Retarded Citizens’ Advocate Helps Those in Need Get Jobs

TOWSON – Growing up, Jerry Bullinger knew his next door neighbor was different, but it didn’t matter

Beware of Flu-like Symptoms — They Might Be Something More

BALTIMORE – The kidney-shaped cells of Neisseria meningitidis cling together, seeming to decide as a colony where to attack the body

Patient Consent before Data Collection, Demonstrators Say

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Health Care Access and Cost Commission collects medical information from patients and compiles it into a database to determine costs of health care services

Lawmakers Propose Banning Tobacco Vending Machines

ANNAPOLIS – Every day, anti-tobacco activists say, 60 Maryland children start smoking

HMO Regulation Bill Finds Support from Doctors

ANNAPOLIS – Can’t get through to your HMO doctor? Do you wait two hours to see the doctor once you have an appointment? Do you think you didn’t have a test run because of its cost?

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Disability Tax Credit Unanimously Passes Senate

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate Thursday unanimously passed legislation introduced by the governor to give employers a tax credit for hiring individuals with disabilities

Lacrosse Sticks, Jousters’ Lances Clash over Official Md. Sport

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s athletes will be roaming the halls of government Tuesday demanding that the Legislature decide which sports the state should recognize as its own:

* Jousting, which has held the honor exclusively since 1962

“Thriving by Three” Bill Heard by Joint Committee Session

ANNAPOLIS – There are working families in Maryland that must choose between medicine for their children and food on their tables, state health officials told lawmakers Tuesday in support of a bill that would set up a new program

Death of Essex Boy Brings Inhalants Issue to General Assembly

ESSEX – The calendar in the boy’s room is turned to June 1996