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Fatal fall prompts push for Md. balcony inspection law 02/10/2012 11:58am • ANNAPOLIS — A New Market woman whose son died in 2008 after falling through a rotting second-story railing urged state lawmakers Thursday to require balcony inspections in apartments and other multi-family dwellings.If legislators pass the bill sponsored by Sen. Ron Young, balconies on apartme Could Komen have avoided the firestorm? 02/04/2012 09:58am • Michelle Basch, wtop.com WASHINGTON - An expert on the non-profit industry says it's hard to tell if breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure could have avoided the backlash this week when it announced it would pull grants for breast cancer from Planned Parenthood, and later reversed that Occupy protesters returning to McPherson Square 02/04/2012 08:57am • WASHINGTON - The Occupy D.C. protesters are returning to McPherson Square park, after it was closed late Saturday when tensions escalated between the protesters occupying the park and the U.S. Park Police trying to enforce the no camping rules at the park. McPherson Square reopened Sunday afternoo PTSD affects even driving, study says 01/12/2012 09:19pm • WASHINGTON - The daily commute can be stressful, but imagine what it would be like to drive in a war zone. Returning to the mean streets of the United States after a tour of duty in Iraq might not seem like a challenge, yet a new survey suggests that driving becomes very difficult for many comba Morning Notes 01/12/2012 06:00am • Backyard Chicken Debate Rages On — Egg-laying hens aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, according to an Arlington resident whose neighbor had an illegal chicken coop. “I can tell you that I thought we had excessive flies, we had rodents; the chickens do make noise and ther Medical group says doctors should consider costs 01/04/2012 11:37pm • Susan Dentzer, editor in chief, Health Affairs Will raising the flush tax drain development in Md.? 12/30/2011 04:56pm • WASHINGTON - Raising the flush tax in Maryland may become a new pipe line of revenue for the state. Maryland's already got a flush tax, it runs about $2.50 a month for sewer customers, and $30 a year for homes on septic systems. The money raised goes to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Citing t One more cookie? A second helping? We're too fat! 12/22/2011 12:10am • Susan Dentzer, editor in chief, Health Affairs Nurse shortage no more 12/08/2011 12:28am • Susan Dentzer, editor in chief, Health Affairs Local research lab watchdog group marks one year 11/13/2011 11:46am • The Containment Laboratory Community Advisory Committee is keeping a close watch on research laboratories in Frederick County. Marking its first anniversary as an organization, the committee's seven regular members and a handful of others continue to seek more accountability from these labs. "We're