Maryland retailers were buoyed for the most part by the key Black Friday weekend in their quest for a better holiday season than a year ago. "It was encouraging," Thomas S. Saquella, president of the Maryland Retailers Association, said this week. Full Story »
More than 300 business and government officials gathered at a Greenbelt hotel Tuesday morning to make contacts, share advice on winning contracts and vent their frustrations over the recession and credit crunch. Full Story »
"Sites like Twitter and Facebook put more pressure on companies to improve their products," Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes told Tech Council of Maryland members Wednesday. Full Story »
We expect local and state governments to provide good public safety, transportation and schools. And we expect that those calling police or fire won't get a bill and that those 75 percent of families without children in the schools pay public education costs. Full Story »
Eliminating adolescent psychiatric beds at the [John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents] is a cost to society well over the $800,000 in projected savings during fiscal year 2010. JLG-RICA combines a model Department of Health and Mental Hygiene facility and a first class Montgomery County school. Full Story »
I have worked for over 30 years as an emergency medicine physician. We have measured that between 60 percent and 80 percent of our patients who lack insurance are there due to addiction. Full Story »
Department of Natural Resources Police aren't sure why they're seeing a 13 percent spike in the number of reported deer hunting violations and a 27 percent rise in fishing violation complaints statewide. Full Story »
Maryland officials are weighing whether to enact policy changes to the unemployment insurance program that would make the state eligible for $126 million in federal aid. Full Story »
With the 2010 primaries wide open, it might take a crystal ball to figure out the key players. Full Story »
Tommy Zinn, president of the Calvert County Watermen's Association, holds a clump of dead oysters Oct. 14. The association planted the oysters with the hope of bringing back some of the population in Southern Maryland. Gov. Martin O'Malley set a new course for oyster sanctuaries Thursday. Full Story »
Volunteer Tranica Saulsbury of Baltimore helps prepare food for delivery at Moveable Feast, a nonprofit that feeds about 150 ill people weekly. Full Story »
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DeMatha point guard Quinn Cook goes up for a layup against Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School on Tuesday. Cook is ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2011 by scouting service Rivals.com, and played for the U.S. national 16-and-under team over the summer in Argentina. Full Story »
Take away two senior starters that combined for 28 points a game, and it's bound to hamper a basketball team's expectations for a new year. However, the Tuscarora High boys basketball team refuses to buy into that mindset, as they still have three returning starters and piles of experience. Full Story »
Wise's Rayshaud Shields (right) tackles Thomas Johnson's Brian Chase during Wise's 24-8 win on Saturday in the 4A state semifinals. Wise will play Old Mill at 7:30 p.m. Friday for the 4A state championship at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Full Story »
The Urbana High boys basketball team has some rebuilding to do, but not that much. Key returns are in the backcourt, with senior guards Kevin Sowers and Frankie Jarboe. Sowers, a 6-footer, is a threat from the point. Full Story »
Stand-up comic Tashya Tummings, 28, of Upper Marlboro hosts an open mic night Nov. 17 at Karma Lounge at the Boulevard at the Capital Centre in Largo. Full Story »
South Korean pop singer Rain (right) plays Raizo, a ninja out to bring down his former clan in the action film "Ninja Assassin." Helping him is Mika (left, Naomie Harris). Full Story »
Allman Brothers founding member Dickey Betts and his band Great Southern will perform classic southern rock at The Weinberg on Friday. Full Story »
Elves (from left) August Shaner, Heather Rager, Ryan Brown, and Jeanine Collins rehearse for "All Lit Up." Full Story »
The Town of Mount Airy is long overdue in giving recognition to the many contributions of Scouts to the Mount Airy parks program. Full Story »
I was surprised to read columnist Blaine Young advocate the profiling of Muslims in an effort to prevent terrorism without offering much in the way of an explanation ("On news that caught my eye," Nov. 12). Full Story »
Once again, Casa of Maryland shows its true colors ("Frederick sheriff defends deputies," The Gazette, Nov. 12). This is an organization that does not benefit law-abiding Hispanics. Full Story »
Thank you for the excellent story about Eric Zimmerman and the organization he started, The Buddy Project, refurbishing old computers and getting them to others with learning challenges ("Technology enthusiast helps dozens," The Gazette, Nov. 26). Full Story »
I want to recognize a hard working, dedicated member of our community. My husband, Joe Middleton, has been the announcer to the Linganore High School football team for many years. Full Story »
Holiday lights illuminate the Denver City/County Building in downtown Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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