The National Day of Action sponsored by United Workers, a statewide poor people's human rights organization, was held in front of Cumberland City Hall on Saturday. The peaceful and at times emotional rally was attended by 30 participants beginning with a prayer, testimonials, and poetry. One Cumberland parent spoke of her struggle as part of the 40% of Marylanders that do not earn enough to pay for basic necessities such as food, rent and healthcare. She stated that the City is anti-homeless with its passing of recent ordinances…     "The City of Cumberland itself has past anti-homeless ordinances that…

Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986 has died. Johnson played 13 major league seasons with Baltimore, Philadelphia Atlanta, and the Chicago from 1965-1978 and won the Gold Glove 3 times. Johnson also managed the Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers and the Mets during a span from 1984-2013.  

Once again, the state of West Virginia is to be commended for being a national leader in election integrity including the use of voter verified paper ballots, excuse-only absentee voting, and election security. Earlier this year, the President issued an Executive Order announcing policy initiatives focused, in part, on ensuring clean voter rolls and paper ballots that are verified by voters prior to casting. Just recently, it's believed that another Executive Order is forthcoming from the White House that emphasizes the importance of voter identification. "In West Virginia, we're already ahead of the game," said WV Secretary of State Kris…

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United Workers will lead a rally walk to Cumberland’s City Hall today at 11:30am. The rally will highlight policies impacting families including cuts to Medicaid and SNAP programs. Janet Heavner tells WCBC news United Workers is a poor people’s human rights organization and today's rally speakers are local citizens sharing how they’re trying to overcome poverty. “So many people who are living in poverty struggle day to day and it’s not that they are lazy, which is a myth, or that they are just looking for a handout, which is a myth. They are struggling to keep their family fed and healthy and housed.”

This respiratory virus season, Maryland is protecting vaccine access for Marylanders of all ages. As federal government uncertainty around vaccine policy has raised questions for many, Maryland public health officials will continue to use science-based guidance to be a trusted resource for people to keep themselves and their families safe and healthy.  Marylanders can continue to access vaccines at provider offices and pharmacies across the state as vaccine supply is available. Marylanders should talk to their health care provider about what vaccines are best for themselves and their families. “The federal government’s rapid changes and unnecessary swirl around vaccine policy…

Frostburg State Volleyball team battled in a narrow 3-2 loss to Barton on the first day of the Bulldog Invitational Friday evening. FSU started the match on the front foot, going up 5-1 in the first set thanks to back-to-back kills from sophomore Dani Kunkle and junior Maya Johnson, followed by a sophomore Devin Brunk ace and a pair of blocks by Johnson and junior Paige Mock. The lead grew to 8-3 as Kunkle hit the floor either side of a BC attack error, however the hosts punched back with six of the next seven points to tie things at…