WASHINGTON – The House Tuesday passed a bill that would let Amish teen- agers work in sawmill and carpentry jobs, an exception to child labor laws that opponents said could endanger children
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Elephant Protection,615
ANNAPOLIS There was some snickering in the General Assembly when Delegate Rushern L
Tensions Rise Over Hog Farms
ANNAPOLIS – Two hog farmers in Frederick and Carroll counties face stiff opposition from environmentalists and local residents who don’t want odors and pollution in their back yards
Court Upholds Parking Rage Ruling
ANNAPOLIS- Maryland’s second most powerful court last week settled a bitter dispute in which a fourth-grade teacher jumped into a parking space to win a spot then was injured by another car vying for the same space
Maryland at Forefront of Fight Against Drug-Resistant Germs
WASHINGTON – Maryland is one of a handful of states taking steps to track and combat the growing threat posed by drug-resistant bacteria, the state’s epidemiologist told a congressional subcommittee Thursday
Farmers Struggle to Keep the Family Farm
ANNAPOLIS – Neighbors call the hog farm a health hazard
Crackdown on Trash Haulers Forces 87 Trucks Off the Road
WASHINGTON – Maryland police and environmental officials took 87 trash trucks off the road this month, 13 percent of the total that they stopped as part of a nine- state crackdown
From Hitler to Elvis, Archives II is a Walk Through History
COLLEGE PARK – President Kennedy’s assassination is here
Kent Official Tells Congress Flexibility Is Good For Schools
WASHINGTON – Kent County Public Schools Superintendent Lorraine A
Millions of Documents Lure Academics, Amateurs to Archives II
COLLEGE PARK – It is 8:30 on a recent Tuesday evening — a half-hour before closing — and the bleary-eyed stragglers are filtering out of the National Archives II building after a full day’s work