WASHINGTON – Blacks in Baltimore and poor residents on the Eastern Shore will be targeted under a cancer research and education program unveiled Thursday by the National Cancer Institute
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Catonsville Dad Asks Congress to Help Families as Autism Cases Rise
WASHINGTON – Kenneth Curtis of Catonsville talks for a living, but the radio personality said it was difficult to tell a congressional committee Thursday about his son’s autism and ask for more government research and support
Despite Progress on Water Quality, Maryland Gets ‘D’ on Green Report Card
WASHINGTON – An environmental group on Wednesday gave Maryland a D for its efforts to meet federal clean water standards, even though an author of the report said the state “has actually made some pretty good progress
Aberdeen, NRC Team Up to Remove Traces of Uranium Littering Firing Range
WASHINGTON – A firing range at Aberdeen Proving Ground remains contaminated with depleted uranium from the 1970s and needs to be cleaned up before the land can be used for other purposes, officials said
Religious Freedom Has a Prayer in Washington After Waldorf Man’s Court Win
WASHINGTON – Maryland evangelist Pierre Bynum said he will return to the Capitol to lead tourists in prayer aimed at the government, after a federal judge this week upheld his First Amendment right to do so
Maryland Hospitals Anxious Over House Action on Organ Transplants
WASHINGTON – All eight members of Maryland’s congressional delegation voted against a bill Tuesday that would derail a Clinton administration plan to send more organs to areas where they are most urgently needed for transplant
Senate Approves Special Education Extension
ANNAPOLIS – A bill to standardize graduation times for special education students is on its way to Gov
No Wonder Washington’s Not Smiling: Bartlett Calls New-Coin Ad a ‘Disgrace’
WASHINGTON – Change happens, but not if Rep
Glendening Plays Hardball to Win Gun Bill’s Passage
ANNAPOLIS – To get his gun control bill through the Maryland House of Delegates, Gov