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EDC's Workforce Development Committee focuses on skills gap in manufacturing
dona@herald-mail.comThis is one in an occasional series of stories about findings and recommendations in the Hagerstown and Washington County Economic Development Strategic Plan. Sunday’s story looks at information contained in the study about workforce development....Tags: Labor Markets, Economy, Employment, Health and Safety at School, Career and Workplace
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All condemn pending budget cuts, spread blame
The Associated PressThe White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who’s to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect at week’s end, with the administration detailing the potential fallout in each state and...Tags: Executive Branch, CBS Corp., Elections, Republican Party, Camp David
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Donoghue's late-night text message a bad idea
Parents routinely tell their children that nothing good happens after midnight. Local lawmakers perhaps need a similar reminder that the witching hour is a bad time to fire off ill-considered text messages. Del. John Donoghue, D-Washington, let fellow...Tags: Republican Party, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Telecommunication Service, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 23
We should respect God’s beautiful earth To the editor: Lent has begun. It is a 40-day period in which we slow down, or at least try, and concentrate on the sacrifice of our Father, creator of this world. He sent forth His son, Jesus, for our...Tags: U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Politics
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Sequestration would mean massive loss of jobs at depot
waynesboro@herald-mail.comLetterkenny Army Depot stands to be one of the biggest losers if the federal sequestration cuts take place as scheduled in one week. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the depot would absorb spending reductions of more than $449 million....Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Richard L. Alloway, II, Politics, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Magistrate pay plan spurs debate in W.Va. House
The latest attempt to hike salaries for West Virginia’s magistrate courts on Monday became the first test of power in the House of Delegates since the recent election, when Republicans came within five seats of capturing the chamber’s...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Republican Party, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Politics
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Corbett not sold on health care law
For Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, both Republicans, the federal government’s pledge to pay the lion’s share of a massive Medicaid expansion under President Obama’s sweeping health care law brings the promise of a...Tags: Executive Branch, Healthcare Laws, Politics, United States Census Bureau, Schuylkill County
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Mooney steps down as GOP chair; Myers might seek House leadership post
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comChange is coming to the Republican Party in Maryland. Alex X. Mooney, Maryland Republican Party chairman, announced that he will be resigning his position beginning March 1 to write a book about door-to-door campaigning and to spend more time with his...Tags: Elections, Maryland General Assembly, Republican Party, Politics, Regional Elections
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Obama's proposals face quick opposition in Congress
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama set up high-stakes clashes with Republicans over guns, immigration, taxes and climate change in a State of the Union address that showcased his determination to mark his legacy. Republicans urged Obama to get out of campaign mode...Tags: Ecosystems, CBS Corp., Elections, Mitch McConnell, Republican Party
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State of the Union address to stress jobs, Afghan troop withdrawal
Associated PressSeeking to focus on nation-building at home, President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to call for more spending on infrastructure and manufacturing, while also announcing the withdrawal of 34,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan within a...Tags: Labor Markets, CBS Corp., Elections, Energy Resources, Republican Party
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Art Callaham: Splintering is the enemy of GOP
A couple of weeks ago, a visiting priest, the Rev. Daniel Webster, canon in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, gave an interesting sermon on “splintering.” One of his singular statements, concerning the universal Christian Church was: “...Tags: Executive Branch, George H.W. Bush, Elections, Republican Party, Primaries
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Corbett won't pursue Medicaid expansion yet
Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday that he will not pursue an expansion of Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program, at least for now, echoing the longstanding complaints of other Republican governors about the cost, inflexibility and inefficiency of Medicaid....Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Executive Branch, Republican Party, Kathleen Sebelius, Politics
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