http://www.times-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:58:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_311205919.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_311205919.html Does Allegany County need five county commissioners instead of three? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_310211137.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_310211137.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_309215045.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_309215045.html Cumberland Goes to War, which begins today, is not just a celebration of those who fought more than six decades ago in the most terrible war this world has seen. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:33:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_308213305.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_308213305.html If Allegany and Mineral Counties Crime Solvers succeeds in its mission to help local law enforcement, then the community at large benefits. For the success to occur, the public’s help is needed. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:27:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_307212811.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_307212811.html Deborah Zamanali, a Karns Avenue resident, spent more than a year trying to win city zoning approval for a porch enclosure. Last Friday, Allegany County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Finan ruled that the enclosed porch is a permitted modification. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:58:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_306170045.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_306170045.html Although autumn leaves offer us a spectacular color scheme, they also can be a danger to pedestrians and motorists — particularly when it rains. That is why Cumberland’s annual leaf collection is important from more than just an aesthetic viewpoint. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:05:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_305210551.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_305210551.html If the national and regional attention being received by the Great Allegheny Passage in Allegany County is an indicator, expect to see even more trail enthusiasts visit Cumberland in 2010 and beyond. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:49:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_304184605.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_304184605.html If an escape occurs at one of Maryland’s prisons, citizens now have the option of being notified of the breakout via an e-mail, text message, telephone or cell phone. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:15:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_303211545.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_303211545.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:15:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_302221621.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_302221621.html Hunting continues to be one of the oldest and most revered of our traditions and, with all due respects to its detractors, it should be. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:56:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_302215824.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_302215824.html If an escape occurs at one of Maryland’s prisons, citizens now have the option of being notified of the breakout via an e-mail, text message, telephone or cell phone. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:12:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_301221256.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_301221256.html Even in the best of times, it is often difficult for the American Red Cross to keep adequate blood supplies on hand. The challenge is even harder today because of seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus outbreak. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_300205648.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_300205648.html After four straight years of seeing the price of a first-class stamp rise, the Postal Service will skip an increase in the coming year. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:55:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_299223552.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_299223552.html If there was one main idea public information officers in the area took away from last week’s discussion of the Maryland Public Information Act, we hope it is the fact that the state law is meant to help, not hinder, the public’s access to documents. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:52:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_298215135.html http://www.times-news.com/editorials/local_story_298215135.html When Gov. Martin O’Malley visited Cumberland a year ago to help honor students from Cresaptown Elementary and Fort Hill High schools, the students planted trees as part of the city’s urban tree canopy program.