Dreier Spends Little, Amasses Largest Campaign Bankroll in House

WASHINGTON – With no campaign debts and the 2000 election over a year away, Rep

Most Maryland Congressmen Backed Raise for Themselves or President — or Both

Only one Maryland congressman voted against both the congressional and presidential pay raises that were passed by the House last week, and he is pledging to give his raise to charity

Md. Contributors Favor Gore Over Bush, Others in Early Stages of Presidential Race

WASHINGTON – If money talks, then Marylanders are shouting their early support for Al Gore for president in 2000, campaign finance records show

Hospital Stays Growing Shorter for Mastectomy Patients

ANNAPOLIS – Women who go to major Maryland hospitals for mastectomies can expect to stay just one night — a stay that in some cases is 75 percent shorter than it was just three years ago

Peace Corps Offers Seniors an Opportunity to Make A Difference Later In Life

BALTIMORE – Victoria Smith does not fit the typical 20-something, white, single, female college graduate Peace Corps volunteer prototype

Maryland Sees Growth in Sales Tax Dollars in the Most Unlikely Places

WASHINGTON – Sales tax collections grew at the fastest rate in some of the least likely places in Maryland over the last five years

Baltimore Hospital Offers Alternative to Mastectomy Patients

ANNAPOLIS – Baltimore County resident Rosemarie Kaufman believed the worst was behind her

Toddlers Outnumber Licensed Day-Care Slots in the State by 5-1 Margin

WASHINGTON – There are more than five infants and toddlers in Maryland for every one state-licensed child care slot for children under age 2, according to an analysis of state records by Capital News Service

Family Works to Recover History of The 200-Year-Old Inn They Call Home

COOKSVILLE – Doris Bell is almost certain her house has no ghosts