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Army Pvt. Henry G. Costin was awarded the first Medal of Honor in the history of the legendary Maryland-based 29th Infantry Division.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

May 27, 2019

Howard County will host a resource fair next week to provide support for veterans who live in the county and their families.

By Erin B. Logan

Apr 1, 2019

Mary E. Rigdon, a former educator and librarian who oversaw the operation of her family's Harford County farm, died Saturday from a heart attack at her Jarrettsville home. She was 89.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Dec 4, 2018

Now that Democrats are poised to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives in January, taxpayers can expect a major push to achieve the "progressive"

Returning to civilian life after serving in the military can be complicated, but Carroll County has resources for its veterans to make that process a little bit easier. Here are the biggest issues facing the county’s veteran population and ways to work on resolving them.

Organizations in Cecil and Harford counties will host Veterans Day observances Sunday, which is also the centennial of the day World War I ended.

By David Anderson

Nov 9, 2018

This is an election year and the electronic media is loaded with political ads. My favorite (I have viewed two different versions) warns voters that if they vote for a Democrat some "bad things" will inevitably occur. The joke is that all the "bad things" would be welcomed in this household.

She was one of the few Trump administration officials to leave on her own terms and with reputation intact. And yet that hasn't stopped outgoing United Nations

Freezing federal pay at a time of economic prosperity is not just dumb, it's counter-productive.

Trump's priorities in national security - from parades to clearances and 'Space Force' - are dangerously self-serving.

State-sponsored health insurance for all Marylanders such as the single-payer plan proposed by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ben Jealous could cost $24 billion a year, forcing lawmakers to significantly raise taxes, according to a nonpartisan analysis.

By Luke Broadwater

Jul 17, 2018

The Board of County Commissioners moved forward on planning for the Family and Children’s Services new domestic violence shelter, and grant submissions and acceptances for the Money Follows the Person and Veteran Directed Home and Community Based Services programs Thursday.

Dr. Stanley N. Yaffe, a noted dermatologist who was a co-author of a seminal paper on the use of cortizone, died June 6 in his sleep at Brightview Towson, an assistant living facility. He was 97.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jun 14, 2018

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the health system for former military personnel, thinks sentiments like this are keeping many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender veterans from using their services. An initiative aims to change that.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Jun 12, 2018

Dr. John Price, a surgeon affiliated with GBMC and Johns Hopkins, was known for treating rare cancers and was popular with his patients.

By Jacques Kelly

Jun 4, 2018

Alec Ross, 46, is among seven serious candidates running for the Democratic nomination for governor. Ross says his varied experiences — teacher, janitor, author, tech innovator — have prepared him to lead Maryland.

By Pamela Wood

May 24, 2018

The Senate needs to ask President Trump's nominee to lead the CIA some very difficult questions about her role in post-9/11 torture.

As a sign of a changing population of veterans in the region, the VA Maryland Health Care System hosted a baby shower for veterans who are expectant or new mothers on Saturday.

By Catherine Rentz

May 5, 2018

An in-depth look at the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Laurel with a focus on Francis Raymond Edwards, a self-proclaimed leader of the Klan and an attention-getter.

The decision of White House physician Ronny Jackson to to get out of the kitchen rather than face any more fire, is only the latest head-scratcher coming from this incomprehensible gang of misfits who have descended on a capital already overstocked in them, and in both parties to boot.

President Donald Trump's first year was bad. He's doing everything possible to make his second worse.

By Jules Witcover

Apr 2, 2018

This free event hosted by Carroll Hospital is targeted at the medical and social work professionals who may interact with people who have experienced trauma as well as lay people looking to better understand how trauma may affect their own behavior and that of their loved ones.

New documents made public Wednesday suggest Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson was involved with the purchase of the controversial $31,000 furniture set for his office suite, despite claims by an agency spokesman that he was not aware of it.

By John Fritze

Mar 14, 2018

Gun laws by state, and whether any action has been taken since Parkland shooting

Join others at the Finksburg branch of the Carroll County Public Library for Roar Like a Lion – An Afternoon of Community Service on Sunday, Jan. 28 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Havre de Grace residents continue to express concerns about the medical center and psychiatric hospital that will be built near the Interstate 95/Route 155 interchange, as part of Upper Chesapeake Health's plan to close Harford Memorial Hospital.

