Summit Seeks to Help Blacks Feel More Comfortable as Conservatives

WASHINGTON – Delroy Cornick got a flyer in the mail from the National Black Conservative Unity Summit requesting his participation

Infectious Disease Information Spreads Onto the Web

WASHINGTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is using the Internet to help alert the public and health professionals to infectious diseases here and abroad

Firefighter Pay,530

WASHINGTON – Maryland and Virginia congressmen announced Tuesday they are seeking a 44 percent pay increase for thousands of federal firefighters to compensate them for the long hours they keep and the stressful and dangerous work they do

Cuts to Weather Service Alarm Maryland Senators, Ocean City Mayor

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s two senators have asked a Senate committee to hold hearings on cuts to the National Weather Service budget – which some fear could delay hurricane evacuation warnings to Ocean City sun seekers

Homeless Shelter Activist on Hunger Strike Says Barry Agrees to Fix Roof

WASHINGTON – Terri Bishop expects her month-long hunger strike in front of the mayor’s office to pay off

Mikulski, Sarbanes Help Kill Balanced Budget Amendment

WASHINGTON – With the help of Maryland’s two Democratic senators, the GOP balanced budget amendment was killed Tuesday by a single vote

Black Youth Want National Civil Rights Monument

WASHINGTON – A black youth group Friday called for the creation of a national civil rights monument to help educate the public about a movement that some history books have failed

Maryland’s Economy Not As Healthy As Nation’s

BALTIMORE – Economists said this week they are perplexed by the poor health of Maryland’s economy, which continues to lag behind the nation’s