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Black Man to Get Hearing on Charges of Racially Intolerable Workplace
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has, for the second time, said a Prince George’s County black man can sue his former employer for his supervisor’s “continuous daily” racial slurs
State Health Officials Report “Alarming” Rise in Diabetes for Some Adults
WASHINGTON – Diabetes cases increased more than threefold from 1993 to 1999 among Marylanders in their 30s, according to a survey by the state health department
Maryland Vets Among Those Honored for World War II Bravery, 56 Years Later
WASHINGTON – Bowie resident Douglas Dillard was one of the few men on hand Friday when the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion was honored for “exceptional heroism” in the Battle of the Bulge
Bill Proposes Couples Settle Embryo Disputes Before Their Creation
ANNAPOLIS – Married couples who wish to undergo in-vitro fertilization will have to decide who gets custody of the sperm, egg or embryo in the event of death or divorce, under a bill heard this week
House of Delegates Gets Catty
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates Friday let the calico cat out of the bag, approving the kitty as the state’s official feline
Hold the Anchovies: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Does, by the Thousands
WASHINGTON – More than 1 million fish and crabs are sucked out of the bay each year by the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant, which draws about 2
Drop in Food Stamp Rolls Outstrips Drop in Poverty in State, Advocates Say
WASHINGTON – Poor people are still going hungry across the country and in Maryland, despite a booming economy and plenty of federal aid to combat the problem, according to two reports released by hunger advocates Friday
Despite Tough Gun Laws, Centreville Man Got Shotgun
ANNAPOLIS – None of Maryland’s strict gun laws could have stopped a Centreville man charged in the shooting deaths of two police officers two weeks ago from obtaining the shotgun believed used in their slaying
Senate Measure Would Mandate Gun Safety Courses in Schools
ANNAPOLIS – Public schools would have to teach Maryland students how to handle guns under legislation passed in the Senate Friday