WASHINGTON- The federal government has identified 420,000 jobs that could be contracted out to the private sector, and tens of thousands more are likely to be added by end of this month
Misconceptions Still Simmer in Melting Pot Society, Immigrants Find
WHEATON – Nikita Chernyakov does not drink often, but said he is often asked if he likes vodka
Maryland’s Foreign-Born Population Rebounds With Asian, Hispanic Flavor
WHEATON – Immigrants made up 6
National Christmas Tree Gets Special Tending from Maryland Firm
WASHINGTON – Ted Chwastyk spends weeks leaning out of a bucket truck 40 or more feet in the air at this time of year, in sometimes bitterly cold weather
Federal, State Officials Appeal to Hispanics Leaders for Census Help
SILVER SPRING – State and federal officials met with Hispanic community leaders from around the state Tuesday in an effort to head off problems that led to massive undercounts of minority groups in the 1990 census
Supreme Court Rejects Rockville Attorney’s Petition for a Second Time
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Rockville attorney’s appeal of his suit against a bankruptcy court that he said “demonized” him and his former client
Hispanics Complain About Pace of Census Bureau Outreach for Census 2000
WASHINGTON – Some local Hispanic leaders are complaining that “very little is being done” by the Census Bureau to reach hard-to-count minority populations in the upcoming census
Reward Fund Grows in Racially Tinged University of Maryland Hate Mail Case
WASHINGTON – A reward fund grew to $10,900 Thursday for information on the anonymous author of racially charged hate mail directed at black students and student groups at the University of Maryland College Park
Hundreds Rally to Denounce Racist Hate Letters on College Park Campus
COLLEGE PARK – Hundreds of students and faculty members rallied Wednesday at the University of Maryland College Park to denounce “particularly repellent” hate mail that was sent to black leaders and organizations on campus this week
Vets Worried by Plan to Shift Services from Fort Howard Medical Center
WASHINGTON – Billy Buck says he is in good health now, but the Army veteran worries about what might happen if the Department of Veterans Affairs scales back services at nearby Fort Howard VA Medical Center