Maryland

USDA Proposes User Fees For Food Inspections, Producers Upset

WASHINGTON – Forty-two million chickens are inspected each week in the processing plants of the Salisbury-based Perdue Farms – at taxpayer expense

Court Upholds Expulsion of Caroline Co. High School Student

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals Tuesday upheld decisions by the Caroline County Circuit Court and state and local education authorities to expel a sophomore caught using drugs at her high school in October 1994

Lawmakers Propose Banning Tobacco Vending Machines

ANNAPOLIS – Every day, anti-tobacco activists say, 60 Maryland children start smoking

Bill Would Bypass DNR Watermen’s Waiting List

ANNAPOLIS – Wind-worn and rugged, their faces ruddy above white T-shirts, about 25 watermen came to Annapolis Tuesday to testify for a bill they say will help preserve their waning industry

Women’s Caucus Gains Respect, Influence Over 25 Years

ANNAPOLIS – The women of Maryland’s General Assembly have come a long way in a quarter century

Maryland Man Believes Vietnam Memorial Brings Healing

WASHINGTON – When he enlisted in the Army and went off to Vietnam, his friends from Bowie High School didn’t understand

Science Gets Hip At The `Why Files’ Web Site

WASHINGTON – A self-described “myopic and geeky” group of science buffs discovered it can make science hip by using pop culture as a hook

“Tough Warriors” Try To Preserve Southern Maryland Heritage

CALIFORNIA, MD – Citizens in the “Mother County of Maryland,” some of whose ancestry harks back to the 1600s, want their voices heard by government

Frederick Teen a Rising Soccer Star

FREDERICK, Md

Talented Students Are Choosing State Colleges, Survey Says

ANNAPOLIS – The highest percentage of talented high school seniors in 17 years is choosing state colleges and universities, according to a new study by the Maryland Higher Education Commission