Veterans Day Brings Bitter Memory of Japanese Slave Labor for Two Area Vets

WASHINGTON – Paul Reuter plans to attend Veterans Day ceremonies at his local American Legion post Thursday, but it won’t be without regrets or bad memories

Maryland Opens Prepaid College Tuition Fund to D.C. Residents

WASHINGTON – The state has opened the Maryland Prepaid College Trust Fund to residents of Washington, D

Maryland Eyes Outcome of Supreme Court Case on Mandatory Student Fees

WASHINGTON – Colleges should be allowed to collect mandatory student fees, even if some students object to the campus groups that their money is being used to support, the University of Wisconsin argued Tuesday before the Supreme Court

Women’s Caucus Finds Its Work Cut Out for It — Once Again

ANNAPOLIS – A parade of witnesses told the Women Legislators of Maryland on Tuesday that the state needs to focus on issues of health care, domestic violence, education, gun control and poverty

Lasers Make Nighttime Speed Traps Possible — But Not Safe — for Cops

WASHINGTON – Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputies have yet to take their new laser gun out at night

Increasing Use of Lasers Lets Police Hunt for Speeders at Night

WASHINGTON – Alexander Anneker was zipping around a curve on Interstate 295 in Prince George’s County earlier this fall when a man with a gun suddenly stepped in front of his car

Number of Juveniles Tried as Adults Hits Five-Year Low in Maryland

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