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California is suing the federal government to force a decision about whether the state can impose the nation's first greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

The Southern Maryland Higher Education Center is packed with students and needs to add a third building to make room for more. via The Enterprise

“California's lawsuit against the EPA is not helpful”

Maryland joined California and a dozen other states yesterday in suing the Bush administration for failing to approve their programs to reduce global warming pollution from vehicles. via BaltimoreSun.com

“Have you stopped being friends with someone because she wore clothes you didn't like?”

There's nothing new about bullying in school, but there is something new about what's causing it. via Poynter

“But some people are like that. They are visual, they are manipulative or hands-on”

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Toni Tate, a resident of California Mobile Home Trailer Park said the new developers of the property haven't been communicating enough information to the residents about pending redevelopment. via The Enterprise

“I didn't say anything to anybody for a week until my lawyer said I had to, that I was liable”

You can forgive Josh Brolin for coming off like some adjunct professor from the school of hard knocks when he's discussing the life lessons that have shaped his outlook - essential truths that accompany ... via BaltimoreSun.com

“This is a very historic occasion”

Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 1, 2007; Page SM08 St. Mary's County broke ground Monday morning for Evergreen Elementary School, which will be the county's first new school since 1980. via The Washington Post

The Rusty Nuts Hot Rod Group will sponsor the fourth annual Jalopyrama hot rod show from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Glen Burnie Maryland National Guard Armory, 14 Dorsey Road. via The Maryland Gazette

“The criticism that I hear from today's writers is that you can't rhyme anymore because it's too old-fashioned or clichd. Well Stephen Sondheim does it brilliantly. It has to do with craft.”

Pianist and singer Michael Feinstein joins the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a SuperPops concert of great American songwriters at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore Nov. via Howard County Times

California Attorney General Jerry Brown says his state has waited long enough for the federal government to take action on global warming. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

The Wal-Mart store in California will officially open as a Supercenter today, Oct. via The Enterprise

“We'll finish the rest of the service on the piano.”

The organ at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in California needs to be replaced. Halfway through the second verse of the first hymn, ''Rejoice, Rejoice Believers," on the first Sunday of Advent last December, the ... via The Enterprise

“There is definitely a trickle-down effect”

SALISBURY -- U.S. Department of Commerce officials released figures last week indicating the country is in one of its worst housing slumps in more than a decade as residential starts dropped 10.2 percent in ... via The Daily Times

Transfer of Development Rights in U.S. Communities: Evaluating Program Design, Implementation, and Outcomes Executive Summary: Private ownership of land in the United States comes with a bundle of rights and ... via Environmental Valuation & Cost-Benefi...

Keyana Horne, a clerk at the Tuesday Morning store in California's San Souci Plaza shopping center, waits on Flora Nicholas and Frances Francisco on the store's opening day. via The Enterprise

Telephone surveyfor public safety set This week, some residents of Calvert, Dorchester and St. via The Enterprise

Maryland is considering joining California in banning toys and baby products that contain a possibly dangerous chemical. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

Janet Lee Fullerton of California expresses her concerns about proposed fixes to the Gov. via The Enterprise

Staff Photos by Reid Silverman Nick Morales operates Biplane Air Tours, offering flights on his 1944 Stearman biplane out of St. via The Independent