Michael E. Ruane

Articles by Michael E. Ruane

America's Unkempt Front Yard (June 18, 2008)

Museums Look Into the Future of Military History (May 25, 2008)

Makeover Of Mall Urged at Hearing (May 21, 2008)

Urban Safari Participants Find Equal Parts Fun and Frustration (May 19, 2008)

Architect Requests More Changes to King Statue (May 19, 2008)

Repairs Urged at Jefferson Memorial (May 14, 2008)

Zoo Seeks Upgrades In Fire Protection (May 12, 2008)

Unhappy With 'Confrontational' Image, U.S. Panel Wants King Statue Reworked (May 9, 2008)

Putting Words and Music to Her Life (May 6, 2008)

For Crowd, Miraculous Moments (April 18, 2008)

Pontiff Calls for Broad Remedies (April 17, 2008)

Paying the Fiddler Over Celebration of Jefferson's Birth (April 16, 2008)

Color, Fun Along Constitution Avenue (April 13, 2008)

Captains of the Interstates (April 5, 2008)

A Poignant Snapshot Of 4 Men and an Era (April 4, 2008)

Cheers Not Just for the Home Team but for Timely Rails, Clear Roads (March 31, 2008)

Now Blooming: Digital Models (March 29, 2008)

Cries Against War Sparse But Fierce (March 20, 2008)

Opponents of Iraq War Plan Series of Protests (March 18, 2008)

Opponents of Iraq War Plan Series of Protests (March 18, 2008)

Activists on Each Side of War Effort Offer a Preview of Clashes (March 15, 2008)

Taming a Reluctant Patient (March 14, 2008)

4 Area Sites Of Civil War Battles Listed As Imperiled (March 13, 2008)

Foreclosure Auction Draws Deal Seekers (March 10, 2008)

Museum Chief Has Designs on Crafting an Astonishing Experience (March 9, 2008)

Trees' Peak Week Expected to Bloom As Festival Opens (March 7, 2008)

Meet the Man D.C. Counts on to Spot Spring (March 6, 2008)

Park Police Chief Is Relieved of Command (March 5, 2008)

To Magna Excitement, Magna Carta Returns (March 4, 2008)

Montage of Pure Grief Is Rejected As Memorial to Terrorism Victims (February 27, 2008)

Ferreting Out Meter Feeders (February 19, 2008)

Seven-Year Restoration Of Lincoln Refuge Finished (February 11, 2008)

Flood Levee Ideas Rattle Panel (February 10, 2008)

The Lion Sleeps, and Vets Go to Work (February 7, 2008)

Park Police Rebuked For Weak Security (February 4, 2008)

Caricaturing Campaigns (February 3, 2008)

$3 Million Added to Project Fund (January 31, 2008)

Bid to Replace Tomb Monument Stalls (January 30, 2008)

District Appeals Widening Of Downtown Flood Zone (January 24, 2008)

The Battle to Remold the Mall (January 20, 2008)

Parents Slam Schools Plan at Hearings (January 18, 2008)

Visions of a Brave New Washington (January 16, 2008)

Flood Zone Change in D.C. Could Be Costly (January 7, 2008)

Walking With a Joyful Spirit (December 25, 2007)

As Rains Die Out, Winds Sweep Through (December 17, 2007)

A Family Duty (December 13, 2007)

Thousands Rally Against Perceived Bias in Prosecutions (November 17, 2007)

A Triangle Comes Full Circle (November 17, 2007)

Vietnam Memorial Turns 25 (November 11, 2007)

Civil Rights Leaders Repeat Call for March (November 7, 2007)

Engraved in Their Minds (November 6, 2007)

Rain Likely to Dampen Area But Not Douse the Drought (October 25, 2007)

Protesters Link War, Warming (October 23, 2007)

Violence Erupts at Protest in Georgetown (October 20, 2007)

Memorial Center Design Clears Hurdle (October 19, 2007)

An Early Grilling for the Capitol Visitor Center Chief (October 18, 2007)

The Fate of the Unknowns (October 14, 2007)

For Everyday Heroes, a Way to Say Thanks (October 10, 2007)

For Warriors Past and Future (October 7, 2007)

The Big Cats' Cradle (October 6, 2007)

Antiwar Protesters Decry Handling of Iran (September 26, 2007)

After Years Lost, Identity Reclaimed (September 20, 2007)

Oily Substance on Wall Was Vandalism, Not Accident, Police Say (September 18, 2007)

Oily Substance Found on the Wall (September 12, 2007)

In Sound of Silence, 9/11's Echo (September 12, 2007)

A Walk to Remember (September 10, 2007)

In Touch With Lincoln's Last Hours (September 7, 2007)

Freedom Walk Is Set for Sunday (September 5, 2007)

Smithsonian Dig Unearths Quirky Traces of History (August 30, 2007)

Area Sites Make List For Potential Funding (August 24, 2007)

Terror Ties Shock Ex-District Officials (August 18, 2007)

A Battle Scene's Full Circle (August 12, 2007)

Toward the Heavens (August 7, 2007)

Those Who Perished, Survived Represent a Slice of America (August 5, 2007)

On a Packed School Bus, Disbelief Followed Disaster (August 3, 2007)

Amazon to Copy and Sell Archives' Footage (July 31, 2007)

