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Maryland
More Voters Turn to E-Mail to Make Their Voices Heard in Congress
WASHINGTON – Maryland voters are going on-line in record numbers to give their congressmen an earful on the impeachment of President Clinton
Judge’s Feud With Defense Attorney Gets Conviction Tossed Out
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s highest court said a Baltimore man could not get a fair trial from a judge who feuded openly with the man’s attorney — rephrasing the lawyer’s questions, accusing him of swiping a court marker and handcuffing him in front of jurors
For Some Maryland Dumps, Taking Trash is Good Business
WASHINGTON – Memo to New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani: While Virginians fight to keep more of your city’s garbage out of their state, at least two Maryland dumps are happy to import trash
Zirkin Finds It’s Not Easy Being a Green Delegate
ANNAPOLIS – After what he thought was a successful dinner with a community member during his campaign for the House of Delegates last year, Bobby Zirkin felt confident enough to order a beer
Maryland Exports of Trash to Reach 2 Million Tons by 2000
WASHINGTON – Maryland has a new, fast- growing export, according to a report released last month by state officials — trash
Both Sides Prepare for Public Battle Over Proposed Tobacco Tax
ANNAPOLIS- Southern Maryland lawmakers outlined their fight against a proposed tobacco tax Friday, promising letter-writing campaigns and testimony from tobacco farmers and vowing to bring busloads of opponents to the State House
Maryland Ranks Eighth in Nation for Abortion Rights
WASHINGTON – Maryland ranks eighth in the nation for protecting abortion and reproductive rights, according to a report released Thursday by the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League Foundation
Montgomery County Delegates to Focus on HMO Reform
ANNAPOLIS Montgomery County’s delegation to the General Assembly will try to rein in health maintenance organizations’ broad powers to deny care to their members