<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Southern Md.</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/print/community/southernmaryland?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><description>Southern Md.</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[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_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11121-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 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[Charles Seniors Gain Ally On Taxes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11122-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11122-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 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_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11090-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 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[Crime Briefs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11089-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11089-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Warning About Meth Labs <br>St. Mary's County Sheriff David D. Zylak (D) asked residents last week to be on the watch for signs of illegal activities connected to the methamphetamine trade.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Charges for Woman Who Fatally Shot Intruder]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11091-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11091-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  No criminal charges will be filed against a Bryans Road woman who fatally shot a man who broke into her home and attacked her boyfriend this month, Charles County authorities said.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters To the Editor]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11072-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11072-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Zoning Revision Is Vital <br>I share the hope that rampant growth has finally been brought under control as expressed by Greg Bowen, Calvert County director of planning and zoning, in the April 17 Washington Post Southern Maryland Extra. Indeed, the Dunkirk Area Concerned Citizens Association (DACCA) has advocated strong growth control measures for more than two decades. To have turned the corner by at last controlling growth would be worth celebrating. However, a little perspective and a dose of skepticism are in order.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE WEEK THAT WAS]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11073-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11073-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ News of interest to Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties that appeared in the daily Post, April 17 to 23]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCHOOL MENUS]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11071-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11071-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Calvert Elementary Schools <br>MONDAY<br>   Breakfast:  Breakfast pizza, apple juice, milk.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Projects Proposed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11074-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11074-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <em>Note: The county planning office file number for each project is included.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[SMAC Foes Can't Seem To Contain  Meerholz]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11156-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11156-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ There is little that can surprise Calvert's Ashlyn Meerholz at this stage in her career. From one game to the next, the senior attack knows she will face constant double teams and schemes designed specifically to stop her. The only thing is, none of that has made much of a difference.]]></description><author> Andrew Levine</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_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11157-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 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[Dade Delivers for Northern When It Counts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11158-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11158-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Northern junior shortstop Devin Dade wasn't the most intimidating batter Patuxent could have faced in the bottom of the seventh inning of a tie game Thursday. With  three hitless at-bats earlier in the game, Dade, the Patriots' No. 8 hitter, had five hits all season.]]></description><author> Alan Goldenbach</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Votes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11096-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11096-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   For the Record <br><em>Here's how some major bills fared recently in Congress and how local congressional members voted, as provided by Thomas Voting Reports. NV means Not Voting.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Md. Homes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11087-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11087-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <em>The following home sales were recently recorded in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's counties and supplied to The Washington Post by Spatial Systems Associates Inc., the Maryland Office of Assessments and Taxation and the Maryland Office of Planning. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Southern Maryland and other Washington areas, visit </em><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate"><em>www.washingtonpost.com/realestate</em></a><em>.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaths]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11088-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11088-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <em> The following deaths were reported by funeral homes in Southern Maryland.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[52]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11075-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11075-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Tide Tables <br> <br>   Sunday, April 24 <br><block><table><thead><tr><td></td><td>   High </td><td>   Low </td><td>   High </td><td>   Low </td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Chesapeake...]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Maryland Volunteers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11077-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11077-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ <em> The following organizations need volunteer help for a day, for a week or on a regular basis. </em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Births]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11076-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11076-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/community/southernmaryland</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 7:47:19 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  BIRTHCARE AND<br>WOMEN'S HEALTH<br>MARCH 3<br>   Davy James Hallihan,  a son, to Tammy and Rick Hallihan of Great Mills.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>