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
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Advocates Seek to Revive Health Bill, Cigarette Tax
ANNAPOLIS – In a last ditch effort to revive a sweeping health care proposal, the NAACP and Maryland health care advocates pleaded for the Senate on Wednesday to pass a bill which would greatly expand coverage through a cigarette tax increase
^Lexington Park Growth Puts It on National Fast Track
WASHINGTON – Lexington Park in seaside St
Maryland Zoo African Penguin Dies After Novel Surgery
ANNAPOLIS – The novel spine operation intended to save the life of a rare baby penguin failed and resulted in the eventual death of the penguin, officials at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore said Wednesday
Assembly Enacts Bill to Expunge Records; O’Malley’s Signature Expected
ANNAPOLIS – The Senate unanimously passed and sent to the governor Tuesday legislation that will automatically expunge the police records of those who are arrested but never charged with a crime
Senate Changes Mind, Passes Bill Banning Hydraulic Dredge
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate enacted legislation Tuesday that will ban hydraulic clam dredging in the state’s Atlantic coastal bays – effectively killing the clamming business in Maryland
Cell-like ‘Factories’ In the Body May Prevent and Cure Illnesses
ANNAPOLIS – Imagine not having to go to the doctor when you are sick
Sponsors Say Smoking Ban a Sure Thing
ANNAPOLIS – Despite nagging differences between the House and Senate, supporters of a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars said they are confident the bill will become law
^St. John’s College Gets New Liberty Tree
ANNAPOLIS – It has been over seven years since the storied, 400-year-old Liberty Tree on the St
Marylanders Among Tuskegee Airmen With Congressional Honors
WASHINGTON – When President Franklin D