ANNAPOLIS – As of Friday, medical authorities have identified 37 cases of suspected Pfiesteria-related illness in Maryland, according to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Social Security May Use Field Offices To Capture Fugitives
WASHINGTON – The Social Security Administration wants to do more than cut off benefits to felons — it wants to help arrest them
Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Maryland Clean Water Failures
Maryland has failed to properly monitor the quality of the state’s lakes, rivers, and bays, said three environmental groups in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday
Environmentalists, Industry Have Doubts on Utility Deregulation
ANNAPOLIS – The proposed deregulation of Maryland’s electricity industry could have a devastating effect on environmental quality, a coalition of state environmental activists is telling state government
Officials Want Water Control Taken Away from District
WASHINGTON – Suburban officials said Wednesday they remain concerned about the District’s control of the D
Howard County Helps Baltimore with Minority Adoptions
WASHINGTON – Howard County officials hope to place 100 black kids from Baltimore in new homes in the wealthier suburban enclave, under a new program aimed at easing the city’s crushing adoption caseload
Md. Appeals Court Overturns Death Sentence for Cop Killer
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals Wednesday overturned the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a Maryland state trooper because of procedural errors made by the Talbot County Circuit Court during sentencing
National Museum of Dentistry Has Reason To Smile
BALTIMORE – Hear the phrase “National Museum of Dentistry” and the image that leaps to mind is probably of a small, rather pathetic roadside attraction with maybe two rooms and five part- time employees
Maryland Middle-Schoolers To Be Anti-Tobacco Activists
WASHINGTON – Maryland middle school students will be targeted to become anti-tobacco activists under a classroom program being developed by an arm of the nation’s largest teachers union