ANNAPOLIS – Efforts to sell state forest land to developer Willard Hackerman went forward without secrecy and with preservation a priority, Hackerman said in his first public statement since the land deal sparked controversy two months ago
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Senators Fear Budget Cuts Will Hinder Juvenile Services Reform
ANNAPOLIS – Lawmakers Tuesday questioned whether the state’s troubled Department of Juvenile Services will be able to make required reforms given Gov
Activists Urge Garrett Commissioners to Reconsider Wind Farm Support
Activists on Tuesday urged the Garrett County Commission to reconsider its support for two proposed Backbone Mountain wind farms that they said will harm the environment, decrease property values and ruin the aesthetics of pristine areas
Maryland Colleges, Law Schools Diverge on Military Recruiter Welcome
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s law schools are considering action against military recruiters in the wake of a federal court ruling earlier this week making it easier for universities to ban them, but the state’s liberal arts colleges say they’ll continue their welcome
Growing Out of Foster Care Is as Difficult as Growing Up in It
ANNAPOLIS – Eric Anderson, 23, of Baltimore, was 11 when he was taken from school to a psychiatric ward in the back of a police car
‘Table for One’ Heard More Often, As Number of Singles Grows in State
WASHINGTON – Dorothea Felber still misses her late husband, Everett, but says that in the 14 years since his death she has become more comfortable living alone
Appeals Court Overturns Double-Jeopardy Decision in Stabbing Case
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court has upheld the stabbing conviction of a Cambridge man, overturning a lower court’s ruling that he was a victim of double jeopardy
Blue-State Blues: Democratic Electors Prepare to Cast Votes for Kerry
WASHINGTON – It was bad enough when loyal Democrat Daphne Bloomberg went through “the saddest election I’ve ever experienced” this fall
State Officials Look to Supreme Court, Michigan to Bolster Maryland Case
WASHINGTON – Maryland officials will be watching the Supreme Court closely Tuesday when it hears a Michigan case, which Maryland hopes will affirm the broad authority of states to regulate liquor sales within their borders
Wildlife Refuge Finds Clean Energy Blowin’ in the Wind
ROCK HALL – On a blustery day in 2001, Megan Walkup looked out the window of her office at the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge and marveled at how the wind was shaking the edge of the roof