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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: Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Gays and Lesbians, Career and Workplace
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In debate over 'biosimilars,' patient safety must come first
In 1988, I became extremely ill. I had many tests, saw many doctors and was given various medicines. Some caused allergic reactions. Through it all, I remained sick — and actually became worse. Eventually, I was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis,...Tags: Allergies, Hepatitis, Food and Drug Administration, Health and Medical Professionals, Drugs and Medicines
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Distracted driving a threat to the public good [Editorial]
Erected back when drunk driving was the primary cause of fatal traffic accidents, the death toll sign in front of the Bel Air Barrack of the Maryland State Police met its demise and there's talk of replacing it with something with something a bit more...Tags: Maryland State Police, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Highway Transportation
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Forest Hill resident third in family to earn Eagle Scout
Forest Hill resident Thomas Franklin Keller earned the rank of Eagle Scout on Nov. 6, 2012. A ceremony was held on May 4 in recognition of his accomplishment. "I'm honored to be an Eagle Scout," said Keller, who spent 201 hours collecting more than 2,000...Tags: Harford County, Bill Clinton
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Maryland abortion law is clear
There are flagrant, undefined loopholes in Maryland's abortion law. That's what letter writer Jeffrey D. Meister, director of administration and legislation for Maryland Right to Life, would have us think ("Maryland has de factor abortion on demand,"...Tags: Laws, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Abortion, Criminal Laws
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Now's the time to raise the bar for Baltimore schools
As the founder of KIPP Baltimore, which operates two high-performing public charter schools in the city, I am heartened and encouraged by our progress over the past six years under schools CEO Andrés Alonso. As I move to a new role as executive director...
Tags: Human Interest, Charter Schools, Academic Progress, Education, Corporate Officers
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Some Md. lawmakers ready to consider business tax cut
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comWhen Del. Andrew A. Serafini, R-Washington, introduced a bill during the 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly seeking to reduce the state’s corporate income tax from 8.25 percent to 4 percent, he suggested that his bill might be a way to...Tags: Personal Income, Business, Advertising, Anirban Basu, Washington, DC
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More than 200 turn out for GLBTQ festival
matthewu@herald-mail.comOne of several openly gay members of the Maryland House of Delegates in Hagerstown on Saturday said she will announce later this summer whether she will run for governor in 2014. “I’ve been taking a serious look at getting in the governor&...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Arts and Culture, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics
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Parrott speaks to Tea Party about Annapolis session, death penalty petition drive
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comHagerstown Tea Party supporters gathered at the Beaver Creek Country Club on Thursday night to hear Del. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, talk about the recently concluded session of the Maryland General Assembly and a drive to collect petitions to...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Montgomery County (Maryland), Interior Policy, Parties and Movements, Punishment
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Myers won't seek another term in Md. House of Delegates
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comDel. LeRoy E. Myers, R-Washington/Allegany, announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014, ending a run as a state legislator that began with an upset victory in 2002 over longtime House Speaker Casper R....Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Annapolis, John Delaney, Politics, Elections
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Letters to the Editor - May 15
Please vote to keep Montgomery Township dry To the editor: Attention all Montgomery Township voters. Please vote “no” to keep Montgomery Township dry. If the Montgomery Township referendum passes, it will open the door for Whitetail Resort...Tags: Interior Policy, Annapolis, Elections, U.S. Congress, Gun Control
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Correctional officers' rights must be upheld
The recent indictments of more than a dozen Maryland correctional officers on charges of corruption are deeply troubling. It is important to note, however, that more than 7,500 officers across Maryland perform a necessary job in a very dangerous...
Tags: Maryland State Police, Punishment, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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