ANNAPOLIS – Angered, incredulous, disappointed, shafted
Declining Medicare+Choice Plans Leave Seniors Stranded
WASHINGTON – Clara Mae Jones joined the Medicare+Choice program in 1999 because its $19 monthly premium, prescription drug coverage and hospital rates seemed like exactly what she needed
Lawmakers Take Another Look into Nursing Home Cameras
ANNAPOLIS – In an effort to prevent elderly abuse, Maryland lawmakers will take a fourth look at a bill that sets guidelines for nursing homes to set up cameras in residents’ rooms
Takoma Park Joins City Anti-war Lobbying at White House
WASHINGTON – Councilman Marc Elrich came downtown Thursday to tell President Bush and Congress that Takoma Park, and plenty of other cities, oppose a preemptive attack on Iraq
Valentine’s Day Gives Heartburn to Psychologists, Counselors
WASHINGTON – Valentine’s Day isn’t all hearts and flowers
Terrorists Drive Suburbanites to Stores
WHEATON – Jill Berkman scoured stores in the District of Columbia’s Maryland suburbs Wednesday for supplies to protect her Bethesda apartment from a chemical or biological terrorist attack
Bill Gives Local School Boards Power to Hire, Fire Superintendents
ANNAPOLIS – School boards in Maryland can launch national searches for superintendents, identify slates of hopeful candidates and zero-in on a top pick
Lawmakers Permit Year’s First Christmas Cheer for Troops
ANNAPOLIS – After a several week delay over security concerns, a longtime Santa’s quest for lawmakers to sign holiday greetings for troops overseas was granted Wednesday