Couple’s Hobby Helps Bring a Hamlet on the National Road Back to Life

CLEAR SPRING – Along most of Route 40 west of Hagerstown, the 20th century has made its presence felt

Patients’ Bill Praised, Criticized

ANNAPOLIS – Gov

Officials Hope to Revive Road That Was Once the Commercial Backbone of State

On the map, it’s almost a straight shot west and north from Baltimore before turning up toward Wheeling, W

Former Senator Looks Back on Congress and Doesn’t Like What He Sees

WASHINGTON – Charles “Mac” Mathias will soon return to the Capitol — but not to rejoin a Congress that the former senator from Maryland sees as increasingly contentious

Electric Utilities’ Campaign Contributions Pay Off

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s three most powerful politicians accepted at least $158,650 in campaign contributions and donations from companies with a strong interest in the electric deregulation legislation that passed this year

Small Care Home Owners Dispute Claim of Success in General Assembly

ANNAPOLIS – Health care officials declared the 1999 General Assembly session a success, but some owners of small assisted living facilities aren’t so sure

For Use Monday, April 26 or thereafter

ANNAPOLIS – To protest rising gasoline prices, angry drivers are circulating a letter over the Internet urging people to refuse to buy gas Friday, in an event nicknamed “The Gas Out

Federal Sentences in Maryland Among Longest in the Nation

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s federal courts handed down some of the nation’s harshest sentences between 1993 and 1997, according to a federal records database

Federal Prosecutor’s Aggressiveness is Fueled by Her Personal Convictions

BALTIMORE – Lynne Battaglia is in argument mode