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    Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  1. Flood insurance rate increases to go into effect on nonprimary residences in Berkeley County

    matthewu@herald-mail.com
    Rate increases of 25 percent per year for government-subsidized flood insurance premiums for certain nonprimary residences have been set in motion. The rate increases, which started Jan. 1, will continue each year until they reflect full-risk rates,...

    Tags: Prices, FEMA

    2. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited

  2. Classes resume in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook

    Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week’s massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest, as the grieving town wrestled with the same issues gripping the country: violence, gun control and finding a way forward.
    Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week’s massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest, as the grieving town wrestled with the same issues gripping the country: violence, gun...

    Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Dianne Feinstein, Teaching and Learning, Caucasus, Students

    3. May 10, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  3. House Democrats Lead New Gun Control Effort

    The leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill it<strong> </strong>rejected last month.
    The Hartford Courant
    The leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill...

    Tags: John B. Larson, Patrick J. Toomey, Shootings, Joe Manchin III, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Congressional Democrats demand resignation of Brown appointee

    SACRAMENTO -- Five Congressional Democrats have demanded the resignation of a top official in Gov. Jerry Brown's administration for comments the official allegedly made about the future of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The controversy surrounds...

    Tags: Executive Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Jerry McNerney, U.S. Congress, Jerry Brown

    5. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. What's Left For Gun-Control Advocates After Crash-And-Burn In U.S. Senate?

    The Hartford Courant
    One of the phrases repeated often by advocates of stricter gun laws since the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre has been: "If not now, when?" That rhetorical question became a literal one Wednesday when a federal gun-control bill crashed and burned in the...

    Tags: John B. Larson, Joe Biden, Toby Moffett, Shootings, Republican Party

    6. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Letters: Balancing gun control and gun safety

    Re "Voice of sense in gun debate," Column, March 28 I enjoyed George Skelton's piece on Republican Rep. Mike Thompson, a pro-gun legislator from Northern California who, as Skelton notes, proves you can be "both a gun lover and a gun controller." -----...

    Tags: Gun Control, U.S. Congress, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, National Rifle Association of America

    7. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  7. Newtown Bicyclists Arrive In D.C. To Press For Gun Control

    The Hartford Courant
    WASHINGTON — Twenty-six cyclists arrived Tuesday at the Capitol after a four-day ride from Newtown, bringing a plea for tighter gun limits to a reluctant Congress. "Here's our message: Please put politics aside and get it done," said Monte Frank...

    Tags: John B. Larson, U.S. Congress, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Jim Himes, Interior Policy

    8. Mar 27, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  8. Congressman brings common sense to gun control debate

    SACRAMENTO &mdash; As the national firearms debate reaches a crescendo, a Northern California congressman is proving that you can be both a gun lover and a gun controller.
    SACRAMENTO — As the national firearms debate reaches a crescendo, a Northern California congressman is proving that you can be both a gun lover and a gun controller. Rep. Mike Thompson of St. Helena, a moderate "blue dog" Democrat who represents...

    Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Firearms, Darrell Steinberg, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Periodicals

    9. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Pelosi calls for 'boldest possible' gun legislation

    LANSDOWNE, Va. -- Even as she acknowledged that passing a new assault weapons ban would be a challenge,&nbsp; House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) called on Congress to consider the &ldquo;boldest possible package&rdquo; to reduce gun violence in the &ldquo;small window&rdquo; that has opened for action.
    LANSDOWNE, Va. -- Even as she acknowledged that passing a new assault weapons ban would be a challenge,  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) called on Congress to consider the “boldest possible package” to reduce gun...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Dianne Feinstein, John Dingell, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    10. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Football ties that bind

    Few annual events trigger over-the-top saturation media coverage like the Super Bowl, and No. XLVII has once again demonstrated its curious effects. When so much is said, written and broadcast about deer antler spray, you know you have either gone down...

    Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Sports, Jim Harbaugh

    11. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| AM News

  11. Grief mixes with impatience in shattered Newtown

    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers in tatters amid a global crush of media attention to a community once known mostly for its bucolic atmosphere and sterling school system.
    Associated Press
    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers in tatters amid a global crush of media attention to...

    Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Teaching and Learning, Caucasus, Students, Teachers

    12. Dec 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Gun control advocates denounce NRA plan

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The National Rifle Assn.&rsquo;s proposal Friday to finance a National Model School Shield Program in which armed volunteers would be stationed at every school in America was quickly slammed by gun control advocates who accused the group of ducking its role in gun violence.
    WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Assn.’s proposal Friday to finance a National Model School Shield Program in which armed volunteers would be stationed at every school in America was quickly slammed by gun control advocates who accused the...

    Tags: Separation of Church and State, Frank Lautenberg, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Republican Party, Interior Policy

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