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Two Franklin County townships to vote on referendum questions in upcoming election
waynesboro@herald-mail.comMost Franklin County, Pa., voters headed to the polls Tuesday will be making choices in local races, but voters from Montgomery and Warren townships also have referendum questions about allowing activities in their municipalities. In Warren Township,...Tags: Politics, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Political Fundraising, Primaries, Elections
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Letters to the Editor - May 16
A vote for referendum is a vote for quality jobs To the editor: I am writing in support of the referendum question on the May 21 primary ballot in Montgomery Township. While the question on the ballot mentions liquor, this question is ultimately about...Tags: Politics, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters to the Editor - March 11
Cardin should focus more onbudget, less on columns To the editor: “Quick action can fend off sequestration” is the headline on Sen. Ben Cardin’s column of Feb. 27. He uses the first six paragraphs of this column to promote the...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Politics, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Whitetail brings liquor referendum to Montgomery Township
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWhitetail Resort wants to get a referendum question on the May 21 Pennsylvania primary to change Montgomery Township from a “dry” township to a “wet” township. Don MacAskill, president and general manager of Whitetail, said...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Bars and Clubs, Politics, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Lifestyle and Leisure
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In Annapolis, what's old is new again
Ah, what a blast from the past: Capital punishment, gun bans, container taxes — legislation that hadn’t been seriously heard from in Annapolis for 20 years. Verily, those were issues before the General Assembly when I was covering the...
Tags: Laws, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians
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Del. Neil C. Parrott seeking anonymity for petition signers
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comDel. Neil C. Parrott stirred up the state last year by creating a website to collect signed petitions, forcing laws such as the ones on same-sex marriage and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants onto the ballot in the November election. And...Tags: Laws, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Annapolis
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Recycling encouragement, new air service highlight Washington County in 2012
Editor’s note: As we usher out 2012 and welcome 2013, The Herald-Mail has prepared a package of year-end stories that provide short recaps of some of the top stories of the year past. These stories will be published each day through New Year’...
Tags: U.S. Army, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Maryland General Assembly, United Air Lines
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David Hanlin: Republican Party needs to 'evolve'
Earlier this month, Maryland voters delivered a hard punch to the gut of right-wing, conservative Republicans. The GOP supported three ballot questions challenging laws passed by the General Assembly. Washington County Republicans took the lead in...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Immigration, Parties and Movements, Minority Groups
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Christopher B. Shank: Law would force gay beliefs on others
Proponents for same-sex marriage have erroneously spun the narrative that approving this drastic change won’t materially impact society beyond expanding the pool of eligible participants. The truth is this ballot question vastly impacts areas far...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Interreligious Dialogue
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Hagerstown officials work to fix glitch in shift to nonpartisan city primary elections
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWhen Hagerstown residents voted Nov. 6, roughly 70 percent favored amending the city’s charter to remove party affiliations from future city primary elections. In light of the public’s support, the Hagerstown City Council on Tuesday discussed...Tags: Government, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), National Government, Politics, Local Elections
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Maryland ballot questions
The following are up-to-date results showing how Maryland voters’ decisions on several statewide ballot questions, including referendums on gay marriage, in-state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants and an expension of gambling (results for...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Immigration, Gays and Lesbians, Family
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Md awaits very close vote on same-sex marriage
Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage in Maryland waited Tuesday night for the outcome of a very close vote on the statewide ballot question that will decide its legality. With 32 percent of precincts reporting after 10 p.m., supporters of...Tags: Belief and Faith, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Judges
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