Philip Rucker

Articles by Philip Rucker

Fort Hood suspect Hasan paralyzed (November 23, 2009)

Hasan is charged with 13 counts of murder in Fort Hood shootings (November 13, 2009)

As Obama attends Fort Hood memorial, investigation explores motive (November 10, 2009)

Hasan e-mails to Islamic cleric did not result in FBI inquiry (November 10, 2009)

Numbness pervades a post accustomed to war, deaths (November 9, 2009)

The lonely life of 'Number Nine' (November 8, 2009)

'I could hear the bullets going past me' (November 7, 2009)

'I could hear the bullets going past me' (November 7, 2009)

Two soldiers, one inside and one out, respond to Fort Hood shooting (November 7, 2009)

As GOP celebrates victories, ideological battles between moderates and conservatives remain (November 5, 2009)

Republican Scozzafava pulls out of House race in New York (November 1, 2009)

Free Perks With Medicare Advantage Plans Aren't Really Free (October 15, 2009)

New Technology Used For Streamlining Data (September 23, 2009)

In S.C., One Road Divides Two Ways of Thinking (September 22, 2009)

House Democratic Leaders to Vote on Whether Admonish Rep. Wilson for Outburst (September 12, 2009)

Democratic Leaders Threaten to Admonish Wilson (September 11, 2009)

Joe Wilson Harks Back to Tradition of Rowdy South Carolina Politics (September 11, 2009)

In Stafford County, Obama Health-Reform Speech Fails to Sway the Holdouts (September 10, 2009)

In Colorado, AARP Official Hits Road to Talk to Seniors About Health-Care Reform (September 9, 2009)

The Voice of a New Generation of Veterans (September 3, 2009)

Late Senator's Staff Became the Other Kennedy Family (August 28, 2009)

Visit With Obama Hints at Daschle's Continuing Insider Role on Health-Care Front (August 22, 2009)

Dean Challenges Obama on Public Option (August 20, 2009)

Conservative Mainstays and Fledgling Advocacy Groups Drive Health-Reform Opposition (August 16, 2009)

Specter Faces Raucous Crowd at Town Hall Meeting (August 11, 2009)

Embattled S.C. Governor Sanford, Wife Are Splitting Up (August 7, 2009)

Protests at Democrats' Health-Care Events Spark Political Tug of War (August 6, 2009)

Pelosi to Use House Recess to Sell Obama's Health-Care Plan (August 2, 2009)

Sen. DeMint of S.C. Is Voice of Opposition to Health-Care Reform (July 28, 2009)

As She Steps Down, Palin Promises She'll Reclaim Ethics Crusade (July 25, 2009)

Palin's Favorability Rating Drops as She Prepares to Leave Office, Poll Finds (July 24, 2009)

In Argentina, Sanford Sought Light Agenda (July 10, 2009)

S.C. Republicans Vote to Censure Governor (July 7, 2009)

Concerns About Spotlight's Glare, Effect on Family, Prompted Palin's Decision (July 5, 2009)

Sarah Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor, Citing Probes and Family Needs (July 4, 2009)

Sanford Didn't Improperly Use State Money, South Carolina Officials Say (July 3, 2009)

Sanford Resisting Pressure From Fellow Republicans to Resign (July 2, 2009)

Bauer, Sanford's Lieutenant Governor in South Carolina, Draws New Attention (July 1, 2009)

Wife of S.C. Governor Praised for Her Tough Stance Against His Infidelity (June 29, 2009)

S.C. Governor Sanford Apologizes to Cabinet, Won't Say if He Will Resign (June 27, 2009)

South Carolina Governor Sanford Says He'll Repay Cost of 2008 Argentina Trip (June 26, 2009)

S.C. Gov. Sanford Admits to an Affair (June 25, 2009)

Demise of Helicopter Program Means Hundreds of Jobs Lost in Owego, N.Y. (June 21, 2009)

North Carolina Tobacco Farmers Find Friend in Sen. Hagan (June 16, 2009)

Sessions, GOP's Lead on Panel Weighing Sotomayor, Was Once Rejected for Bench (June 3, 2009)

Obama Curtails Bush Policy That Let Federal Rules Override State Laws (May 22, 2009)

With Little to Cheer About, Detroit Turns to Ex-NBA Star (May 10, 2009)

Obama and Biden Make a Burger Run (May 6, 2009)

The Pork Lobbyists, Ready to Reassure (May 4, 2009)

Souter to Return to Quiet Life in Beloved New Hampshire Home Town (May 3, 2009)

Is FDR-Era Yardstick Still Relevant? (April 29, 2009)

Critics Say Obama's Nip-Tuck Budget Cuts Are Merely Symbolic (April 24, 2009)

New Mexico Gov. Richardson Sets Aside Political Aspirations -- for Now (April 17, 2009)

Some Link Economy With Spate Of Killings (April 8, 2009)

During Campaign, Obama Economic Advisers Were Paid Commentators (April 5, 2009)

Last Holdout Governor Agrees to Accept Stimulus Aid (April 4, 2009)

White House Economics Aide Summers Discloses Income (April 4, 2009)

Obama Defends Push to Cut Tax Deductions for Charitable Donations (March 26, 2009)

Campaign Finance Challenged (March 24, 2009)

Obama's Turnabout on Vets Highlights Nuances of Budget Cutting (March 21, 2009)

Beefy Résumé for a Giant Job: Policing Stimulus Spending (March 20, 2009)

Obama Drops Plan to Bill Veterans' Private Insurers (March 19, 2009)

One of Those Earmarks That Bug People (March 17, 2009)

President's Visits Buoy Federal Employees (March 17, 2009)

