BALTIMORE – Drug use among Maryland teens has continued to decrease over the past six years, according to a survey released Tuesday, but administrators are concerned about the increasing popularity of designer drugs
Students Suffer Through Weird September at Maryland
COLLEGE PARK – They wandered the streets Tuesday, the shell-shocked survivors of the third significant tragedy to touch the University of Maryland since classes began Aug
Maryland Tourism, Entertainment Industries Suffer After Terrorist Attacks
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s tourism and entertainment industries, both major sources of state revenue, are being hit hard by the Sept
BWI Security Turnover Reached 155 Percent, Highlighting Airline Trend
WASHINGTON – The turnover rate for screeners at Baltimore/Washington International Airport hit 155 percent in one year, a rate that officials say is typical in the industry and leads to poorly trained screeners working in airport terminals
Red, White and Who? Parents Fret Over Kids’ Woeful Patriotic Repertoire
WASHINGTON – Maryland law mandates that state schools stand up and salute the flag every morning and school officials say they do — but some parents say they find that hard to believe
Would-be IMF Protesters, Others Prepare for Anti-War Demonstrations
WASHINGTON – An emerging peace movement, including many protestors who had planned to be in Washington for this week’s now-cancelled World Bank meetings, is gearing up to protest potential military retaliation for this month’s terrorist attacks
Maryland Officials Welcome White House Initiatives on Agriculture Bill
WASHINGTON – Maryland lawmakers and farm groups are lauding the Bush administration’s newly released farm policy, which calls for increased funding for conservation and more equal distribution of government money to farmers
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Cited for “Substantial” Safety Violation
WASHINGTON – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cited Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant for a safety violation of “substantial importance,” for improperly maintaining a backup water pump to the plant’s steam generators