As Hectic Holidays Start for Most, Biggest Mall Decorating Firm Takes a Break

WASHINGTON – With Thanksgiving now past, home holiday decorating begins in earnest for most

Maryland Officials Man Battle Stations for War

ANNAPOLIS – With less than 24 hours until American troops could be authorized to march toward Baghdad, Maryland officials are bunkering down for possible retaliation on Free State soil

Program for Jobless White-Collar Workers Mixes Networking, Tips and Support

WASHINGTON – When Nancy Crider learned in October 2002 that her job as a purchasing coordinator would be eliminated by the first of February, she was sure she would find a new job before the paychecks stopped coming

Lawmakers Pledge to Fix Thornton’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Provision

ANNAPOLIS – Key Senate lawmakers vowed Tuesday to overcome legal and financial issues jeopardizing the Thornton school reform plan

Maryland’s Premiere Track Waits for a Rebirth That May Not Come

BALTIMORE – Ray Edwards is at Pimlico counting the days before his next trip to West Virginia’s Charles Town race track

Maryland’s Premiere Track Waits for Uncertain Rebirth

BALTIMORE – Ray Edwards is at Pimlico counting the days before his next trip to West Virginia’s Charles Town race track

Dorchester Commuters Ride on County Change

CAMBRIDGE – It markets itself as the “first true premier Mid-Atlantic resort,” a palace that rises in the east for motorists crossing the Choptank River Bridge on their summertime treks to the beach

Domestic Violence Victims Find Access Through Courts, Phones

ANNAPOLIS – Verizon Wireless will donate cell phones and airtime to victims of domestic abuse who have found safety under a new law requiring court offices to be open seven days a week

Ehrlich Slots Plan in Jeopardy in House

ANNAPOLIS – House revenue committee chairwoman Sheila Hixson, D- Montgomery, was pulling an April Fools joke Tuesday when she told an apprehensive hearing room that Gov

Murder Victim’s Family to Bring Story to Lawmakers in Death Penalty Debate

ANNAPOLIS – Kay Cross will tell lawmakers Thursday that there is only one just sentence for the person who killed her son — the death penalty