Obama's Wearing His Grays as a Distinguished Look of the Presidency (March 5, 2009)

Picks for Key Government Posts Play Long Waiting Game (March 4, 2009)

Obama Likely to Need to Hire Tens of Thousands of Federal Workers to Fulfill Budget Goals (March 3, 2009)

Orszag Is Economic Centrist Who Knows How to Deal (February 27, 2009)

Louisiana's Jindal, Set to Give GOP Response to Obama, Took Fast Track to National Prominence (February 24, 2009)

Governors Hope to Guide Spending of Stimulus Funds (February 23, 2009)

At Meeting, Governors Share Plans for Stimulus Funds (February 22, 2009)

Moment Turned on a Memory (February 14, 2009)

Leahy Proposes Panel To Investigate Bush Era (February 10, 2009)

Obama Considers GOP's Gregg to Head Commerce (January 31, 2009)

Obama Details Recovery Plan (January 25, 2009)

Obama Looks to Future With a Nod to His Past (January 20, 2009)

Obama Commemorates MLK Day with Service (January 20, 2009)

All That Experience and No Place to Go (January 19, 2009)

Breed All About It: Obamas' Narrowed Choice of Dogs Elicits Many Opinions (January 15, 2009)

Chicago Residents Expect Obama to Keep Close Ties With His Home Town (January 4, 2009)

Michelle Obama, Girls Arrive in Washington (January 4, 2009)

With Obama's Rise, Hawaii School Adds to Its Distinctions (January 3, 2009)

Obama Wraps Up His Hawaiian Vacation (January 2, 2009)

Obama Tax Cuts Likely Soon (December 29, 2008)

Storm Knocks Out Power to Oahu, Obamas (December 28, 2008)

Obama and Family Venture Out in Hawaii (December 27, 2008)

Far West of Washington, Calm Before the Term (December 26, 2008)

White House Press Corps Faces Unique Challenges in Hawaii (December 26, 2008)

Obamas Arrive in Hawaii for Surfside Respite (December 21, 2008)

Bill Clinton's Donor List, Including Foreign Governments, May Pose Conflicts for Hillary (December 19, 2008)

Obama Chooses GOP's Ray LaHood as Transportation Nominee, Officials Say (December 18, 2008)

Obama Names Salazar As Secretary of Interior (December 17, 2008)

Obama to Name Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary, Senior Democrat Says (December 17, 2008)

Obama Picks Chicago's Schools Chief For Cabinet (December 16, 2008)

Nobel Physicist Chosen To Be Energy Secretary (December 11, 2008)

Obama Picks Shinseki to Lead Veterans Affairs (December 7, 2008)

Obama Picks Shinseki to Lead Veterans Affairs (December 7, 2008)

Bill Gates Urges Obama to Increase Spending (December 4, 2008)

An Imbalance of Need and Aid (November 30, 2008)

Ahead of Holidays, Charities Worry They'll Have Less to Offer (November 23, 2008)

Bill Clinton Agrees to Disclose Names of Foundation Donors (November 20, 2008)

Obama Inspired by, Compared to Lincoln (November 19, 2008)

Potential Obama Appointees Face Extensive Vetting (November 18, 2008)

Bill Clinton's Global Reach Would Have Pluses and Minuses for a Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (November 17, 2008)

Foundation Says Grants to Africa May Have Been Diverted (October 31, 2008)

New Warehouse to Double Capacity (October 29, 2008)

Nonprofits Poorly Prepared for Disasters, Study Says (October 24, 2008)

With Coffers Low, Charities to Get Emergency Grants (October 22, 2008)

Economy Slices Into Internship Programs (October 21, 2008)

Annual Best Buddies Ball Rolls to a Glitzy Finale (October 20, 2008)

The Towson-to-D.C. 'Listening Tour' (October 18, 2008)

$20 Million Job-Skills Ladder Created for Girls in Poor Nations (October 11, 2008)

Free Clinic Opens In Germantown (October 9, 2008)

Congress Vows $100 Million to Red Cross After It Asks for Aid (October 8, 2008)

Leaders Who Push for Change And Reach Out Are Applauded (October 6, 2008)

Nonprofits Uneasy About Turmoil's Effect on Endowments (October 2, 2008)

Hughes Institute Chooses President (October 1, 2008)

Philanthropy Conference Announces Aid for Haiti (September 27, 2008)

Bill Clinton's Global Gold (September 27, 2008)

World Leaders Embrace Goal of Ending Malaria Deaths by 2015 (September 26, 2008)

Aid Plan Aims to Help Poor Farmers Reach Markets (September 25, 2008)

On Eve of Philanthropy Forum, Clinton Worries About Economy (September 23, 2008)

Congress Members Seek Bailout Details (September 20, 2008)

Charities Unprepared for Major Disaster, GAO Says (September 18, 2008)

Nonprofit Opens Silver Spring Center (September 18, 2008)

Red Cross Asks Congress For Millions in Storm Aid (September 16, 2008)

Mortgage Giants' Fall May Hurt Nonprofits (September 14, 2008)

Far From Ike's Trail, but Still Ready to Help Pick Up Pieces From Storm (September 13, 2008)

Red Cross CEO's 'Trial by Hurricane' (September 12, 2008)

From One Death, Help for A Dream (September 11, 2008)

Heavy Rain Forces Evacuations, Causes Floods Across Area (September 7, 2008)

Gustav Relief Sends Red Cross Into Debt (September 6, 2008)

After an Anxious Boat Trip Home, Jubilation (September 3, 2008)

As Waters Cascaded, City Flood Walls Held (September 2, 2008)

The Die-Hards Stock Up, Hunker Down (September 1, 2008)

