Flu Vaccine Still Scarce But Doses Are on the Way, Health Officials Insist

WASHINGTON – Flu season is upon us, but many health clinics say they have not received their vaccine shipments yet

Hopeful `Millionaires’ Audition in Baltimore

BALTIMORE – Oscar Rodriguez, 40, has four daughters – that’s four college tuitions and four weddings he’ll have to pay for over the next 20 years – which is why his wife made him audition for “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Friday

Students Ask Questions About Terror, Make Statement About Peace With Charity

HYATTSVILLE – Neico Joy can’t remember the last time he flew on an airplane and the Prince George’s County seventh-grader can’t say when he might fly again

Counties Seek Federal Funds to Help Them on Front Lines in Response to Terror

WASHINGTON – Local governments would be the first to respond to terrorist attacks and need federal support — perhaps as much as $3 billion — to do the job right, county government officials said Friday

Some Maryland Legislators Want to Give Vote Back to Felons

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland legislators are revisiting the policy that keeps thousands of Maryland residents from participating in the electoral process

Tuition Remains High for Maryland Colleges

ANNAPOLIS – The cost to attend a public college in Maryland continues to be one of the highest in the country, although it hasn’t increased as much as the national average, according to a recent report and state higher education statistics

Officials Urge Flu Shots for the `Worried Well’ to Help Head Off Anthrax Panic

WASHINGTON – A cough, a sniffle, a mild fever: It looks like the flu, but it could be anthrax

Whichever Way Joint Strike Fighter Decision Goes, Business Goes to Pax River

WASHINGTON – Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp

Garrett County HealthChoice Clients May be Frozen Out of Managed Care

ANNAPOLIS – Managed care for the poor in Garrett County may be in jeopardy next year, health professionals warned legislators this week

Star-Spangled `Soul’ of America Being Restored Stitch by Stitch

WASHINGTON – The soul of America weighs 50 pounds, is 30 by 34 feet and lies on a table behind a monstrous glass wall at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History