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Frederick County Commissioner Paul Smith, a 60-year-old lawyer and devout Mormon, insists he wasn't trying to stir up controversy when he sought to explain his vote to cut $2.3 million out of the county's Head Start program for nearly 300 toddlers in low-income families. | Weigh in
Members of Steelworkers Local 9477 listen as Maryland Gov. Martin O' Malley (D) speaks to the House Economic Matters Committee about a wind energy proposal.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley vigorously urged state lawmakers on Thursday to approve his plan to spur offshore wind development in the face of new studies suggesting that the monthly cost to residents could approach $9 - or six times the governor's estimate.
A Prince George's County public school employee is being investigated over allegations that he watched pornographic films on the job, according to a school spokeswoman.
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