http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_local-lettersGet the latest Local Letters from The Washington Post.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyFri, 24 May 2013 23:29:00 GMTFri, 24 May 2013 23:29:00 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c606b56/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdetails0Ehelp0Eilluminate0Ea0Elife0C20A130C0A50C240C4110Ad0Ada0Ec1850E11e20E9aa60Efc21ae80A7a8a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>In her May 18 Free for All letter [“<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-victims-status-as-grandmother-is-irrelevant/2013/05/17/debf0992-bb3a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html">An irrelevant detail</a>”], Susanne Lazanov argued that The Post should not have reported that an accident victim was a grandmother because her family status was irrelevant to the story. If we follow this mind-set, why report this as news at all? Or perhaps The Post should simply state that a human was killed in an auto accident and leave it at that.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/details-help-illuminate-a-life/2013/05/24/4110d0da-c185-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c606b56/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdetails-help-illuminate-a-life%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F4110d0da-c185-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Details+help+illuminate+a+life" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdetails-help-illuminate-a-life%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F4110d0da-c185-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Details+help+illuminate+a+life" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdetails-help-illuminate-a-life%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F4110d0da-c185-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Details+help+illuminate+a+life" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdetails-help-illuminate-a-life%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F4110d0da-c185-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Details+help+illuminate+a+life" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdetails-help-illuminate-a-life%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F4110d0da-c185-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Details+help+illuminate+a+life" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665235503/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c606b56/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665235503/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c606b56/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665235503/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c606b56/a2t.img" border="0"/>localFri, 24 May 2013 23:29:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/details-help-illuminate-a-life/2013/05/24/4110d0da-c185-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c606b54/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ca0Echaracterization0Emissing0Efacts0C20A130C0A50C240C8dcac1c60Ec2690E11e20E96420Ea56177f1cdf70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>The May 19 article “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/man-found-fatally-shot-in-loudoun-county-home-authorities-say/2013/05/18/a52c4590-bfcd-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html">Loudoun woman charged in her husband’s slaying</a>” about the death of Cpl. Steven Spradling should have been not on the front page of the Metro section but rather in a regional news summary because of its severe shortage of facts.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-characterization-missing-facts/2013/05/24/8dcac1c6-c269-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c606b54/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-characterization-missing-facts%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F8dcac1c6-c269-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+characterization+missing+facts" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-characterization-missing-facts/2013/05/24/8dcac1c6-c269-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c606b53/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ca0Eweak0Ecase0Efor0Eendorsement0C20A130C0A50C240Cac14c0A440Ec3a60E11e20E96420Ea56177f1cdf70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>The May 20 editorial “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/endorsements-for-vas-democratic-primary/2013/05/19/b2091d2a-bf3b-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html">Virginia endorsements</a>” was uncharacteristically thin in its logical arguments, and it seemed to struggle to present a balanced view of the two Democrats vying for the position of Virginia attorney general.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-weak-case-for-endorsement/2013/05/24/ac14c044-c3a6-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img 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The headline stated, “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/go-go-bands-make-their-way-back-into-city-but-dcs-music-is-still-a-neglected-treasure/2013/05/15/71c0e67a-bcad-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html">Bands trickle back to D.C., but city’s sound needs more support</a>,” yet the article noted the fights and shootings that have broken out at go-go events and detailed a stabbing this month at a concert. D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier had a “go-go report,” a regular bulletin to monitor clubs’ performances because of the behavior of the audience.