ANNAPOLIS – This holiday season, Daphne White wants you to keep something in mind as you shop for toys: Violence is not child’s play
Maryland
Lingering Problem of Functional Illiteracy Threatens to Get Worse
WASHINGTON – Donald Thornton can manage to read a bus schedule, but when it comes time to call the roll for the fourth- and fifth-graders he coaches in basketball, the Baltimore man has to ask one of the children to do it
School Officials Spar Over Proper Methods of Teaching Literacy
WASHINGTON – James McKusick thinks “education has vastly improved in the last century,” but that’s about the only nice thing the English professor has to say about the public school system
Maryland Lost 75 Percent of Farms, as Farmers Found it Harder to Get By
WASHINGTON – William Addison once thought farming was his future
Boom Times for State Farmers’ Markets Benefit Both Growers and Consumers
WASHINGTON – At least one part of the farming business is booming in Maryland: Farmers’ markets jumped from only 23 in 1990 to 65 this year and can be found in all but two counties in the state, agriculture officials said
Marylanders Marched Steadily Toward Dream of Homeownership in 20th Century
WASHINGTON – A record number of Marylanders achieved the American dream during the 20th century, as post-war growth spurts, government support and general economic prosperity pushed homeownership to 65 percent
Amid Big-House Boom, Row Houses and Town Houses Stage a Comeback
WASHINGTON – In 1900, Baltimore ruled the state and the row house ruled Baltimore
Transient Man Finds Himself Home for the Holidays
SILVER SPRING – Mike Ditch crossed Georgia Avenue recklessly as cars whizzed by and pointed to a parking garage and the back of the post office – places he once slept
Baltimore Made the Most of Its Political Clout in the 20th Century
WASHINGTON – The days of Baltimore holding all the cards in the General Assembly are not merely gone — they never were
Analysts Say GOP Crowd Unlikely to Trample Sarbanes in Senate Race
WASHINGTON – Montgomery County businessman Rob Sobhani is expected to announce his candidacy Wednesday for the U