washingtonpost.com - Virginiahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/columns/offthebeat/va?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaVirginiaen-us15washingtonpost.com14020http://www.washingtonpost.comhttp://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif<![CDATA[Prosecutor's Retirement a Time to Recount Moral, Court Convictions]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40577-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40577-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT<![CDATA[Unusual Cooling System Steams Some Lake Anne Homeowners]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21957-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21957-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Carol Morello<![CDATA[A Major Player in the City's Arts Scene Is Ready to Move On]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3913-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3913-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Michelle Boorstein<![CDATA[With Staff Stretched Thin, Chief Asks Judges to Curtail Caseload]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50409-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50409-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Tom Jackman<![CDATA[Nationals' Home Opener to Launch a Giving Streak]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30315-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30315-2005Mar12.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Jacqueline L. Salmon<![CDATA[Moran Makes an Appeal for Decency -- Till Late Evening]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10517-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10517-2005Mar5.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Annie Gowen<![CDATA[Even Families Debate Name for New Fairfax School]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38577-2005Feb19.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38577-2005Feb19.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Maria Glod<![CDATA[Warner Looking for Extra Credit on a Great Report Card]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1662-2005Feb5.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1662-2005Feb5.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMTVirginia Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) was beaming as he held aloft the oversize report card.]]> Michael D. Shear<![CDATA[Crimes Reflect Changing Nature of Once-Rural Region]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47763-2005Jan29.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47763-2005Jan29.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Karin Brulliard<![CDATA[Drive to Designate Road for Reagan Gathers Speed]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29564-2005Jan22.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29564-2005Jan22.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Nikita Stewart<![CDATA[Community Bike Shop Reinvents the Wheels]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12619-2005Jan15.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12619-2005Jan15.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Tara Bahrampour<![CDATA[Santa's Off-Season Means Counting the Days Till Christmas]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59773-2005Jan8.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59773-2005Jan8.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Brigid Schulte<![CDATA[Pushing Ill-Fated Bills on Principle Alone]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58231-2004Dec11.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58231-2004Dec11.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Lisa Rein<![CDATA[Department Gains a Foothold in Largely Immigrant Neighborhood]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36044-2004Dec4.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36044-2004Dec4.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Leef Smith<![CDATA[At High School Forum, Making the Case for Character]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16959-2004Nov27.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16959-2004Nov27.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Jerry Markon<![CDATA[Falls Church, Developer Back Off Impact-Fee Deal]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A904-2004Nov20.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A904-2004Nov20.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Peter Whoriskey<![CDATA[Catalogues That Offer Help With Giving Rather Than Buying]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48460-2004Nov13.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48460-2004Nov13.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Jacqueline L. Salmon<![CDATA[Televised Forum Offers a Preview of Kilgore-Kaine Contest]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12908-2004Oct30.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12908-2004Oct30.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMTThe battle for the Virginia governor's mansion between Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore (R) and Lt. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) hasn't even officially begun. But a televised forum last week featuring both men offered a glimpse into the 2005 campaign.]]> Michael D. Shear<![CDATA[Many Arlingtonians Withhold Seal of Approval for New Logo]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57554-2004Oct23.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57554-2004Oct23.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMT Annie Gowen<![CDATA[Eagle Lends a Touch of Class to a Heap of Trash]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38819-2004Oct16.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vahttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38819-2004Oct16.html?nav=rss_metro/columns/offthebeat/vaSat, 23 Apr 2005 12:53:19 GMTHaliaeetus leucocephalus) is our national symbol. Most folks picture it soaring above the fruited plains or the majesty of purple mountains while a Sousa march plays and Old Glory waves in the sunlight.]]> Eric M. Weiss