– This Washington Post article explores why the teenage daughters of Salvadoran immigrants got themselves pregnant on purpose.

– A judge has ruled that the state of Maryland has broken the law by not providing people in need with food stamps and other public services as quickly as federal and state law require.  The state has 45 days to fix the problem.  Meanwhile, thousands of people have been affected.  Click here to read more.

– A Goodwill in Gaithersburg and Habitat for Humanity in Lexington Park have both been robbed in recent weeks.  Click here to find out how the police investigation is progressing.

– Click here to catch up on the New York Times stories called “women at arms.”  The ongoing series takes a look at how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have redifined women’s roles in the military.

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