document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/md/2009/07/state-medicaid-coverage-costs-grow-in-maryland-mississippi?fromrss=1' target=_blank>State Medicaid Coverage, Costs Grow In Maryland, Mississippi</a><br />&quot;A year into a new effort to expand health coverage, recession-weary Marylanders are flocking to the state's Medicaid program in numbers far greater than expected, costing the state $50 million more in the process,&quot; The Baltimore Sun reports.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/md/2009/07/maryland-5-year-old-girl-shot-in-head-in-gangs-crossfire?fromrss=1' target=_blank>MARYLAND: 5-year-old girl shot in head in gangs' crossfire</a><br />BALTIMORE - Baltimore police say a 5-year-old girl has been shot in the head after rival groups fought in southwest Baltimore.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/md/2009/07/maryland-deaths-reminder-of-dangers-of-summer-heat?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Maryland Deaths Reminder of Dangers of Summer Heat</a><br />Maryland health officials are warning residents to take precautions to deal with summer heat following two heat-related deaths.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/md/2009/07/maryland-two-get-life-sentences-in-federal-witness-killing?fromrss=1' target=_blank>MARYLAND: Two get life sentences in federal witness killing</a><br />BALTIMORE - A federal judge has sentenced two men to several life sentences for killing a federal witness and others.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/md/2009/07/rockville-man-sentenced-in-prostitution-ring?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Rockville Man Sentenced In Prostitution Ring</a><br />A U.S. District judge has sentenced a Rockville man to more than three years in prison for conspiring to transport at least 100 women to Maryland to have them work as prostitutes.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/md/2009/07/maryland-today?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Maryland Today</a><br />Howard County police say a 23-month-old girl died of heatstroke after one of her parents unintentionally left her strapped in her car seat in front of the family's Ellicott City home.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/md/2009/06/maryland-frederick-commissioners-revive-incinerator?fromrss=1' target=_blank>MARYLAND: Frederick commissioners revive incinerator</a><br />The Frederick County Commissioners have revived plans for a giant trash incinerator that would also generate electricity at a site just south of Frederick.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/md/2009/06/susan-reimer-will-now-leader-bring-movement-new-focus?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Susan Reimer: Will NOW leader bring movement new focus?</a><br />At a convention last week in Indianapolis , NOW elected Maryland's Terry O'Neill - white, a lawyer, a divorced mother and 56 years old - as its new president.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/md/2009/06/university-of-maryland-grad-receives-green-award-from-city?fromrss=1' target=_blank>University of Maryland grad receives Green Award from city</a><br />The College Park Committee for a Better Environment honored David Rogner, a recent University of Maryland graduate, with a Green Award in recognition of his environmental activism.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/md/2009/06/2009-miss-maryland-winners-announced?fromrss=1' target=_blank>2009 Miss Maryland Winners Announced</a><br />The winners of the Miss Maryland 2009 competition were announced Saturday night.");