Hospitals Evacuating High-Risk Patients (September 1, 2008)

Montgomery Animal Shelter's Chief Executive Steps Down (August 24, 2008)

Fairfax Man Is Charged After Fatal I-270 Crash (August 23, 2008)

Hundreds Gather To Honor a Hero Of Public Servants (August 20, 2008)

Some Nonprofits Push for Increased Federal Involvement (August 19, 2008)

No Weapons Found in Home of Gaithersburg Man (August 16, 2008)

Chief Quits Area United Way, Says It's Time for New Leader (August 13, 2008)

Anthrax Case Raises Doubt On Security (August 8, 2008)

Trial by (Simulated) Fire (August 8, 2008)

A Circle With a Deep Center (July 31, 2008)

Montgomery in Grip of Foreclosure Crisis (July 24, 2008)

In Hula Hoop Rebirth, A Fad Comes Full Circle (July 19, 2008)

Chief's Pay Criticized As Charity Cuts Back (July 17, 2008)

Bus Accident Victim Remembered as Free Spirit (July 14, 2008)

More Than 1,000 Gather to Mourn Pr. George's Officer (July 4, 2008)

Honoring a Selfless Servant (July 3, 2008)

Med School Is Asked to Stop Animal Use (July 2, 2008)

Beeping Package Sends Hospital Into 2-Hour, Bomb-Alert Frenzy (July 1, 2008)

Teen Raises $25,000 For Tanzanian School (June 29, 2008)

Grants Will Aid Groups Working for Education Reform (June 27, 2008)

Despite Economic Dip, Giving Rose in 2007 (June 23, 2008)

'It's Like a Death in the Family' (June 14, 2008)

Group's Goal: Outfit Children in Iraq for Soccer (June 14, 2008)

Helping Hand Reaches Out Farther to Fill Greater Needs (June 12, 2008)

Red Cross Is Fined For Blood Violations (June 10, 2008)

On the Fence and in the Spotlight (June 4, 2008)

U.S. Medical Research Gets $600 Million From Institute (May 27, 2008)

In U.S., a Multitude of Forces Drains the Spirit of Giving (May 23, 2008)

Preschool for Needy Opens Its Arms Wider (May 23, 2008)

D.C. Area Nonprofits Fear Loss of Funding As United Way Retools (May 16, 2008)

Silver Spring Gets A D.C. Safety Net (May 15, 2008)

United Way to Target Health, Education and Income (May 15, 2008)

Microsoft Executive To Run Gates Foundation (May 13, 2008)

Red Cross Might Move Some Workers to N.Va. (May 13, 2008)

Facility Dedicated to Black Pioneer (May 11, 2008)

High-Achieving MDs and PhDs Find Harmony in Orchestra (May 10, 2008)

U.S. Disaster Relief Efforts Hampered (May 8, 2008)

9/11 Charity Held Up as Model Of How Best to Help Bereaved (May 4, 2008)

New Facility For Area Food Bank Is Planned (April 30, 2008)

Young Entrepreneur Spreads Cheer, With Oprah's Blessing (April 20, 2008)

Couple Gives $25M To Children's Hospital (April 17, 2008)

Most Teen Driver Bills Fail to Advance (April 12, 2008)

Lawmakers Agree To Outlaw Video Bingo (April 10, 2008)

Strife Sinks National Harbor Bill (April 9, 2008)

Corporate Leader Named Red Cross CEO (April 9, 2008)

Restraint In Bleak Times For Md. (April 8, 2008)

Pr. George's Hospitals Get Relief, Not a Cure (April 7, 2008)

Legislature Backs 'Tech Tax' Repeal, Hospital Takeover (April 6, 2008)

Md. Hospital Deal Advances (April 5, 2008)

O'Malley Signs Foreclosure-Relief Bills (April 4, 2008)

Sweeping Bills Passed To Help Homeowners (April 3, 2008)

Ballet School Turns to Legislature for Help (March 30, 2008)

Cellphone Bill Dies In Md. House (March 28, 2008)

O'Malley Discusses Deal to Kill Computer Services Tax (March 27, 2008)

On the Basketball Court, the R's and D's Are on the Same Teams (March 27, 2008)

Maryland Lawgivers Act Under Deadline Pressure (March 25, 2008)

House Votes to Toughen Coastal Development Restrictions (March 23, 2008)

Amended DNA Bill Tentatively Approved (March 22, 2008)

House Joins Senate in Passing Speed Camera Bill (March 21, 2008)

Deal Tries to Meet Objections to DNA Bill (March 21, 2008)

Md. House Passes Speed Camera Bill (March 21, 2008)

Speed Cameras Advance In Md. (March 19, 2008)

Teachers Union Gives Backing to Slot Machine Initiative (March 16, 2008)

Md. Bills Target Teenage Drivers (March 14, 2008)

Legislators Seek to Stanch Spate of Home Foreclosures (March 13, 2008)

Some Bar Bingo Is Illegal, Attorney for State Says (March 12, 2008)

Neighborhood Fights Plan For Huge Gas Storage Tank (March 12, 2008)

The Furor Over Faux Fur That's Real (March 7, 2008)

Program Would Memorialize Delegate (March 6, 2008)

Bill Targets Uncertainty Over Md. College Tuition (March 5, 2008)

Md. Bill Offers Recourse to Customers of Dry Cleaners (March 4, 2008)

Crunch Predicted in Nonprofit Sector (March 3, 2008)

Toys for Tots to Expand Mission With Children's Literacy Campaign (March 2, 2008)

House Votes To Curb Lead In Products For Children (March 1, 2008)

