<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Maryland</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/md?nav=rss_metro/md</link><description>Maryland</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[Metro]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12558-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12558-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[     THE DISTRICT  2 Programs Are Award Finalists <br>Harvard University has selected two initiatives in the District as finalists in an awards program honoring innovations in government.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pr. George's Gas Fears Still Intense]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12352-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12352-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Gas has found 1,400 leaks in Prince George's but considers them nonhazardous because the vapors are underground and not traveling into homes.]]></description><author> Nancy Trejos</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tough Schedule May Help Thomas Stone Turn a Corner]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11157-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11157-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  If Thomas Stone's softball team finishes the regular season strong and makes a nice postseason run, the Cougars will look back on this past week as their season's turning point.]]></description><author> Alan Goldenbach</author></item><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</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11122-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 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</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11090-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 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[Review Clears Deputy in Fatal Shooting]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11134-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11134-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The fatal shooting of an armed Ashburn man by a Loudoun County sheriff's deputy in March was justified, according to a Sheriff's Office investigation and a review by Loudoun County's top prosecutor.]]></description><author> Karin Brulliard</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Plans P.R. Blitz of Workplaces]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12493-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12493-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The executives in blue suits milled about the lobby of TVI Corp.'s world headquarters, kibitzing as they awaited Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s arrival for one of the scores of corporate visits and office pep talks he will be delivering through the summer.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calvert to Weigh Three More Options to Block, Curb Wal-Mart]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11121-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11121-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Calvert County officials have come up with three new strategies for blocking or limiting the size of a proposed Wal-Mart in Dunkirk that critics believe subverts the intent of county zoning regulations passed last summer.]]></description><author> Amit R. Paley</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. Forecast Sunny For Bridge Traffic]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12266-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12266-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ With the summer beach season approaching, Maryland officials are promising a spate of measures intended to reduce headaches for motorists crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge  --  and for Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., who could suffer politically if chronic congestion continues to worsen.]]></description><author> John Wagner and Steven Ginsberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas Leaks  Identified in  Pr. George's]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10581-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10581-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington Gas has found about 1,400 active leaks in underground service lines within a 100-square-mile area of Prince George's County, according to a report the utility sent to the Maryland Public Service Commission.]]></description><author> Nancy Trejos</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[At U-Md., Quizzical Prospective Students Search for 'That Feeling']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10771-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10771-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ As the sun went down behind the tall brick dormitories at the University of Maryland last week, Katie Spoleti and Catherine Saenz stood on a walkway clutching sleeping bags to their stomachs, asking their freshmen hosts questions and feeling nervous.]]></description><author> Susan Kinzie</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Md. MVA Employee Charged in ID Card Sales]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10710-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10710-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration employee conspired with the owner of a driving school and a third person to sell state identification cards, many to illegal immigrants, for as much as $2,000 each, federal authorities alleged yesterday.]]></description><author> Eric Rich</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing Spurs Policy Review]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10754-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10754-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Joyce Hadl called 911 just before 1 p.m. Aug. 16, complaining that her tenant, Susan Lynn Sachs, was acting strangely and needed psychiatric help.]]></description><author> David Snyder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honoring a School-Bound Girl]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10770-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10770-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Mourners were still filtering into the church half an hour after yesterday's funeral mass for Lilibeth Gomez began. By then, ushers had run out of white candles tied with pink ribbons and programs printed with a photo of the beaming 9-year-old, and the Northwest Washington church was standing room only.]]></description><author> Karin Brulliard</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</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7439-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 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[Ehrlich Warns Loss of Slots Might Cost Md. the Preakness]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7594-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7594-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Maryland could lose its 130-year grip on the Preakness Stakes because of the state legislature's persistent refusal to legalize slot machine gambling, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bowie  Students Hear Hip-Hop Message]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7440-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7440-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[He only had to speak three words to make the crowd get wild.]]></description><author> Ylan Q. Mui</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Trailblazer's Farewell]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6003-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6003-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Most were there out of plain love, some out of duty and many others, strangers, came to the rolling green lawn of Quantico National Cemetery on a warm spring day to thank a man they never knew.]]></description><author> Stephanie McCrummen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hornsby Imbroglio Raises Worries]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6002-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6002-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The fallout from a federal criminal investigation of Prince George's County schools chief Andre J. Hornsby has jolted a school system that can ill afford another bout of instability.]]></description><author> Nick Anderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montgomery Adjusting To Grading Shift]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6001-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6001-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/md</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:56:15 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Walter Johnson is one of two high schools in Montgomery County to begin grading its students using a system that emphasizes academic achievement over participation.]]></description><author> Lori Aratani</author></item></channel></rss>