The Talbot Boys statue was erected in Talbot County in 1916 during the Jim Crow Era.
Dr. David Fowler’s testimony for the defense comes as he’s facing a lawsuit in Maryland regarding the case of a Black man who died in police custody.
Thirteen dead eagles were found on Maryland’s Eastern Shore—the most deaths attributed to a single incident in Maryland in more than 30 years.
As a way to stick it to Rep. Andy Harris, who is trying to block D.C.’s marijuana decriminalization law.
Facebook isn’t just for ridiculous photos of politicians’ kids anymore. Now university presidents are getting into the act. We’d usually say that a college administrator having a profile on Facebook, the big social networking site that started with colleges but has since spread everywhere, sounds pretty neat — the administration is trying to be transparent and stay in touch with the students’ internet fads. We can imagine a lot of good uses for the site…
Virginia’s love for wine is no secret. It dates back centuries with Thomas Jefferson’s personal endorsement of wine as a suitable beverage. However, when you mention “Virginia Wines” to anyone, you are met with one of two reactions: an overwhelming expression of excitement and testament to how fabulous they are or an exasperated eye roll that says it all. Whichever one you fall under is fine with us, but as avid wine drinkers we feel…
“Martin O’Malley signed the nation’s first living wage law on Tuesday,” read the Post this morning. Seems a little unfair, seeing as how the District passed its own living wage legislation back in January of 2006, a law which mandated that any firm receiving a District government contract in excess of $100,000 must pay its employees a minimum of $11.75 an hour. The Maryland law is similar; state contractors are required to pay workers $11.30…
Driving down I-81 in central Virginia earlier this year, we heard something we haven’t heard in awhile: a radio station playing good music. This, and the announcement of “eco-station” 94.7 the Globe got us thinking: why doesn’t D.C. have a good independent music station? Other big cities have great listener-supported music stations, like KEXP in Seattle and WFMU in New York, and many other cities have decent student-run college stations. But D.C. has neither. About…
Let’s start with the good news this morning: this excessive, unrelenting, soul-sucking heat is expected to come to an end tomorrow, say the guys at Capital Weather. And we say they better not just be leading us on. However, today is yet another day in Scorcher ’06 — and may even be the hottest one yet — with highs once again flirting with triple digits. Heat-related Problems Continue: With near record temperatures, people are…
Good morning, Washington. Today will bring a slight break in humidity, giving a preview of the weekend’s promised relief from the unpleasant heat. But for some folks whose trade is naturally hot and unpleasant, today’s news is not as good. Not only have D.C. firefighters recently had to deal with a possible maritime arson and mysteriously cancelled health insurance, but now one of their leaders is making unfortunate headlines. Thiry-one year veteran and assistant…