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-reasons-to-oppose-a-music-pavilion/2013/05/24/b7f5e54e-c173-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c606b52/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fthe-reasons-to-oppose-a-music-pavilion%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fb7f5e54e-c173-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=The+reasons+to+oppose+a+music+pavilion" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fthe-reasons-to-oppose-a-music-pavilion%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fb7f5e54e-c173-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=The+reasons+to+oppose+a+music+pavilion" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fthe-reasons-to-oppose-a-music-pavilion%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fb7f5e54e-c173-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=The+reasons+to+oppose+a+music+pavilion" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fthe-reasons-to-oppose-a-music-pavilion%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fb7f5e54e-c173-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=The+reasons+to+oppose+a+music+pavilion" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fthe-reasons-to-oppose-a-music-pavilion%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fb7f5e54e-c173-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=The+reasons+to+oppose+a+music+pavilion" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665235498/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c606b52/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665235498/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c606b52/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665235498/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c606b52/a2t.img" border="0"/>Chuck BrownlocalFri, 24 May 2013 23:24:09 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-reasons-to-oppose-a-music-pavilion/2013/05/24/b7f5e54e-c173-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c605e08/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmontgomery0Ecounty0Epolitics0Eon0Epanhandling0Etrumped0Esafety0C20A130C0A50C240C4311ed70A0Ec1930E11e20E9aa60Efc21ae80A7a8a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>Does government share in the responsibility for the unfortunate collision on May 16 that resulted in the death of Mary Josephine Fish [“<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pedestrian-killed-on-median-in-montgomery/2013/05/18/88d919ba-bf6c-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_local">Pedestrian struck in Montgomery dies</a>,” Metro, May 19]? The police report referred to Ms. Fish as “walking” on the median at Veirs Mill Road and Georgia Avenue. Post columnist Petula Dvorak, for her Nov. 30, 2010, column, “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/29/AR2010112905978.html">Panhandling: the uncomfortable truths and lies</a>,” interviewed a woman by that name at her daily location near the Westfield Wheaton Mall. At the time, Ms. Fish revealed that she lived in Prince George’s County, where panhandling is prohibited.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/montgomery-county-politics-on-panhandling-trumped-safety/2013/05/24/4311ed70-c193-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c605e08/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-politics-on-panhandling-trumped-safety%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F4311ed70-c193-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+politics+on+panhandling+trumped+safety" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-politics-on-panhandling-trumped-safety%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F4311ed70-c193-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+politics+on+panhandling+trumped+safety" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-politics-on-panhandling-trumped-safety%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F4311ed70-c193-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+politics+on+panhandling+trumped+safety" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-politics-on-panhandling-trumped-safety%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F4311ed70-c193-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+politics+on+panhandling+trumped+safety" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-politics-on-panhandling-trumped-safety%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F4311ed70-c193-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+politics+on+panhandling+trumped+safety" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665234479/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e08/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665234479/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e08/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665234479/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e08/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Petula Dvorakpolice reportMuscular Dystrophy AssociationlocalFri, 24 May 2013 21:45:09 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/montgomery-county-politics-on-panhandling-trumped-safety/2013/05/24/4311ed70-c193-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c605e07/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ca0Elesson0Ein0Ehow0Enot0Eto0Erun0Ea0Econstruction0Eproject0C20A130C0A50C240Cae3ff8380Ec23f0E11e20E96420Ea56177f1cdf70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>Where does one start in assessing the white elephant that Montgomery County has gifted to Silver Spring? Based on the May 21 front-page article “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/how-silver-springs-transit-center-plan-grew-into-a-fiasco/2013/05/20/7f2fb1c6-b986-11e2-aa9e-a02b765ff0ea_story.html">Silver Spring’s delayed dream</a>,” a number of thoughts come to mind:</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-lesson-in-how-not-to-run-a-construction-project/2013/05/24/ae3ff838-c23f-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c605e07/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-lesson-in-how-not-to-run-a-construction-project%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fae3ff838-c23f-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+lesson+in+how+not+to+run+a+construction+project" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-lesson-in-how-not-to-run-a-construction-project%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fae3ff838-c23f-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+lesson+in+how+not+to+run+a+construction+project" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-lesson-in-how-not-to-run-a-construction-project%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fae3ff838-c23f-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+lesson+in+how+not+to+run+a+construction+project" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-lesson-in-how-not-to-run-a-construction-project%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fae3ff838-c23f-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+lesson+in+how+not+to+run+a+construction+project" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-lesson-in-how-not-to-run-a-construction-project%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fae3ff838-c23f-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+lesson+in+how+not+to+run+a+construction+project" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665234478/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e07/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665234478/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e07/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665234478/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e07/a2t.img" border="0"/>localFri, 