William Wan
Metro/Maryland Desk
Articles by William Wan
Gilchrest Breaks With the GOP In Md. 1st District Endorsement (September 3, 2008)
Naval Academy's Recruiting Loses Its Starch (August 28, 2008)
The County's High-Tech 'Test Case' (August 21, 2008)
Attorney General Announces Suit to Enforce Cleanup (August 20, 2008)
Urban Adventures Are Over For a Bear on the Lam in Md. (August 15, 2008)
Md. Residents Bear Witness To Statewide Trip (August 8, 2008)
From a Picnic to a Banquet (August 7, 2008)
Explosives Turn Up in Shore Rocks (August 1, 2008)
Midshipman Dies in Single-Car Crash (July 30, 2008)
New Commander Takes the Reins at Fort Meade (July 17, 2008)
Arundel Names Next Fire Chief (July 10, 2008)
Veteran Fire Official Appointed Chief; He Will Deal With Tightening Budget (July 4, 2008)
Authorities Detain 45 in Immigration Raid at Painting Company (July 1, 2008)
Md. Diocese Consecrates First Black Bishop (June 29, 2008)
New Police Procedures Are Recommended in Crime Report (June 26, 2008)
A Diamond in the Front Yard (June 20, 2008)
Once Again, Naval Academy Is Summit Central (June 12, 2008)
One Dead After Powerful Storms (June 5, 2008)
Regular as Clockwork, Student Made It to Class (June 5, 2008)
Council Is Set to Pass Fiscal Plan (May 29, 2008)
The Traveling Taps Brigade (May 26, 2008)
Six Names Submitted For School Board Slots (May 15, 2008)
Council Wants More for Schools (May 8, 2008)
Vendors at Market House at City Dock Disappear Overnight (May 6, 2008)
Town Criers Tell All in Annapolis (May 4, 2008)
Proposed Budget Irks School Chief (May 2, 2008)
School Board Candidates Down to 13 (May 1, 2008)
Annapolis Kindergarten Teacher Wins Agnes Meyer Award (May 1, 2008)
Reverend's Words Stir Debate on His Creed (April 28, 2008)
Principal, Youth Hurt After Fight At Oak Hill (April 27, 2008)
Driver in Fatal Crash a New Acquaintance (April 24, 2008)
Car, Truck Collide Head-On On Route 1 in Md., Killing 4 (April 23, 2008)
Catholic Students Seek Papal Connection (April 18, 2008)
City Favors Downtown Site For Sailing Hall of Fame (April 17, 2008)
Part of City Dock Upgrade Opens to Boat Traffic (April 10, 2008)
Prisoners Connect to Jesus's Story of Salvation (March 23, 2008)
County Residents Optimistic About Local Economy (March 20, 2008)
Less Revenue to Spend Could Mean 200 Fewer Teachers (March 13, 2008)
Absinthe Trades Mystique for Mass Market (March 11, 2008)
Senior Coupon-Cutting Brigade Comes to Military's Aid (March 11, 2008)
NAACP Fight Ends In Ousting Of Leader (March 6, 2008)
At Mall, Multilingual Outreach (February 24, 2008)
Passenger, 14, Dies in Crash; Driver Also Was a 14-Year-Old (February 24, 2008)
Even Vaccinated, People Are Getting Dose of Flu (February 16, 2008)
Rare Dual Losses in Md. Put Incumbents on Notice (February 14, 2008)
Becoming the Official State [Blank] Is No Cakewalk (February 14, 2008)
Gilchrest Just as Content In Defeat (February 14, 2008)
Bringing Annapolis First Night Back to Life (February 7, 2008)
Geographic Loyalty May Play Role In GOP Race (January 29, 2008)
Mayor Seeks Arts District to Revitalize West Street (January 24, 2008)
Public Service and Remembrance In Honor of King (January 22, 2008)
Fire Destroys Tire Store, Leaves Stock Smoldering (January 22, 2008)
$500,000 Raised for Campaign, Most of It From Developers (January 18, 2008)
Wintry Mix Possible; Caution Urged (January 17, 2008)
Market House Dissension Continues (January 17, 2008)
Public Art Not Welcome at Center of County Government (January 17, 2008)