Gaithersburg Ordinance Ruled Unconstitutional (February 29, 2008)

With Slots in Mind, Lawmakers Target Gambling Machines (February 28, 2008)

Bills Seek New Kind of Graduation Requirement (February 28, 2008)

Miller, Busch Will Propose Ban on Video Gaming Machines (February 27, 2008)

State Hopes to Attract Emerging Industry (February 27, 2008)

New Bailout Proposed for Pr. George's Hospital System (February 23, 2008)

Veterans Share Stories as Work Starts on Mental Health Bills (February 22, 2008)

Lawmakers Seek to Sweeten the List of Md. Symbols (February 21, 2008)

Bill on Child Abuse Receives Initial Nod (February 21, 2008)

New Md. Rules Aim To Aid Those Facing A Risk of Foreclosure (February 20, 2008)

Bill Allows Shipment Of Wine to, From State (February 19, 2008)

GOP's McKee Resigns After Home Is Searched (February 16, 2008)

Md. Pushing For Tougher Curbs on Teen Drivers (February 15, 2008)

To Promote Bills, Amputees Describe Insurance Travails (February 14, 2008)

Senator Questions Legality of Nonprofit Slots (February 14, 2008)

Community Center, Library to Honor Praisner (February 14, 2008)

Bills Would Add Services, Improve Mental Health Care (February 10, 2008)

Zoning Board Rejects Islamic Center Plan (February 9, 2008)

Ban Sought on Arbitrary Interest Rate Changes (February 8, 2008)

Bill Pushes for State Takeover of Hospitals (February 8, 2008)

Former Sen. Allen, Former Gov. Ehrlich Endorse McCain (February 8, 2008)

Md. Bill Seeks to End Mislabeling of Fur Coats (February 5, 2008)

Grad Students May Get to Unionize (February 3, 2008)

Bill Targets Loans To Pay Premiums (February 2, 2008)

Johnson Was Force In Senate Selection (February 1, 2008)

Legislators: Heal Thyselves (January 31, 2008)

$8.4 Million Renovation Is Approved For Landmark (January 31, 2008)

Lawmakers Study Ways To Cut Cost Of Textbooks (January 30, 2008)

In a Bid for Civility, State Leaders Pare 'Begathon' (January 27, 2008)

Increase in Individual Gifts Fails To Offset Business Donation Drop (January 26, 2008)

Tougher Policy on Bullying Proposed (January 25, 2008)

Lots of Laughs, and a Few Snubs, At Governor's State of the State Address (January 24, 2008)

A Great Debate About Giving the Great Communicator His Day (January 23, 2008)

Franchot Describes State Economy as on 'Very Shaky Ground' (January 19, 2008)

Chief of Veterans Charities Grilled on Groups' Spending (January 18, 2008)

Scrutiny Of Veterans Charities Continues (January 17, 2008)

For Delegates, A Fitting Time To Remember Jane Lawton (January 17, 2008)

Lawmakers May Open The Way for Cameras To Watch for Speeding (January 16, 2008)

GOP Suit Challenging Tax Hikes Dismissed (January 11, 2008)

Officials Huddle Over Hospitals' Financial Problems (January 11, 2008)

'Progress Is Possible,' O'Malley Tells Returning Md. Lawmakers (January 10, 2008)

What's on Leaders' Minds Is Secondary to What's on Their Feet (January 10, 2008)

Judge Delays Ruling On GOP Challenge (January 5, 2008)

Many of Md. Tax Increases Will Go Into Effect Today (January 1, 2008)

Inside The CIA (For a Toy Giveaway) (December 19, 2007)

Bethlehem, MD 21609 (December 15, 2007)

Panel Probes Spending Of Veterans Charities (December 14, 2007)

Study Faults Charities for Veterans (December 13, 2007)

Twin Efforts Aim to Popularize Online Giving (December 13, 2007)

Montgomery Teacher With Staph Infection Dies (December 11, 2007)

Cupboards Are Bare at Food Banks (December 8, 2007)

How Groups of the Rich Diverge in Philanthropy (December 6, 2007)

Woman, 51, Is Robbed After Mall Abduction (December 1, 2007)

Barve Charged With Drunken Driving (December 1, 2007)

United Way Fundraising Rises After Scandal-Induced Plunge (November 30, 2007)

President of Red Cross Is Forced to Resign (November 28, 2007)

Laurel Woman Is Killed in Hit-and-Run (November 26, 2007)

Charities' Value to Economy: $9 Billion (November 26, 2007)

Experts Divided on Md. Tax Package's Effects (November 20, 2007)

Bill for Referendum on Slots Still Waits to Clear Md. House (November 16, 2007)

Delegates Hang Tough On Tax Brackets (November 15, 2007)

Lawmakers Divided Over Tax Bills (November 15, 2007)

Lawmakers Complain About Pace Of Session (November 15, 2007)

House Requests $498 Million in Cuts (November 14, 2007)

House Weighs Frederick County as Possible Site for Slots (November 13, 2007)

Liberal Leads The Drive for Slots in Md. (November 12, 2007)

Tax Hike Squeaks Through Md. Senate (November 10, 2007)

Senate Panel's Budget Revisions Prompt Questions (November 8, 2007)

Panel Supports Most of O'Malley's Budget Plan (November 7, 2007)

Montgomery Tax Anxiety Makes Mark In the Senate (November 6, 2007)

Slots Still Annapolis's Hottest Game (November 3, 2007)

Heated Testimony, No Consensus on O'Malley's Tax Measures (November 2, 2007)

Leggett Offers Alternative To O'Malley Tax Proposal (November 1, 2007)

Shortfall Generates Surplus of Md. Bills (October 31, 2007)

