WASHINGTON – Turn-of-the-century dreamers weren’t too off the mark when they predicted we would be riding in “airships,” traveling in express trains at 100 mph and living longer lives by the end of the 20th century

WASHINGTON – There’s nothing like the fresh tangerine aroma of a silvery Christmas tree around the holidays — at least that’s what some Maryland Christmas tree growers are hoping to hear

WASHINGTON – When he’s not performing his duties as mayor of Colmar Manor, Michael Garrett sometimes drives high-ranking government officials to the White House in his part-time job as a limo driver

WASHINGTON – Crossing the border into Maryland to get married is hardly a new trend: Cecil County was the place to elope in the first half of the century, and it still issues the vast majority of its marriage licenses to out-of-state couples

WASHINGTON – Did you hear the one about the West Virginia cousins who married each other? Turns out that jokes like that may be on Maryland

WASHINGTON – Almost 90 percent of Marylanders who are solicited over the phone by an unfamiliar charity worry they might be getting scammed, according to a preliminary data from a survey commissioned by state nonprofits

WASHINGTON – It may be the season of giving, but don’t count on Marylanders to open up their wallets or purses too wide

WASHINGTON – Before sitting down to that traditional turkey feast, say another thank you if you’re not on food stamps

COLLEGE PARK – A piece of American history is being kept alive in about 30 baby-food jars lining the bottom shelf of a fluorescent-lighted, pristine white storage tank in the back of a lab at the University of Maryland

WASHINGTON – When Rep