As GOP Beats Drum for Ehrlich, Pierpont Keeps Marching to His Own Drummer

PRINCE FREDERICK – The national anthem has been sung, the pledge of allegiance has been recited, the prayer and the emcee’s opening remarks are a memory by the time Rep

Federal Budget Cuts, Loss of Private Funds Threaten Prison Education Programs

GLEN BURNIE – Tavon Taylor is probably more enthusiastic about his fiberoptics and copper cabling class than the typical Anne Arundel Community College student, but that’s easy to understand

Maryland Lawmakers Buoyed by Terrorism Briefing, But Ready for Long Fight

WASHINGTON – Maryland legislators said that the state of America’s war on terrorism looks promising, after they received a classified update on the situation Wednesday by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

High Court Lets Stand Conviction That Included Perjury, Questionable Counsel

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a Silver Spring man’s argument that his conviction for drug trafficking should be overturned because an expert witness lied and his own lawyer was too psychologically unstable to argue his case effectively

Campus Officials Say Student Sports Rioting is More Violent, More Commonplace

WASHINGTON – You win some, you lose some, you riot either way

Kirwan Backers Say Incoming University Chancellor is Well Worth Pay Package

WASHINGTON – You get what you pay for — that’s how state officials and colleagues are defending the hefty compensation package offered to William “Brit” Kirwan, incoming chancellor for the University System of Maryland

Kirwan Says Lure of Returning to Maryland as Chancellor Was `Irresistible’

ADELPHI – With family and old colleagues gathered around, former University of Maryland, College Park, President William “Brit” Kirwan Tuesday announced his return to Maryland as chancellor of the state’s university system, a move he said was “irresistible

Even Before Announcement, GOP Leaders Anoint Ehrlich as Gubernatorial Nominee

WASHINGTON – Days before he was scheduled to make his candidacy official, Rep

Likely Gubernatorial Nominees Trek to Montgomery, Showing County’s New Clout

WASHINGTON – After announcing his bid for governor in his hometown of Arbutus on Monday, Republican Rep

Advocates Plead for Continued Federal Funding of Program to Assist Disabled

WASHINGTON – A Maryland program that helps disabled people get technology that lets them lead more active lives will shut down, unless the federal government reinstates funding slated to end next year, the program’s director testified Thursday