NORTH POTOMAC – When Lisy Lara, 23, looks around the six homes in her cul- de-sac in Montgomery County’s Dufief Mill development, she sees four Asian families and two white, including her own
Before They Pace the Halls of Academia, Students Nervously Pace the Floor
WASHINGTON – For the first two weeks of April there was only one person Lauren Grady wanted to see after school every day: the mailman
Chase for Teachers Already Under Way, As Schools Scramble to Fill 11,000 Slots
WASHINGTON – April is “the hot month” for school recruiters, who are scrambling to fill about 11,000 expected teaching vacancies in Maryland for the next school year
Court Says Insurance Company Cannot Block Son’s Injury Lawsuit Against Parents
WASHINGTON – A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a suit that a New Jersey man filed against his Delmar parents for injuries he said he received when a tree his father was trying to remove fell on him
Judge Rejects Claim That Collection Agency’s Letter on Old Debt Was Deceitful
WASHINGTON – Collection agencies can invite people to pay off an old debt without running afoul of federal law, even if the debtors no longer have a legal obligation to pay it off, a federal judge has ruled
International Survey of Science, Math Test Scores a Mixed Bag for Maryland
WASHINGTON – Maryland eighth-grade students had the lowest science test scores and the second-to-lowest scores in math among students in 13 states that participated in a far-ranging study of those skills in 1999
Are Lawmakers Excited About Terps’ Final Four Appearance? Don’t Bet on It
WASHINGTON – It’s put up or shut up time for Maryland Terrapins fans, and many of the state’s politicians have opted to shut up
Census May Have Missed as Many as 75,000 Maryland Residents, Report Says
WASHINGTON – More than 75,000 Maryland residents were likely missed in the 2000 census, according to one estimate, a shortfall that could cost the state millions in federal funds that are based on population
Maryland Congressional Delegation Splits Down Party Lines on Bush’s Budget
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s congressional delegation split straight down party lines Wednesday in the vote on President Bush’s fiscal 2002 budget, which passed the House by a 222-205 vote
Party is Muted as Maryland Celebrates Its 367th Birthday
WASHINGTON – What happens when Maryland Day falls on a Sunday? The same thing that happens when the state holiday falls on any other day of the week — not much