“Tree Army” Veterans Keep FDR’s Spirit Alive

BELTSVILLE – Over a corned beef and cabbage lunch, the old men swap memories of 1930s America, a time of poverty, prayer, then hope

Bill Would Require Notification of Pesticide Use at Schools

ANNAPOLIS – When Ruth Berlin walked into her son’s school one afternoon last year she smelled an unusual odor

Hagerstown is “Sycamore” Forest Conservation Rules

Hagerstown Mayor Steven T

Farmers Disappointed With Tobacco Auction Prices

UPPER MARLBORO – Phillip Jones, a 64-year-old tobacco farmer from Calvert County, said he won’t be able to make a living if prices drop any lower at Maryland tobacco auctions

Rural Maryland Delegations Coordinate to Establish Forum

ANNAPOLIS – In an effort to boost the voice of rural Marylanders, lawmakers from the state’s non-urban areas want to give the Forum for Rural Maryland a place in state law

Long-shot Keyes Says America Facing Moral, Not Money, Crisis

WASHINGTON – The odds of Alan Keyes winning the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 are long

Business and Environmental Interests Debate Regulations

ANNAPOLIS – Duron Paints and Wall Coverings, headquartered in Beltsville, is weighing expansion sites – in Beltsville, Atlanta or elsewhere

Editors: Hold for release for Sunday, March 12, and after.

WASHINGTON – One of the biggest misconceptions about the military is that it is an employer of last resort, recruiters say