Maryland

Local Foods Make Homestyle Thanksgiving Feast

WASHINGTON – Six hundred turkeys awaited their destiny at Springfield Farm in Sparks, Md

Maryland Veterans Turn Storytellers for History

WASHINGTON – When Richard Hartman sent letters home from a Prisoner of War camp during World War II, he wanted to be certain his mother sent him “toilet articles, socks, hankies, cigarettes and food

^Early Primary Means Early Voter Deadlines

WASHINGTON – Today is the deadline for voters to change party affiliation

Schools, Policymakers Clash on Small Section of Big Bill

WASHINGTON – Congress wants to crack down on illegal music and movie downloads at colleges, but universities are questioning the methods and their consequences

House Passes Referendum by Narrow Margin, But Slots Work Only Half Done

ANNAPOLIS – The House narrowly approved a constitutional amendment Friday that will let voters decide whether to legalize slot machine gambling in a referendum next November

Expected Thanksgiving Fliers Prompt Loosening of Airspace

WASHINGTON — Commercial airliners will be able to fly unused military airspace to accommodate an unprecedented number of people traveling for Thanksgiving, President Bush announced Thursday

House Inches Toward Slots Vote After Day of “Twists and Turns”

ANNAPOLIS – A House committee advanced a plan Thursday that would let voters decide the fate of slot machine gambling in a referendum next November

House Gives Preliminary OK to Chesapeake Fund, Must Negotiate with Senate

ANNAPOLIS – The House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill that outlines how a dedicated Chesapeake Bay cleanup fund would be used to reduce runoff pollution in Maryland’s waterways

House Panel Wipes Out Worcester, Puts Frederick Into Slots Plan

ANNAPOLIS – A House subcommittee voted Wednesday to cut Worcester County out of a bill to legalize slot machines in the state, inserting Frederick County instead

U.S. Still Vulnerable to Anthrax Attack

WASHINGTON – The United States is still “very poorly prepared” for an anthrax attack six years after a 2001 attack targeted Congress and television broadcasters, said a former Central Intelligence Agency director Wednesday