Many Bills, and Scant Time to Study Them (October 30, 2007)

State Tax Imbalance Could Sway Debate (October 28, 2007)

In U.S., Foster Care Funding in 'Crisis' (October 28, 2007)

Lawmakers Face Some Tough Calls in Annapolis (October 28, 2007)

Town Board Draws Back From Mosque Fray (October 26, 2007)

Summit Affirms Charles As Force in Area Economy (October 25, 2007)

St. Mary's Legislative Plan Takes Shape (October 25, 2007)

Uneasy Feelings Moving In (October 23, 2007)

Girl, 2, Dies After Man Hits Car, Runs (October 22, 2007)

Civista Celebrates Renovation Success (October 21, 2007)

Md. Rural Leaders Gather At Summit (October 21, 2007)

Underfunded Foster Care Sparks 'Crisis' in U.S. (October 18, 2007)

Power-Line Plan Advances to Public (October 18, 2007)

Foster Care: A Case of Insufficient Funds (October 18, 2007)

Tired Of Traffic? Venting May Help (October 18, 2007)

From Video Game Dream to Fire-Chased Heroics (October 14, 2007)

Charles County Getting Its First Synagogue (October 14, 2007)

Boy, 12, Saves Waldorf Family From Fast-Moving Fire (October 13, 2007)

Commission Has Its Time In Spotlight (October 11, 2007)

O'Malley to Speak at Economic Summit (October 11, 2007)

Frederick Votes No On Denying Public Services (October 10, 2007)

Immigrant Proposal Divides Frederick (October 8, 2007)

State Probes Baltimore Gas Service In Calvert (October 7, 2007)

Charles County Wins Largest Of Homeland Security Grants (October 4, 2007)

Charles County Leaves Trans Fats on the Menu (October 4, 2007)

Blacks Are Majority In Charles Schools (October 4, 2007)

Blue Crabs Office Opens In Waldorf; Staff Hired (September 30, 2007)

Free Clinic To Help Keep Kids Smiling (September 30, 2007)

Study to Weigh Feasibility Of White Plains Rail Line (September 27, 2007)

Tri-County Council Chairman Could Be a Familiar Face (September 27, 2007)

Montgomery Home Prices A 7-Figure Shock (September 27, 2007)

Md. Officials Plan To Expand MARC As Region Grows (September 25, 2007)

Charles County Schools Set To Become Majority Black (September 25, 2007)

Families Face Hit-and-Run Driver (September 23, 2007)

Drinking Water on Decline in Charles, Study Finds (September 23, 2007)

Growth in Area Draining Supply Of Drinking Water (September 23, 2007)

Mikulski Seeks Charles Transit Solutions (September 20, 2007)

Route 5 to Be Widened at Bottleneck (September 20, 2007)

An Appetite for Competition (September 16, 2007)

Successor Sought for Chief Of Economic Development (September 16, 2007)

Charles Leads Region In Commuting Time (September 16, 2007)

Honoring a Vietnam Veteran (September 13, 2007)

Farmers Hit Hard By Brutal Drought (September 13, 2007)

Farmers Growing Desperate For Rain (September 11, 2007)

Charles Sites Priorities for Protection (September 9, 2007)

Roller Coaster Riders Stranded as Ride Stalls (September 9, 2007)

Teen Found Alive More Than a Week Into Search (September 9, 2007)

La Plata's Media Policy Limits Access (September 6, 2007)

Filling Vacancies Is Top Goal for Charles (September 6, 2007)

D.C. Girl, 15, Now Charged With Murder in NW Killing (September 4, 2007)

Household Incomes Increase Across Area (September 2, 2007)

Fewer Travelers in Pleasant Weekend Forecast (August 31, 2007)

Charles, Calvert Start Year Focused on Scores (August 30, 2007)

Most in '09 Class Master Md. Tests (August 30, 2007)

3 Counties' SAT Scores Decline (August 30, 2007)

Salt in the Wounds (August 27, 2007)

'Duck' Blog Spreads Its Wings in Charles (August 26, 2007)

Proposed High-Voltage Line Would Stretch Across Maryland (August 26, 2007)

Head of Charles County Democrats' Central Committee to Work for Clinton (August 23, 2007)

Plans for Pepco Power Line Advance (August 23, 2007)

St. Charles Developer Charles E. Stuart Dies (August 23, 2007)

Md. Men Are Fined in Deaths of Two Bald Eagles (August 22, 2007)

Another Whirl for Carousel in Charles? (August 19, 2007)

Charles Business Recruiter Resigns (August 19, 2007)

System Would Use Effluent to Produce Power (August 19, 2007)

La Plata Town Hall Is First 'Green' Building in S.Md. (August 16, 2007)

Withered D.C. Region Cries for Water, Cool Water (August 15, 2007)

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

Difficult Conditions Hamper River Search (August 4, 2007)

Minneapolis Bridge, Like Many In U.S., Was 'Structurally Deficient' (August 3, 2007)

Cardin Talks Transit With Charles Officials (August 2, 2007)

Government Land to Go On the Block (August 2, 2007)

Big-Box Store Comes To Small-Shop Town (July 29, 2007)

O'Malley Declares La Plata 'Capital for the Day' (July 29, 2007)

Governor, Cabinet Make La Plata Their Capital for a Day (July 26, 2007)

Shifting Migration Patterns Alter Portrait of Pr. George's (July 26, 2007)

Natural Gas-Fired Utility Planned In Charles County (July 26, 2007)

Shooting Claims Man in Clinton (July 26, 2007)

Local Firm Plans New Power Plant In Charles (July 25, 2007)

