Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)

Frustrated by delays, some gun dealers skip background checks

2013-06-08 11:55:42

When Scott Schulte stopped at Pasadena Pawn and Gun last week to pick up his fifth firearm of the year, the Maryland State Police still hadn't finished his background check. The store let him take the pistol anyway. "I figure I can use my discretion,"...

Harford executive Craig to make gubernatorial announcement

2013-05-29 12:24:00

Harford County Executive David Craig plans to formally announce his bid for Maryland governor this coming Monday, June 3. The initial announcement will happen at 9 a.m. at Craig's Congress Avenue home in Havre de Grace. Following the Havre de Grace...

Tuesday traffic: Crash on Route 100

2013-05-21 05:59:19

One lane and one shoulder of westbound Route 100 in Anne Arundel County are closed at WB&A Road due to a crash that happened at 8:46 a.m., according to the State Highway Administration. A four-car crash on the outer loop of the Baltimore Beltway at...

It's sheep against dogs in 1913 [History Matters]

2013-05-15 09:49:00

100 Years Ago Sheep vs. dogs "It is reported that Mr. Harold Hopkins had a large number of sheep killed by dogs last Sunday morning. �"Wanted: A woman to cook, wash and clean, and remain at night, good wages. Mrs. James Steward. Hill St. Ellicott...

Remember gas tax in 2014

2013-04-08 12:00:00

Looks like our "tax and spend" Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley had his way again ("Md. Senate approves increase in gas tax," March 30). The Maryland Senate passed Governor O'Malley's massive 80 percent gasoline tax hike over Easter weekend. Now,...

Agencies in Maryland dodge furloughs — for now

2013-03-30 12:36:31

A month after across-the-board federal spending cuts began, there are signs that one of the most troubling potential consequences for Maryland — the furloughing of federal employees — might not be as widespread as initially feared. But the...

How well does The Sun understand the 'rain tax'?

2013-04-20 12:30:00

In your April 17 editorial, "The 'Rain Tax' Sham," you take rain tax critics to task for failing to get their facts straight. You write: "That critics can't even accurately describe when the tax was passed should tell you all you need to know about how...

Young Marylanders honored for community spirit

2013-03-10 16:08:00

Two years ago, when Sade Miller was in fifth grade at Ridgely Elementary School in Denton, she decided to raise money for the hospice in Caroline County. Instead of holding a bake sale or asking the adults in her life for money, Sade (pronounced Sha-day)...

No license for illegals

2013-03-08 09:45:00

The liberals in the Maryland General Assembly are at it again wanting now to give driver's licenses to undocumented and illegal immigrants. This is the wrong way to go, and illegal immigrants do not deserve or should not be given drivers licenses in...

Silver Spring music teacher charged with possession of child pornography

2013-03-01 07:31:00

A Montgomery County elementary school teacher was charged Thursday in Baltimore County for possession of child pornography, police said. Lawrence Joynes, 54, of Dundalk, teaches music at New Hampshire Estates Elementary school in Silver Spring,...

Five questions with … Ari Karen

2013-01-05 00:00:00

The 25-year-old Baltimore-based law firm Offit Kurman recently formed a pioneering mortgage compliance affiliate, C3 Compliance Consultants, to help lenders across the United States conform with regulations launched this year by the federal Consumer...

Death penalty repeal should rank at the bottom of Maryland's 'to do' list

2013-01-18 08:15:00

With a looming deficit crisis amid questions about taxes, education, unemployment and infrastructure decay, the last thing lawmakers and Gov. Martin O'Malley need is a protracted fight over the death penalty, which most Marylanders still support though by...

Jeff Johns, Silver Spring high school band and orchestra teacher, hung out with Jess Reilly, University of Maryland Medical Center database analyst, Don Walizer, SoftTech Solutions computer scientist, and James Taylor, University of Maryland Medical Systems database analyst.

2013-03-21 00:00:00

Bob and Ann Terrett were married July 6, 1957, in Silver Spring, Md.

2013-03-02 13:21:00

Yaitza Luna, 32, from Silver Spring, MD, is traveling to Puerto Rico for two weeks for the holidays. She's taking a present for her nephew, Franvier, 7.

2012-12-18 00:00:00