ANNAPOLIS — A bill introduced yesterday would save the black bears of Western Maryland — by spreading them into every county of the state. House Minority Leader George C. Edwards of Garrett County offered the modest proposal in part to highlight differences between rural and suburban parts of the state. For years, Mr. Edwards and his Western Maryland colleagues have watched as lawmakers from suburban jurisdictions — such as Prince George's and Montgomery counties — have tried to enact laws banning bear hunts. "If these people want to tell us we have to live with the bears, they should be...
