But with many companies already freezing or getting...Tags: Employment, Companies and Corporations, Retirement, Finance, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mail Call - July 13
“I was listening to the news, and they said that the average person on welfare, gets welfare benefits, is $3,500. I worked 60 years, and I only collect $3,300, and I paid in my whole life, and these other people don’t pay in at all and they...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Petroleum Industry, Mitt Romney, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Elections
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