Leopold Rejects Kids' Art Display (January 8, 2008)
More Cuts For County Expected (January 3, 2008)
Popular Shop Will Be Missed at Mall (December 28, 2007)
Let There Be Light (December 22, 2007)
Md. College, Once A Pioneer, Works To Regain Diversity (December 16, 2007)
Midshipman Wins Rhodes Scholarship (December 6, 2007)
Appetite Grows for Data on Proposal (December 6, 2007)
Purple Line Could Draw 47,000 Riders a Year, Officials Say (December 4, 2007)
Homeowners Sue Over Dumping of Chemicals (November 30, 2007)
Teachers Were Principal's Model for Life (November 29, 2007)
Jostling for Attention, Demonstrators Swarm Naval Academy Gates (November 28, 2007)
Much Ado Before Summit (November 27, 2007)
Much Acclaim for County at State PTA Meeting (November 22, 2007)
Annapolis Buys Novel Water Wall For Floods (November 22, 2007)
Officer Wounded, Suspect Killed in Narcotics Search (November 17, 2007)
17 Pneumonia Cases Confirmed at 2 Schools (November 15, 2007)
NAACP Members Request Shake-Up (November 15, 2007)
Teen Is Recalled As a Competitor On and off Court (November 11, 2007)
Local Support For Slots Is Found (November 8, 2007)
58,256 Names Pierce Silence at the Wall (November 8, 2007)
Recalled Beef Was Also at Weis Stores (November 6, 2007)
Bard Behind Bars (November 5, 2007)
County Shining Light on High-Crime Areas (November 1, 2007)
EPA Orders Pharmaceutical Company to Clean Up Hazardous Chemicals (October 26, 2007)
First Night Goes Dark in Annapolis (October 25, 2007)
Staph Anxiety Spreads Beyond Schools (October 20, 2007)
Leopold's Waterway Proposal Meets Resistance (October 18, 2007)
As Cases Arise, Schools Act to Ward Off Virulent Staph (October 18, 2007)
Just Call It Halloween, Nothing Else, Anne Arundel Council Proclaims (October 17, 2007)
Defunct Drug Factory A Risk, Officials Say (October 13, 2007)
Residents Organize To Check Land Use (October 11, 2007)
28 Staph Infection Cases Are Reported (October 11, 2007)
Top Job in Fla. Goes to Former Schools Chief (October 10, 2007)
Annapolis High Misses Targets (October 4, 2007)
Md. Orders Firm To Clean Fly Ash Contamination (October 2, 2007)
Energy Firm's Dumping Sows Anxiety in Gambrills (September 29, 2007)
County Nearing Gambrills Land Deal (September 27, 2007)
Woman in Infant Case Plans Suit (September 21, 2007)
Vote on Fly-Ash Disposal Put Off (September 20, 2007)
Charges Are Dismissed In Infant-Death Case (September 20, 2007)
At Fort Meade, Military Dogs Compete for Growling Rights (September 15, 2007)
Arundel Hopes to Use Navy's Gambrills Farm for Gardening (September 13, 2007)
Leading the Charge in Howard (September 11, 2007)
2 in Md. Face Dogfighting, Drug Charges (September 11, 2007)
Pivotal Test Year Shifts Annapolis High's Course (September 4, 2007)
A Brand-New School for a Brand-New Year (August 23, 2007)
School Put on Probation After Students Accused Of Cheating on AP Tests (August 23, 2007)
Never More Doubt (August 18, 2007)
Officer Injured Directing Traffic at Fair (August 11, 2007)
NAACP Chapter May Oust President (August 9, 2007)
Trail of Candy Wrappers Led To Theft Suspects, Police Say (August 9, 2007)
After Collapse, Phobic Look Closer to Home (August 4, 2007)
New Murder Charge Replaces Original in Case Against Mother (August 3, 2007)
Dying on the Vine (August 2, 2007)
No Human Remains Found Near Home Of Murder Suspect (August 1, 2007)
Faces Behind the Freeze (July 31, 2007)
In This Truck, The Time Has Melted Away (July 31, 2007)
The Vendor Climbs To a Slippery Peak (July 31, 2007)
Mother Charged in Stillborn Death (July 31, 2007)
