<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Extra Cover Stories</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/md/montgomery/coverstory?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><description>Extra Cover Stories</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[Napa Valley, Bordeaux . . . and Brookeville?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31309-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31309-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[No sniffing, no swishing, no spitting  --  this is a Linganore wine tasting. So drink up,  and don't be a snob about it.]]></description><author> Elizabeth Williamson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Trifecta of Food, Bets and Slots]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13119-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13119-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rain was making chocolate-colored goo of the track at Laurel Park. Same for Aqueduct in New York and Ohio's Beulah Park.]]></description><author> Fredrick Kunkle</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Fond Memory Blossoms Into a Winning Entry]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13117-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13117-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Several years ago, Joan Lok traveled to Washington, D.C., on a business trip during an unusually warm March. She and her colleagues had heard that the cherry trees were at their peak, so they headed to the Tidal Basin at the end of their seminar.]]></description><author> Susan DeFord</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reservoir Activism, Results Diverge]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60402-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60402-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If a federal agency is planning to build something big and industrial in your back yard, it helps to have a senator or two on your side.]]></description><author> Cameron W. Barr</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language Program Aids Parents, Too]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41163-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41163-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Some have made it through wars, most have suffered losses. Now, they are in Montgomery County trying to learn English and trying not to be distracted by more essential needs: where to cash a check, how to use public transportation, how to get a child in school.]]></description><author> Jennifer Lenhart</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Becomes a Runaway?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20581-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20581-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[    In Montgomery County  <br> Five children are reported as runaways every day.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children Who Remain Missing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20639-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20639-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  <em>The following is more information about the children pictured on the front of this section.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giving Chase When Kids Run Away]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20580-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20580-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Montgomery County police detectives Karen Palardy and Victor Kennedy handed two young men and a woman a colorful photo of a 16-year-old girl standing next to a Christmas tree.]]></description><author> Katherine Shaver</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Final Farewell to Firefighters]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1629-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1629-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On bended knee, her arms extended, Cathy Hedrick poses for a memorial that will honor the state's fallen firefighters.]]></description><author> Eric Rich</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adoptive Parents Embrace Kids' Culture]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1633-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1633-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Standing in front of a group of 4- and 5-year-olds, one of them his daughter, Rick Needler tried to remember the Chinese words for eagles and little chickens so he could act them out.]]></description><author> Phuong Ly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Look at the Assessments of Some Well-Known County Residents]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47505-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47505-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <em>Following is a list reflecting increases in property assessments of some influential and well-known Montgomery County residents. Since properties in Maryland are assessed by the state on a three-year cycle, other prominent residents won't have to worry about an increase in property tax bills for another year or two.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxing Situation for Rich and Famous]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47504-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47504-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With real estate assessments in Montgomery County soaring to record levels this year, residents across the county continue to grapple with the large escalations in the values of their homes.]]></description><author> Tim Craig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Museum to Open Saturday]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29638-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29638-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An opening ceremony for the Alpha Phi Alpha Smithville School Museum and Education Center, at 811 E. Randolph Rd. in Silver Spring, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Old School's Lasting Lessons]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29637-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29637-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Their hair is gray and thinning, and they are long retired with children and grandchildren, but  when the five men strolled into the restored gray-sided schoolhouse, they were boys again.]]></description><author> Phuong Ly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tough Road Ahead For Wilson Bridge]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29090-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29090-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A large, brightly colored map is spread out over a conference room table, and John Undeland studies it from above, his hands firmly planted on each side of the complex schematic.]]></description><author> Leef Smith</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Things M&M's]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11318-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11318-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[You might think that the big yellow plastic display rack is a piece of garbage. The folks at Wal-Mart did, and that's why they were throwing it out.]]></description><author> Fredrick Kunkle</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Classroom to Concert Hall]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56108-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56108-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Even before the first professional performance at the new Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, the hundreds of young musicians and dancers who'll train there call it home.]]></description><author> Jennifer Lenhart and  Michael Toscano</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Services Mend Lives Behind Bars]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38754-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38754-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Another day in jail, another healing circle.<br>Sixty or so jumpsuit-clad toughs, inmates at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds, take turns leaving their chairs around the circumference to sit in the center while everyone else unloads. Anything  can be said about the guy...]]></description><author> Jennifer Lenhart</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Hearing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21454-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21454-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_metro/md/montgomery/coverstory</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:48:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Maryland State Highway Administration has been taking testimony and presenting the findings of an environmental impact study at public hearings over the past three weeks.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>