Meatless Holiday Feasts More Common as Vegetarianism Slowly Spreads

ELLICOTT CITY – Regina made the apple-pumpkin crisp, Debra brought the butternut curry carrot soup and Marty put together the pasta salad

Md. Business Leaders Optimistic About Incoming Governor

ANNAPOLIS – Though the person in the governor’s office is changing from a pro-business Republican to a mainstream Democrat, leaders of Maryland’s business community are cautiously optimistic about working with Gov

Travelers Might Not Be Thankful For Holiday Weather

WASHINGTON – A coastal storm hitting the mid-Atlantic region this Thanksgiving will mean danger for Maryland drivers, especially those heading south along the East Coast for the holiday

Community College Joins Welfare, Work Program

WASHINGTON – Early next year, welfare clients on the Lower Eastern Shore will have an opportunity to participate in a welfare-to-work program at a local community college, nearly doubling the number of job slots for the program

More Students Come to USM System

WASHINGTON – Enrollment at the University System of Maryland is up 5 percent from last fall, with most of the additional students concentrated at the University of Maryland University College, which serves nontraditional students

Ijamsville Lieutenant Was Always a Soldier

WASHINGTON – Ryan Dennison’s friends envied his intensity

Congress Impresses Even Senator’s Son

WASHINGTON – Although John Sarbanes knew the surroundings — he is, after all, the son of retiring Sen

More Muslims Celebrate Thanksgiving with Turkey Their Way

WASHINGTON – Mohammad Malik, owner of Bismillah Halal Meat in Langley Park, doesn’t have Thanksgiving off

^Maryland Inmates Prepare Turkey for Bea Gaddy Dinner

HAGERSTOWN – Up before dawn, the prison inmates stand in the chill air around stainless steel tables, butcher knives in their hands

Walkersville Woman Impresses Congress With Need for Children’s Health Insurance

WASHINGTON – Tobi Drabczyk, of Walkersville, is struggling to care for four children on her husband’s modest $36,000 annual salary