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2013/05/17 16:17

Gas tax will help more than it hurts

One of the most controversial issues in Maryland now is the increasing gas tax. As funding for the state’s most expensive transportation projects looked dead in the water, the Maryland General...

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2013/05/17 11:34

Parrott speaks to Hagerstown Tea Party

Hagerstown 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...

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2013/05/16 20:17

HCC board approves cultural diversity plan

Harford Community College officials have spent years working to improve cultural diversity on campus, leaving them well prepared to honor a state mandate to create a "plan for a program of cultural...

Disclosure better than ‘trust me’

2013/05/16 04:22

Government is a trust. That is why it’s discouraging to see the results of a recent Pew Research Center poll, in which 73 percent of respondents said they trust the government in Washington, D.C.,...

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2013/05/15 16:17

‘Assault weapons’ should be for citizens, too

There has been much discussion on why an individual would want a so-called “military-style” or “assault” weapon. For a good answer to this question, may I suggest you ask the Maryland State Police?...

Ammunition in short supply across nation

2013/05/15 14:32

CUMBERLAND, Md. — A shortage of ammunition has caused inventories at sporting goods stores across the country to drop to record low supplies. Shop owner Jim Wiegand said his inventory of rifle...

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2013/05/14 19:18

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...

Group to consider how to get more information abo...

2013/05/12 22:33

In July, members of a work group created as a result of a measure that passed the Maryland General Assembly earlier this year will start looking at ways to get more information about pesticide use in...

Board of Education to add 15 new board employee p...

2013/05/10 19:22

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In its last meeting prior to the start of legislation changing the leadership structure of the Prince George’s County Board of Education, the board voted 7-1 to create 15 new full-time equivalent...

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2013/05/10 05:16

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Half at Leonardtown’s CSM campus need remedial ma...

About half of the new students at the Leonardtown campus of College of Southern Maryland need remedial math after leaving high school, the St. Mary’s County commissioners were told Tuesday. It was...

Federal Internet sales tax is no penny-ante issue

2013/05/10 04:22

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Wonder Book has stores in Gaithersburg, Frederick and Hagerstown, but makes about 70 percent of its revenue through a large warehouse operation in Frederick. The business has about 2 million books,...

2013/05/10 02:33

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Md. General Assembly session reviewed

Washington County state lawmakers gathered Thursday night at a public forum to discuss the recently concluded session of the Maryland General Assembly and answer questions from the public. About 60...