Maryland

Civic Group Asks Clinton to Help Ease Police-Minority Relations

WASHINGTON – A national civic and civil rights group called on President Clinton Tuesday to help mend relations between police and minority communities

Bay Commission Says Road Signs Will Increase Awareness

ANNAPOLIS – The Chesapeake Bay Commission is making sure travelers on the major highways to Ocean City get a geography and environmental lesson with new road signs marking the boundaries of the bay watershed

Organization plates popular with Maryland Drivers

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland drivers have almost 300 ways to tell others about their interests without ever saying a word

When Wintry Weather Puts Hands in Pockets, Out Comes?

With the season’s first cold snap, Marylanders reached for their heavy coats this week, knocked off the lint, and discovered surprises — pleasant and not — tucked deep in woolly pockets

Bartlett Calls for Congressional Vote on Zaire Mission

WASHINGTON – Republican Rep

Group Strives to Equalize College Chances for Students

WASHINGTON – A program tested in Prince George’s County public schools that is designed to prepare minority and poor students for college has been so successful it’s being expanded

Second Study Documents Lengthening of Time to College Degree

ANNAPOLIS – Two studies in as many days have found that the time it takes students to earn a bachelor’s degree is increasing in Maryland

Committee Considers Streamlined Environmental Permitting

ANNAPOLIS – A study presented to lawmakers this week concludes that the environmental permitting process for business and developers is hampered by overlapping permits and duplicative government oversight

Clinton’s Re-election Bodes Well For Blacks, But GOP Gains in Senate Could Hurt, Professors Say

COLLEGE PARK – President Clinton’s re-election with the help of black voters and the diversity of his first-term cabinet show that blacks have become more influential in policy making, said three black professors at the University of Maryland