Supreme Court Passes on Maryland Man’s Battle with IRS

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from a Potomac man who was involved in the largest income tax-evasion case in the state

Gilchrest Hopeful Funds Can Be Found to Eliminate ‘Monster’ Nutria

WASHINGTON – President Clinton’s fiscal 2000 budget does not include funding for a program to eradicate nutria, beaver-sized rodents that are destroying “some of the most important wetlands in this country

Hagerstown Businesswoman Joins Opponents of `Death Tax’

WASHINGTON – A Hagerstown businesswoman said Thursday that the federal estate tax “steals a lifetime of work” from small business owners and family farmers

Crackdown on Trash Haulers Forces 87 Trucks Off the Road

WASHINGTON – Maryland police and environmental officials took 87 trash trucks off the road this month, 13 percent of the total that they stopped as part of a nine- state crackdown

Supreme Court Refuses Appeal of Harford Adult Book Stores

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the appeal of two Harford County adult book stores that are trying to sue county officials over raids on the businesses

Court Says Ex-Husband Cannot Use Tax Law to Avoid Divorce Payment

A federal appeals court has ordered a Maryland man to pay his ex-wife an additional $35,961 from his pension plan, rejecting his argument that federal tax law prohibits him from doing so

Army Corps Gives Preliminary OK to Dumping Site Off Kent Island

WASHINGTON – The Army Corps of Engineers said Friday that it could find only “short- term and localized” negative environmental impacts from a plan to dump dredge spoils along a four-mile stretch of bay off of Kent Island

Across Campus, Enthusiasm for Clinton’s Visit is Mixed

COLLEGE PARK – Tickets for President Clinton’s visit Wednesday to the University of Maryland reportedly “went like hotcakes

Getting Ready for the Big Man on Campus is Hard Work

COLLEGE PARK – Jessica Davies’ 4-year- old son, Drew, wants President Clinton to take a time-out