ANNAPOLIS – One day, as president of the United States, 16- year-old Sarah Andrews would like to see the country “moving to the point where education is really the top priority
Maryland
Appeals Court Grants New Trial to Defendant Who Had No Lawyer
ANNAPOLIS – A Baltimore County man, convicted in a trial where he represented himself without a lawyer, will receive a new trial due to a Wednesday ruling from the Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Citizen Signatures Sought for Petitions to Reform Campaign Laws
WASHINGTON – Common Cause of Maryland will try to collect 32,000 signatures as part of a national effort to convince more than 1
Women Beating Men Out on Valentine Card Giving
GREENBELT – Laurel’s police squad will get Valentine’s Day cards from a not-so-secret admirer
“Thriving by Three” Bill Heard by Joint Committee Session
ANNAPOLIS – There are working families in Maryland that must choose between medicine for their children and food on their tables, state health officials told lawmakers Tuesday in support of a bill that would set up a new program
Make Milk the Official State Drink, Dairy Industry Asks
ANNAPOLIS – If the dairy industry gets its way, milk will soon share the spotlight with square dancing, a snail fossil and the black-eyed Susan as an official state symbol
Vigil Mourns Maryland’s Domestic Violence Victims
ANNAPOLIS – About a decade ago, Joni Colsrud-Van Dyke’s abusive ex-husband arrived at her home several hours early for visitation with their two children
Students Go Online with U. of Md. System College Application
ANNAPOLIS – With one stroke of the keyboard, high school students may now apply to any of the 11 University of Maryland System’s campuses through the World Wide Web
Mayors Endorse Governor’s ‘Smart Growth’ Plan
Annapolis — Mayors from across the state on Thursday publicly embraced the governor’s Smart Growth initiative, an effort to revitalize urban neighborhoods and direct suburban growth
Bill Would Expand Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements
In the South Baltimore neighborhood of Brooklyn, blocks of rowhouses surround eclectic small businesses like grocery stores that sell used baby strollers and sidewalk stands of fresh vegetables