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Investigators look into cause of fire that damaged structure that held Smith House artifacts
waynesboro@herald-mail.comAuthorities are investigating the cause of a weekend fire that heavily damaged the building that housed artifacts from Mercersburg’s dismantled Smith House. A Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal visited the scene Sunday and might return mid-...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Fires, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Politics, Interior Policy
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 24
Lawful use of guns can thwart crimes To the editor: Gun control advocates, which include many of our elected officials, claim they want to make America safer by reducing the number of guns possessed by our citizens. They would do well to consider how...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, Chicago
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Various gun bills considered at state level
andrews@herald-mail.comIt was “gun day” in the Maryland House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, when numerous gun-related bills were heard by state lawmakers. Washington County was represented by Joe Winter, the president of the Washington County Federation of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Annapolis, Firearms, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Politics
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Mail Call - Feb. 22
“What a wonderful article in Sunday’s paper by Lloyd Waters, concerning ‘We remember the outhouse.’ Perhaps if we return to those days, our country would be in better shape. We survived then and could survive now. No flush tax,...Tags: Gun Control, Sports, Golf, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Politics
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Three Hagerstown men charged in connection with standoff
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThree Hagerstown men who were arrested Friday night at gunpoint by the Washington County Special Response Team following a 90-minute standoff at an apartment near City Park have been charged in connection with the incident. Jacob Malachi Adams, 21, of...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Prisons, Trials, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Forum attendees say governor waging 'war on rural Maryland'
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThe phrase "war on rural Maryland" was repeated again and again Monday night at a legislative public forum at South Hagerstown High School as the Washington County delegation commiserated with constituents about state policies seen as unfair to rural...Tags: Gun Control, Government, Unemployment Benefits, Christopher B. Shank, George C. Edwards
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 6
Republican opposition to Obama is weak To the editor: Let’s take an honest look at the upcoming election (November 2012). We, the people of America, have options. We can re-elect Barack Obama or we can vote for the Republican opposition, which...Tags: Rick Perry, Gun Control, Barack Obama, Politics, Herman Cain
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Lloyd Waters: Plan Maryland? We remember the outhouse
The residents of Dargan are becoming somewhat alarmed at what’s happening in the rest of the world. Particularly, we have been reading the papers, and the governor’s proposal to take Plan Maryland to another level is a little shocking to us....Tags: Gun Control, Government, Politics, Waste, Executive Branch
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Pa. woman's first book compares themes dating to 18th century
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Mercersburg woman believes the themes of the Occupy movement and its focus on “the 99 percent” of people mimic ones dating back to the 18th century. Karen Ramsburg recently published her first book, “Smith Rebellion 1765 Gives Rise to...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Politics, Interior Policy
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 2
County Republican group opposes gas tax increase To the editor: The Herald-Mail recently published several stories about a secret meeting between local business and political leaders on a strategy to gain support for a 15-cent-per-gallon gas tax...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Petroleum Industry, Voting, Politics
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Analysis: Gingrich win in S.C. means grueling GOP fight
Associated PressFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich has taken a giant step toward becoming the Republican alternative to Mitt Romneythat tea partyers and social conservatives have been seeking for months. Gingrich's come-from-behind victory Saturday in the South Carolina...Tags: Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, Tea Party Movement, Government, Primaries
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Judge: Martinsburg gun lawsuit should go to state court
A federal judge said a lawsuit challenging Martinsburg's gun laws should be heard in state court first. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey abstained from the case in an order issued earlier this month. The West Virginia Citizens Defense League...Tags: Trials, Gun Control, Laws, Judges, Politics
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