WASHINGTON- EDee Merriken says she is not familiar with much of Maryland beyond the Eastern Shore
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Maryland Hospices Get High Marks, But Report Says They Are Underutilized
WASHINGTON – Sharon Wollman had a hard time calling Hospice of the Chesapeake for her son David, 35, who was diagnosed with lung cancer — the call meant he was dying
Language Barrier Can Garble Patient Care
ANNAPOLIS – A growing language barrier is challenging Maryland hospitals to work harder to communicate with patients who don’t speak English
Support Growing for Public Campaigns
ANNAPOLIS – When Sean Dobson examined Maryland’s tax laws, he saw 52 reasons why the state needs public campaign financing
Businessman Finds Exporting Farm Goods Takes Brains — In More Ways Than One
WASHINGTON – Maryland dairy farmer Kevin Leaverton knew that if he didn’t eat the cow-brain soup, he wasn’t going to close the deal
After Slow Start, Maryland Horse Trade with Korea is Off and Running
WASHINGTON – When a former South Korean senator and his family first visited Maryland stables looking to buy horses for the Korean Racing Association in 1997, no one took them seriously
Cattle by Courier: Farmers, Breeders Take Artificial Insemination High-Tech
WASHINGTON – Five years after Maryland dairy farmer Jason Myers sold one of his promising bulls for stud, Machoman has become the top-producing bull in the country, siring hundreds of offspring
Eastern Shore Internet Access Stuck on Slow Speed
ANNAPOLIS – Five years after Maryland’s rural towns were promised high- speed Internet access, the idea remains little more than a blip on the screen
State Educator Looks to Close Widening Achievement Gap
ANNAPOLIS – Then only 12 years old, Freeman Hrabowski III huddled in a jail cell, calming his classmates and friends