Maryland

Sixties Senator Brings New Ideas, Personal Flair to Politics

ANNAPOLIS – The words “People Before Profit,” written in graceful script, float across state Sen

Editors: Please hold for release for Sunday, March 30, and after. This CORRECTS the title for Michael Ferrell in graf 14, FROM “director of facilities management” TO “executive director.”

WASHINGTON – Under a bridge off K Street, not far from one of Washington’s busier business districts, two Metropolitan Police officers rouse a homeless man sleeping in a plywood shelter

Cherry Blossom Information A Mouse Click Away

WASHINGTON – You don’t need to come to the Tidal Basin at the Jefferson Memorial to get a look at the cherry blossoms

Baltimore School Deal Gets Nod from Senate Committees

ANNAPOLIS – After two committees excluded other localities from the Senate version of the Baltimore school settlement Wednesday night, the question remains whether the House will follow their lead or try to provide education money for the entire state

Editors: This is the fourth in a series of reviews of federal Web sites. Please hold for use Sunday or later.

WASHINGTON – Want to see what Kali the rhinoceros and her new calf are doing?

You don’t have to go to the National Zoological Park to check on them

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Passes House Overwhelmingly With Help of Three Marylanders

WASHINGTON – Three of Maryland’s four GOP congressmen Thursday helped the House pass a ban on partial-birth abortions by a veto-proof majority

Beware of Flu-like Symptoms — They Might Be Something More

BALTIMORE – The kidney-shaped cells of Neisseria meningitidis cling together, seeming to decide as a colony where to attack the body

Comptroller’s Web Site Makes Tax Season Less Taxing

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s comptroller is moving in the left lane of the information superhighway with innovations that are making tax season less taxing