Maryland

O’Malley Calls Closure of PG Hospital ‘Unavoidable’

ANNAPOLIS – In the wake of the failure of last minute negotiations on the future of the financially-troubled Prince George’s Hospital Center, Gov

Religious Young People Vote, Study Finds

COLLEGE PARK – Jessica Newman, 21, never misses a day of daily Mass, nor voting in an election, and she writes to her representatives regularly about issues she supports

Baltimore to Begin Pilot STD Program

ANNAPOLIS – A novel Baltimore program intended to contain the spread of sexually transmitted diseases by allowing infected individuals to pass on medication to their sexual partners was approved by the General Assembly Thursday and is expected to be signed into law

^Role Models for Boomers: Retirees Volunteer in Baltimore Schools

BALTIMORE – The children in Jessica Wides’ first-grade class at Waverly Elementary School are a handful

Popular, Pretty Pears? A Problem

ANNAPOLIS – The white-blossomed story book trees line countless streets in the state – but that is just the problem

No Final Agreement on PG Hospital Despite Moves By O’Malley, County

ANNAPOLIS – After months of haggling back and forth, top county and state officials have made concessions concerning the financially ailing Prince George’s Hospital Center

Republicans Decry ‘Leftward Tilt’ at State House

ANNAPOLIS – Citing a raft of legislation nearing passage in the General Assembly that they said would take the state in the wrong direction, House Republicans on Wednesday warned about what they called a “leftward tilt” in the state government

Nearly One-Fourth of Maryland Guard Ordered Overseas

WASHINGTON – The Maryland National Guard has been ordered to send 1,300 troops to Iraq, more than double the number of soldiers it typically has in harm’s way