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Maryland unemployment holds at 4 percent
Unemployment statewide remained at 4 percent in June from the month before, but increased slightly from 3.6 percent in June 2007, according to data released Friday by the federal Department of Labor. The rate was up from 3.6 in April but matched May’s figure. A total of 121,700 people were unemployed, up from 119,900 in May.
2 sentenced for bomb threat at CDC
Two Georgia men have been sentenced to federal prison for telephoning a bomb threat to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and making false statements to the FBI about the call.  Harsh economy pushes more students to less expensive community collegesKaren Stone worked as a pharmacy technician at Johns Hopkins Hospital until she had to leave to give full-time care to her terminally ill, 7-month-old daughter.  Report calls for universities to mentor science studentsHigh school students’ summer jobs often involve flipping hamburgers. Antonio Finley clones cells at his.  For Terps coach Williams, the past no longer outshines the presentFive years ago, such a scenario would have been unthinkable in College Park.
The good, the bad, the ugly of sports parents
Anyone who has watched much youth sports knows a psycho parent — a father or mother out of control over a referee's whistle, a coach's substitution or their own kid's mistake.
Md. test scores improving, but researchers unsure why
More Maryland students are accomplishing the goals of No Child Left Behind, improving reading and math scores, but it is impossible to determine if that law is responsible, a new study shows.
Md. test scores improving, but researchers unsure why
More Maryland students are accomplishing the goals of No Child Left Behind, improving reading and math scores, but it is impossible to determine if that law is responsible, a new study shows. |
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