ANNAPOLIS — Mike Welch now knows one universal truth. “I have determined, to my own satisfaction, that the world is round,” he said. Mike, 72, and his wife Marguerite Welch, 71, who live in Epping Forest in Annapolis, returned home ...

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ARNOLD — Guy Hostetter sure knows how to vacation. He drove 30 straight hours in a rented van, then spent several days working construction without pay. He sprained his ankle in the process, but it still was the most rewarding ...

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From April 19 through April 29, retired North Carolina Special Superior Court Chief Judge (Business Court) Ben F. Tennille and I had the honor and very interesting experience of traveling to Dubai, the commercial capital city of the United Arab ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Matt Rutherford left Annapolis 10 months ago with a dream and little else. The 31-year-old wanted to raise money for a local charity by sailing solo around the Americas. The “MacGyver of the Seas,” as he’s been called ...

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This week’s report on the sorry state of transportation funding in Maryland landed on the desks of state legislators with a resounding thud as the General Assembly entered the final days of its annual 90-day session with much work left ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley will share details of his recent trade mission to India. O’Malley, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and other delegation members will brief the media on details of the trip Monday morning in Annapolis. The ...

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Baltimore’s sixth annual summer Restaurant Week promotion begins on Friday. And it really is one of the most joyous times of the dining year. Aside from the winter Restaurant Week… which usually seems to get extended for a month because of ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley on Tuesday highlighted tens of millions of dollars in Maryland business deals he says were encouraged by a recent 10-day economic development trip to Asia and that despite some criticism over travel costs he wants ...

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The Republican leaders in the House of Delegates are suggesting that Gov. Martin O’Malley’s trip to Asia cost Maryland taxpayers far more than the $100,000 advertised price tag. In a letter they sent the governor’s office last week, they are ...

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The congestion and poor condition of Maryland’s roads cost drivers an average of more than $2,200 annually in added maintenance, gasoline and safety costs, according to a new report from a national nonprofit transportation research group. The report from the ...

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