ANNAPOLIS – Two hog farmers in Frederick and Carroll counties face stiff opposition from environmentalists and local residents who don’t want odors and pollution in their back yards
Maryland
Court Upholds Parking Rage Ruling
ANNAPOLIS- Maryland’s second most powerful court last week settled a bitter dispute in which a fourth-grade teacher jumped into a parking space to win a spot then was injured by another car vying for the same space
Maryland at Forefront of Fight Against Drug-Resistant Germs
WASHINGTON – Maryland is one of a handful of states taking steps to track and combat the growing threat posed by drug-resistant bacteria, the state’s epidemiologist told a congressional subcommittee Thursday
Farmers Struggle to Keep the Family Farm
ANNAPOLIS – Neighbors call the hog farm a health hazard
Reporters Sift Newly Released Nixon Documents for `Holy Grail’
COLLEGE PARK – A handful of reporters and one researcher showed up at National Archives II Thursday to peruse previously classified segments of tape that were used as impeachment evidence against President Nixon
Transit Helps Move People from Welfare to Work
ANNAPOLIS – Successful welfare reform is directly tied to adequate public transportation, experts say
Maryland Women Earn 74 cents To Male Dollar
WASHINGTON – Women in Maryland earn 74 cents for every $1 earned by men, or $173 less per week than the median salary for men, according to a study released Wednesday
Bill mandates drug, mental health screening for juvenile offenders
ANNAPOLIS More than half of all Maryland juvenile offenders have psychiatric problems, and one in four require mental health services that many aren’t getting, experts said Wednesday
Archives To Release Previously Confidential Nixon Documents
COLLEGE PARK – The National Archives is set to release tens of thousands of President Nixon’s previously confidential files Thursday and portions of taped conversations that were cited in impeachment proceedings against him