ANNAPOLIS — For nine years, Angela Thomas relied on welfare to care for her family
Court Upholds Victim’s ID of Handcuffed Suspect in Carjacking
ANNAPOLIS – The Court of Special Appeals upheld attempted armed carjacking and kidnapping convictions of man who complained that Prince George’s County Police let the victim identify him when “he looked as if he was
Statistics Don’t Tell the Whole Story of Welfare Reform
ANNAPOLIS – The statistics indicate that welfare reform in Maryland has been a breeze
Victims Rights Expanded in General Assembly
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers continued to expand victims rights this year, approving bills that will notify victims of plea bargains and give more people the right to speak at parole hearings
Open Parole Hearings Help Victims Families Cope With Loss
WESTOVER – Sheila Harding watched from behind a glass wall as the man who murdered her daughter with three blasts from a shotgun explained why he should be let out on parole after serving half of his 30-year sentence
Critics Say Community Service Ideals are Falling By Wayside
ANNAPOLIS – Faced with a state mandate to perform 75 hours of community service, students in Caroline County’s Colonel Richardson High School decided to lobby for repairs to the aging Dover Bridge
One-Room Schoolhouse Was Heart of Community, And Vice-Versa
CAMBRIDGE – Barbara Ennels Lake stood in the chilly one-room schoolhouse, looking beyond the buckets and tools that crowd the room now to a past when she learned to read and write
Child Advocates Hail Legislative Wins, Foresee Dramatic Results
ANNAPOLIS – Child advocates are calling 1998 the best legislative session in memory, with passage of bills that upgrade standards and salaries for child welfare workers and make it easier to take children from abusive — even murderous — parents
Business Happy with 1998 Scorecard, Despite Some Big Losses
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland business leaders said Friday that one of their few major losses in an otherwise “resounding session” is already coming back to hurt them
Naming Undercover Cops Protected by First Amendment, Court Says
ANNAPOLIS – A divided Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Thursday that Ocean City police violated Wayne Nelson Davis’ free-speech rights when they arrested him for telling a friend that two undercover officers might be “narcs