BALTIMORE – Ronnie and John Turner haven’t lived a luxurious life, struggling on John’s small salary as a steel mechanic to raise their seven children
Meatless Holiday Feasts More Common as Vegetarianism Slowly Spreads
ELLICOTT CITY – Regina made the apple-pumpkin crisp, Debra brought the butternut curry carrot soup and Marty put together the pasta salad
Community College Joins Welfare, Work Program
WASHINGTON – Early next year, welfare clients on the Lower Eastern Shore will have an opportunity to participate in a welfare-to-work program at a local community college, nearly doubling the number of job slots for the program
Walkersville Woman Impresses Congress With Need for Children’s Health Insurance
WASHINGTON – Tobi Drabczyk, of Walkersville, is struggling to care for four children on her husband’s modest $36,000 annual salary
Incumbents Lock Up Md. Congressional Delegation
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s seven congressional incumbents sailed to victory Tuesday with all winning at least 50 percent of the vote, and Democrat John Sarbanes took the state’s only open seat, according to unofficial results from the State Board of Elections
Iraq War Dominates 1st Congressional District Debate
WYE MILLS – In a dimly lit theater at Chesapeake College last night, the two candidates for the 1st Congressional District seat debated a myriad of issues, but the war in Iraq underscored most of the exchange, and some voters expressed growing doubts about voting for the eight-term Republican incumbent they’ve backed in past elections
^Adults Hijack Halloween Goodies
WASHINGTON – Holly McDermott’s annual Halloween bash gets more ghoulishly intense with each repetition
^Starkman: ‘Hard Working’ His Way Through Congressional Campaign
WASHINGTON – Moshe Starkman wants to get one thing straight: He’s a Republican running for the 4th Congressional District seat, but he’s not a politician
^Wynn Seeks Eighth Term, But Admits He’s Still Learning
WASHINGTON – After seven terms in Congress, and known as a kingmaker around Prince George’s County politics, Rep
New Welfare Rules Make Getting Education, Drug Counseling Tougher
ODENTON – In the computer room at the West County Family Center there’s a sign hanging above Laguanda Jacobs and Kyrie Taylor’s chairs that says, “A goal is a dream with a plan