Running Out of Time (July 19, 2007)

Panda's False Pregnancy Brings Heartbreak at the Zoo (July 7, 2007)

Passenger Killed in Tunnel Shooting (July 1, 2007)

Repairs Delayed, Ford's Theatre Will Reopen (June 30, 2007)

National Zoo Weighs a Sea Change (June 30, 2007)

Mysteries of Light (June 19, 2007)

Jefferson Memorial's Signs of Sinking Raise Fresh Alarms (June 16, 2007)

Lincoln Urgent in Lost Letter to General (June 8, 2007)

Repair of Mall And Towpath Is Considered (June 1, 2007)

Ford's Theatre to Close for Renovations (June 1, 2007)

Amid Tributes, Questions Arise (May 29, 2007)

Fierce, Busy Storm Season Ahead, Experts Say (May 23, 2007)

Gusty Weather Brings Downpour Across Region (May 17, 2007)

$1 Million for King Memorial (May 17, 2007)

A Second Founding (May 9, 2007)

Royal Reunion (May 5, 2007)

A Royal Return to Jamestown (April 30, 2007)

2 More Years of Oohs and Aahs (April 25, 2007)

Dry the Tears: Tai Shan Likely to Stick Around (April 24, 2007)

'Looking Back . . . We Should Have Done Something' (April 22, 2007)

Gunman Sent Video During Lull In Slaughter (April 19, 2007)

Student Wrote About Death and Spoke in Whispers, But No One Imagined What Cho Seung Hui Would Do (April 18, 2007)

'Pop, Pop, Pop': Students Down, Doors Barred, Leaps to Safety (April 17, 2007)

Sea Lion Dies at the Ripe Old Age of 30 (April 13, 2007)

Smothered With Love (April 4, 2007)

A Top Honor For Soaring Achievements (March 29, 2007)

Honoring a Man of Many Wings, Few Limits (March 25, 2007)

Pentagon Is Probing Veterans Home (March 22, 2007)

Honoring a Man of Many Wings, Few Limits (March 22, 2007)

Christian Groups To Stage Protest (March 16, 2007)

Cherry Trees Weather Weird Winter (March 9, 2007)

Capitol Visitor Center Debut Again Delayed (March 9, 2007)

A Museum to Honor Law Enforcers (March 1, 2007)

Storm Causes School Closings, Delays (February 27, 2007)

Across Area, a Gusty Wintry Wallop (February 15, 2007)

Utilities Crews on High Alert for Later Today (February 14, 2007)

Area Municipalities, Utilities Preparing for the Worst: Ice (February 13, 2007)

Her Recovery Is Big News (February 9, 2007)

'It Was Just Shockingly Cold' (February 6, 2007)

Relief for Drivers: Storm Shifts Course (February 2, 2007)

Diverse Voices To Denounce Iraq Troop Plan (January 27, 2007)

Large Rally Planned Saturday on Mall (January 25, 2007)

A Blast of Blue, Fit for a Poet's Palette (January 18, 2007)

Walking Just Like King Did (January 16, 2007)

Her Happy Discovery, the Find of His Career (January 3, 2007)

Warm Eulogies On a Windy Winter's Day (January 3, 2007)

A Solemn Homecoming (December 31, 2006)

Cortege Honors a Quiet Dignity (December 30, 2006)

The Most Wonderful Time Of the Year, for Germs, Too (December 22, 2006)

At Va. Spaceport, Rocket Launches 1,000 Dreams (December 17, 2006)

Satellite-Bearing Rocket Set for Liftoff on Va. Coast (December 11, 2006)

Satellite-Bearing Rocket Set for Liftoff on Va. Coast (December 11, 2006)

Red, Swirling and Perplexing (December 10, 2006)

One Last Mission for Ship Sunk in Pearl Harbor Attack (December 7, 2006)

At Its End, Fickle November Is Very, Very Fair (November 29, 2006)

Roman Holidays (November 23, 2006)

Heavy Rain, Winds Hammer Region (November 17, 2006)

Area Hoping to Cash In on Hill (November 16, 2006)

Va. Commercial Space Industry Poised for Takeoff (November 14, 2006)

Gallaudet Protesters' Camp Demolished, Injuring Some (October 26, 2006)

'The Specter of Death Is There' (October 18, 2006)

Gallaudet Faculty Opposes Incoming College President (October 17, 2006)

Dozens of Protesters Arrested On Gallaudet President's Order (October 14, 2006)

Gallaudet Students Arrested (October 14, 2006)

Md. Scientists Toil to Transform Bug's Fatal Bite (October 7, 2006)

An Amish Community Grieves for Its Little Ones (October 5, 2006)

Memories, Grief Endure Across Region (September 12, 2006)

For Md.'s Cardin, the Delight Is in the Details (September 3, 2006)

N.Y. Fundraiser to Aid Iraq Vet and Wife Mugged in NW (August 12, 2006)

Record Demand Strains Grid (August 3, 2006)

Area Utilities Don't Wilt As Demand Sets Records (August 2, 2006)

The Doctor Who Watches Over an Island (July 28, 2006)

Better Settle In For a Sizzler (July 17, 2006)

Each Victim In the City's Violent July Has a Story (July 14, 2006)

Officials Review The Rain Response (July 2, 2006)