WASHINGTON – The number of juveniles tried as adults in Maryland reached a five-year low in 1998, despite laws that were aimed at making it easier to send youths to adult court
Advocates Say Gay Students are Under Fire, But Statistics Are Hard to Come By
WASHINGTON – When the State Board of Education voted recently to remove sexual orientation from a list of protected groups in school safety regulations, opponents said the change would open the door to more attacks
Students, Parents Agree, It’s Not Easy Being Gay in High School
GREENBELT – Dion Brewer has a good idea of what would happen to a homosexual classmate at his Prince George’s County high school
Criminal Justice Experts Say Dip in Juvenile Crime May Just Be a Lull
WASHINGTON – The number of Maryland teens tried as adults may be down now, but the state should begin preparing for another large wave of youth offenders committing violent crimes, safety experts said
As Deer Hit the Roads for Mating Season, Cars Hit the Deer
WASHINGTON – Auto body shop manager Tim Karamichalis knows when it’s deer mating season — business at his Rockville shop goes up
Howard, Montgomery, PG Counties Lauded for Tackling Labor Shortages
WASHINGTON- Three Maryland counties were cited by a national association Thursday for programs that have offset local labor shortages, which are expected to get worse if the economy remains hot
Site 104 Opponents Go on the Air in Effort to Save the Water
WASHINGTON – Opponents of a plan to dump dredged material in open waters of the Chesapeake Bay will launch an ad campaign this weekend against the use of Site 104 north of Kent Island
Blind Workers Ask for Help, But Say State Looks the Other Way
WASHINGTON – Blind Industries and Services of Maryland has turned to the state government for support after seeing a “noticeable decline in the sales of certain products” to the federal government during the last five years
Maryland Jails Assailed as Unsafe Warehouses for Juvenile Detainees
WASHINGTON – More and more Maryland juveniles are landing in adult jails, where they face a high rate of physical abuse and a lack of educational resources, according to a new national study
Maryland Artists Take Their Best Shot in Federal Duck Stamp Contest
WASHINGTON – When Joseph Michalski was a boy out goose-hunting with his uncles in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, he was always fascinated — not with the sport, but with the federal duck stamps that waterfowl hunters were required to buy