Maryland

Penthouse Publisher Sues Government Over Ban on Magazine Sale

WASHINGTON – Bob Guccione, publisher of Penthouse, sued the federal government this week over a Defense Department provision that will prevent the sale and rental of sexually explicit magazines and videos at defense facilities

Regents Vote To Change Name of University of Maryland System

CAMBRIDGE – What’s a name got to do with it? Well, the University of Maryland System Board of Regents says plenty

Anne Arundel Child Experiences Superbacteria Ordeal

When 6 1/2-month-old Nicholas Cotten developed a fever this summer, his parents, Ann and Richard Cotten, reacted quickly and took him to their physician

Committee To Evaluate Regulations for Group Homes

ANNAPOLIS — A special legislative committee on group homes is vowing to improve and toughen the way state agencies regulate such facilities

There Won’t Be Balloons and Rallies for Libertarian Candidate

WASHINGTON – After losing a court battle to have his name put on the November ballot in Maryland, Libertarian Robert Creager is doing little to win election to Congress

Regents’ Vote Could Adjust Tuition Policy

ANNAPOLIS – Part-time students who attend University of Maryland System schools may have a few extra dollars in their pockets next fall

ATM Charges Anger Public Interest Group

COLLEGE PARK – Nearly half of the banks recently surveyed in Maryland have capitalized on a new-found ability to charge a fee to customers who pull money from another bank’s automatic teller machine, a public interest group said Thursday

Maryland Senators Angry as Judicial Nominations Go Unconfirmed

WASHINGTON – Democratic Sens