Welfare Reform Hits Kosher Food Pantry

BALTIMORE – State officials say welfare reform has boosted business at Maryland food pantries by 15 percent in the last year, as the working poor turn to food pantries and soup kitchens to make ends meet

Disillusioned Converts Find a Home in Ancient Orthodox Church

LINTHICUM – A golden-robed priest walked back and forth at the altar swinging incense and singing in a deep baritone voice

Statistics Don’t Tell the Whole Story of Welfare Reform

ANNAPOLIS – The statistics indicate that welfare reform in Maryland has been a breeze

Long-term Report Says Maryland Welfare Reform is Working

ANNAPOLIS — For nine years, Angela Thomas relied on welfare to care for her family

One-Room Schoolhouse Was Heart of Community, And Vice-Versa

CAMBRIDGE – Barbara Ennels Lake stood in the chilly one-room schoolhouse, looking beyond the buckets and tools that crowd the room now to a past when she learned to read and write

Naming Undercover Cops Protected by First Amendment, Court Says

ANNAPOLIS – A divided Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that Ocean City police violated Wayne Nelson Davis’ free-speech rights when they arrested him for telling a friend that two undercover officers might be “narcs

Black Caucus Members Rebound, Find Cause to Praise Session

ANNAPOLIS – Members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus said they managed to regroup from the early-session ouster of their leader, former Sen

Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of Man Tried in Prison Garb

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals overturned assault and other convictions against a Charles County man who said he was forced to testify at his trial in his prison-issued orange jumpsuit

Short, Sweet Career Winds Down for Larry Young’s Replacement

ANNAPOLIS – When he was picked to succeed ousted Baltimore Sen