Maryland

School Construction Funding Pool Drying Up

ANNAPOLIS – Funding for school construction in Maryland next fiscal year may be less than school districts are hoping

Pupils Taught to Analyze Media Messages

RISING SUN – Calvert Elementary third-graders in Connie Seibert’s class stare at the “media messages” laid out on their desks

Maryland Post Offices Get Mail, After Anthrax Attack Closes D.C. Facility

WASHINGTON – Mail from Washington is being rerouted to two Maryland postal processing facilities after the deaths of two workers from what appears to be anthrax closed the District’s Brentwood postal station

Child Research Not Threatened by Court Ruling, Groups Assure Maryland Legislature

ANNAPOLIS – Research representatives told Maryland legislators Tuesday their institutions can and should continue research on humans without state intervention, despite recent revelations about research projects that led to the death of one subject and exposed nearly 200 children to lead poisoning

Halloween: Vampires Out, Vampy Uncle Sam In

ANNAPOLIS – Last year, it was French maids and sexy devils

Hill Staffers Calmly Wait Word on Anthrax Tests, No New Cases Detected

WASHINGTON – Senate staff members and workers stood calmly outside a makeshift doctor’s office Friday on Capitol Hill, giving little indication of the potentially life-altering information they were waiting to receive

Colleges Fear Visa Measures Could Slam the Door on Deserving Foreign Students

WASHINGTON – Local universities and language schools are anxiously waiting to see how stricter immigration policies likely to come in the wake of the Sept

Rockville Boys Respond to Tragedy With Professional-Quality Charity Drive

WASHINGTON – If they were older, they might be known as the lobbying firm of Beauchamp, Murphy and Wiegmann

Maryland Kids Respond to Tragedies with All-Out Charity Fund-Raising Efforts

WASHINGTON- Maryland children are opening their hearts and emptying their piggy banks for victims of the Sept

From Gourds to Tours: Pumpkins Are Not Just for Carving Any More, Farmers Say

WASHINGTON – Maryland pumpkin farmers say they’re selling more than just a big orange gourd these days — they’re selling pumpkin-picking families a low- cost, wholesome way to spend time together