By David Anderson

Jan 22, 2018

Legislation to temporarily fund the federal government and avert a shutdown passed in the House Thursday evening, though its prospects remain uncertain in the Senate.

The Armed Forces teach people how to stay united with and defend people very much unlike them. We could use that today.

We are the only advanced industrialized country that does not provide universal health care for its  citizens. 

You can mock Trump TV’s “Real News” videos featuring Lara Trump and Kayleigh McEnany singing the president’s praises like a couple of propaganda sock puppets if you want. But not me. This is serio

By David Zurawik

Aug 11, 2017

Sen. Ben Cardin made stops throughout Carroll County on Friday to talk with local leaders.

Trumpcare will have the same unpleasant outcome as Obamacare because the basic flaw in both is allowing healthy citizens the option to avoid health care premium payments until they are seriously ill at which time the cost becomes enormous. Young, healthy citizens will never be induced to voluntarily purchase health insurance. Ultimately, Trumpcare will become untenable, and the country will be forced to consider the obvious solution: universal health care.

While Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price was in West Virginia last week, he described methadone and buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorders as just "substituting one opioid for another." This statement swiftly, and rightly, drew widespread criticism from the medical community, including former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. On the surface, Dr. Price is correct: Both methadone and buprenorphine (brand name Suboxone) are synthetic opioids. However, taking them in the context

Mayor Catherine Pugh's list of nominees to fill the city's largely-vacant Civilian Review Board — which she first mentioned Thursday but has declined to provide or discuss — includes several academics and attorneys, as well as a former high-ranking official in the Baltimore sheriff's office, The Baltimore Sun has confirmed.

By Kevin Rector

Apr 21, 2017

There are a million stories in the life of a city, and some of them validate the misanthrope's hateful view of mankind. But then, you might be as surprised by this story's turn of events as Bob Padousis was.

By Dan Rodricks

Apr 15, 2017

Minnie Lee Smoot, medical office manager, dies

By Jacques Kelly

Mar 3, 2017

As efforts to promote and grow Carroll County continue, the Board of County Commissioners is looking toward regional partnerships to help drive families to the farm land.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order freezing federal hiring last week because he said the federal workforce had grown too big. The facts, however, do not support Trump's statement. In fact, the number of federal civilian employees has decreased over the past several decades.

Maryland will soon turn to a simple means of sending people released from jails and prisons off with health insurance: presume everyone is eligible for Medicaid.

By Meredith Cohn

Jan 25, 2017

Michael J. Romanelli, former chief of the Computation Branch at Aberdeen Proving Ground and a World War II veteran, died Thursday from cancer at Perry Point Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was 94.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Jan 24, 2017

"Homeland" returns, and Carrie has a new civilian job, Quinn is spiraling downward, and Saul and Dar are feeling the heat from the new president-elect.

Doctors in the Maryland VA medical system say they have tackled problems that two and a half years ago left veterans waiting an average of 80 days to get their first primary care appointment.

By Ian Duncan

Dec 31, 2016

Mikulski's service to veterans earned her life-long admiration and loyalty.

Harford will be getting another judge who is a county native, one who understands what life is like here

Vision and hearing screenings

The Department of Health's vision and hearing screenings will be held at the following schools and programs for c

Vision and hearing screenings

The Department of Health's vision and hearing screenings will be held at the following schools and programs for c

Crossing the train tracks under the highway near the Schuster Concrete building, Jim Petway looks hale and hearty on this sunny Friday morning. He lo

Crossing the train tracks under the highway near the Schuster Concrete building, Jim Petway looks hale and hearty on this sunny Friday morning. He lo

Crossing the train tracks under the highway near the Schuster Concrete building, Jim Petway looks hale and hearty on this sunny Friday morning. He looks pretty

It's the cycle of readmission that a cardiology nurse hopes to break with her concept of a cellphone app to track cardiology patients' diet, weight and exercise.

By Tim Prudente

Nov 11, 2016