Rockville Company Will Melt Simpson Trophy For Charity

WASHINGTON – A Rockville company has unusual plans for the O

Animal Abusers Targeted as Felons

WASHINGTON – Some Maryland lawmakers want to turn cockfighters and others who violate animal cruelty laws into felons

Maryland Lawmakers Hope to Put Impeachment Behind Them

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s senators voted Friday to acquit President Clinton of all articles of impeachment, saying they disapproved of his behavior but did not believe he should be removed from office

House Bill Would Exempt Amish From Some Child Labor Laws

WASHINGTON – A House committee approved a bill Wednesday to exempt Amish teen-agers from a portion of federal child labor law, a move that could help Maryland’s Amish families protect their threatened way of life

Talented Teacher Labeled “Provisional” Despite Qualifications

COLUMBIA – Josh Cramer starts his second-period class by pulling out a single pink long-stemmed rose

Push to Drop `Provisional’ Teachers Could Leave State Short

WASHINGTON – President Clinton wants them gone within five years

Bill Would Clamp Down on Maryland Breeders of Fighting Cocks

WASHINGTON – A Senate proposal to ban interstate transport of birds for cockfights could be felt in Maryland, where the birds are still bred even though cockfighting is outlawed

Governor’s Race Brought National Funds Flowing into Maryland

WASHINGTON – National party committees poured a total of $461,252 into Maryland in the last election cycle because of the “very high-profile governor’s race” here, officials said

Mikulski, Sarbanes Defend Party-Line Votes on Impeachment

WASHINGTON – Maryland Democratic Sens

Redskins May Be in Cooke’s Blood, Politics Apparently Is Not

WASHINGTON – As the National Football League prepares to hear the details this week of the high bid for the Washington Redskins, John Kent Cooke’s quest to buy the team from his father’s estate appears more and more to be a long-shot