BALTIMORE – Traditionally, the neighborhood barbershop has been the place where men would gather to tell stories, trade gossip and swap rumors about what may be going on around town
UMD Gives Uprooted Military Employees Tuition Break
WASHINGTON – Military civilian employees and their families moving to Maryland in the base realignment process will qualify for in-state tuition at the University System of Maryland without having to meet the 12-month residency requirement, the Board of Regents decided last week
Regents Approve Tougher Ethics Policy for Members
BALTIMORE – The University System of Maryland Board of Regents approved a tougher ethics policy for its members on Friday that prohibits paid lobbying and sets stricter standards on conflicts of interest
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