Maryland

Educators, Animal Rights Advocates Debate Importance of Dissection

ANNAPOLIS – Students in Dan Pogonowski’s zoology class learn invaluable lessons while dissecting squid, sharks and rabbits, among other animals — lessons, the Annapolis High School teacher said, that cannot be replaced by pictures or models

Blackwater, Other Refuges, Need Funding to Fight Alien Species, Report Says

WASHINGTON – A new national report cited the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge as an example of the No

Craft Store Proximity Adds to Sniper Puzzle

ANNAPOLIS – Police have yet to discuss a possible connection between the shootings attributed to the area’s sniper and the killer’s seeming fondness for Michaels craft stores

Court Says Medicare Miscalculated Payments to Maryland Nursing Facility

WASHINGTON- A divided federal appeals court has ruled that a Maryland nursing facility is entitled to more than $1 million in Medicare reimbursements that it should have been given when it started operations

Sniper Turns Weekend Recreational Fun Fearful

ANNAPOLIS – With a serial sniper preying on the greater Washington area, weekend recreation takes on a new meaning when every citizen becomes a target

Local Officials Voice Little Concern Over Long-Ago Chemical Tests at Aberdeen

WASHINGTON – Kent and Harford County officials said Thursday they are not concerned about long-term health risks from open-air tests of “very nasty” nerve agents at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in the 1960s

Candidates Pass on Opportunity to Make Political Hay of Sniper Attacks

WASHINGTON – With less than a month to the election, the sniper shootings that left five dead in Montgomery County would seem to be perfect political fodder for candidates who back gun control

Maryland Delegation Backs Resolution Authorizing Military Force Against Iraq

WASHINGTON – Five of Maryland’s eight congressional representatives voted Thursday to authorize the use of military force against Iraq, mirroring the full House’s 296-133 vote in support of the measure

Ehrlich Calls For New Juvenile Justice Department

ANNAPOLIS – Challenging his Democratic opponent on her signature issue Wednesday, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich called for improved education, treatment and early intervention in the state’s troubled juvenile justice system

Police Skip Protection at Montgomery, Prince George’s Private Schools

ANNAPOLIS – After a gunman rampaged through Montgomery County last week, police officers swarmed public school entrances and parking lots, vowing to protect every student in the county