WASHINGTON – Chenita Smithwick finds more and more women walking into her Baltimore office every day
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Summer Drought Makes Pumpkin Shopping a Scary Experience
WASHINGTON – A flawless, locally grown jack-o-lantern will be tougher to find this Halloween, as bad weather cut Maryland pumpkin production by about half, a specialist said
Who Drives Halloween Worries? Could it Be Satan?
WASHINGTON – The backlash against traditional Halloween celebrations in schools became so prevalent that experts even coined a term for it: Satanic panic
Court Orders New Trial in Headline-Grabbing Annapolis Restaurant Assault
A federal appeals court has ordered a new trial for an Annapolis man who was convicted on “vulnerable” evidence and has since served almost eight years in jail for the brutal beating of a restaurant manager
Traditional Halloween Festivities Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance in Schools
WASHINGTON – Halloween is no longer welcome in some Harford County schools, where pictures of witches, goblins and scarecrows no longer hang from the walls
Germantown Man Drops Presidential Bid But Holds on to Principles
GERMANTOWN – Elizabeth Dole wasn’t the only casualty in the presidential race last week
Trail Linking Annapolis and BWI Earns National Designation
WASHINGTON – A 42-mile trail linking Annapolis to Baltimore-Washington International Airport was named a national Millennium Legacy Trail on Thursday, a designation that should bring increased recognition and some federal funding for the trail
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FREDERICK – The site of the Civil War “battle that saved Washington” now needs Washington to return the favor, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt said Thursday
Child Care Program Reaches Only a Fraction of State’s Eligible Families
WASHINGTON – Only a fraction of the 260,000 Maryland children who qualify for federally supported child care programs are getting the service, according to the U
Rappaport Hopes Previous Campaigns Help in Challenge to Sarbanes
PIKESVILLE – Former Howard County Police Chief Paul H