Maryland

Education Department Announces New School Assessment Test

ANNAPOLIS – Education critics will no longer be able to attack the state’s often-disparaged school assessment program, the MSPAP

Environmental Group Ranks Maryland 5th Smoggiest State

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland ranked fifth worst in the nation for ozonepollution in 2002, according to a report released Tuesday by the MarylandPublic Interest Research Group

Montgomery Walking, Bike Safety Program Targets Minorities

ANNAPOLIS – Rockville is starting a new pedestrian and bicycle safety program in its elementary schools as part of a countywide initiative toeducate minorities who may be unfamiliar with U

Slim Primary Returns Don’t Deter Long-Shot Candidate, Who Sets Sightson 2004

WASHINGTON – Charles McPeek doesn’t give up easily

ICC Opponents Paved Over in Primary

ANNAPOLIS – Inter-county Connector supporters reveled in Tuesday’sprimary results, after nominating a pro-ICC majority to the MontgomeryCounty Council and gaining strength in the State House

Proposed Power Plant Could Drain Up to 7.5 Million Gallons a Day fromPotomac

WASHINGTON – Duke Energy has formally asked the National Park Servicefor permission to build a pipeline that would pull up to 7

Ehrlich, Staff Deny Contacting African-American Democrat

ANNAPOLIS — Democrats say U

National Park Service Begins Sweeping Study of Chesapeake Bay

WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is eyeing parts of theChesapeake Bay for possible incorporation into its system of historicsites, parks, preserves and national seashores

Front-Line Volunteers in 8th District Battle Finding it Hard to SwitchSides

WASHINGTON – Breaking up is hard to do, but making up is proving even harder for some rank-and-file Democrats

CareFirst Silence May Delay Report

ANNAPOLIS — The second of many planned reports on the sale ofMaryland health care provider CareFirst may be held up because the groupconducting the study has not yet received all the data it need