Maryland

Amish Child Labor Exemption Passes House

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

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