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Letters to the Editor - July 10
ObamaCare must be immediately repealed To the editor: I see the Supreme Court has ended the suspense about the legality of Obamacare. What we should bear in mind is that, if Congress has the power to enact this law, it also has the power to repeal or...Tags: Career and Workplace, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Insurance, Chemical Industry, Medical Procedures and Tests
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City would have to fund some of new police officer salaries not covered by federal grant
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comFive new Hagerstown police officers could be on patrol by next summer thanks in part to a $625,000 federal grant issued to the city last month, Hagerstown Police Chief Arthur Smith said Tuesday. The hiring grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Department of Justice
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Chambersburg Hospital employees rally against contract proposal
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comSeveral hundred Chambersburg Hospital nurses and other health-care professionals rallied Wednesday in front of the steps of the old Franklin County Courthouse, protesting that their benefits are being reduced. Workers are currently negotiating a new...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Healthcare Contract Issues, Health
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Funkstown budget includes increase in property tax and water rates
davem@herald-mail.comFunkstown Town Council members unanimously passed a 2012-13 budget Monday night that includes a 4-cent property tax rate hike, a 10 percent water rate increase and a temporary utility recovery fee that charges each household account $25 per quarter for...Tags: Water Supply, Local Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Property Tax
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Pa. lawmakers return to work on budget, major bills
Associated PressPennsylvania state lawmakers returned to Harrisburg on Monday for several more weeks of work to wrap up a new state budget and potentially a variety of other major bills being sought by Gov. Tom Corbett. Majority Republicans in both chambers expected a...Tags: Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Politics, Government, Justice System
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Layoff notices sent to 76 Washington County school nursing employees
dan.dearth@herald-mail.com; julieg@herald-mail.com; c.j.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Health Department on Thursday began sending layoff notices to all 76 nurses and other health care workers at county public schools, two days after county commissioners voted to cut funding for the program, a health department...Tags: Job Layoffs, Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace, Nursing, Politics
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Letter to the Editor - June 8
Medicare cuts will lead to more bankruptcies To the editor: In trying to wade through the clutter of nonsense and noise of an election year, I have come to at least one conclusion — a reduction of Medicare benefits will cost the American taxpayer...Tags: Government Health Care, Healthcare Provider, Medicare, Health, Bankruptcy
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Is a ban on sugar really a good thing?
Two of my favorite food groups, salt and sugar, were in the news this week. Grease and chocolate, meanwhile, managed to fly under the national radar, at least for the time being. For salt, the news was good, although bad for anyone who has deprived...Tags: The New York Times, New York City, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Michael Bloomberg
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Schools chief says he knew of potential health services cuts only days before
julieg@herald-mail.comSchools Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said Tuesday that he learned that funding for school health services might be cut about two or three days before the Washington County Board of Commissioners voted to eliminate $3.3 million from the county health...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Job Layoffs, Career and Workplace, Nursing, Local Government
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Health Department: School-nurse program can't be continued at a lesser level
andrews@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Health Department can’t continue to provide an efficient nurse program in county schools if it is scaled back, Health Officer Earl Stoner said Wednesday. The department crunched the numbers at the request of Washington County...Tags: Job Layoffs, Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace, Nursing, Politics
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Washington County school board's updated budget includes new health services program
julieg@herald-mail.comAbout 40 community members, including school nurses and parents, turned out Tuesday to see the Washington County Board of Education approve an updated budget that sets aside $2 million toward a new school health services program. But what that program...Tags: Job Layoffs, Nursing, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Medical Specialization
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Eat fats? Avoid grains? Fans of paleo diet say it works for them
chrisc@herald-mail.comI've often thought modern humans would be wise to look to earlier generations for guidelines on how to live well individually and in groups. So I was intrigued in late 2011 when my wife said she was going to follow the so-called "Paleolithic diet" for...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Caesar Salads, The New York Times, Lifestyle and Leisure, Multiple Sclerosis
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