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
Sorority Sisters Pull Together, Push Away Cigarettes
COLLEGE PARK – On a recent quiet evening, 40 women are tucking into cheesecake at the Alpha Phi sorority at the University of Maryland College Park
Maryland Business Has Knee-Jerk Reaction to Ergonomics Rules
WASHINGTON – Maryland business groups are worried that proposed federal rules to protect against “ergonomic” workplace injuries will open floodgates to more frequent and more onerous regulation
Officer Adds Domestic Abuse to Her Duties
ANNAPOLIS – Domestic violence educator is not her official job title, but that hasn’t stopped Col
Animal Abuse Often Signals Other Family Problems
ANNAPOLIS-A Frederick County boy and girl last month microwaved two adult cats, one of them pregnant