Baltimore Judges Demand, Get, a Break in Way Sentences are Calculated

WASHINGTON – It’s not a typical boast, but Baltimore City circuit judges were pleased to drop recently from No

Sentences Meted Out by Circuit Judges Move, Slowly, Toward State Guidelines

WASHINGTON – Maryland judges are sticking closer to voluntary sentencing guidelines in criminal cases, according to a Capital News Service analysis of criminal sentences from the last three years

Language Barrier Can Garble Patient Care

ANNAPOLIS – A growing language barrier is challenging Maryland hospitals to work harder to communicate with patients who don’t speak English

Support Growing for Public Campaigns

ANNAPOLIS – When Sean Dobson examined Maryland’s tax laws, he saw 52 reasons why the state needs public campaign financing

Maryland Hospices Get High Marks, But Report Says They Are Underutilized

WASHINGTON – Sharon Wollman had a hard time calling Hospice of the Chesapeake for her son David, 35, who was diagnosed with lung cancer — the call meant he was dying

Montgomery Residents Moving to Talbot, and Bringing Their Checkbooks With Them

WASHINGTON- EDee Merriken says she is not familiar with much of Maryland beyond the Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore Internet Access Stuck on Slow Speed

ANNAPOLIS – Five years after Maryland’s rural towns were promised high- speed Internet access, the idea remains little more than a blip on the screen

Computerized Coop Forges Family Bond

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Businessman Finds Exporting Farm Goods Takes Brains — In More Ways Than One

WASHINGTON – Maryland dairy farmer Kevin Leaverton knew that if he didn’t eat the cow-brain soup, he wasn’t going to close the deal

Cattle by Courier: Farmers, Breeders Take Artificial Insemination High-Tech

WASHINGTON – Five years after Maryland dairy farmer Jason Myers sold one of his promising bulls for stud, Machoman has become the top-producing bull in the country, siring hundreds of offspring