ANNAPOLIS – A decision may be near on the final resting place for the partial remains of about 500 Maryland Piscataway Indians held for more than 50 years by the Maryland Historical Trust and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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Thousands of Miles of Shoreline Pose Threat, Opportunity for Archeologists
WASHINGTON – Budweiser cans and 10,000-year-old artifacts are unlikely companions
Fight to Save Historic and Prehistoric Sites is Fight for State’s “Soul”
WASHINGTON – The map itself looked like it had only been dug up a few days earlier
Fast Action Often Called for in Slow-Paced Archeology World to Save History
LEONARDTOWN – Winds gusted forcefully as the first winter storm of the season rapidly approached the Eastern Shore from the south
Focus on Cell Phone-Linked Accidents Gives New Life to Legislative Measures
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are looking anew at proposals to outlaw the use of hand-held phones behind the wheel, after a recent headline-grabbing manslaughter trial in a car crash that involved a cell phone
Federal Firearms Convictions in Maryland Hit Blacks at Higher Rate
WASHINGTON – An aggressive federal campaign to get gun-toting felons off the streets has convicted a disproportionate number of Maryland blacks, according to Justice Department statistics
Federal Rule May Sober Opponents of Lower Drunken Driving Limit
ANNAPOLIS – A federal mandate to lower the drunken-driving limit to a blood-alcohol level of
Federal Crash Data Shows Danger of Talking Behind the Wheel May Just Be Talk
WASHINGTON – The recent high-profile manslaughter trial of a midshipman who crashed on the Capital Beltway, killing a New York couple, focused attention on the problem of people using cellular phones behind the wheel