Former Senator Pleads Guilty To Racketeering (July 25, 2007)

Bromwell Says He Accepts His Fate (July 24, 2007)

Charles Trims Departments; More Officials Plan to Leave (July 22, 2007)

After a Long Wait, Charles Airport to Expand (July 22, 2007)

After the Dust Clears, Charles Will Have a Place to Cheer (July 19, 2007)

2 Officials End Careers In Charles (July 19, 2007)

Two Crashes Rattle Wesley Heights (July 16, 2007)

Divisive Development Proposal Advances (July 15, 2007)

Environmentalists Challenge Road (July 15, 2007)

Town Council Votes to Advance Controversial Development Plan (July 14, 2007)

Of the People, By the People, With the People (July 12, 2007)

O'Malley, Shallop Make the Rounds (July 12, 2007)

In Little Dewey Beach, A Plan for Growing Up (July 12, 2007)

O'Malley Urges Investigation Into Rate Hike (July 9, 2007)

High-Profile Professor Is Leaving St. Mary's (July 8, 2007)

Business Group Makes Leadership Changes (July 5, 2007)

Cardin Swings South On Visit With Hoyer (July 5, 2007)

Swimming Lessons (July 3, 2007)

Narrowly, Charles Decides Stadium Is Worth Risk (July 1, 2007)

Felons Lose Wait to Vote as 189 Laws Take Effect (July 1, 2007)

Charles County Sees Increase in Crime (June 28, 2007)

Zekiah Easement To Improve Watershed (June 24, 2007)

Power Line Aimed At Md. (June 23, 2007)

State Agency Gains Local Perspective (June 21, 2007)

Beaches Post Water-Use Warnings (June 21, 2007)

You've Got Mail . . . a Block Away (June 17, 2007)

Happy Birthday, Mr. Majority Leader (June 14, 2007)

A New Ballpark, Built From the Mound Up (June 14, 2007)

Jack Johnson Rankles At Playing Ninth Fiddle (June 14, 2007)

Die-Hard 'Sopranos' Fans Take In Finale: Was It a Hit? (June 11, 2007)

Bail Decision in Hit-and-Run Case Angers Residents (June 10, 2007)

In O'Malley's Cabinet Choices, Some Feel Left Off the Map (June 7, 2007)

Hit-and-Run Spurs Calls for Bus Stop Safety (June 7, 2007)

Charles Leader Goes to N.Y.C. For Training (June 7, 2007)

Parents Call for Increased Safety at School Bus Stops (June 7, 2007)

Car Hits Crowd of Students, Injures 4 at Charles Bus Stop (June 6, 2007)

Charles Awards VanGo Bus Contract to New Operator (June 3, 2007)

Cleanup Grant for A River In Charles (June 3, 2007)

Charles's VanGo Service May Have New Operator (May 31, 2007)

Proposals to Be Unveiled for Upgrade of Gov. Nice Bridge (May 31, 2007)

Regional Transportation Focus of Panel (May 31, 2007)

Taffy and the Beach: Delectable Duo Is Forever Stuck Together (May 29, 2007)

An Ocean City Icon Faces Turn in Economic Tide (May 28, 2007)

Vacationers Bask in the Smell Of Salt Air, Sight of Outlet Sales (May 28, 2007)

Diversity Panel in Charles Gears Up (May 25, 2007)

Bus Service Under Scrutiny As County Seeks to Cut Costs (May 17, 2007)

Technology Concerns Clear Up For Commissioners, Sort Of (May 17, 2007)

A Stop on the Listening Tour (May 17, 2007)

Doctor Alleges Assault During Islamic Ritual (May 15, 2007)

Week One for New Charles Spokesman (May 13, 2007)

Father, Son Killed in Horrific Bay Bridge Crash (May 12, 2007)

3 Killed in Bay Bridge Crash (May 11, 2007)

Democrats Bask in Electoral Wins While Raising Money for More (May 10, 2007)

Anniversary Will Mix History, Theater (May 10, 2007)

Charles Is Facing 2008 Budget Gap (May 6, 2007)

Voter Turnout in La Plata Doesn't Exceed Double Digits (May 6, 2007)

Folks Find Shop A Bit Too Sexy For Ocean City (April 30, 2007)

Elections Tuesday in La Plata, Indian Head (April 29, 2007)

The Perils of the Wild, Coming Closer to Home (April 24, 2007)

No Abnormalities Found in Cho's Brain (April 23, 2007)

Charles Board Chief, Called for Jury Duty, Says He's Eager to Serve (April 22, 2007)

Cutting-Edge Scheduling Help for Police (April 22, 2007)

Rescue Crews Find Bodies of Two Miners (April 21, 2007)

Cost an Issue for Waldorf Stadium (April 19, 2007)

Charles Considers Water Taxis (April 19, 2007)

Winds Cancel Flights, Classes (April 17, 2007)

Kid-Friendly Face-Lift For St. Charles Center (April 15, 2007)

New Charles Administrator: Man of 'Vision' (April 15, 2007)

FBI Investigating Racist Graffiti (April 12, 2007)

Hoyer Leads Visit to Darfur (April 12, 2007)

Muslim's Lawsuit Alleges Humiliation (April 10, 2007)

Proposals For Charles Freight Line Cause a Stir (April 8, 2007)

'No Mission Is Ever the Same' (April 6, 2007)

Charles Commissioners Go Paperless (April 5, 2007)

Study Proposes Rerouting Hazmat Trains to Maryland (April 5, 2007)

Change in Employees' Retirement Plan on Table (April 5, 2007)

County Attorney's Wife Sues Schools (April 1, 2007)

Charles Press Official Steps Down Abruptly (April 1, 2007)

