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KRISTEN WYATT
Maryland smoking ban exceptions are rare
- Almost six months after Maryland banned smoking in bars and restaurants, health officials have granted just three waivers to allow clubs hurt by the law to allow patrons to light up.
Chesapeake watermen fear blue crab not coming back
- Chesapeake Bay crabber Paul Kellam has advice for the teenage boys who help tend his traps every summer: You better have a backup plan.
Chesapeake Bay farm bill spending work begins
- Farmers want to take better care of their land - but they need more help from government to learn how to reduce pollution while still turning a profit, according to farmers and environmentalists weighing in Monday on how to spend some $188 million in new federal money to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
Assateague drivers wonder whether end is near
- The wild ponies of Assateague Island don't seem bothered by people - not even people driving hulking trucks and vans right up to the shore and setting up fishing poles and grills steps away from the crashing waves.
Kids' cooking camps sizzling in popularity
- Drop the s'more and take that hot dog off the stick - one of the hottest trends in summer camp has kids whipping up haute cuisine.