WASHINGTON – Maryland’s system of notifying the public of raw sewage overflows could be an example for the nation, officials said Tuesday to a congressional committee considering just such a measure nationally
Maryland
Shelter Space Continues Falling, as City’s Homeless Population Stays Steady
ANNAPOLIS – Baltimore’s homeless population continues to hover around 3,000 people, while the number of emergency and short-term shelter beds in the city has fallen to 2,260 in the last count
^Even With Improvements, Rural Areas Still Grapple with Dial-Up Internet
ANNAPOLIS – Virgil Shockley tried to buy airline tickets online recently
Mandel Years Had It All
BALTIMORE – The 18 years of Marvin Mandel litigation had it all, Arnold Weiner argues — an indicted sitting governor with a personal life out of a soap opera, crack lawyers and a fascinated public
^Calls for Closure Divide Parents, Former Residents of Rosewood Center
ANNAPOLIS – Harry Yost has heard it all before
Report Says One-Third of Facilities in State Exceed Water Discharge Limits
ANNAPOLIS – A new report shows that more than one-third of major industrial and municipal facilities in Maryland discharged more pollution into waterways in 2005 than allowed by federal law
^Biologists Attack Noxious Asian Vine by Releasing Hungry Asian Weevil
ANNAPOLIS – Scientists hope to get rid of an invasive vine that was accidentally introduced from Asia decades ago by unleashing a vine-eating bug — also from Asia