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As governments and consumers continue to push businesses for more environmentally friendly products and practices, manufacturers are trying to respond by balancing the benefits and challenges of going green.

Federal, state and local leaders pledged to protect the Anacostia watershed through a $2.7 billion restoration plan unveiled at a pre-Earth Day event Monday.

In 1919, Lieutenant Colonel Dwight Eisenhower took part in the Armys first coast-to-coast truck convoy. The trip from Washington, D.C., to the Pacific, on a still-primitive system of roads, took 62 jarring, muddy days; and the young officer sputtered into San Francisco convinced that America deserved better.

The youth of today face the challenge of entering a job market that has become increasingly service-oriented, technology driven and globally competitive. When considering what path to take after high school, students have an appealing option in our nations United States service academies. An education at one of these prestigious institutions ranks among the best in the country and offers qualifying young men and women the opportunity to develop the leadership skills, technical abilities and character discipline that employers desire while simultaneously serving their country as a member of the armed forces.

The gunfire that ripped through Washington, D.C., last week, killing four, has set off a renewed effort in the region to combat gang violence.

The grand opening of the College of Southern Marylands new clinical simulation lab was held Wednesday, March 31. The lab is designed to enhance training for nursing students and professionals in the southern Maryland Region. The lab provides a "real life" experience where students receive both direct instruction and simulated situations to which they respond and receive instructor feedback.

Most people dont realize that tax cuts are the biggest individual piece of the Recovery Act, giving 95% of Americans and 2.1 million families in Maryland one of the largest tax cuts in history. As you file your 2009 income taxes, you may qualify for a series of other generous tax cuts for example, you could save money for attending college, making energy-saving home improvements, purchasing a home for the first time, or buying a new car.

U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-5th) held a roundtable discussion with Bowie State University students March 30 to discuss how the recently passed health care and student aid laws will affect college students and their families.