Maryland

One-Room Schoolhouse Was Heart of Community, And Vice-Versa

CAMBRIDGE – Barbara Ennels Lake stood in the chilly one-room schoolhouse, looking beyond the buckets and tools that crowd the room now to a past when she learned to read and write

Critics Say Community Service Ideals are Falling By Wayside

ANNAPOLIS – Faced with a state mandate to perform 75 hours of community service, students in Caroline County’s Colonel Richardson High School decided to lobby for repairs to the aging Dover Bridge

Open Parole Hearings Help Victims Families Cope With Loss

WESTOVER – Sheila Harding watched from behind a glass wall as the man who murdered her daughter with three blasts from a shotgun explained why he should be let out on parole after serving half of his 30-year sentence

Victims Rights Expanded in General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers continued to expand victims rights this year, approving bills that will notify victims of plea bargains and give more people the right to speak at parole hearings

Naming Undercover Cops Protected by First Amendment, Court Says

ANNAPOLIS – A divided Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that Ocean City police violated Wayne Nelson Davis’ free-speech rights when they arrested him for telling a friend that two undercover officers might be “narcs

Talk of Ruppersberger Gubernatorial Run Draws Tepid Response

ANNAPOLIS – Baltimore County Executive C

Black Caucus Members Rebound, Find Cause to Praise Session

ANNAPOLIS – Members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus said they managed to regroup from the early-session ouster of their leader, former Sen

Baltimore Hails Session Wins, Harford Hedges

ANNAPOLIS – School construction, Pfiesteria piscicida, tax relief and the dairy compact topped central Maryland’s priorities this legislative session

Howard Lawmakers Happy With Haul, Hoping for More

ANNAPOLIS – In a session of legislative largesse, Howard County lawmakers secured at least $34 million in state funding for roads, schools, and the purchase of the historic Smith Farm

Southern Maryland Lawmakers Worry About Impact on Farmers

ANNAPOLIS – Southern Maryland lawmakers this week wrapped up the “kind of session that you’d like to leave and face the voters” — unless the voters are farmers