At around 2:30 p.m. yesterday, a lone gunman entered Columbia Machine, a manufacturing facility in Smithsburg, Maryland and shot four people, killing three. After fleeing the scene, a member of the Maryland State Police confronted the suspect. He then shot the trooper, wounding his shoulder. The trooper returned fire, injuring the suspect. Members of the...
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Stay away from Larry & Sons in Hagerstown, Maryland
If you live in Hagerstown area of Maryland and find yourself needing plumbing, heating, or air conditioning services, I highly recommend you stay away from Larry & Sons. We paid Larry & Sons $1,839.00 to remove our existing water heater and replace it with a new one. Our existing water heater was bad. It was...
Read MoreCould Western Maryland become part of West Virginia?
Republican state lawmakers are proposing the idea of Western Maryland leaving the state of Maryland and becoming part of West Virginia. From Pamela Wood and Bryn Stole of the Baltimore Sun: The secessionist cadre ā a group of five state legislators from Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties ā sent a pair of letters to top...
Read MoreSpread love not syphilis!
These billboards started appearing around Hagerstown, Spread Love Not Syphilis! I wasn’t aware there was a problem in Washington County with pregnant women having syphilis. Then again, I would have no reason to know about it if it was a problem. YouTube personality Tim Pool now lives here in Washington County. Maybe the phenomenon of...
Read MoreEnhanced federal unemployment in Maryland will continue
Maryland has to continue participating in the enhanced federal unemployment benefits program until it comes to an end in early September. Baltimore Circuit Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill issued his ruling yesterday. It’s a huge win for the Maryland economy and the unemployed. It’s a huge defeat for Gov. Hogan. I think Gov. Hogan got used to...
Read MoreMaryland sends conflicting information about unemployment
A judge will hear arguments tomorrow in Baltimore Circuit Court from lawyers representing unemployed Marylanders and lawyers representing Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. The Governor is trying to stop unemployed Marylanders from receiving federal unemployment benefits. The federal program ends in early September. Hogan wants it to end now, believing it will spur work people into...
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