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A gift for Smith Island: clean water
Residents of a tiny Smith Island community who have been struggling with a failing water system got an early Christmas gift when they were hooked up to a new well. Comment?
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#10 - Road salt can threaten freshwater streams
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Road salt may help melt snow and ice and keep streets and highways clear, but it also can harm fish and critters in freshwater streams. Comment?
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Jay Hancock: Charity during a recession? See that it happens
Sun and temperature sink below comfortable on the shortest day of the year. Inside are sandwiches, donated boots and backpacks, beds and sleeping mats, companions, counselors and heat. Comment?
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A gift for Smith Island: clean water
SMITH ISLAND -- Residents of a tiny Smith Island community who have been struggling with a failing water system got an early Christmas gift when they were hooked up to a new well. Comment?
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Waterkeepers Hope Lawsuit Threat Cleans Up Farm
" Water pollution is the issue, not whether a mound of material on the Hudson Farm is chicken or human waste, said the Waterkeepers this week after controversy erupted over an intended citizen lawsuit against the Hudson Farm and Perdue Chicken over contaminated farm run-off. "It's not really about the pile. Comment?
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GOP Chairman Steele Criticized for Making Paid Speeches
Published: Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 4:12 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 24, 2009 at 4:12 a.m. WASHINGTON Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele drew bipartisan criticism Tuesday after it was revealed that he is giving paid speeches, at up to $20,000 apiece, while still holding his full-time post as party head. Comment?
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Snowstorms can provide perspective
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Last weekend the snowstorm I was wishing for finally came to the mid-Atlantic - exactly when I was supposed to be driving to Maine. Comment?
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Travelers Trying To Get Away This Holiday
Share + Dec 24, 2009 6:30 pm US/Eastern Reporting Mike Hellgren Holiday travelers are scrambling to get to their destination before more winter weather hits the area. Comment?
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Leonardtown Middle renovation on hold
Several county projects were pushed back at the St. Mary's County commissioners' budget session on Tuesday, including the renovation of Leonardtown Middle School. Comment?
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Republican Mike Phillips on Monday dropped his bid for one office and embarked on another, becoming the second candidate to announce a campaign for state delegate in the wake of Del. Comment?
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New library pushed back three years
The St. Mary's County commissioners decided Tuesday to allow the design of a new Leonardtown library to proceed in fiscal 2011, but in a split decision pushed back its construction until fiscal 2015. Comment?
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Tax snacks to raise money for obesity prevention, report says
Even though advocates are pushing for a "snack tax" to fight obesity, Maryland lawmakers say the idea is so unpopular they do not expect it to be introduced in 2010 - an election year. 1 comment
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Doctor-legislator eyes new medical marijuana measure
When Del. Dan K. Morhaim is in the emergency room, he can administer cocaine to anesthetize a patient. Comment?
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Charles County government offices and the Tri-County Animal Shelter will be closed Dec. Comment?
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Light for a world filled with darkness
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People light candles at the Bundesplatz square in front of the government's building in Switzerland. Comment?
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Road salt can threaten freshwater streams
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Road salt may help melt snow and ice and keep streets and highways clear, but it also can harm fish and critters in freshwater streams. Comment?
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Slots activists' long odds get longer
Rob Annicelli never intended to become the public face of the effort to keep a casino out of Arundel Mills mall. Comment?
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Why it's hot in the city
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Heat wave in Baltimore made worse by hot air from Washington DC. Katharine Sanderson Hot air blowing in from neighbouring metropolises may make some cities hotter during heat waves. Comment?
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Md. lawmakers again discuss WSSC split
With multiple water main ruptures underground and a lot of rancor at meetings, local lawmakers are once again discussing the idea of breaking up the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Comment?
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Developer David Cordish wasted no time after overcoming perhaps his biggest obstacle to building a slots emporium at Arundel Mills mall - winning zoning approval Monday night from a County Council that had avoided voting on it for 10 months. Comment?
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