St. Mary's Pulls Plug on Water Use

The luncheon will be at Hilton Garden Inn, 13100 Dowell Rd., Solomons.

To attend, contact Kim Flynn at flynn@navmar.com or telephone 301-863-7980 by Aug. 10. The cost is $12 for members and $15 for non-members.

Jackson is a District journalist who covered national politics for 34 years, reporting for the Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal and CNN. At CNN, he pioneered the "adwatch" and "fact-check" form of stories, debunking false and misleading political statements, starting with the 1992 presidential campaign.

"One message I have is that the news media do a poor job of helping voters and consumers sort out the deceptive claims from the solid evidence," Jackson said in a statement. "The good news is that the Internet, for all the garbage and nonsense it contains, is a powerful tool for getting good information, if you know how to use it. And we tell you how."

Agency Moving to New Home

The Charles County Department of Community Services is moving to its new building, 8190 Port Tobacco Rd., this week.

Department offices, on-site child-care program and discount ticket office will be closed tomorrow.

The department will open Monday at the new location. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the child-care program.

After a fire at the old Port Tobacco offices, operations were housed temporarily at 101 Catalpa Dr. in La Plata. That office will close at the end of today.

For information, call 301-934-9305.

Historic Trail Praised

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) this week hailed the passage of the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Act, designating the routes used by U.S. and British soldiers during the War of 1812 as a National Historic Trail.

The trail extends through parts of Virginia, the District and Maryland, including sites in Hoyer's congressional district in Calvert, Charles and Prince George's counties. Hoyer sponsored the bill, whose lead sponsor was Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.). It passed the House unanimously.

"The designation of this route as a National Historic Trail will serve as a reminder of the importance of liberty and Maryland's role in defending it," Hoyer said in a statement.