Rich Urban Counties Spend More on Schools than Rich Rural Ones

ANNAPOLIS – Two of Maryland’s wealthiest suburban counties rank second and third statewide in the percentage of local tax base spent on students, while its two richest rural counties are at the bottom, a Capital News Service computer analysis reveals

McKinstry Settlement Is At the Crossroads of Counties and Time

NEW WINDSOR – In the mid and late 19th century, farmers drove their flatbed wagons over the winding roads of north- central Maryland until they stopped under one end of Sam McKinstry’s gristmill at Sam’s Creek

Harford Couple Keeps Local History Alive at Old Mill

WHITE HALL – Ivory Mills is not a pristine example of the gristmill it was in the 19th century

Chestertown Landmark Recognized for History, Architecture

CHESTERTOWN – Lauretum looks like someone slapped together the “Addams Family” mansion and a gingerbread house

Congress Eyes Mandatory Osteoporosis Testing for Fed Workers

WASHINGTON – Congress will decide next year whether to require government health insurance providers to cover osteoporosis testing for patients who are at risk of developing the debilitating bone disease

Machinist Union Is Biggest Special-Interest Spender In Maryland

WASHINGTON – A Maryland-based labor union that represents machinists and airline workers is one of the nation’s biggest spenders on federal elections, according to government reports

USM Regents Approve Campuses’ Strategic Goals

ROCKVILLE – The University System of Maryland Board of Regents Friday approved strategic goals set by individual campuses to both improve education and keep down consumer costs

Maryland Delegation Racks Up $47,000 in Private Trips

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s 10 members of Congress took 30 privately funded trips worth $47,000 in the past two years, while their staffers went on 28 such junkets worth $27,000, according to congressional travel records