Maryland

Bartlett Says U.S. Should Help Afghan Resistance, Provide Post-Taliban Aid

WASHINGTON – The United States should help resistance groups overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan, and be prepared to give Afghanistan up to $20 million in aid once the Taliban is removed from power, said Rep

Four Maryland General Aviation Airports May Reopen

ANNAPOLIS – Restrictions placed on small airports in Maryland since Sept

Former Terp Hoop Star Offers Meal to Comfort Tornado Displaced Students

COLLEGE PARK – Former University of Maryland star basketball player Steve Francis was preparing for the start of the NBA season, playing pick-up games with former teammates in Cole Field House Monday, when a tornado tore through campus

Maryland Anti-War Protesters Plan to Bring Message of Peace to Washington

WASHINGTON – Busloads of Marylanders will join thousands who are expected to march in anti-war demonstrations in Washington this weekend, a shadow of the protests originally planned for the canceled World Bank meetings here

Baltimore Fights Bioterrorism with High-Tech System to Detect Outbreaks

WASHINGTON – Baltimore City health officials expects to have an online bioterrorism surveillance plan in place by Monday, a system that they said will put them among the leaders nationally in bioterror defense

Federal Judge Rules State Care of Mentally Disabled Patients Adequate

WASHINGTON – Maryland did the best it could in caring for brain-damaged or developmentally disabled patients over the past decade and cannot be forced to provide community placement for those patients, a federal court has ruled

Maryland Genetics Labs Devote Time, Resources to ID Sept. 11 Victims

ANNAPOLIS – Officials are looking to Maryland genetics laboratories for high-tech help in the search to identify those killed in the Sept

Maryland HMO Report Reflects More `Sophisticated’ Consumers

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Health Care Commission released its 2001 HMO report card Friday, a document that included new and very specific information tailored to consumers with chronic diseases and mental health needs