24 May 2013 21:44:29 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-lesson-in-how-not-to-run-a-construction-project/2013/05/24/ae3ff838-c23f-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c605e05/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdistrict0Eshould0Eexpand0Ehome0Evisiting0Efor0Echildren0C20A130C0A50C240Cba40A15f20Ec25b0E11e20E96420Ea56177f1cdf70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>The May 20 Metro article “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/home-visiting-programs-are-preschool-in-its-earliest-form/2013/05/19/e979b342-b8b9-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html">In-home attention may be jump-start some babies need</a>” provided a good overview of home visiting. These deceptively simple programs are helpful not only to prepare young children for school but also to identify mental health needs at an early age, when they can be more easily addressed.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/district-should-expand-home-visiting-for-children/2013/05/24/ba4015f2-c25b-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c605e05/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdistrict-should-expand-home-visiting-for-children%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fba4015f2-c25b-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=District+should+expand+home-visiting+for+children" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdistrict-should-expand-home-visiting-for-children%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fba4015f2-c25b-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=District+should+expand+home-visiting+for+children" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdistrict-should-expand-home-visiting-for-children%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fba4015f2-c25b-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=District+should+expand+home-visiting+for+children" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdistrict-should-expand-home-visiting-for-children%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fba4015f2-c25b-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=District+should+expand+home-visiting+for+children" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdistrict-should-expand-home-visiting-for-children%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fba4015f2-c25b-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=District+should+expand+home-visiting+for+children" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665234476/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e05/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665234476/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e05/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665234476/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e05/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>federal fundinglocalFri, 24 May 2013 21:39:42 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/district-should-expand-home-visiting-for-children/2013/05/24/ba4015f2-c25b-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c605e04/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmontgomery0Ecounty0Estudents0Emay0Ebe0Erejecting0Eirrelevant0Etesting0C20A130C0A50C240C2973cb9e0Ec3d80E11e20E96420Ea56177f1cdf70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>As a grandfather of two Montgomery County Public School students (one in high school and the other in middle school), I have viewed the hand-wringing about the end-of-year math exams with a mixture of amusement and disgust [“<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/montgomery-considers-multiple-factors-in-math-exam-failure-rates/2013/05/19/3a8af27a-be4e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html">Montgomery math grades, test scores aren’t adding up</a>,” front page, May 20]. Amusement because so many people are aghast at the “problem” of students figuring out the tests are irrelevant to them and ignoring them. Disgust at the helicopter parents and school administrators who think this is a problem. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/montgomery-county-students-may-be-rejecting-irrelevant-testing/2013/05/24/2973cb9e-c3d8-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c605e04/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-students-may-be-rejecting-irrelevant-testing%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F2973cb9e-c3d8-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+students+may+be+rejecting+irrelevant+testing" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-students-may-be-rejecting-irrelevant-testing%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F2973cb9e-c3d8-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+students+may+be+rejecting+irrelevant+testing" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-students-may-be-rejecting-irrelevant-testing%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F2973cb9e-c3d8-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+students+may+be+rejecting+irrelevant+testing" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-students-may-be-rejecting-irrelevant-testing%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F2973cb9e-c3d8-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+students+may+be+rejecting+irrelevant+testing" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-students-may-be-rejecting-irrelevant-testing%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F2973cb9e-c3d8-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+students+may+be+rejecting+irrelevant+testing" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665234475/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e04/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665234475/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e04/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665234475/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e04/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>high