Cameroonians Constitute New Wave of Md. Immigration

WASHINGTON – Victor Tarkeh envisions a day when he’s old and being cared for by family in Cameroon

Immigrant Populations Scatter into Outer Suburbs

WESTMINSTER – Holding hands in a half-circle, a 10-person choir sang “Padre nuestro, tu que estas en el cielo, escucha nuestros versos

Burned Suitland Woman Shares Domestic Violence Story With Congress

WASHINGTON – The third-degree burns melted her chin and took parts of her ears as Yvette Cade attempted to put out the flames that nearly engulfed her the day her ex-husband stormed into her workplace, crushed her toes and lit her on fire

Food, New Clothes Ring in Cambodian Lunar New Year

WASHINGTON – The biting odor of burning incense mixed with fragrant coconut jelly desserts will fill the air as Cambodians prepare for their biggest cultural celebration of the year, the lunar new year, at a Silver Spring Buddhist temple

^New Farmers’ Market Acts Locally, Thinks Globally

UPPER MARLBORO – The smell of baked corn tortillas stuffed with piping hot beans and melted cheese could stop any of the hungry commuters driving by the busy crossroads intersection of Takoma Park

Religious Young People Vote, Study Finds

COLLEGE PARK – Jessica Newman, 21, never misses a day of daily Mass, nor voting in an election, and she writes to her representatives regularly about issues she supports

^Lexington Park Growth Puts It on National Fast Track

WASHINGTON – Lexington Park in seaside St

Van Hollen, Gilchrest Tap Farm Funds For Chesapeake Cleanup

WASHINGTON – Farmers and environmentalists have long been at odds over pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, but Harford County farmer Ned Sayre came to Capitol Hill Thursday in support of legislation to fund water restoration in the bay

Maryland Doubles Its Population of Naturalized Citizens

WASHINGTON – The number of naturalized foreign-born residents in Maryland in 2005 has more than doubled in the previous 10 years, and the percentage of eligible immigrants who became citizens rose 20 percentage points during that time, according to a report by the Pew Hispanic Center released Tuesday

Prince George’s, Anne Arundel Lose Population

WASHINGTON – Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties are losing population, albeit slightly, for the first time in six years, while the state’s population continues to grow, according to new reports from the Census Bureau