WASHINGTON – Only 1 percent of Maryland students write at an “advanced” level and 77 percent had skills that were basic or worse, according to a national report card on students’ writing abilities
College Park Student Hospitalized with Meningitis-Like Symptoms
WASHINGTON – A University of Maryland student was hospitalized Tuesday with what appeared to be a bacterial form of meningitis and College Park officials were seeking anyone who may have been in close contact with him
Appeals Court Orders Maryland Ambulance Company to Recognize Union
A federal appeals court has upheld a union vote and ordered a Maryland ambulance company to begin bargaining with the Teamsters local that was elected to represent workers at the company in 1997
Despite Prohibition, Some State Doctors, Patients Swear by Marijuana Use
WASHINGTON – Possession of marijuana is illegal in Maryland, punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of $1,000
Medicinal Marijuana Users Watch, Hope for D.C. Bill to Legalize Use
WASHINGTON – If medicinal marijuana becomes legal in Washington, D
Study Confirms What Working Poor Know: Maryland’s a Costly State
WASHINGTON – While Congress struggles with a proposal to raise the minimum wage, thousands of Maryland workers continue to wrestle with the area’s high cost of living
Maryland Woman At Head of `Million Mom March’ for Gun Control
WASHINGTON – Rosemary McLain is looking for a few good moms — 999,999 of them
Texas Shooting Has Churches Asking if They Must Be A Mighty Fortress
ROCKVILLE – Music and laughter filled the chapel at Redland Baptist Church as a rambunctious group of teen-agers in jeans and sneakers gathered Wednesday for PreFix, the church’s weekly youth night
EPA Says Tipton Airport Cleanup Complete, `Superfund’ Status Should End
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to remove Tipton Airport from the “Superfund” cleanup list, a step that Anne Arundel County officials say is crucial to their operation of the airfield