schoolMontgomery County Public SchoolslocalFri, 24 May 2013 21:38:17 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/montgomery-county-students-may-be-rejecting-irrelevant-testing/2013/05/24/2973cb9e-c3d8-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c605e03/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdavid0Ecatania0Eis0Etaking0Ethe0Eright0Eapproach0Ewith0Edcps0C20A130C0A50C240Cb6741dbc0Ec3d50E11e20E96420Ea56177f1cdf70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>The Post’s May 22 editorial accusing the D.C. Council and Council member David Catania (I-At Large) of “micromanaging” the D.C. Public Schools [“<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dc-council-must-stop-micromanaging-public-schools/2013/05/21/eca96e2a-c194-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_story.html">Stop micromanaging</a>”] was beyond the pale. As a parent of children in three DCPS schools, I am glad someone on the council is taking a leadership role with regard to the school system. Former chancellor Michelle Rhee and her successor, Kaya Henderson, are not rock stars in my book; gains made under their leadership have come at a huge price — the demoralization of teachers and high-stakes standardized testing that now has most schools “teaching to the test,” for example — that will have negative implications for years.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/david-catania-is-taking-the-right-approach-with-dcps/2013/05/24/b6741dbc-c3d5-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c605e03/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdavid-catania-is-taking-the-right-approach-with-dcps%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fb6741dbc-c3d5-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Council+member+David+Cantania+is+taking+the+right+approach+with+DCPS" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdavid-catania-is-taking-the-right-approach-with-dcps%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fb6741dbc-c3d5-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Council+member+David+Cantania+is+taking+the+right+approach+with+DCPS" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdavid-catania-is-taking-the-right-approach-with-dcps%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fb6741dbc-c3d5-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Council+member+David+Cantania+is+taking+the+right+approach+with+DCPS" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdavid-catania-is-taking-the-right-approach-with-dcps%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fb6741dbc-c3d5-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Council+member+David+Cantania+is+taking+the+right+approach+with+DCPS" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdavid-catania-is-taking-the-right-approach-with-dcps%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fb6741dbc-c3d5-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Council+member+David+Cantania+is+taking+the+right+approach+with+DCPS" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665234474/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e03/kg/355-356/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665234474/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e03/kg/355-356/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665234474/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c605e03/kg/355-356/a2t.img" border="0"/>education policyD C CouncilMichelle RheelocalFri, 24 May 2013 21:36:38 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/david-catania-is-taking-the-right-approach-with-dcps/2013/05/24/b6741dbc-c3d5-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c53c794/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csome0Edc0Earea0Esecurity0Emeasures0Earent0Eunsightly0C20A130C0A50C230C0A5f63e760Ec2620E11e20E96420Ea56177f1cdf70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>The “unsightly bollards” discussed in Jamie Stiehm’s May 12 Local Opinions commentary, “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-invasion-of-the-bollards/2013/05/10/8a9b5dc8-b754-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html">The march of the three-foot soldiers</a>,” examines only one device used as a security barrier to stop vehicles.</p> <p> At the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, a variety of barriers deter vehicles. The most att- ractive and effective are sandstone boulders quarried from Curwensville, Pa.(identified as the Pottsville Formation of Pennsylvanian Age). Installed in 2008, the stones strategically line the perimeter of the USGS building and fit naturally in the landscape. They help keep the building and employees safe and are aesthetically pleasing.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/some-dc-area-security-measures-arent-unsightly/2013/05/23/05f63e76-c262-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c53c794/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsome-dc-area-security-measures-arent-unsightly%2F2013%2F05%2F23%2F05f63e76-c262-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Some+D.C.-area+security+measures+aren%E2%80%99t+unsightly" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsome-dc-area-security-measures-arent-unsightly%2F2013%2F05%2F23%2F05f63e76-c262-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Some+D.C.-area+security+measures+aren%E2%80%99t+unsightly" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsome-dc-area-security-measures-arent-unsightly%2F2013%2F05%2F23%2F05f63e76-c262-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Some+D.C.-area+security+measures+aren%E2%80%99t+unsightly" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsome-dc-area-security-measures-arent-unsightly%2F2013%2F05%2F23%2F05f63e76-c262-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Some+D.C.-area+security+measures+aren%E2%80%99t+unsightly" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fsome-dc-area-security-measures-arent-unsightly%2F2013%2F05%2F23%2F05f63e76-c262-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Some+D.C.