Migrant Visa Program Small, But Growing in Acceptance with Maryland Farmers

WASHINGTON – The number of visas issued in Maryland for foreign farm laborers has grown steadily over the last few years, as farmers have warmed to the program, officials say

Costume Shop Owner Harriet Berlin Has Maryland Covered For Christmas

BALTIMORE – Stepping into Harriet Berlin’s Artistic Costume and Design Shop is like walking through the “Wardrobe” of C

Education Gets Top Billing for Prince George’s Legislators

ANNAPOLIS – Prince George’s County legislators say education is their top priority for the 2002 General Assembly, but caution that funding for that and two other key issues, health services and economic development, may be hard to secure in this tight budget year

Montgomery Prepared to Sacrifice in General Assembly — But Not Too Much

ANNAPOLIS – With both county and state budgets projecting deficits, Montgomery County legislators entering the upcoming General Assembly session are willing to make sacrifices

Green Party Lawyer Stumbled into Civil Rights

ANNAPOLIS – Frank Dunbaugh, 71, a retired lawyer, unknowingly integrated Florida hotels for a few days in the 1950s, fought for voting rights and desegregated schools in the South, headed the first integrated Washington, D

Student Leader Opens Her Heart to Her Muslim Faith as She Opens Other’s Minds

COLUMBIA – At first glance, Salmah Rizvi appears to be a typical — if overachieving — American teen-ager

Muslim Request for a Place to Pray Gets Definite Maybe from School Officials

WASHINGTON – Prayer is so important to Howard County high school student Salmah Rizvi that she gets up at 5 a

State Blinks First in Feud with Federal Government Over Wilson Bridge Contract

WASHINGTON – The Glendening administration conceded defeat Wednesday in its months-long battle with the federal government over union-friendly language in the largest contract for the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge replacement

Fifty Years Later, Some Maryland Communities Still Leery of Fluoridation

WASHINGTON – When Princess Anne adds fluoride to its water next spring, the Somerset County town will join the vast majority of public systems that have added the cavity-fighting chemical

Bottled Water Offers Some Respite to Fluoride Foes, But Not Much

WASHINGTON – When Cumberland and Frostburg added fluoride to their water systems this past year, members of the Pure Water Committee of Western Maryland Inc