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Area residents voice opinions on tuition/immigrant ballot question
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comMaryland voters have been locked in debates in advance of the Nov. 6 General Election, with disagreements ranging from the best candidate for the Oval Office to same-sex marriage, to gambling. Also on the ballot is Question 4, a referendum allowing...Tags: Education, Immigration, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Same-Sex Marriage, Colleges and Universities
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Washington County voters to help decide seven statewide ballot questions
andrews@herald-mail.comVoters in Washington County will have seven statewide ballot questions to consider Nov. 6. An eighth question will be on the ballot only in the city of Hagerstown. Two of the seven statewide questions apply only to the qualifications of orphans’...Tags: National Government, Students, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Government
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Specter remembered as centrist, 'the ultimate politician'
waynesboro@herald-mail.comFormer U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, who died Sunday, could be a polarizing figure, but he spoke to the point and often elicited laughs with his quips. Specter represented Pennsylvania in the Senate for three decades. He lost a re-election bid after switching...Tags: Local Elections, Arlen Specter, Washington, DC, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Politics
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6th District candidates square off at HCC
andrews@herald-mail.comWith less than a month before the general election, voters had a rare chance Thursday to hear from and contrast all three candidates running for Maryland’s 6th District seat in Congress. Roscoe G. Bartlett, the Republican incumbent, and...Tags: Immigration, National Government, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Government, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Mail Call - Sept. 17
“I called in a week ago about a house on Fairview Mountain in Clear Spring, that the landlord just let go. Weeds grow up, and it looks terrible. Every time we ride by there, we have to look at that, and it looks awful. And they put a picture on...Tags: Republican Party, John F. Kennedy, September 11, 2001 Attacks, George W. Bush, Elections
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Bartlett states positions on variety of issues during town hall meeting in Funkstown
andrews@herald-mail.comU.S. Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, R-Md., faced dozens of questions Tuesday at a town hall meeting he hosted in Funkstown. About 30 people attended. The audience used the opportunity to ask about a range of topics — health care, Social Security,...Tags: Immigration, Roscoe G Bartlett, Libertarian Party, Politics, Migration
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Mail Call - July 26
“I would like to just write a line about the picture you had in the paper the other day concerning the Civil War battle that happened in downtown Hagerstown. What I saw in the background reminded me of an old ghost town. The people of Hagerstown...Tags: Immigration, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage, Patrick Henry
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Gambling illustrates a century of social change
timr@herald-mail.comThose who insist that the winds of social change blow slowly should consider the issue of gambling. As the General Assembly was meeting in a special session to vote on an expansion of gambling in Maryland — largely to just catch up with...Tags: Immigration, Lifestyle and Leisure, G8, National Football League, Social Issues
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Mail Call - July 6
“It is interesting to see the property rights folks and the tea party are all in a dither about the bike hike trail, particularly since they’ve been almost silent on the stadium. But what’s really interesting is that by advocating taking...Tags: Immigration, Mexico, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Executive Branch, Government
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Md. high court hears immigration law referendum case
Attorneys for an immigrant advocacy group are trying to convince Maryland’s highest court that a new law to provide college tuition breaks to illegal immigrants doesn’t belong on the ballot. Opponents of the law have organized a petition...Tags: Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Judges, Career and Workplace
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Md. high court rules Dream Act can go to referendum
Maryland’s highest court has ruled that voters can decide whether to approve a law that allows in-state tuition for some illegal immigrants, affirming a lower court’s ruling. The state Court of Appeals issued a brief order on Wednesday...
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Area residents offer reactions to Dream Act
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comHagerstown resident David Decarlo expressed his opposition Friday to the Dream Act passed by Maryland lawmakers in 2011 that would allow in-state tuition for some illegal immigrants if the law is not overturned in a referendum. “If you’re an...Tags: Immigration, Laws, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Migration, Lawyers
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