- Michael E. Ruane
- Reporter
Michael E. Ruane is a general assignment reporter on the Local staff of The Washington Post. He also covers developments on the National Mall, such as the building of the new memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and historical topics, such as the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. He was part of the local team that earned the Post’s 2008 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard in 1991-92. Formerly with the Philadelphia Inquirer, he has been at the Post since 1997.
Irene Pollin gives Hopkins $10 million for heart health
Irene Pollin gives Hopkins $10 million for heart health.
Tyranny, slaves, smallpox speak volumes in online database
The Archives’ searchable Web site compiles Founding Fathers’ documents, from letters to diaries.
Some relatives of dead military members find supernatural solace
Counselor says voices, apparitions and premonitions can be a crucial aspect of grieving and healing.
New elephant arrives in D.C. after 1,100 mile interstate road trip
Baton Rouge elephant is transported by truck to her new home at the National Zoo.
- Man fatally shot in domestic homicide in Loudoun County, authorities say
- D.C. flood-levee project stalls; main contractor is fired
- Washington Monument scaffolding topped off for next stage of earthquake repairs
- Cathedral, Mount Vernon, Woodson House, other local sites net preservation grants
- Walt Whitman’s haversack to go on display at Library of Congress
- National Zoo to get new Asian elephant
- Four shot down during Vietnam War are buried at Arlington
- National Park Service plans to repair Carter G. Woodson house
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