NEW WINDSOR – In the mid and late 19th century, farmers drove their flatbed wagons over the winding roads of north- central Maryland until they stopped under one end of Sam McKinstry’s gristmill at Sam’s Creek
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Machinist Union Is Biggest Special-Interest Spender In Maryland
WASHINGTON – A Maryland-based labor union that represents machinists and airline workers is one of the nation’s biggest spenders on federal elections, according to government reports
Big Spender on Congressional Junkets Vows Altruistic Motives
WASHINGTON – The Aspen Institute paid for more than a quarter of all privately funded trips Maryland Congress members took since January 1996, but officials of the non-profit said all they are seeking is a “well-informed, bipartisan” Congress
Top Maryland CEOs Received Drastic Pay Increases in 1996
WASHINGTON – Income for Maryland’s top corporate bosses jumped 75 percent between fiscal 1995 and 1996, driven by hefty stock options and bonuses, according to Securities and Exchange Commission records
Smart Growth Planning Sparks Interest Around Country
BALTIMORE – “Smart Growth” ideas are gaining momentum among America’s environmentalists, architects and planners, say land- use professionals who took part this week in a major national conference
Maryland Cuts Gonorrhea Infection in Half During Last Decade
WASHINGTON – The number of new gonorrhea infections in Maryland has dropped by half in the last decade, from 24,132 cases diagnosed in 1987 to 11,318 in 1996
Maryland Delegation Racks Up $47,000 in Private Trips
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s 10 members of Congress took 30 privately funded trips worth $47,000 in the past two years, while their staffers went on 28 such junkets worth $27,000, according to congressional travel records
USM Regents Approve Campuses’ Strategic Goals
ROCKVILLE – The University System of Maryland Board of Regents Friday approved strategic goals set by individual campuses to both improve education and keep down consumer costs