New Hire Looks Like the Odd Man In (March 29, 2007)

200 Displaced as Buildings Are Condemned After Fires (March 29, 2007)

Charles Misses AAA Rating but Wins Much Praise (March 29, 2007)

Shouts of Pride Echo in Georgetown (March 26, 2007)

For Maryland Day, Costumes and Cannons (March 26, 2007)

St. Mary's Barn Is Among Historic Sites Listed as Imperiled (March 25, 2007)

Charles Looks Across Bay for County Administrator (March 25, 2007)

Hundreds Get Look At Rte. 301 Options (March 25, 2007)

Board Picks County Administrator (March 24, 2007)

Retreat Fosters Collaboration (March 22, 2007)

Officers Confront Pension Inequality (March 22, 2007)

Historic School Targeted For Rescue (March 22, 2007)

Doughoregan Manor Is Listed as Imperiled (March 22, 2007)

Gear Called a Lifesaver in Teens' Capsizing (March 18, 2007)

Mirant Proceeds With Barge Facility; Navy Concerned (March 18, 2007)

Excess Fog Triggers Smoke Alarms During Show (March 18, 2007)

Man Helps Nab Teens in Hate Crime (March 14, 2007)

Applicants for Top Post Include Some Jobless Since Election (March 10, 2007)

Proposed Nuclear Expansion Under Fire (March 8, 2007)

Hearings Set on Rte. 301 Proposals (March 4, 2007)

End of an Era For Maryland Tobacco (March 1, 2007)

Feasting on Bond Ratings; Just Nibbling on the Big Apple (March 1, 2007)

Charles Technology-Sharing Idea Draws Skeptics (February 25, 2007)

A Harvest of Change (February 24, 2007)

The Cultivated Approach To a Political Appointment (February 22, 2007)

Power Tower Plan Sparks Concerns (February 22, 2007)

Walls Against Diversity Must Fall, Officials Say (February 20, 2007)

Gunman Ignites Frederick Inferno (February 20, 2007)

Restaurant Boom Serves Up Options (February 18, 2007)

Partying Commissioners Face the Exotic Music (February 15, 2007)

Stadium Design Changes in Bid To Control Cost (February 15, 2007)

Celebrating History and Hoyer (February 15, 2007)

2 Boys Drown in Pond After Ice Cracks (February 13, 2007)

No. 2 Staff Official in Charles County Resigns (February 11, 2007)

Power Plant Plans Generate Opposition (February 11, 2007)

Charles Job Draws National Pool (February 8, 2007)

Charles Officials Hoping for Top Bond Rating (February 8, 2007)

New Rules Rile County Employees In Charles (February 4, 2007)

Too Young to Vote, but Stump Masters (February 4, 2007)

Audit Raises Charles Accounting Concerns (February 4, 2007)

Bullish on Amish-Built (February 1, 2007)

Couple Still Feel Effects Of Tornado After 5 Years (January 30, 2007)

Tri-County Council Accepts Hodge on 2nd Vote (January 28, 2007)

Hopkins to Open A Charles Practice (January 28, 2007)

Charles Seeks Applicants for Diversity Commission to Further Forum's Goals (January 25, 2007)

Charles Commissioners Take 2 Days For Team-Building in Piney Point (January 25, 2007)

Police Recount Drug Investigation Of Teenager That Turned Fatal (January 21, 2007)

In Little La Plata, Pharmacies at Every Turn (January 21, 2007)

$65.9 Million in O'Malley's Budget for Local Projects (January 21, 2007)

Community Unites for Dialogue On Diversity (January 21, 2007)

Anti-Beetle Tree Cutting Has Begun (January 18, 2007)

Deforestation Begins in Effort To Thwart Emerald Ash Borer (January 18, 2007)

Another Contentious Try For the Tri-County Council (January 18, 2007)

Diversity Dialogue Set for Saturday (January 18, 2007)

Conservation Boosted by Donations In Charles (January 11, 2007)

Charles Officials Undergo Diversity, Ethics, Sexual Harassment Training (January 11, 2007)

Interim Charles Manager To Resign (January 7, 2007)

In D.C., One Last Puff Before the Clock Strikes 12 (January 2, 2007)

A War of Words Over a Changing Md. Landscape (January 1, 2007)

Blacks Call On Charles County to Diversify Leadership (December 31, 2006)

Inquiry Continues In Fatal Shooting (December 31, 2006)

Blacks Call On Charles To Diversify Leadership (December 31, 2006)

Man Killed, 1 Injured In Attempted Robbery (December 30, 2006)

Al Smith Bound for South Carolina (December 28, 2006)

Marshal's Office Will Not File Charges in Autistic Boy's Death (December 27, 2006)

Teen Has Serious Need for Silly String (December 24, 2006)

Railroad to Become Walking, Bike Path (December 21, 2006)

Nominee From Charles Is Rejected by Council (December 21, 2006)

La Plata Hospital Opens a High-Tech Addition (December 17, 2006)

Cost Puts Baseball Stadium On Hold (December 14, 2006)

Commissioners Elect Vice Chairman (December 14, 2006)

Blue Crabs' Starting Season Stalls (December 13, 2006)

Megachurches Migrating to Charles (December 12, 2006)

Watershed a Finalist for Cleanup Grant (December 10, 2006)

Forwarding Address for Ousted Official? (November 30, 2006)

Charles Projects Budget Deficit (November 30, 2006)

Subdivision Shows Its Age -- And Its Rancor (November 27, 2006)

Bob Fuller Moves Into Unfamiliar Territory (November 26, 2006)

D.C. Man May Be Linked to 5 Assaults (November 23, 2006)

