Ehrlich, Miller Gamble for Slots Again in 2005

ANNAPOLIS – Maybe the third time will be the charm for slot machine legislation in Maryland

Baltimore Excels at Treating Its High Number of HIV/AIDS Cases

ANNAPOLIS – Michael Palaia knows exactly when and how he contracted HIV

Thanksgiving Should Boost Ocean City’s Off-Season Economy

ANNAPOLIS – Thanksgiving travelers and shoppers should give a lift to Ocean City’s economy in an otherwise slow tourism off-season, a city official said

Voting Machine Opponents Report Election Day Troubles

ANNAPOLIS – Crashing and freezing voting machines, oversensitive touch screens, incomplete ballots and vote tally discrepancies may have left thousands of Maryland voters disenfranchised on Election Day, according to a report released by voting machine critics Tuesday

Schaefer Berates Ehrlich on Loss of GM Plant

ANNAPOLIS – A day after General Motors Corp

New Ice Cream Plant Will Expand Wallets, Waistlines in Laurel

LAUREL – Maryland officials broke ground Wednesday on an ice cream facility that they said will bring new jobs and economic gains to the state

Provisional Ballots, Touch-Screen Glitches Vex Voters

ANNAPOLIS – Minor problems with touch-screen voting machines and provisional ballots plagued poll workers on Election Day, but state officials said they were remedied before any damage could be done

Maryland Hits Magic Number: 3 Million Registered Voters

ANNAPOLIS – The number of registered voters in Maryland topped the 3 million mark for the first time, as thousands of applications flooded elections boards across the state

Party Tags on Absentee Ballots Worry Election Watchdogs

ANNAPOLIS – Robert Lanza thought voters’ ballots were supposed to be secret, which is why he was surprised to see a little “G” next to his name on his absentee ballot return address — for Green Party