-area+security+measures+aren%E2%80%99t+unsightly" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665236978/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c53c794/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665236978/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c53c794/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665236978/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c53c794/a2t.img" border="0"/>Geological SurveylocalThu, 23 May 2013 21:45:35 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/some-dc-area-security-measures-arent-unsightly/2013/05/23/05f63e76-c262-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c465291/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cmontgomery0Ecounty0Eschools0Ebad0Emath0C20A130C0A50C220C6415821e0Ec2580E11e20E96420Ea56177f1cdf70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>I was disturbed by the article on Montgomery County students’ chronic failures on final math exams [“<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/montgomery-considers-multiple-factors-in-math-exam-failure-rates/2013/05/19/3a8af27a-be4e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html">Montgomery math grades, test scores aren’t adding up</a>,” front page, May 20]. But the most troubling part of the story is the county’s own “math” that provides for the final exam to be “worth 25 percent of a course grade,” thereby allowing students to fail the final but still pass the course. This is absurd, given that the final is the only exam that covers the entire course material, and it is no way to prepare students for college or beyond.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/montgomery-county-schools-bad-math/2013/05/22/6415821e-c258-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c465291/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-schools-bad-math%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F6415821e-c258-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+schools%E2%80%99+bad+math" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-schools-bad-math%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F6415821e-c258-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+schools%E2%80%99+bad+math" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-schools-bad-math%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F6415821e-c258-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+schools%E2%80%99+bad+math" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-schools-bad-math%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F6415821e-c258-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+schools%E2%80%99+bad+math" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fmontgomery-county-schools-bad-math%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F6415821e-c258-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Montgomery+County+schools%E2%80%99+bad+math" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665145897/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c465291/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665145897/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c465291/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665145897/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c465291/a2t.img" border="0"/>localWed, 22 May 2013 21:36:43 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/montgomery-county-schools-bad-math/2013/05/22/6415821e-c258-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c3960b4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Conly0Erepublicans0Eat0Erepublican0Econvention0C20A130C0A50C210Cebc91d180Ec17e0E11e20E9aa60Efc21ae80A7a8a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>Regarding the May 19 front-page article “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-politics/virginia-gop-picks-staunch-conservatives-as-statewide-candidates/2013/05/18/138040b4-bef7-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html">Va. GOP’s nomineees stay true to ideals</a>”:</p> <p>The reason Virginia’s Republican Party chose a convention rather than a primary was not to limit voting to “only the most committed activists,” but to limit voters to Republicans. Virginia’s policy of letting anyone vote in any party’s primary is rather ludicrous.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/only-republicans-at-republican-convention/2013/05/21/ebc91d18-c17e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c3960b4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fonly-republicans-at-republican-convention%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2Febc91d18-c17e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Only+Republicans+at+Republican+convention" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fonly-republicans-at-republican-convention%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2Febc91d18-c17e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Only+Republicans+at+Republican+convention" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fonly-republicans-at-republican-convention%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2Febc91d18-c17e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Only+Republicans+at+Republican+convention" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fonly-republicans-at-republican-convention%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2Febc91d18-c17e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Only+Republicans+at+Republican+convention" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fonly-republicans-at-republican-convention%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2Febc91d18-c17e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Only+Republicans+at+Republican+convention" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664987544/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c3960b4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664987544/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c3960b4/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664987544/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c3960b4/a2t.img" border="0"/>localRepublican PartyTue, 21 May 2013 21:33:38 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/only-republicans-at-republican-convention/2013/05/21/ebc91d18-c17e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c2c3ae2/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cnew0Eneighbors0Efor0Ekobe0E0Eand0Eme0C20A130C0A50C20A0C0Af4464ea0Ebf0A50E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>Some recent horrific news stories have opened our collective eyes to knowing who our neighbors are. I had the experience recently of meeting some not-so-nearby neighbors I probably never would have met if it were not for my 10-year-old terrier, Kobe.