University of Maryland President Clayton Daniel “Dan” Mote Jr
Ethics Commission Recommends Changes to State Law
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland moved a step closer Tuesday to revamping its decades-old state ethics law
Northwest Strike Won’t Hurt Record Holiday Weekend Traffic
WASHINGTON – Despite record numbers of air travelers, regional airports say that the Northwest Airlines pilots’ strike should have little impact on air travel over the holiday weekend
State Officials Defend Maryland’s Below-Average SAT Scores
WASHINGTON – Maryland’s 1998 SAT scores ranked 34th among states and remained below the national average for the fourth year in a row, according to data released by the College Board
Appeals Court Won’t Interfere With University Tenure Decision
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals overturned a lower-court decision Thursday and ruled that the University of Baltimore did not break contract or deal unfairly with a professor when it denied her tenure
Court Says Woman Can Sue Police in Brutal Dog Attack
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruled a Silver Spring woman can sue the city of Takoma Park and Prince George’s County for being mauled by a police dog during a 1995 search of her home
Maryland Counts Down to Millenium
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland officials began counting down Wednesday to the year 2000, unveiling a 9-foot clock, describing a series of celebrations and announcing a contest to name the state’s millennium mascot
Bay May Claim Bits of Prehistoric Maryland From Tilghman Island
TILGHMAN ISLAND – Darrin Lowery held a black bit of stone that he found on this Tilghman Island beach 23 years ago
Sauerbrey Bases ’98 Run for Governor on Lessons of ’94 Loss
CHESTERTOWN – She has been running 15 minutes late all day, but Ellen Sauerbrey still takes time to stop and greet everyone she meets, whether they’re the waitresses at a retirement brunch, community business leaders or just people on the street