Displaying items 49-60 of 148
» View wsbt.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-13
•
Next >
-
Area residents give mixed reactions to vice presidential debate
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWhether or not malarkey was spewed out in the first and only vice presidential debate Thursday between Congressman Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden, area residents still were willing to give their take on it Friday. “Biden had much more...Tags: Boca Raton, ABC (tv network), Politics, Lynn University, Joe Biden
-
Area residents give Romney high marks on debate performance
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comEndangering Big Bird turned out not to be a huge issue for some local political officials and other area residents, who said that Republican Mitt Romney won the first presidential debate Wednesday night against Democratic President Barack Obama. “...Tags: Lynn University, Joe Biden, Regional Authority, Government, Paul Ryan
-
Police criticize Hagerstown Rescue Mission for accepting violent criminals
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comHagerstown Rescue Mission has on occasion accepted people convicted of violent crimes in other jurisdictions, a move that has prompted local officials to question and criticize the practice. Hagerstown Police Chief Arthur Smith said last week that the...Tags: Prisons, Health, Safety of Citizens, Government, Trials
-
Local Republicans react to National Convention speeches
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comMaryland Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington, took a page out of President Obama’s 2008 campaign playbook Friday to describe Mitt Romney’s speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention. “The speech was filled with...Tags: Paul Ryan, Tampa, Marco Rubio, White House, Condoleezza Rice
-
Aleshire still pursuing answers on 2010 robocall
andrews@herald-mail.comKristin B. Aleshire is pressing for answers about an 11th-hour robocall that attacked him before the Washington County commissioners election nearly two years ago. Aleshire said he wants the state to enforce election laws that still haven’t been...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Local Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Laws
-
Maryland gambling debate splits Washington County Republicans in Annapolis
andrews@herald-mail.comThe just-finished debate over whether Maryland should legalize table games and add a sixth casino cut through political parties and county delegations. Of the six Republicans representing Washington County in Annapolis, three voted in favor of the...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, George C. Edwards, Science and Technology, Democratic Party, Lifestyle and Leisure
-
New map, new politics in Western Md.
With a bit of math and a few clicks of a mouse, state Democrats transformed a once-sleepy congressional district in Western Maryland last week into one of the most closely watched political battlegrounds in the nation.
Hours after Gov. Martin O'Malley...Tags: File Sharing, Immigration, Martin O'Malley, Illegal Immigrants, Thomas V. Mike Miller
-
Proposed congressional redistricting plan has local Republicans crying foul
heather.keels@herald-mail.comLocal Republicans are crying foul over a proposed congressional redistricting plan that would radically redraw District 6 — currently represented by Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett — to include much of Democrat-heavy Montgomery County. "I...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, John P Donoghue, Middletown, Martin O'Malley, Barnesville
-
State lawmakers differ on necessity of special session
andrews@herald-mail.comState lawmakers representing Washington County suspect they’ll be called back to Annapolis for a special session on budget matters. But they say three months should have been enough for the legislature to finish its work. It should never have...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, George C. Edwards, Budgets and Budgeting, Thomas V. Mike Miller, Interior Policy
-
O'Malley notebook
Celebrating and protesting As Gov. Martin O’Malley traveled to and from the new Maryland State Police barrack near Hagerstown on Monday, protesters waved signs expressing their displeasure with three O’Malley-backed measures — in-state...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Budgets and Budgeting, Regional Authority, Government, Executive Branch
-
Joint vote advances Maryland same-sex marriage bill
andrews@herald-mail.comThe newest attempt to legalize marriage in Maryland for gay couples advanced a step on Tuesday — Valentine’s Day — as two committees voted to send a bill to the full House of Delegates. The Judiciary Committee and the Health and...Tags: Family, George C. Edwards, Referenda, Ronald N. Young, Lobbying
-
Bill challenges current state purchasing
andrews@herald-mail.comA state contract for building maintenance supplies was questioned on Thursday by local business representatives who said they can do better. Sen. Christopher B. Shank, R-Washington, is trying to pass a bill to let state agencies drop out of cooperative...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Science and Technology, Government
Oct 12, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Oct 4, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Sep 7, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Aug 31, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Aug 25, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Aug 15, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Oct 22, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 8, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Apr 14, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Apr 24, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 14, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 25, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Original site for Christopher B. Shank topic gallery.