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/new-neighbors-for-kobe--and-me/2013/05/20/0f4464ea-bf05-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c2c3ae2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fnew-neighbors-for-kobe--and-me%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F0f4464ea-bf05-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=New+neighbors+for+Kobe+%E2%80%94+and+me" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664909714/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c2c3ae2/a2t.img" border="0"/>localMon, 20 May 2013 21:32:27 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/new-neighbors-for-kobe--and-me/2013/05/20/0f4464ea-bf05-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c2c3ae1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Creasons0Eto0Ebe0Ewary0Eover0Eadmitting0Egay0Escouts0C20A130C0A50C20A0C0A2ed9fc20Ec0A90A0E11e20E9aa60Efc21ae80A7a8a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>I can understand Robert McCartney’s view that <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-area-boy-scout-leaders-should-state-their-position-on-admitting-gays/2013/05/15/c83de04c-bd94-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html">local Boy Scout leaders should state their positions on gays </a>[Metro, May 16], but I find his position that those opposed to the admittance of gays are “resisting the 21st century” to be arrogant and demeaning. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/reasons-to-be-wary-over-admitting-gay-scouts/2013/05/20/02ed9fc2-c090-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c2c3ae1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Freasons-to-be-wary-over-admitting-gay-scouts%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F02ed9fc2-c090-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Reasons+to+be+wary+over+admitting+gay+Scouts" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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process</a>” was timely and accurate, but it missed a critical point — namely, the harmful effects that uncertain, inconsistent and often inferior care can have on young children from poor families.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/child-care-help-thats-bound-by-red-tape/2013/05/20/19919122-be77-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c2c3ae0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fchild-care-help-thats-bound-by-red-tape%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F19919122-be77-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Child-care+help+that%E2%80%99s+bound+by+red+tape" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664909712/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c2c3ae0/a2t.img" border="0"/>localMon, 20 May 2013 21:30:02 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/child-care-help-thats-bound-by-red-tape/2013/05/20/19919122-be77-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c2aad9c/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cjunk0Ethe0Ejunk0Emailings0C20A130C0A50C170Ca82aa89e0Ebe4d0E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>I agree 100 percent with Ernest Nussbaum [“<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/raise-the-postal-rates-on-junk-mailers/2013/05/13/1580ad04-bb5a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html">Why can’t junk mailers pay up?</a>,” letters, May 14] regarding the U.S. Postal Service. At first blush, it would seem that the Postal Service would profit from handling bulk mail. But in reality, the bulk mailers require the Postal Service to have the necessary amount of equipment and personnel to move it. I continually have recycling bins full of unsolicited mail.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/junk-the-junk-mailings/2013/05/17/a82aa89e-be4d-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c2aad9c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fjunk-the-junk-mailings%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fa82aa89e-be4d-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Junk+the+junk+mailings" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fjunk-the-junk-mailings%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fa82aa89e-be4d-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Junk+the+junk+mailings" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fjunk-the-junk-mailings%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fa82aa89e-be4d-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Junk+the+junk+mailings" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fjunk-the-junk-mailings%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fa82aa89e-be4d-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Junk+the+junk+mailings" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fjunk-the-junk-mailings%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fa82aa89e-be4d-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Junk+the+junk+mailings" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664899026/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c2aad9c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664899026/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c2aad9c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664899026/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c2aad9c/a2t.img" border="0"/>localMon, 20 May 2013 17:17:47 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/junk-the-junk-mailings/2013/05/17/a82aa89e-be4d-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c134987/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cthe0Ehirshhorn0Elays0Ea0Ebig0Eblue0Eegg0C20A130C0A50C170C90A0A1ccf0A0Ebe4a0E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>Regarding the May 15 Style article “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/hirshhorn-bubble-would-be-a-money-loser-report-says/2013/05/14/69b1ba50-bc07-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html">Hirshhorn’s ‘Bubble’ is deflated a bit in cost report</a>”:</p> <p>When I laid eyes on a rendering of the “Bubble” proposed to sit atop the Hirshhorn Museum, my initial reaction was that some oversized robin must have chosen the museum as a nesting site. But upon reading the article, I learned that this project is “intended as an architecturally and culturally transformative space on the Mall.