^Volunteers Converge on Baltimore ‘Toy Shop’ For a Slice of Christmas Spirit

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