Green Candidate Runs, Cycles for 6th District Votes

WASHINGTON – Robert Kozak left his Frederick home for Houston in May to see his niece’s new baby, but something he didn’t see there made him come back a congressional candidate

^In 6th District, Duck Takes Aim at Bush Iraq Policy

WASHINGTON – If you live in the north of Maryland, you might have seen them — the squeezable rubber ducks sporting camouflage shirts and military helmets and holding little canteens

At GBMC, More Privacy for Rape Victims

TOWSON – Rape victims will no longer have to wait – often for hours – for an examination room to open up in the hospital or suffer the potential embarrassment of being identified by someone they know while waiting in the emergency room thanks to new facilities at Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Baltimore County Shows Off Underachieving Students’ Success

BALTIMORE – James Allen, 16, says he was a “D” student and a “class clown” until a program called AVID at Pikesville High School in Baltimore County set him on the path to college

^Adults Hijack Halloween Goodies

WASHINGTON – Holly McDermott’s annual Halloween bash gets more ghoulishly intense with each repetition

Late Paper Ballots Create Problems For Election Boards

ANNAPOLIS – After electronic glitches made a mess of primary elections in some places, voting officials vowed that general elections would progress without a bump

Document Rules Stymie Poor Citizens Seeking Health Care

WASHINGTON – Confusing changes in document requirements designed to foil illegal immigrants are confounding Maryland citizens trying to get state-subsidized health care

Constellation, FPL Cancel Merger Plans

ANNAPOLIS – Wary of pushing further into the political, legislative and regulatory thicket of Maryland, Constellation Energy Group Inc

^More Maryland Children Linked to E. Coli Outbreak

WASHINGTON – Two more Maryland children were sickened by E