Once-booming Western Maryland Goes Green To Fight Recession

WASHINGTON – Until a few years ago, things were looking up for Western Maryland

Slang Links Warriors to Home, Front Lines

WASHINGTON – Like their fellow soldiers in Germany, Vietnam or Korea, those deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq have created a language all their own, filled with black humor, cultural references and even the occasional crudity

LaHood, Mikulski Urge Federal Oversight of Metro

WASHINGTON – The federal government will enforce safety rules on Metro and other public transit systems under a proposal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood introduced at a Senate subcommittee hearing Thursday

Despite Maryland’s Wealth, Working Families Struggle

WASHINGTON – Maryland remains the wealthiest state in the nation, but income and health gaps are still a concern for blue-collar families here, a new report suggests

Mikulski Women’s Health Amendment Wins Senate OK

WASHINGTON – Women would have free and widespread access to preventive screenings, such as mammograms and pap smears, under an amendment to the Senate health bill approved Thursday

Maryland Guardsman Dies On Second Tour of Duty

WASHINGTON – Staff Sgt

Local Enforcement of Immigration Rules Wins Praise

WASHINGTON – Enlisting local police in immigration enforcement could help prevent crimes committed by illegal immigrants, Baltimore’s former Maryland Transportation Authority Police Chief Gary McLhinney, argued in a panel discussion Thursday

Lt. Gov. Brown Honors Terp Vets

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Experts Fear McDonnell Win Could Hurt Bay Cooperation

WASHINGTON – Republican Robert McDonnell’s win Tuesday in the Virginia gubernatorial elections could roll back gains in that state’s cooperation with Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay and other policy issues, experts warned Wednesday

Anti-illegal-Immigration Group Draws Controversy

WASHINGTON – Brad Botwin has been called an extremist and even a Nazi