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St. Mary students visit Md. General Assembly
Students from St. Mary Catholic School in Hagerstown traveled to Annapolis recently to visit the offices of the Washington County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly. It was a learning experience and a day very well spent for the students....
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Annapolis
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Republicans in Maryland General Assembly face 'an uphill struggle'
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comMinutes after the Maryland General Assembly adjourned for the final time in 2013 last week, two Washington County delegates headed out the door, even as many of their colleagues readied for the late-night parties in Annapolis that typically follow the end...Tags: Republican Party, Robert A. Zirkin, Baltimore County, Politics, Parties and Movements
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ACLU questions constitutionality of cyber-harassment bill
A 2013 Maryland General Assembly bill bearing the name of a Howard County teenager who killed herself last year is expected to be signed into law, but it stands on shaky constitutional ground, an official of the Maryland ACLU said. The "Misuse of...Tags: Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union, Lawyers, Baltimore County, Howard County
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Letter to the Editor - April 12
Be glad that General Assembly session has ended To the editor: With the Maryland General Assembly having adjourned, I think we should all look up to heaven and thank God they’re going home. Never before have Maryland’s elected leaders done... -
In early education, quality is what counts
There has been a lot of conflicting information in the local and national press recently about pre-kindergarten. As longtime practitioners of the art of early childhood education, the Maryland Family Network would like to offer some perspective and...
Tags: Personal Income, Early Learning, Head Start
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How to contact your legislators - 2013
Maryland The Maryland General Assembly’s 2013 session began Jan. 9 and ends April 8. Information about the General Assembly, including the status of bills, can be found at http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/ Sen. George C. Edwards R-Allegany/Garrett/...Tags: West Virginia Legislature, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), John H. Eichelberger, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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William F. Childs III, engineer
William F. Childs III, a retired engineer who was an early salesman of do-it-yourself cement products, died of complications from heart disease April 23 at his Towson home. He was 95 and lived for many years in Stoneleigh. Born in Salisbury, he was a...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism, Baltimore County, Christianity
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Maryland's unresolved transportation deficit
Now that the 2013 Maryland General Assembly session is in the rear-view mirror, few who travel the roads in our state can deny that one of the most important accomplishments this past session was putting in place a long-term solution to the state's...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Local Government, Politics, Martin O'Malley
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Western Maryland to become ghost town after residents head to wild and wonderful oblivion
Ever walk into a party and notice someone who was horribly underdressed? And you feel sorry for him — him and another guy you notice, who is also underdressed. Then you see another and another and finally it hits you: You are the only one in the...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, The Herald-Mail
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Lawmakers seek scrutiny of prisons in wake of Baltimore contraband case
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comSome Washington County lawmakers are calling for another look at the state prison system and how the prisons are run after federal charges were filed against 13 female corrections officers, seven inmates and five others with alleged gang ties last week at...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Gang Activity, Joseph M Getty, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Open space a winner in legislative session [Letter]
The Maryland General Assembly has wisely reaffirmed the importance of maintaining Program Open Space, the state's premier program to conserve land and create recreation areas, as a dedicated fund based on revenues from the transfer of real estate ("...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Land Resources, Conservation, Agriculture
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Maryland families to get new tool in fight against drug overdoses
Linda Fletcher lives in fear of reliving a nightmare: a son dying from a heroin overdose. Her son Kris Klipner succumbed to the drug in 2007. He was 28. Klipner's half-brother battles the same kind of depression as Kris. He suffers the same heroin...
Tags: Perry Hall, Family, Methadone (drug), Drug Use, Health
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