Naval Recreation Center Provides Retreat for Military, Retirees

SOLOMONS – Air Force retiree James Joyner has been all over the world — Puerto Rico, Newfoundland, California — but his favorite place to watch the sun set is Solomons

New Flexibility in ‘No Child’ Rules Worries Some Advocates for Disabled Kids

WASHINGTON – Advocates say they are worried that changes to the No Child Left Behind law that will relax standards for children with disabilities will wind up dooming those children to “low expectations

Spring is Sprung, and So Are Some Workers Suffering From ‘Spring Fever’

WASHINGTON – Even temps don’t always show up to work when the spring weather beckons

Housing Discrimination Cases Inch Up, Advocates Say Most Still Unreported

WASHINGTON – Housing discrimination reports in Maryland rose slightly, to 110 complaints in fiscal 2004, with most complaints filed by blacks and people with disabilities, according to the Maryland Commission on Human Relations

Maryland Faith-Based Groups Say Millions in Federal Grants Are Deserved

WASHINGTON- Faith-based and community organizations in Maryland were awarded almost $40

High School Students, Parents, Make Spring Break Trek to Check Out Colleges

WASHINGTON – It was only Tuesday, but Aaron Shapiro was already tired as he schlepped across the Goucher College campus

Advocates Charge That House Budget Plan Could Devastate Entitlement Programs

WASHINGTON – Maryland could lose millions of dollars for entitlement programs like food stamps and Medicaid over the next five years under the House’s fiscal 2006 budget resolution, according to a report released Wednesday

Maryland Continues to Be Among Best-Educated States, New Census Report Shows

WASHINGTON – Maryland continued to be one of the best-educated states in the country in 2004, when 35

Per-Pupil Spending Rose in Maryland Schools in 2003, Census Bureau Says

WASHINGTON – The Census Bureau said per-pupil spending increased in every county in the state in 2003 and the state as a whole spent about $8,921 per student, the 13th-highest amount in the country