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WASHINGTON – Salisbury University soon may permanently discard the standardized test admission requirement for well-qualified students, becoming the first public university in Maryland to do so

WASHINGTON – The case of a military psychiatrist accused of 13 deaths at Fort Hood has prompted mental health professionals to examine whether those who treat patients with post traumatic stress disorder occasionally experience “secondary” symptoms of the affliction

COLLEGE PARK – Zachary Milne, 24, wants to be an entrepreneur, and he’s just made his first “pitch

BALTIMORE – Figurines small enough to swallow, a knight’s helmet with a high concentration of lead and play phones too loud for young ears are all toys on shelves this holiday season

ANNAPOLIS – Prices have dropped across the land

EDMONSTON – This tiny town of 1,500, is soon to join the ranks of the country’s environmentally elite — towns like Seattle and Portland — with the reconstruction of Decatur Street into a new green street

WASHINGTON – Eleven more H1N1-related deaths have been reported in Maryland, bringing the state’s total to 30, according to the Maryland Public Health Services, but there is evidence the illness is in decline here

BALTIMORE – A new long-term partnership between the Port of Baltimore and the largest terminal operator in the country, Ports America, will bring 5,700 jobs and $15