All Opinions Are Local Archive: public health
Cheh to city workers: No more sweets for you
Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh thinks that D.C. government employees (and the city's finances) could stand to benefit from a healthier working environment -- so yesterday morning, Cheh introduced legislation which would change what goes into nearly...
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Aaron Morrissey
| March 2, 2011; 11:29 AM ET |
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Wine freedom in Maryland: Just a taste won't do
In January, lawmakers in Maryland’s General Assembly introduced legislation to legalize the direct shipment of wine to consumers from out-of-state wineries and retailers. In the lower chamber, 83 of 141 representatives signed on as co-sponsors of the bill. In the...
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David White, Washington
| February 5, 2011; 6:30 PM ET |
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Virginia never 'mandated' HPV vaccines
In a 2007 letter, I urged The Post to avoid using the term "mandatory" when reporting on Virginia legislation aimed at getting sixth-grade girls immunized against the human papillomavirus because that legislation allowed parents to "opt out" of the requirement....
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Jonathan Chace, Chestertown, Md.
| January 26, 2011; 6:28 PM ET |
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Ham, mustard, chips, AR-15
The next time you are packing up that picnic lunch for a foray into a Virginia state park, you might want to include an AR-15 assault rifle or a Glock 19 automatic pistol with your mustard and ham sandwiches....
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Peter Galuszka
| January 20, 2011; 12:58 PM ET |
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Virginia Medicaid wasting more money
There's a lot of slicing and dicing going on in Richmond as legislators chew on Gov. Bob McDonnell's spending proposals. Democrats are criticizing the governor's plan to borrow money for transportation without hiking the gas tax. Some Republicans don't...
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Paige Winfield Cunningham
| January 20, 2011; 11:40 AM ET |
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Push-back for Cuccinelli
Finally, Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli is getting some push-back against his grandstanding legal fishing trips. Del. David J. Toscano (D-Charlottesville) and Sen. A. Donald McEachin (D-Richmond) are seeking legislative limits on what the attorney general can do, with...
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Peter Galuszka
| January 19, 2011; 3:30 PM ET |
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