Maryland

CUMBERLAND – The manner of the 66-year-old grocer’s death was not at all common in the Western Maryland town

ANNAPOLIS – They’ve been called the “progeny” of Megan’s Law, and several variations of the law inspired by the brutal sexual assault of a New Jersey 7- year-old occupied the Maryland General Assembly this session, but only one is likely to become law

OELLA – The front of Rich Burns’ cliffside Oella home is a two-level, wheat-colored log house that sits right up against the curb of a windy, single- lane road, looking much as it has for the past century

GRANTSVILLE – Stepping off the National Road in Grantsville and into the Spruce Forest Artisan Village is more than a step back in history: It’s a step back into many different histories

On the map, it’s almost a straight shot west and north from Baltimore before turning up toward Wheeling, W

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CLEAR SPRING – Along most of Route 40 west of Hagerstown, the 20th century has made its presence felt

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s three most powerful politicians accepted at least $158,650 in campaign contributions and donations from companies with a strong interest in the electric deregulation legislation that passed this year

WASHINGTON – Charles “Mac” Mathias will soon return to the Capitol — but not to rejoin a Congress that the former senator from Maryland sees as increasingly contentious

BALTIMORE – Lynne Battaglia is in argument mode