Budget Cutbacks Affect Hispanics (July 26, 2007)
Out of Space and Teachers, Charter School Closes Its Doors (July 19, 2007)
Md. Animal Shelter Gets Major Gift (July 17, 2007)
Vatican Names Baltimore's Next Archbishop (July 13, 2007)
Leave No Chick Behind: Rescuers Save a Life (July 12, 2007)
2 Counties Try to Ease Traffic on Bay Bridge (July 8, 2007)
Reaching Over the Bay to Ease Traffic on the Bridge (July 5, 2007)
From Boom to Bust (July 4, 2007)
UPDATE: Board Votes Against Closing Anne Arundel Charter School (July 2, 2007)
Growing Pains May Kill Charter School (June 22, 2007)
Schools Make Gains On Tests (June 21, 2007)
Police Out of Line at Fight, Parents Say (June 20, 2007)
Budget For 2008 Offers Increases (June 7, 2007)
Proud Moment Turns Terrifying (June 2, 2007)
County Set to Pass Budget of $1.2 Billion (May 31, 2007)
Baghdad Explosions Claim the Lives of Two Area Soldiers (May 29, 2007)
Rules About Crowded Schools Fuel the Graying of Arundel (May 29, 2007)
Realtor Was Slain While Trying to Sell Home (May 27, 2007)
Student Detained In Confrontation With Police Officers (May 27, 2007)
Proctor, 3 Students Cited in AP Test Incident (May 24, 2007)
Principal Transferred During Probe of Alleged Abuse (May 23, 2007)
AP Test at Severna Park High Marred by Claims of Cheating (May 19, 2007)
O'Malley Gets Names For School Board Seats (May 17, 2007)
Annapolis Apologizes for Government's Role in Slavery (May 15, 2007)
Where Education Is a Conversation, Time to Talk (May 10, 2007)
At Work to Make Play Count (May 3, 2007)
D.C. Plans New Youth Facility at Oak Hill (May 2, 2007)
School Officials Boycott Budget Release by County Executive (May 2, 2007)
A Short Life Lived to the Fullest (April 28, 2007)
Five Candidates Vie for 2 Seats On School Board (April 19, 2007)
Schools Pose Threat To Budget Trimming (April 17, 2007)
Youngsters Following in the Steps of John Smith (April 12, 2007)
Prisoners Discourage Through Example (April 5, 2007)
Prisoners' Play Discourages the Drug Life (April 5, 2007)
Pregnant Woman, Husband Charged in Prostitution Scheme (April 5, 2007)
A Family Tradition: Education Activism (March 29, 2007)
If Not A Horse Park, Then What? (March 22, 2007)
Chief Drawn to Repairing Troubled Systems (March 20, 2007)
Executive Seeks to Expand Gambrills Farm Site (March 17, 2007)
Technology Is Watching The Watchers (March 16, 2007)
$114 Million Horse Park Abandoned for Former Navy Farm (March 15, 2007)
Computer Virus Brings Back Old Times to County Offices (March 9, 2007)
Bay Ferry Plotted to Ease Car Commute (March 8, 2007)
In Schools Budget, No Heed to Warnings (March 1, 2007)
Grief for Youth, 18, Lost in Fatal Fight (February 28, 2007)
Columbia Teen Charged With Murder in Brawl (February 27, 2007)
A Push for New Way To Fill School Board (February 22, 2007)
Gunman Ignites Frederick Inferno (February 20, 2007)
Maryland to Unveil the Page That Began a New Chapter (February 19, 2007)
Teacher Accused of Having Sex With Teenage Boy (February 17, 2007)
Schools Splash Their Way Into History (February 15, 2007)
Farmer Sues for Right to Distribute Raw Milk (February 15, 2007)
Farmer Sues For Right To Distribute Raw Milk (February 15, 2007)
Farmer Sues To Distribute Raw Milk (February 15, 2007)
Regulars Reunite For a Bar's Rebirth (February 8, 2007)
For Utility Crews, It's a Rite of Winter (February 8, 2007)
At Annapolis High, A Billion-Year Mural (February 1, 2007)
Staff Is Reeling After Bold Move (January 29, 2007)
Leopold, On the Other Side (January 25, 2007)
