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

Appeals Court Upholds Conviction in Real Estate Credit Card Fraud Scheme

A federal appeals court upheld the convictions and sentences of a former Burtonsville real estate agent and his accomplice, who used private information about clients to fraudulently obtain credit cards

Bridge Tender Finds Peace in Work

ANNAPOLIS – Harold Chaney sits in his worn, white armchair with his foot cocked up against the window, watching the cars roll by on Kent Narrows Bridge

Education Exam,770

ANNAPOLIS – Gov

Maryland ‘Smart Growth’ Pushed to Congressional Task Force

WASHINGTON – A state official said Wednesday that the federal government can help states enact “Smart Growth” initiatives like Maryland’s, which are aimed at keeping sprawl from consuming all of the state’s undeveloped land

Farmers Won’t Get State Help to Grow Tobacco

ANNAPOLIS – In the waning days of the 1999 General Assembly session, Gov

Dixon Decries Bypass Plans as `Worthless’

ANNAPOLIS – Treasurer Richard Dixon called recommendations to deal with traffic tie-ups around Manchester “worthless” and “meaningless” and demanded to see more valid options on how to deal with the problem