Students rally for college funds

At a rally to support Gov. Martin O?Malley?s proposal for the state?s first-ever dedicated source for higher-education funding, three jets roared overhead in what appeared to be a well-timed but unplanned salute to the man of the hour.

“He doesn?t want to just pay the bills and balance the budget,” University System of Maryland Chancellor William E. “Britt” Kirwan boomed into a microphone. “He wants to courageously invest in our future.”