<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Charles</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/md/charles?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><description>Charles</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Seniors Gain Ally On Taxes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11122-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11122-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Charles County Commissioner Al Smith (R-Waldorf) said last week that he wants to provide a tax break to senior citizens and that he would consider reducing the county's property tax rate for all residents.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In La Plata, Little Time Left to Woo Voters]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11090-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11090-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The three remaining candidates in the race to succeed La Plata Mayor William F. Eckman entered the final stretch last week by knocking on doors and making promises about how they would improve the town.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Region's Fabric: Recreation and History on Water and Land]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3496-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3496-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ For people who live in Southern Maryland, recreation comes with the territory. It is part of the bargain they make with themselves when they move here or decide to stay.]]></description><author> Tom Lansworth</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Funds for Schools, Stadium Please Area Leaders]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57970-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57970-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The  General Assembly's 2005 session brought Southern Maryland additional money for building schools, funds to design the controversial minor league baseball stadium in Charles County and probably a study of the region's transportation needs.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow and Amit R. Paley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Trisha Volland's Classroom, Enthusiasm Needs No Translation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48687-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48687-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Before the kids could even enter the classroom, Trisha Volland was quizzing them.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother Who Locked Girls in Shed Gets 60 Days in Jail]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39124-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39124-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Felicia M. Dorsey, the 33-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to locking her 4- and 5-year-old daughters in a Waldorf storage shed in November, was sentenced Thursday in Charles County Circuit Court to 60 days in jail.]]></description><author> Arthur Santana</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooting Case Still Unresolved]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39089-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39089-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Charles County State's Attorney Leonard C. Collins Jr. said Friday that his office is waiting for police to complete their investigation into the fatal shooting of a 43-year-old Bryans Road man Wednesday before deciding whether to charge a woman who authorities said may have acted in self-defense.]]></description><author> Arthur Santana</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. Student Wins Energy Contest]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35510-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35510-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The expression on the student government president's face, the student with the 4.3 grade-point average and the No. 2 class ranking, could safely be described as confused.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standout Calvert Pitcher  Meets a Formidable Foe]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28648-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28648-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ As difficult as it was to believe, there was talk before the season that Calvert All-Met pitcher Megan Elliott might have a rival in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference, someone who could match her dominance.]]></description><author> Alan Goldenbach</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Considers Taking Over Agency]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20388-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20388-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Charles County commissioners are likely to absorb the Charles County Economic Development Commission, a nonprofit agency, into the structure of local government, officials said last week in an effort to attract more high-paying jobs and reduce the number of residents who commute out of the county to work.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standout on Court Finds an Outlet on Links]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20400-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20400-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The picture of a 3-year-old Daniel Barnas holding a racket nearly the size of his body says plenty about how long tennis has been important to the La Plata sophomore.]]></description><author> Andrew Levine</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racist Graffiti at Waldorf School Area's 2nd Recent Case]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20375-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20375-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Racist graffiti were discovered Thursday at an elementary school in Waldorf, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said Friday. The incident follows by about a month similar ones  in Lexington Park that prompted outrage in St. Mary's County.]]></description><author> Arthur Santana</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles to Check for Seat Belts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20377-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20377-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Starting this week, Charles County sheriff's  deputies will conduct random roadway checkpoints  throughout the county to monitor motorists who fail to properly buckle up themselves or their children.]]></description><author> Arthur Santana</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Vying to Replace Eckman as Mayor of La Plata]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2599-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2599-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In a couple of months, the town of La Plata will have a new mayor for the first time in 22 years, and the race to replace William Eckman is gathering speed.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Could Lose Funds For Drug Offender Program]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2596-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2596-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Charles County Health Department will lose all the funding it receives for a three-pronged program on drug crime recidivism if the Bush administration's fiscal 2006 budget passes as proposed.]]></description><author> Kelly Medina</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Board Takes Step Toward a Review of Its Pay]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58892-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58892-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Charles County's elected commissioners initiated a process this week that could lead to an increase in their pay.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles County]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55529-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55529-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In Charles County, housing price increases in 2004 far outstripped those of the previous year, and were the second steepest in the region.]]></description><author> Sarah Abruzzese</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raise Likely For Teachers In Charles]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48936-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48936-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Charles County public school system and the unions representing the teachers and support staff members reached a tentative agreement last week to raise employee salaries by 4 percent for the next school year.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[From D.C. Homicide Beat to Charles Bench]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48716-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48716-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ He has seen the gritty inner workings of Washington and Maryland  politics. He commanded the D.C. police homicide branch at a time when killings in the city were at a record high. He has worked as a criminal defense and personal injury lawyer and served as a delegate in the General Assembly.]]></description><author> Arthur Santana</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[North All-Stars Eke Out a Win]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48933-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48933-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_metro/md/charles</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:59:23 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Amber Mullins easily could have felt out of place at the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Senior All-Star Game. The Northern guard was playing on a team alongside 10 girls from Charles County.]]></description><author> Alan Goldenbach</author></item></channel></rss>