Editors: Hold for Release for Sunday, Dec. 22, and after.

WASHINGTON – A light rail line to Glen Burnie and a bus or rail line connecting Silver Spring to Bethesda are among the improvements to public transit being considered for the Baltimore-Washington region

Agricultural Exports From Maryland Climbing

WASHINGTON – Marylanders are selling hardwood lumbers to Australia, hot sauces to England and chicken parts to Asia in an agricultural export business that is booming

Civic Group Asks Clinton to Help Ease Police-Minority Relations

WASHINGTON – A national civic and civil rights group called on President Clinton Tuesday to help mend relations between police and minority communities

Group Strives to Equalize College Chances for Students

WASHINGTON – A program tested in Prince George’s County public schools that is designed to prepare minority and poor students for college has been so successful it’s being expanded

Ehrlich’s Cash Outstrips His Democratic Challenger’s

WASHINGTON – The Democratic challenger in Maryland’s 2nd District race for Congress reported only a fraction of the cash on hand as Republican Rep

Bartlett, Crawford Similar on Many Key Issues

WASHINGTON – Republican Rep

Penthouse Publisher Sues Government Over Ban on Magazine Sale

WASHINGTON – Bob Guccione, publisher of Penthouse, sued the federal government this week over a Defense Department provision that will prevent the sale and rental of sexually explicit magazines and videos at defense facilities