Editors: Hold for release for Sunday, Dec. 22, and after.

WASHINGTON – Metro riders by 2001 will see the addition of nine new stations on the Green, Red and Blue lines

Professional Development Schools Give Mentoring to Teachers

ANNAPOLIS – One way Maryland education officials are trying to lessen the impact of the massive exodus is with a program focused on new teacher training

Maryland Faces “Massive Exodus” of Retiring Teachers

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland educators are aging

Prison No Bar to Girl Scout Troop

JESSUP — Mothers and daughters stand in a circle, slowly reciting the Girl Scout pledge

Christmas Trees Are a Gift for the Environment, Group Says

ANNAPOLIS – The natural, fresh trees that many holiday revelers will have in their homes this Christmas season area a renewable, recyclable resource, good for the environment, according to the Maryland Christmas Tree Association

Agricultural Exports From Maryland Climbing

WASHINGTON – Marylanders are selling hardwood lumbers to Australia, hot sauces to England and chicken parts to Asia in an agricultural export business that is booming

Aetna Must Pay for Repairs to Condo, Court Rules

ANNAPOLIS – A Baltimore man’s insurance company should pay for repairs that his condominium association made in his home to stop water from damaging a neighboring unit, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled Tuesday

University of Maryland Student Lecturing on Ways to Kill Police

WASHINGTON – Bill White harbors a strong hatred for police officers