ANNAPOLIS – Fifteen years of work in emergency rooms revealed a world of social problems to Dr
Bills Would Curb State’s Unfunded Mandates on Localities
ANNAPOLIS – La Plata Mayor William Eckman said he does not know much about unfunded mandates
University of Maryland Students Say, “Don’t Go Joe”
COLLEGE PARK – Around campus, the message is out: “Don’t Go, Joe
Editors: Hold for release for Sunday, March 12, and after.
SILVER SPRING – Rahel Saifu said it over and over during the two-hour interview: She doesn’t want a handout, she wants a job
Cyber-Sheriffs Are Watching the Bad Guys Ride Roughshod
ANNAPOLIS – Detective Sandra Mapstone, veteran computer investigator for the Baltimore County Police, would love to put a computer vandal in prison
Assisted Suicide Bill Sparks Lively Debate
ANNAPOLIS – A Maryland lawmaker wants to set a legal standard where one does not now exist – in the ethical gray area of assisted suicide
Students Lobby Legislators for Tougher Anti-Smoking Laws
ANNAPOLIS – Eleven-year-old Kimberly Breeding doesn’t think much of smokers
Area Officials Criticize Plan to Allow Longer Flights into National
WASHINGTON – Area officials Thursday told a Senate subcommittee chairman they were concerned about his proposal to allow longer, direct flights into Washington National Airport
Lawmakers Wary of All-Age Helmet Law
ANNAPOLIS – Third grader Kathleen Gorman says that wearing her red bicycle helmet is like keeping eggs in a carton: There’s less chance to break something if it’s protected