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Mailbag: Passing on story of more kindness
I was touched when I read the letter from Huntington Beach resident Carolyn Crockett regarding the kindness she has been shown in local venues around our town ("Thanks to you all for being there," Jan. 17). It inspired me to share my own similar...Tags: Fines, Punishment, Local Elections
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Dallas Green to make appearance in Reading Friday ...
The Hog BlogOne of the most select clubs in Philadelphia sports history is managers who have led the Phillies to a World Series title. One's still working. The other will be in Reading Friday night. Dallas Green, who led the 1980 Phillies to a World Series win over... -
Giffords accepts Kennedy 'Profile in Courage' award
Courage comes in many guises. In Boston on Sunday, Gabrielle Giffords was praised for having the courage just to carry on. "It’s been a hard two years for me, but I want to make the world a better place," said Giffords in receiving the 2013...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Politics, U.S. Senate, Personal Weapon Control
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, !!! (music group), Jennifer Hudson, Kings Dominion, Kimberly Williams-Paisley
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Taggants: Still a better way to track a bomber
A number of commenters on the online version of our April 28 Op-Ed, "A better way to track a bomber," argue against the use of taggants to trace explosives because the suspects in the Boston bombings, the Tsarnaev brothers, were identified through...
Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Safeway Inc., FBI
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Stephen Goldstein: Think NRA was winner? Not so fast
The NRA has won the battle but lost the war. The best thing that happened to gun control is its defeat in Congress. Today's losers (Obama, Democrats, the 90 percent of Americans who support sane legislation) will be tomorrow's winners. Today's winners...Tags: Barack Obama, National Rifle Association of America, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Elections, Lobbying
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Gabrielle Giffords' story a different kind of profile in courage
Gabrielle Giffords received a Profile in Courage award this weekend at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. The award is fitting, though she is displaying a different kind of courage than was celebrated by the late president in his 1957 best-selling...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, National Rifle Association of America, Lobbying, Justice System, Interior Policy
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Arizona law bans destroying guns purchased in buyback programs
This post has been corrected. See the note below.TUCSON — City- or county-sponsored gun buybacks — often used in larger cities to entice people to give up their handguns — have become effectively pointless in Arizona with legislation signed by Gov. Jan Brewer. The bill prohibits...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Firearms, Safeway Inc., U.S. House of Representatives, Crime, Law and Justice
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Prospects for U.S. background checks remain unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of a bipartisan Senate effort to subject more firearms buyers to background checks remains uncertain as seven Republicans amenable to a gun control debate are still likely to resist such an expansion. On an initial...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, National Rifle Association of America, Elections, Firearms, Interior Policy
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Allan Powell: Historic judgments need repeated
The sordid results of Senate voting on April 17 reflect clearly the loss of common sense and the courage to stand up to the political clout of the National Rifle Association. When the vote count became public, two thoughts came to mind. First was the word...Tags: Joe Manchin III, National Rifle Association of America, Lobbying, Elections, The New York Times
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US arms control advocates must show they like guns
NEW YORK (AP) — Lobbying for gun control in the United States often means proving how much you like firearms. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose state recently passed some of the strictest gun control measures in the country, often reminds people...
Tags: Barack Obama, Andrew Cuomo, National Rifle Association of America, Firearms, Hunting
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In much of the U.S. West, even moderate states balk at gun control
HELENA, Mont. — Stephen Watt is no stranger to gun violence. In 1982, as a 26-year-old Wyoming state trooper, he stopped a fleeing bank robber who pumped five bullets into Watt before leaving him for dead on an empty stretch of highway. Watt...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Elections, Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice
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