In Hoyer's Rise, Backers Eye Payoff (November 22, 2006)

Elections Sharpen Region's Profile (November 19, 2006)

Commissioner May Have Lost, But Don't Count Him Out (November 16, 2006)

Charles Shifts Its Vision, Looks North in Election (November 16, 2006)

Democrats' Sweep Reflects a Changing Charles (November 12, 2006)

GOP Voters Guide Mailing Spurs Uproar (November 9, 2006)

Incumbents Fend Off GOP in Key Races (November 8, 2006)

Charles Files Complaint Over GOP Voters Guide (November 5, 2006)

Two Years After Failed Land Selloff, Measure Would Curb Governor's Reach (November 5, 2006)

Charles Given Image Choice: Cowboy West Or Formal East (November 5, 2006)

High-Profile Races in Md. Likely to Lift Voter Turnout (November 5, 2006)

Charles Board to Get At Least 2 New Faces (October 29, 2006)

Absence Dims Day in Political Spotlight (October 29, 2006)

Leaders Herald Charles's Economic Development (October 26, 2006)

Delegates Election Remains Uncertain (October 26, 2006)

Praise From High Places, by Podcast (October 26, 2006)

With 2 Weeks Left, Candidates Turn Up Intensity (October 23, 2006)

Lauer Aiding Smith in Run For Top Post In Charles (October 22, 2006)

To Gansler, Ambition Is Not a 4-Letter Word (October 20, 2006)

Confine Growth to Urban Areas, Residents Urge (October 19, 2006)

Professor Puts the 'Course' in Political Discourse (October 19, 2006)

Charles Candidates Wrangle on Education (October 19, 2006)

Explosives Center Fuels Hope for a Tech Hub (October 15, 2006)

Explosives Tech Center Launched in Southern Md. (October 13, 2006)

Charles Candidate Stirs Up Forum (October 12, 2006)

Upgrade to Indian Head Wastewater Treatment Is Launched (October 8, 2006)

Board Agrees to Bids for E-Contract (October 5, 2006)

A Clash of Two St. Mary's Titans, With a Common Touch (October 2, 2006)

For Charles GOP, A Choice Too Many (October 1, 2006)

Some Road Relief, but Not for Waldorf Bypass (September 28, 2006)

Race for Board President Heats Up (September 28, 2006)

Hate Crimes Wake Charles's Sleeping Giant (September 27, 2006)

Firm Offers Streamlined Payments To Charles (September 24, 2006)

Charles Union Opposes Sheriff (September 21, 2006)

Democrats Rally Behind Ticket (September 21, 2006)

As Ballot Tally Starts, Montgomery Interrogated (September 18, 2006)

Top Race In Charles Is Board Presidency (September 17, 2006)

Black Caucus Gives Award To Patterson (September 14, 2006)

Campaign for Change Resonates at the Polls (September 14, 2006)

Major Fall Matchups Set in Growing Area (September 13, 2006)

Primaries Likely to Draw More Voters (September 10, 2006)

Leaders Meet in Hopes of Quelling Racial Tension (September 7, 2006)

On Labor Day, a Bush Visit (September 7, 2006)

Schaefer Endorses Dyson -- and Vice Versa (September 7, 2006)

Ehrlich, Steele Absent From President's Md. Visit (September 5, 2006)

Two Men Found Stabbed At Columbia Apartment (September 4, 2006)

Charles Reaction Threatens Experiment in Slate-Making (September 3, 2006)

Republican Candidate's Remarks On Crime Add to Racial Tensions (September 3, 2006)

Election Guarantees Changes At the Top (August 31, 2006)

Rink Deal Emerges as Political Issue In Board Race (August 27, 2006)

Making Way for a Main Street, U.S.A. (August 25, 2006)

Political Records, Race Stir Friction in Md. Senate Debate (August 21, 2006)

Butterflies Abound as First-Year Teachers Await Day One (August 21, 2006)

Showdown Over Water Pollution In Charles (August 20, 2006)

A Clash Over Use Of Historic Ground (August 17, 2006)

Politics by Podcast (August 17, 2006)

At Workday's End, Interns Turn On the Schmooze (August 14, 2006)

Indoor Center For Aquatics Is Approved In Calvert (August 13, 2006)

Spousal Rape, Assault Case Against Dickerson Dropped (August 12, 2006)

Long Shot Josh Rales Trying to Get Noticed (August 11, 2006)

A Day Politicians Streamed In (August 6, 2006)

Where Votes Are Gathered the Old-Fashioned Way (August 4, 2006)

Field of 5 Is Jostling To Replace Al Smith (August 3, 2006)

Cardin Campaign Swings South (August 3, 2006)

Slain Guard's Strength, Joy Remembered at Vigil (August 1, 2006)

Woman Set Afire in Landover (July 30, 2006)

Proposal for Gravel Mine Withdrawn (July 27, 2006)

Winkler Is Cleared Of Ethics Charges (July 27, 2006)

Drug Center Patients Bused In to Back Rales (July 26, 2006)

'We're Scared Every Night' (July 24, 2006)

Officer, Suspect Injured in Chase (July 24, 2006)

Howard County Police Officer, Suspect Wounded After Car Chase (July 23, 2006)

In Charles, Speculating on Office Space (July 23, 2006)

Blacks Take Their Place On Ballot In Charles (July 22, 2006)

'Midnight Candidate' Works the Late Shift (July 22, 2006)

U.S. Forming Plans To Get Americans Out of Lebanon (July 16, 2006)

Proposal For Mine On Farm Resisted (July 5, 2006)

Three Dead After Gang-Related Shooting (July 1, 2006)