Maryland

GRAVELLY POINT, Va

WASHINGTON – In a year of record growth at Baltimore- Washington International Airport, air traffic controllers have been cut – a situation some say could lead to accidents

ANNAPOLIS – At the midpoint of the 1995 Maryland legislative session, freshman Del

WASHINGTON – Maryland government has paid $114 million since 1977 – more than any other state – to ensure that 110,000 acres of farmland will continue producing food, officials said

ANNAPOLIS – As the welfare debate heats up the Maryland Statehouse, opposing camps on the abortion issue are uniting against the family cap, a measure designed to discourage mothers on public assistance from having more babies

ANNAPOLIS – A new predator is creating a nuisance for Maryland’s farmers and trappers

ANNAPOLIS – The General Assembly’s freshman class is 80 strong – more diverse, more Republican and younger than Maryland lawmakers have been in years

ANNAPOLIS – In Calvert County, where station wagons and two- car garages are increasingly replacing tractors and silos, interaction between neighbors is not always cordial

WASHINGTON – For years George Jackson led a double life of science and art – microbiologist by day at the Food & Drug Administration and free-lance writer by night and weekend

ANNAPOLIS – It took the most rancorous strike in baseball history, but the Baltimore Orioles – and their fans in the Statehouse – are drawing inspiration from to one of their greatest rivals: the world-champion Toronto Blue Jays