Author Archives: SteveKilar

WASHINGTON — A federal roadblock has stopped Maryland short of counting all prison inmates at their pre-incarceration addresses in order to draw political boundaries. An appeal for the addresses has been made to the U.S. Department of Justice, said Andrew Ratner, a representative for the Maryland Department of Planning. But because the Baltimore City charter […]

After Rep. Elijah Cummings became chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation in 2006, members of the American Salvage Association decided he needed guidance about the ways of the sea. “Congressman Cummings didn’t know what a bow or a stern was,” said Joseph Farrell, president of Resolve Marine Group Inc., a […]