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-hirshhorn-lays-a-big-blue-egg/2013/05/17/9001ccf0-be4a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c134987/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fthe-hirshhorn-lays-a-big-blue-egg%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9001ccf0-be4a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=The+Hirshhorn+lays+a+big+blue+egg" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664839556/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c134987/a2t.img" border="0"/>Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenlocalSat, 18 May 2013 00:18:33 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-hirshhorn-lays-a-big-blue-egg/2013/05/17/9001ccf0-be4a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c134986/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccuccinelli0Eseeking0Etax0Etransparency0C20A130C0A50C170Cbb19d0A0A60Ebd760E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>The May 15 editorial “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ken-cuccinelli-wants-to-scrap-local-business-taxes/2013/05/14/8b699880-bcab-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html">Mr. Cuccinelli’s partial plan</a>” summed up the objections to Virginia’s Business Professional Occupational License (BPOL) tax this way: “Businesses dislike that it’s imposed on gross receipts.” But it’s not just businesses that dislike these taxes.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/cuccinelli-seeking-tax-transparency/2013/05/17/bb19d006-bd76-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c134986/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fcuccinelli-seeking-tax-transparency%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fbb19d006-bd76-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Cuccinelli+seeking+tax+transparency" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664839555/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c134986/a2t.img" border="0"/>sales taxlocalSat, 18 May 2013 00:16:37 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/cuccinelli-seeking-tax-transparency/2013/05/17/bb19d006-bd76-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c137af9/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cunderstanding0Ethe0Ewar0Eof0E18120C20A130C0A50C170C2feb842e0Ebcb40E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p> <span xmlns:lxslt="http://xml.apache.org/xslt">Eileen F. Lebow writes</span> <span xmlns:lxslt="http://xml.apache.org/xslt"/> <span xmlns:lxslt="http://xml.apache.org/xslt">[“</span> <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-unmentioned-tales-of-the-war-of-1812/2013/05/10/4c1c734c-b8bd-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html">The unmentioned tales of war</a> <span xmlns:lxslt="http://xml.apache.org/xslt">,” letters, May 11]</span> <span xmlns:lxslt="http://xml.apache.org/xslt"> that </span> <span xmlns:lxslt="http://xml.apache.org/xslt">my book “apparently” ignored the U.S. Navy’s role during the burning of Washington and the defense of Baltimore in the War of 1812.</span> <span xmlns:lxslt="http://xml.apache.org/xslt"> The very episodes Lebow says are overlooked, including the roles of Commodores Joshua Barney and John Rodgers in the defense of Washington and Baltimore, form an important part of the story I tell about the circumstances behind the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”</span> </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/understanding-the-war-of-1812/2013/05/17/2feb842e-bcb4-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c137af9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Funderstanding-the-war-of-1812%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F2feb842e-bcb4-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Understanding+the+War+of+1812" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Funderstanding-the-war-of-1812%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F2feb842e-bcb4-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Understanding+the+War+of+1812" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Funderstanding-the-war-of-1812%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F2feb842e-bcb4-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Understanding+the+War+of+1812" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Funderstanding-the-war-of-1812%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F2feb842e-bcb4-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Understanding+the+War+of+1812" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Funderstanding-the-war-of-1812%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F2feb842e-bcb4-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Understanding+the+War+of+1812" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664770338/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c137af9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664770338/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c137af9/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664770338/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c137af9/a2t.img" border="0"/>localFri, 17 May 2013 23:23:10 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/understanding-the-war-of-1812/2013/05/17/2feb842e-bcb4-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c137af8/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ca0Evictims0Estatus0Eas0Egrandmother0Eis0Eirrelevant0C20A130C0A50C170Cdebf0A9920Ebb3a0E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p>Regarding the May 11 Metro article “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/out-of-control-suv-kills-grandmother-at-wheaton-bus-stop/2013/05/10/b9ce2798-b9ab-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html">SUV fatally hits 77-year-old grandmother at Wheaton bus stop</a>”:</p> <p>Maria Lusminia Colindres’s age was relevant to the article since she still worked in the evenings as an office cleaner. But what did her family status matter?