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Federal Workers Angry, Disgusted by Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON – Reaction among some federal workers ranged from anger and disgust to resignation as more than 300,000 Washington- area employees were sent home Tuesday morning in the first partial government shutdown in five years

Shutdown Touches Naval Academy, Other Installations

ANNAPOLIS – The Naval Academy hoped Tuesday for a short federal shutdown, but braced for a long one

University of Maryland Strives To Keep Its Minority Students

COLLEGE PARK – With the number of African American undergraduates at the University of Maryland College Park at its highest point ever, officials are turning their attention to keeping black students in school

Anne Arundel Looks To Hang On To Business

ANNAPOLIS – The job outlook in Anne Arundel County is looking much like the children’s game “Chutes and Ladders”: both up and down

Black Students Have Changing View of Maryland’s Flagship School

Amanda Morgan, 16, a senior at Western High School in Baltimore, spent part of October at the University of Maryland College Park

Maryland Looks for Competitive Business Advantage

ANNAPOLIS – Ask business leaders why they would move their companies to Maryland, and their answers may surprise you

Maryland Schools Taking Slow Course toward National Goals

WASHINGTON – The high school graduation rate in Maryland schools has surpassed a national goal, but student disruptions and other problems continue, according to a study released Thursday

Welfare Advocates Protest State Support for NFL

BALTIMORE – When Gov