TRANSPORTATION • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Gov. Martin O'Malley defended his proposed six percent sales tax on gasoline before House and Senate committees Wednesday, saying Maryland needs to address

THEATRE • BY SARAH KRAUT Cristina Garcia describes her creative process as “Jackson Pollock in the head.” She thinks abstractly, in a stream-of-consciousness manner, and she loves to

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MALI KRANTZ, CNS Prohibiting cars that run solely on gas from parking at electric vehicle charging stations is elitist, according to Maryland Sen.

IMMIGRATION • BY JAMIE FORZATO, CNS Florinda Lorenzo-Desimilian was a stay-at-home mom in Prince George's County. She was in need of extra income so she started selling phone

ECONOMY • BY AMALIA EHRMANN, CNS Special Report Families with young children in Montgomery County must earn at least $64,000 a year just to cover their basic needs

INTERNET • BY KIRSTY GROFF Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner appointed Councilmember Hans Riemer Lead for Digital Government February 6, a move intended to promote transparency of

EDUCATION • BY NICK FOLEY, CNS When Jacen Sherman set out to create a video game in which players must save the world from catastrophe, he didn't think

CONGRESS • BY NICK FOLEY, CNS Research into Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases would win a boost under a bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Barbara Mikulski. The

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY MIKE BOCK, CNS A group of lawmakers wants to expand on current restrictions and place an outright ban on the use of artificial

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY KELSEY MILLER, CNS A coalition that pushed an alcohol tax increase last year is calling the tax a success and turning its efforts

HEALTH & FITNESS • BY TAMRA TOMLINSON It’s the time of year when the pills and powders, gyms, shopping channels and infomercials are promising that for just a

TALK OF TAKOMA • BY HOWARD KOHN Seth Grimes got his picture in the May 22, 1998 international edition of the New York Times, and, while it might

EYE ON ANNAPOLIS • BY LIZZY MCLELLAN, CNS A Maryland lawmaker wants to require the use of carbon monoxide detectors in all public schools following two leaks of

ENVIRONMENT • EARTHTALK What do I need to know about the new U.S. energy efficiency standards for light bulbs that take effect in January 2012? Will certain bulbs

AT HOME IN SILVER SPRING • BY STEVE KNIGHT & KAREN BURDITT Last month we wrote about adding onto historic homes in our community and cited two

Gov. Martin O'Malley pledged his commitment to job creation and solicited input from business leaders Friday on what he said will be a package of regulatory reforms and

HEALTH • Smokers in Maryland aren't provided enough help to quit, according to a new report by the American Lung Association. Maryland ranks third from the bottom of all

SIN OF THE MONTH • BY ABBY BARDI A few weeks ago, I was on the Beltway half-listening to NPR when I heard something about the US economy

PHOTOS • BY JESSE ALLEN On the Monday before Thanksgiving, volunteers young and less young joined forces at Piney Branch Elementary School to help organize and deliver canned