Turkey Spared Thanksgiving Slaughter

ANNAPOLIS – When Days Cove Reclamation Co

Talking Turkey,650

REISTERSTOWN – Raising and killing turkeys is a tradition for the Reynold and Lemmon families of the R&L Hay & Straw Farm here

Maryland Guardsmen Leap at Chance to Prove Themselves in Bosnia

SEVERN – Like most National Guardsmen, when Capt

Governor’s Transportation Adviser Calls for More Road Funding

ANNAPOLIS – Important transportation projects will be delayed because the state is not willing to spend more money on roads said one of the governor’s own transportation advisers

Despite Prosperity, Marylanders are Penny-Pinchers in Charity Giving

WASHINGTON – It may be the season of giving, but don’t count on Marylanders to open up their wallets or purses too wide

Cheverly Officials OK Purchase of Homes That HUD Forgot

WASHINGTON – Cheverly officials gave the go-ahead Tuesday to buy three run-down houses from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, less than a month after the town sued HUD for neglecting the properties

Facing Death Focuses Hospice Workers, Family Members, on Meaning of Holidays

ROCKVILLE – Emily Ongiro used to have only one reason to celebrate Thanksgiving — so that her 6-year-old son could share the experience with his friends at school

Hispanics Complain About Pace of Census Bureau Outreach for Census 2000

WASHINGTON – Some local Hispanic leaders are complaining that “very little is being done” by the Census Bureau to reach hard-to-count minority populations in the upcoming census

Heroin Arrests Continue to Rise as Drug’s Popularity Creeps into Suburbs

WASHINGTON – Arrests for heroin, cocaine and opiates exceeded marijuana arrests in Maryland in 1998 for the second year in a row, as heroin continued its spread into the suburbs, authorities said

Charities Have to Overcome Wariness of Donors, Who Fear Scams

WASHINGTON – Almost 90 percent of Marylanders who are solicited over the phone by an unfamiliar charity worry they might be getting scammed, according to a preliminary data from a survey commissioned by state nonprofits