Maryland

Science Gets Hip At The `Why Files’ Web Site

WASHINGTON – A self-described “myopic and geeky” group of science buffs discovered it can make science hip by using pop culture as a hook

Changes In Toxic Waste Cleanup Program Could Harm States, Says Md. Official

WASHINGTON – Congress should not force the states to pay for cleaning up the worst toxic waste sites, Maryland’s top environmental official told a House committee

Talented Students Are Choosing State Colleges, Survey Says

ANNAPOLIS – The highest percentage of talented high school seniors in 17 years is choosing state colleges and universities, according to a new study by the Maryland Higher Education Commission

House Passes AIDS Task Force Bill

ANNAPOLIS – Without debate, Maryland delegates approved a bill Thursday to establish a task force to study HIV in state prisons

HMO Regulation Bill Finds Support from Doctors

ANNAPOLIS – Can’t get through to your HMO doctor? Do you wait two hours to see the doctor once you have an appointment? Do you think you didn’t have a test run because of its cost?

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Panel Of Experts Says Cloning Of Humans Unlikely

WASHINGTON – A panel of experts speaking Wednesday before a congressional committee expressed doubts that the cloning of humans would ever take place

Washingtonians Not Surprised 24 Percent of Them are Obese

WASHINGTON – Washingtonians don’t seem to be too surprised to learn that close to 24 percent of them are obese

Mikulski, Sarbanes Help Kill Balanced Budget Amendment

WASHINGTON – With the help of Maryland’s two Democratic senators, the GOP balanced budget amendment was killed Tuesday by a single vote