Annapolis High Staff Must Reapply for Jobs (January 25, 2007)
The Homeland Security Pageant (January 20, 2007)
Change in Power Brings Capital New Bill o' Fare (January 18, 2007)
River Hill Teacher Charged With Sex Abuse (January 13, 2007)
Big Boost In Schools Budget Is Sought (January 11, 2007)
'Wall Huggers' Fend Off Artists In Annapolis (January 9, 2007)
County Tries to Budget For Rising Health Costs (December 21, 2006)
Leopold to Keep Police Security Detail (December 21, 2006)
The Ehrlichs' Finishing Touch (December 18, 2006)
Parents Are Left Waiting On School in Severna Park (December 14, 2006)
2 House Candidates Who Narrowly Lost Sue to Have 200 Voided Ballots Counted (November 30, 2006)
After Two Decades, Simply A Citizen (November 30, 2006)
Money May Have Caught Killer's Eye (November 27, 2006)
A GOP Maverick Prepares To Lead Anne Arundel (November 27, 2006)
Leopold's Appointments A Diverse Lot (November 23, 2006)
In Wake of Fights, Annapolis High to Increase Security (November 21, 2006)
Overturned Propane Tanker Forces Evacuations (November 17, 2006)
Absentees To Elect Senator, Executive (November 9, 2006)
Schools' IB Program Reaches Key Juncture (November 9, 2006)
Slow-Growth Advocates Reign, 2 Incumbents Out In Board Race (November 8, 2006)
So Many Candidates, So Little Time to Score at Calvert Forum (October 29, 2006)
For Zeese, Third-Party Campaign Is Not a Matter of Odds (October 29, 2006)
Democrats In Calvert See Opening For Majority (October 22, 2006)
Calvert's Parties in a Scrap for the Middle (October 19, 2006)
Dames of the School Cafeteria Whip Up Cookies and Competition in Md. Bake-Off (October 15, 2006)
No Clear Front-Runner In South Calvert Race (October 15, 2006)
2 Native Sons Aim to Become Calvert Sheriff (October 8, 2006)
Shifting Course For River Festival (October 5, 2006)
Four-Footed Candidates Favored (October 1, 2006)
Plan Aims for Smooth General Election (September 28, 2006)
Hate Crimes Wake Charles's Sleeping Giant (September 27, 2006)
Final Counts Put Wynn, Kramer Over Challengers (September 24, 2006)
Spotlight Is On Calvert's Hard-Run House Race (September 24, 2006)
Campaign for Calvert's Top Prosecutor Kicks In (September 21, 2006)
Numbers Game After Smoke Clears (September 17, 2006)
More Racist Graffiti Found (September 14, 2006)
Ernesto's Power Claims Historic Tree (September 10, 2006)
Schools Address Lower SAT Scores (September 10, 2006)
Skateboard Ministry (September 9, 2006)
Schools Official Backs Out Of Race (September 7, 2006)
SAT Scores at Area Schools Slip (September 3, 2006)
Tidal Residents Told to Evacuate (September 3, 2006)
Election Guarantees Changes At the Top (August 31, 2006)
Area HSA Test Scores Increase Dramatically (August 27, 2006)
After the Flames, a Sense Of Community Rises Up (August 27, 2006)
In Calvert, Rallying Cry to Beautify Unused Lot (August 20, 2006)
Teachers Get New-School Jitters, Too (August 17, 2006)
What It Was Like To Train for Invasion (August 6, 2006)
Historic Sail, Events Raise Tourism Hopes (August 3, 2006)
Behind the Pack, Lichtman Feels the Heat (July 31, 2006)
Proposal for Gravel Mine Withdrawn (July 27, 2006)
Calvert Panel Seeks Attorney (July 27, 2006)
Science Project Earns Teenager Trip to Sweden (July 23, 2006)
Giving Local Talent a Chance to Sing (July 23, 2006)
An Era Ends With a Squeal of Brakes (July 16, 2006)
Caught in Time's Currents (July 12, 2006)
Young and Old Soak Up The Gospel of Graham (July 10, 2006)
Patriotic Parades With Political Flair (July 5, 2006)