<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Government</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/md/howard/government?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><description>Government</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[Coming in Thursday's Extras]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12494-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12494-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     Anne Arundel  Spring brings an array of festivals and shows to the county.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming Events]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10664-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10664-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     HEALTH CARE EVENT  <br>"50 Plus Day," an event featuring free health screenings and long-term care information, will begin at 10 a.m. today at Hunter Memorial AME Church, 4719 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland. 301-735-5761.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Move Made by Board On Hornsby]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7439-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7439-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the face of a federal investigation, Prince George's County schools chief Andre J. Hornsby won at least a two-week reprieve from any decision on his future as the school system leader.]]></description><author> Nick Anderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer Linked to Gambling]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8015-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8015-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ During the day, Michael Anthony Thorn was a police officer in Howard County, where for 18 years he worked to uphold the law. At night, police say, Tykie Thorn was the manager and pit boss of an illegal Texas Hold 'Em poker casino run out of a warehouse in Anne Arundel County.]]></description><author> Allison Klein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Columbia Comes of Age]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5272-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5272-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Recently, I wrote a  story about a teacher at Wilde Lake Middle School who was robbed at gunpoint in her classroom early one morning. As a crime reporter for the Post, I'm not naive. Still, somehow a holdup seemed almost incomprehensible at the middle school where I learned algebra from a very patient Mr. Longo and cried my eyes out while reading "The Yearling" by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.]]></description><author> Allison Klein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA['Philadelphia Story' Screen Actress Ruth Hussey Dies]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6262-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6262-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ruth Hussey, 93, the breathtaking brunette best known for her Academy Award-nominated performance as the sarcastic photographer in "The Philadelphia Story," died April 19 at a nursing home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. She had complications from a recent hospital stay for appendicitis.]]></description><author> Adam Bernstein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residential]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5283-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5283-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Residential <br>   1. MAPLE LAWN FARM . G&#38;R Maple Lawn Inc., Baltimore. Planned mixed-use community of townhouses, single-family housing, condominiums and commercial space to be built over 10 years. Total housing will consist of 1,116 units with about 1.2 million square feet of commercial space on the north side of Route 216, west of Route 29, south side of Johns Hopkins Road, west of Sanner Road, Fulton.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Montgomery Votes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5671-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5671-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Alook at recent voting patterns shows that  Montgomery County remains solidly committed to Democrats in state, local and national elections.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patuxent River Naval Air Museum]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3218-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3218-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Patuxent River Naval Air Museum <br>Route 235, Lexington Park 20653]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRIME &#38;  JUSTICE]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6308-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6308-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     MARYLAND <br>   Sentence in Slaying  A Montgomery County judge sentenced a Chevy Chase man yesterday to five years in prison for his role in the death last summer of a 71-year-old psychiatric social worker.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun Things to Do, With or Without Kids]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5640-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5640-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Much of Howard County was developed with families  in mind. Parents and children can find lots to do here  --  and so can empty nesters or those without kids who are children at heart.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Web]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3201-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3201-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <block><table><tbody><tr><td><em>  Following is a list of Web site addresses for Washington-area public school systems and state departments of education.</em></td></tr><tr><td>   District of Columbia:  <a href="http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/home.html">www.k12.dc.us/dcps/home.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Maryland Department of Education:  <a href="http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde">www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Anne Arundel County:  <a href="http://www.aacps.org/">www.aacps.org/</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Calvert County:  <a href="http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/">www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/</a> </td></tr><tr><td>   Charles County : <a href="http://www.ccboe.com">www.ccboe.com</a> </td></tr><tr><td>   Frederick County:  <a href="http://www.fcps.org">www.fcps.org</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Howard County:  <a href="http://www.howard.k12.md.us/">www.howard.k12.md.us/</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Montgomery County:  <a href="http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/">www.mcps.k12.md.us/</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Prince George's County:  <a href="http://www.pgcps.org">www.pgcps.org</a> </td></tr><tr><td>   St. Mary's County:  <a href="http://www.smcps.k12.md.us/">www.smcps.k12.md.us/</a> </td></tr><tr><td>   Virginia Department of Education    :  <a href="http://www.pen.k12.va.us/">www.pen.k12.va.us/</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Alexandria    :  <a href="http://www.acps.k12.va.us">www.acps.k12.va.us</a> </td></tr><tr><td>   Arlington County:  <a href="http://www.arlington.k12.va.us">www.arlington.k12.va.us</a> </td></tr><tr><td>   Fairfax County:  <a href="http://www.fcps.edu">www.fcps.edu</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Falls Church:  <a href="http://www.fccps.k12.va.us/">www.fccps.k12.va.us/</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Fauquier County:  <a href="http://www.fcps1.org">www.fcps1.org</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Fredericksburg:  <a href="http://www.cityschools.com/">www.cityschools.com/</a></td></tr><tr><td>   Loudoun:  <a href="http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/">www.loudoun.k12.va.us/</a></td]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to The Guide]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5271-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5271-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  This special edition of Howard Extra, produced by  a team of Washington Post editors, reporters, editorial aides, photographers and artists,  is a comprehensive guide to our community. We provide important information about how to get around the area, where to shop, how to contact elected officials, and where to go when you need help or you want to help.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WEEK IN REVIEW]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59616-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59616-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    Democrats Dominate  at Session's End Legislature Denies Ehrlich's Third Bid for Slots <br>The Maryland General Assembly concluded a rancor-filled session, with Democrats galvanizing hefty majorities in both chambers to muscle through a liberal agenda that had been endangered under a Republican governor.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPDATE: Hinckley Awaits Chance for More Freedom]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59607-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59607-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   The case of John W. Hinckley Jr. has been dormant in U.S. District Court in Washington since November, when a judge denied Hinckley's request for longer trips away from the mental hospital that has been his home for nearly a quarter-century.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Renovations Given $15 Million]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49818-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49818-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Howard County received a bonus from the Maryland General Assembly before it adjourned this week when lawmakers approved a total of $15.2 million for school construction, nearly $10 million more than county officials had anticipated.]]></description><author> Susan DeFord</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers' Marketing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49819-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49819-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  For years, R.J. Caulder sold the jams and honey she made on her West Friendship farm at the Howard County Farmers Market along with her signature goat's milk soap.]]></description><author> Dina ElBoghdady</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Howard Rec Cal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49827-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49827-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Upcoming Events <br><em>The following events, sponsored by the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks, are open for registration.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best Bets]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49824-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49824-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/md/howard/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 8:02:38 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Maroon 5 at Merriweather <br> The Grammy-winning rock group, which is known for  hits such as "Harder to Breathe," "This Love" and "Sunday Morning," opens Merriweather Post Pavilion's concert season. The Thrills, a quintet from Dublin, will perform, too. 6 p.m. Saturday. 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. $25-$40. 410-715-5550 or <a href="http://www.merriweathermusic.com">www.merriweathermusic.com</a>.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>