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-victims-status-as-grandmother-is-irrelevant/2013/05/17/debf0992-bb3a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c137af8/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-victims-status-as-grandmother-is-irrelevant%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fdebf0992-bb3a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+victim%E2%80%99s+status+as+grandmother+is+irrelevant" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-victims-status-as-grandmother-is-irrelevant%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fdebf0992-bb3a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+victim%E2%80%99s+status+as+grandmother+is+irrelevant" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-victims-status-as-grandmother-is-irrelevant%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fdebf0992-bb3a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+victim%E2%80%99s+status+as+grandmother+is+irrelevant" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-victims-status-as-grandmother-is-irrelevant%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fdebf0992-bb3a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+victim%E2%80%99s+status+as+grandmother+is+irrelevant" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fa-victims-status-as-grandmother-is-irrelevant%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fdebf0992-bb3a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=A+victim%E2%80%99s+status+as+grandmother+is+irrelevant" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664770337/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c137af8/kg/342-358-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664770337/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c137af8/kg/342-358-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664770337/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2c137af8/kg/342-358-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>localFri, 17 May 2013 23:20:59 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-victims-status-as-grandmother-is-irrelevant/2013/05/17/debf0992-bb3a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-lettershttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c137a42/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdeaf0Eyes0Eimpaired0Eno0C20A130C0A50C170C10A72a3d60Eb8e80E11e20Eb5680E6917f6ac6d9d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocal0Eletters/story01.htm<p> <span xmlns:lxslt="http://xml.apache.org/xslt">The May 9 Metro article “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-housing-authority-has-failed-to-provide-deaf-interpreters-lawsuit-claims/2013/05/07/9ef67a66-b752-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html">Hearing-impaired sue agency</a>” referred to “Two hearing-impaired women <span>. . .</span> and other deaf residents <span>. . .</span>” But those two terms are not interchangeable. Many deaf people who consider themselves to be just communicating through a different language (American Sign Language) can feel insulted when they’re identified as “impaired.”</span> </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/deaf-yes-impaired-no/2013/05/17/1072a3d6-b8e8-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2c137a42/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdeaf-yes-impaired-no%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F1072a3d6-b8e8-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Deaf%2C+yes%3B+impaired%2C+no" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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literature, should inform our relationship beyond the fleeting demands of politics and diplomacy.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/russian-literature-could-help-rehabilitate-juvenile-offenders/2013/05/15/b042b42e-bc16-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2bf94b43/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Frussian-literature-could-help-rehabilitate-juvenile-offenders%2F2013%2F05%2F15%2Fb042b42e-bc16-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Russian+literature+could+help+rehabilitate+juvenile+offenders" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/researchers-think-industrious-oysters-could-clean-up-chesapeake/2013/05/05/1778a79c-b353-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html">a May 6 Metro article</a>, that oysters can significantly improve Chesapeake Bay water quality. They can’t. Sufficient numbers of oysters can’t be grown to make any meaningful difference. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chesapeake-bay-pollution-cant-be-soaked-up-with-oysters/2013/05/14/2e09f886-bc17-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636613/s/2bf94b42/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fchesapeake-bay-pollution-cant-be-soaked-up-with-oysters%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F2e09f886-bc17-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Chesapeake+Bay+pollution+can%E2%80%99t+be+%E2%80%98soaked+up%E2%80%99+with+oysters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fchesapeake-bay-pollution-cant-be-soaked-up-with-oysters%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F2e09f886-bc17-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Chesapeake+Bay+pollution+can%E2%80%99t+be+%E2%80%98soaked+up%E2%80%99+with+oysters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fchesapeake-bay-pollution-cant-be-soaked-up-with-oysters%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F2e09f886-bc17-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Chesapeake+Bay+pollution+can%E2%80%99t+be+%E2%80%98soaked+up%E2%80%99+with+oysters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fchesapeake-bay-pollution-cant-be-soaked-up-with-oysters%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F2e09f886-bc17-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Chesapeake+Bay+pollution+can%E2%80%99t+be+%E2%80%98soaked+up%E2%80%99+with+oysters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fchesapeake-bay-pollution-cant-be-soaked-up-with-oysters%2F2013%2F05%2F14%2F2e09f886-bc17-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_local-letters&t=Chesapeake+Bay+pollution+can%E2%80%99t+be+%E2%80%98soaked+up%E2%80%99+with+oysters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664603024/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2bf94b42/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664603024/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2bf94b42/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664603024/u/0/f/636613/c/34656/s/2bf94b42/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>water qualitylocalWed, 15 May 2013 21:12:53 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chesapeake-bay-pollution-cant-be-soaked-up-with-oysters/2013/05/14/2e09f886-bc17-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_local-letters