WASHINGTON – Cisco Nochera said he tries to be culturally sensitive when discussing Thanksgiving with his pre-kindergarten students, using the term Native American along with Indian, for example

WASHINGTON – The country’s organ-sharing network withdrew its threat Friday to demote Maryland on its kidney waiting-list after the state showed good progress in repaying its “kidney debt” this year

WASHINGTON – Two Maryland high schools were named New American High Schools on Friday, the first time any of the state’s schools have received the national award

ANNAPOLIS – After she was abused and abandoned by her mother, in and out of foster care, living on the streets, and unsuccessful at two other drug treatment programs, Denise has found a home

ANNAPOLIS – It’s difficult for women with children to leave their lives, especially their children, to get treatment for a drug problem

WASHINGTON – Before sitting down to that traditional turkey feast, say another thank you if you’re not on food stamps

BALTIMORE – The shelves within the interior of the vast, run-down warehouse have seen better days

WASHINGTON – Interest groups from across the ideological spectrum are giving the first session of the 106th Congress a resounding ho-hum — as are some Democrats in Maryland’s congressional delegation

ANNAPOLIS – If gunmakers have smart gun technology now, why give them years to put guns using it on the market, the Governor’s Task Force on Childproof Guns decided Thursday

ANNAPOLIS – People around the country are interested in Maryland’s next step in fighting sprawl, Smart Codes, Gov