Maryland

^New Farmers’ Market Acts Locally, Thinks Globally

UPPER MARLBORO – The smell of baked corn tortillas stuffed with piping hot beans and melted cheese could stop any of the hungry commuters driving by the busy crossroads intersection of Takoma Park

^Disney Movie Shoots on UMD Campus, Taps Students as Extras

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^At PG Hospital, Employees Wait to Learn Their Fate

CHEVERLY – Sandra Powell was born at Prince George’s Hospital Center

Corn Is Golden for Maryland Farmers

POOLESVILLE – Spurred by the ethanol boom, corn prices are surging to historic highs, and farmer Jamie Jamison and others like him throughout Maryland are expecting to plant corn at levels not seen in the state for over a decade

^Elmo Comforts Kids With Parents on Patrol

WASHINGTON – When Sgt

Global Warming Equals Post-nasal Drip?

WASHINGTON – If you could stop rubbing your itchy, watery eyes for one second, put down the tissue and look around, you’d see an increasing number of sneezing, sniffling sad sacks just like you

Report Says Maryland Emissions Growing

BALTIMORE – On an overcast day in Fells Point, environmentalists gathered to highlight what they say is the role Maryland plays in climate change

^Smoking Ban May Make Temporary Dent in Bar Revenues

BETHESDA – When Montgomery County became the first jurisdiction in Maryland to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in 2003, county officials predicted that non-smokers from across the region would come “flocking” to the area, “grateful for the chance to eat smoke-free

Regional Leaders Respond to Climate Change Threat

WASHINGTON – The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments voted unanimously Wednesday to pass a regional climate change initiative that will unite efforts to reduce greenhouse gases in the National Capital Region

A Green Session For Maryland Legislators

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators, with the help of rookie Gov