Shore Residents, Environmentalists, Vow to Stop Development Near Blackwater

CAMBRIDGE – A loose coalition of farmers, watermen, community groups and environmental activists launched an effort Thursday to stop a 3,200-home development from being built on 1,000 acres of farmland near the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge

Religious Leaders Rally to Oppose Ban on Gay Marriage

ANNAPOLIS – Religious leaders who said they represent 11 denominations and over 240 Maryland congregations denounced on Tuesday the movement to pass a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage

Baltimore Judge Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Law

ANNAPOLIS – A Baltimore judge struck down the 1973 Maryland law banning same-sex marriage Friday, ruling that “tradition and social values alone” can not be used to justify discrimination