Website Owners Use Sniper’s Infamy To Draw Response

ANNAPOLIS – Two Web site owners are capitalizing on the worldwide notoriety of the recent sniper attacks in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D

Grants Boost International Business for Maryland Companies

ANNAPOLIS – From Hong Kong to Puerto Rico, foreign companies are buying loads of the rhodium solution made by Joe Lipsitz’s Baltimore plant for use in plating diamond engagement rings

Ehrlich Calls For New Juvenile Justice Department

ANNAPOLIS – Challenging his Democratic opponent on her signature issue Wednesday, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich called for improved education, treatment and early intervention in the state’s troubled juvenile justice system

With Sniper on the Loose, Politicians, Volunteers Limit Outdoor Campaigning

WASHINGTON – The specter of recent sniper attacks in the Washington area has campaigns scaling back door-to-door volunteer efforts and personal appearances less than a month before Election Day

Court Says County Does Not Owe Wages to Caretakers Who Lived Free in Parks

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has ruled that Baltimore County does not have to pay back wages to 24 people who lived in county parks rent-free in exchange for taking care of the parks

State Grant Puts Fowl Food on Track

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland is spending up to $300,000 to repair a washed-out Eastern Shore rail line for Tyson Foods – but the state considers the cost chicken feed

Pols Back Slates In Face of Criticism from Campaign Finance Reformers

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland campaign finance reformers have taken aim at the latest vexing election law: campaign committees that support a slate of candidates and allow virtually unlimited flexibility to transfer funds

Jobless Rate Unchanged as Maryland Economic Recovery Lags

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s August unemployment rate of 4

‘Skilled Shooter’ Not Needed For Maryland Slayings, Experts Say

ANNAPOLIS – Police may not be looking for an expert marksman in a killing frenzy that took the lives of at least five Maryland residents Wednesday and Thursday

Townsend Transportation Plan Includes Metro, ICC

ANNAPOLIS – Lt