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Airline reverses pet policy after catching complaints
When Gracie flew United Airlines to Japan in March 2010, it cost about $400 plus about a year of paperwork and planning
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Lawyers in Frederick taser case seeking new trial
Lawyers for the parents of Jarrel Gray, a Frederick man who died in 2007 after being tasered by a sheriff\’s deputy, are seeking a new trial in the case.
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New Market man voted aviation trooper of the year
When Maryland State Police Trooper John Preston worked patrol from the Leonardtown Barrack in St Mary\’s County, he went on a ridealong with the department\’s aviation unit as part of a critical care medic class.
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Frederick Co. makes English its official language
Frederick County has become the first county in Maryland to make English the official language of the government.
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Sen. Cardin discusses transportation funding in Frederick
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin traveled to Frederick Tuesday to hold a round table discussion on the transportation needs of the region.
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News-Post reporter Leckie ‘wanted to get it all’
Kate Leckie, the police and courts reporter at The Frederick News-Post for the past 17 years, died Sunday morning.
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Flush-tax increase a concern for Myersville mayor
Gov. Martin O\’Malley\’s proposal to increase the flush tax is not fair to small towns like Myersville, Mayor Wayne Creadick Jr. said.
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Voltaggio advocates for school breakfasts
Frederick chef Bryan Voltaggio has more than his share of experience with hungry people, and Monday he shared a bit of what he knows with state lawmakers
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Brunswick sees bright future in downtown business
Brunswick\’s mix of shops, restaurants, the Brunswick Railroad Museum, the C&O Canal, the MARC train and new, high quality housing, including the Brunswick Crossing development \”creates an area that is of high value, because you have a lot of people moving around it,\” says Michael Sparks, new executive director of Brunswick Main Street.
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Dealbroker: Online coupons boom, but value varies
The word \’coupon\’ used to evoke an image of a kitchen table littered with newspaper inserts and a pair of scissors.
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Peeping tom arrested after spying on women in Goodwill store
Female shoppers at a Frederick Goodwill store got an unwelcome surprise Sunday when a voyeur snapped photos of women in the changing room.
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Kinklings return as a pre-Lent indulgence
Kinklings, also known as fastnachts, are fried treats, the recipes of which are passed down from generation to generation.
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Cherished love letters set path for 73 years
As boyfriend and girlfriend in the 1930s, Atlee and Virginia Compher wrote to each other every week
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Mother of fallen Marine pursues memorial effort
Deborah Higgins lost her son to the Iraq War six years ago Now she\’s fighting her own war to memorialize him.
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Shelter dogs really are great dogs
WTOP\’s David Burd offers a first-person perspective on why you should get a dog from a shelter.
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