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State and local officials in Maryland stressed Wednesday that they are working with the federal government to identify a shelter for Central American children crossing the U.S. border after at least four potential sites fell through, including one that was opposed by Gov. Martin O'Malley.

Desperate youngsters from Central America deserve nation's help, not its scorn

U.S. companies that move their headquarters abroad to avoid taxes should no longer have a say in government operations.

I have been locked up at Guantanamo Bay for 12 years, held without charge or trial. I've done nothing wrong; in 2009, I was unanimously cleared for release by six different branches of the US government, including the FBI and the CIA. Yet here I am, still detained. The US government says I do not have the right to be treated as human. It says that I have committed serious crimes which cannot be ignored. But, if that is true, all I ask for is proof. But the government cannot even offer me that.

Northrop Grumman broke ground Monday on a 25,00-square-foot facility specializing in cargo bound for space, the latest expansion for Maryland's slowly growing space industry.

National program of American Legion

Manchester Valley High School senior was on county school board

Dismal primary election turnout reflects Marylanders who don't consider what it means to vote.

Harassment, intimidation and sabotage are a major reason why women do not enter or remain in jobs in the construction industry, according to a provocative and hard hitting study on women in construction by the National Women's Law Center.

WASHINGTON — Carroll County officials voiced swift opposition Friday to news that the federal government is eyeing a former military property near Westminster as a potential a shelter for immigrant children — underscoring the challenge the Obama administration faces as it tries to manage a surge of new arrivals.

Free to eat badly

The federal government will run out of money to deal with the influx of Central American children crossing the U.S. border illegally this summer if lawmakers fail to approve $3.7 billion in emergency funds, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told a Senate panel Thursday.

Late registration renewal notices from Motor Vehicle Administration may be a minor inconvenience — or one more sign of government indifference

Howard County executive candidates Courtney Watson and Allan Kittleman talked affordable housing, business development, the environment and LGBTQ issues in their first post-primary forum, sponsored by the Howard County chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or PFLAG.

Asking employers to pay for contraception makes it their business, along with the business of taxpayers and a bunch of bureaucrats in Washington.

A one-of-a-kind deal between the federal government and a cash-strapped Maryland university was supposed to deliver big benefits for both agencies. But interest so far has been minimal, with only about 300 federal workers nationwide signed up for online courses this summer. Advocates for the new program are not daunted.

Maryland was a laggard when it came to agreeing to declare independence from Great Britain, but the change in attitudes here was swift and complete.

Atholton High School's Miles Walker recently captured the state's top prize in an American Legion national government instruction program, an accomplishment that for the 16-year old rising senior is nearly 16 years in the making.

HONOLULU (AP) ¿ A former soldier convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a federal jury announced Friday it failed to agree on his sentence in the first death penalty trial in Hawaii since it became a state.

BANGKOK (AP) ¿ Thailand's military junta will install an interim constitution next month, and elections will be held around October 2015, its leader announced Friday.

Democrats have convictions, albeit the wrong ones; Republicans need to answer with a call to restore what is great about America, Cal Thomas writes.

Rajan Zed¿s effort to raise awareness and educate people about the Hindu faith by offering to open government meetings with prayer have touched many people, and his message is one that our Board of County Commissioners could learn from.

The Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case will determine whether government can force its beliefs on private citizens.

The United States Constitution prohibits the president from re-engaging the United States military in Iraq to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) without new congressional authorization. Further, the struggle for sectarian power there is irrelevant to our national security. Without the justification of self-defense, United States intervention would additionally create a precedent that would invite intervention by Russia or China in their neighboring countries.

CharmTV will feature Baltimore restaurants, neighborhoods

The real lesson of the IRS scandal is the rise of the self-interested bureaucratic class, Jonah Goldberg writes.

Baltimore's subpoenas in the pregnancy center lawsuit intimidate and harass anti-abortion groups.

Two candidates for Anne Arundel's County Council have been named to a list of extremist candidates compiled by a national civil rights organization.

U.S. should not house, clothe, feed and educate children who come here illegally

President Obama's decision to send military advisers to Iraq will do nothing to resolve the conflict there and may make matters worse.

Maryland's unemployment rate ticked upward as employers shed 1,300 jobs in May, the U.S. Department of Labor estimated Friday.

With People's Community Health Centers closing its five low-cost clinics in Baltimore and Anne Arundel, patients are concerned about what happens next and officials are trying to find other providers to fill the void.

Given how frequent mass shootings have become, you'd think gun violence, not baseball, is the national pastime, David Horsey writes.