WASHINGTON – The number of visas issued in Maryland for foreign farm laborers has grown steadily over the last few years, as farmers have warmed to the program, officials say
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Frederick Farmer’s Relationship With Workers Bridges Language, Culture Gaps
THURMONT – When Robert Black hired Simon Gonzalez and his two sons to pick fruit in his Thurmont orchard 15 years ago, he thought he was just getting hired help
Green Party Lawyer Stumbled into Civil Rights
ANNAPOLIS – Frank Dunbaugh, 71, a retired lawyer, unknowingly integrated Florida hotels for a few days in the 1950s, fought for voting rights and desegregated schools in the South, headed the first integrated Washington, D
Montgomery Prepared to Sacrifice in General Assembly — But Not Too Much
ANNAPOLIS – With both county and state budgets projecting deficits, Montgomery County legislators entering the upcoming General Assembly session are willing to make sacrifices
Student Leader Opens Her Heart to Her Muslim Faith as She Opens Other’s Minds
COLUMBIA – At first glance, Salmah Rizvi appears to be a typical — if overachieving — American teen-ager
Education Gets Top Billing for Prince George’s Legislators
ANNAPOLIS – Prince George’s County legislators say education is their top priority for the 2002 General Assembly, but caution that funding for that and two other key issues, health services and economic development, may be hard to secure in this tight budget year
Muslim Request for a Place to Pray Gets Definite Maybe from School Officials
WASHINGTON – Prayer is so important to Howard County high school student Salmah Rizvi that she gets up at 5 a
Bottled Water Offers Some Respite to Fluoride Foes, But Not Much
WASHINGTON – When Cumberland and Frostburg added fluoride to their water systems this past year, members of the Pure Water Committee of Western Maryland Inc
State Blinks First in Feud with Federal Government Over Wilson Bridge Contract
WASHINGTON – The Glendening administration conceded defeat Wednesday in its months-long battle with the federal government over union-friendly language in the largest contract for the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge replacement
Budget Trimming to Dominate 2002 Session
ANNAPOLIS – The 2002 Maryland General Assembly session promises to be more contentious than recent years with the budget, a smaller than usual pinata, hanging above anxious legislators waving their sticks and waiting to take their whacks when the session begins Jan