Fans of the "Little Rascals" film series were in Baltimore this weekend to place a headstone at the grave of child actor Norman "Chubby" Chaney.
Once a month, a free print publication gets delivered to mailboxes, coffee shops and libraries across the mid-Atlantic with the latest news about how the government and private sector are trying to protect one of America's natural crown jewels: the Chesapeake Bay.
NFL punters are only seen on fourth down and heard from less than that. But with Minnesota voters weighing whether to ban gay marriage this fall, Vikings punter Chris Kluwe has emerged as a high-profile gay rights champion _ and a symbol of changing attitudes toward homosexuality in the sports world.
Archaeologists have discovered a foundation in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., that may be linked to Josiah Henson, a former slave whose autobiography inspired the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
The crowd stood below a monumental eagle and the words "In God We Trust" at a gathering recently in the grand foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building to address a visceral but oft neglected issue on Capitol Hill: religious freedom.
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As national signing day arrives Wednesday, players who committed early to Maryland are sticking behind coach Randy Edsall as they prepare to make their commitments official.
Gary Williams has made himself scarce around the Maryland Terrapins men's basketball program, which he ran for the prior 22 seasons. He's been busy completing various tasks for the athletic department (for which he's paid a tidy $400,000), working as an analyst for the Big Ten network and, just recently, making weekly local radio appearances on ESPN 980.
The date was Oct. 21, 1984. The venue was Kansas City, Mo. The occasion was the second Reagan-Mondale presidential debate. Henry Trewhitt of the Baltimore Sun was called upon by the moderator, former NBC reporter Edwin Newman. Trewhitt proceeded to ask 73-year-old President Ronald Reagan whether, given his age, he was confident that he was fit to serve a second term as president of the United States.
