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Political Notebook - June 17
Myers to discuss charter home rule at breakfast Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr., R-Washington/Allegany, will be hosting a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hagerstown’s Academy Theater to discuss the possibility of moving Washington County to charter...
Tags: LGBT Pride Month, Government, Elections, U.S. Secret Service, Politics
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Scouts' decision to open ranks to gay boys met with heated reactions
Associated PressAfter lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA’s controversies are far from...Tags: Protestant Convention, Elections, Religious Events, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations
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Hagerstown fire, police employee retirement plans might become available to same-sex couples
The Hagerstown City Council has given preliminary approval to amending the city’s police and fire employees’ retirement plan to make it available to same-sex couples connected to the two departments. City staff formulated the amendment to...
Tags: Marriage, Career and Workplace, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Labor Legislation
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Hagerstown Hopes event Saturday, May 18
Hagerstown Hopes will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the area around the Arts Pavilion at Doub’s Wood Park, off Maryland Avenue. The theme of the 2013 festival is discrimination of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, &...Tags: Social Issues, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage
A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. The Senate’s 12-9 vote sends the bill to Democratic...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Politics, Defense of Marriage Act, Lincoln Chafee
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RI on way to be 10th state to allow gay marriage
Rhode Island senators put their state on the path Wednesday to becoming the 10th state to allow same-sex couples to marry, passing legislation by a comfortable 26-12 margin after nearly two decades of attempts to legalize gay marriage. The bill passed...
Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Lincoln Chafee
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Letters to the Editor - April 21
Bombings won’t change the way we live our lives To the editor: Today (April 15, 2013) we witness the horrific explosion at the finish line at the Boston Marathon, making us realize there are persons or organizations out there that want to do...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Letters to the Editor - April 19
Marriage should be defined by those involved To the editor: The April 1 letter “Governments have no right to redefine marriage” misconstrues several important concepts. Marriage is (clearly) both a religious and a civil right (ceremony...Tags: AFSCME, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Labor Legislation, Politics
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As court deliberates, clergy, professor offer views on same-sex marriage
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comThe Rev. Rob Apgar-Taylor, pastor of Veritas United Church of Christ, lives in Hagerstown with his husband, but despite the state of Maryland voting to legalize same-sex marriage in November, he and his spouse still do not have access to any federal...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Church and State Relations, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Defense of Marriage Act
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Skeptical Supreme Court might strike down Defense of Marriage Act
Concluding two days of intense debate, the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could give a boost to same-sex marriage by striking down the federal law that denies legally married gay spouses a wide range of benefits offered to other couples. As the...
Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, U.S. Military, Politics
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Supreme Court could avoid ruling on Calif. gay-marriage ban
Associated PressThe Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it could find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether America's gays have a right to marry. Several justices, including some liberals who...Tags: Elections, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Voting, Rob Reiner, Politics
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ACLU threatens action if Chambersburg school board denies Gay-Straight Alliance club
The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening legal action against a Franklin County, Pa., school board that denied students’ request to form a Gay-Straight Alliance club at their high school. The ACLU of Pennsylvania contends the...
Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Judges
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