Local Opinions: Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., Opinions - The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/localopinions/2010/07/08/ABHu1vC_page.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsTop Stories from The Washington PostenCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanyMon, 20 May 2013 21:53:53 GMTMon, 20 May 2013 21:53:53 GMT5Local Opinions: Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., Opinions - The Washington Posthttp://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/localopinions/2010/07/08/ABHu1vC_page.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsNew neighbors for Kobe — and mehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c2ccbe3/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cnew0Eneighbors0Efor0Ekobe0E0Eand0Eme0C20A130C0A50C20A0C0Af4464ea0Ebf0A50E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/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_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c2ccbe3/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_localopinions&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/165664985125/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c2ccbe3/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_localopinionsReasons to be wary over admitting gay Scoutshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c2ccbe4/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Creasons0Eto0Ebe0Ewary0Eover0Eadmitting0Egay0Escouts0C20A130C0A50C20A0C0A2ed9fc20Ec0A90A0E11e20E9aa60Efc21ae80A7a8a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/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_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c2ccbe4/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_localopinions&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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href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/parents-miss-work-lose-jobs-trying-to-get-child-care-subsidy/2013/05/15/3031ac2c-ba59-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html">Hurdles in D.C. child-care subsidy 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_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c2ccbe5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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mailingshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c2be1bd/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cjunk0Ethe0Ejunk0Emailings0C20A130C0A50C170Ca82aa89e0Ebe4d0E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/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_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c2be1bd/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_localopinions&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_localopinions&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_localopinions&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_localopinions&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_localopinions&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/165664979517/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c2be1bd/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664979517/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c2be1bd/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664979517/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c2be1bd/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_localopinionsTommy Wells discusses his mayoral runhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c29e31e/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cmike0Edebonis0Cpost0Ctommy0Ewells0Ediscusses0Ehis0Emayoral0Erun0C20A130C0A50C20A0C85528530A0Ec15e0E11e20E9aa60Efc21ae80A7a8a0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p/> <p>D.C. Council member Tommy Wells on Saturday <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/wells-kicks-off-mayoral-campaign/2013/05/18/f42d3190-bf05-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html">became the second candidate to officially enter the 2014 mayoral race</a>. Ahead of his formal announcement, Wells (D-Ward 6) sat with me and my colleague Tim Craig for a lengthy interview on why he's running and his vision for the city. The following transcript has been edited for length, and some parts have been condensed and reordered for clarity.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/tommy-wells-discusses-his-mayoral-run/2013/05/20/85528530-c15e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c29e31e/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%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Ftommy-wells-discusses-his-mayoral-run%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F85528530-c15e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Tommy+Wells+discusses+his+mayoral+run" 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%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Ftommy-wells-discusses-his-mayoral-run%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F85528530-c15e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Tommy+Wells+discusses+his+mayoral+run" 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%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Ftommy-wells-discusses-his-mayoral-run%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F85528530-c15e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Tommy+Wells+discusses+his+mayoral+run" 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%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Ftommy-wells-discusses-his-mayoral-run%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F85528530-c15e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Tommy+Wells+discusses+his+mayoral+run" 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%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Ftommy-wells-discusses-his-mayoral-run%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F85528530-c15e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Tommy+Wells+discusses+his+mayoral+run" 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/165664965888/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c29e31e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664965888/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c29e31e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664965888/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c29e31e/a2t.img" border="0"/>DCision 2014Tommy WellsDistrict of Columbia Department of Transportationpopulation growthMon, 20 May 2013 15:04:21 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/tommy-wells-discusses-his-mayoral-run/2013/05/20/85528530-c15e-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsMike DeBonisVirginia postpones action on North-South highway through Loudoun, Prince Williamhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c2686a5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clocal0Cpost0Cvirginia0Epostpones0Eaction0Eon0Enorth0Esouth0Ehighway0Ethrough0Eloudoun0Eprince0Ewilliam0C20A130C0A50C20A0Cc73a339e0Ec12c0E11e20E9aa60Efc21ae80A7a8a0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p/> <p>The next step in the long process of planning and building a 45-mile highway from I-95 in Dumfries to Route 7 in Ashburn is a master plan approved by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. After Rep. <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/wp/2013/05/15/frank-wolf-joins-opposition-to-north-south-highway-through-loudoun-prince-william/" target="_blank">Frank Wolf (R) expressed concerns</a> about the project's transparency and viability for cargo, the board on Wednesday voted to defer the plan until June 19, and The Post's Jeremy Borden has a <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/commonwealth-transportation-board-delays-vote-on-study-containing-tri-county-parkway/2013/05/16/29e30bcc-be32-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html" target="_blank">full story here</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/post/virginia-postpones-action-on-north-south-highway-through-loudoun-prince-william/2013/05/20/c73a339e-c12c-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c2686a5/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%2Fblogs%2Flocal%2Fpost%2Fvirginia-postpones-action-on-north-south-highway-through-loudoun-prince-william%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Fc73a339e-c12c-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Virginia+postpones+action+on+North-South+highway+through+Loudoun%2C+Prince+William" 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%2Fblogs%2Flocal%2Fpost%2Fvirginia-postpones-action-on-north-south-highway-through-loudoun-prince-william%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Fc73a339e-c12c-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Virginia+postpones+action+on+North-South+highway+through+Loudoun%2C+Prince+William" 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%2Fblogs%2Flocal%2Fpost%2Fvirginia-postpones-action-on-north-south-highway-through-loudoun-prince-william%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Fc73a339e-c12c-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Virginia+postpones+action+on+North-South+highway+through+Loudoun%2C+Prince+William" 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%2Fblogs%2Flocal%2Fpost%2Fvirginia-postpones-action-on-north-south-highway-through-loudoun-prince-william%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Fc73a339e-c12c-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Virginia+postpones+action+on+North-South+highway+through+Loudoun%2C+Prince+William" 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%2Fblogs%2Flocal%2Fpost%2Fvirginia-postpones-action-on-north-south-highway-through-loudoun-prince-william%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Fc73a339e-c12c-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Virginia+postpones+action+on+North-South+highway+through+Loudoun%2C+Prince+William" 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/165664871796/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c2686a5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664871796/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c2686a5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664871796/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c2686a5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Frank WolfBi-County Parkwaypublic-private partnershipCommonwealth of NationsMon, 20 May 2013 09:08:11 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/post/virginia-postpones-action-on-north-south-highway-through-loudoun-prince-william/2013/05/20/c73a339e-c12c-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsTom JackmanOakton's John Cochran wins 'Survivor' show, and $1 millionhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c263d64/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Clocal0Cpost0Coaktons0Ejohn0Ecochran0Ewins0Esurvivor0Eshow0Eand0E10Emillion0C20A130C0A50C20A0Cf890Ac26a0Ec12b0E11e20E9aa60Efc21ae80A7a8a0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p/> <p>"Survivor" is the granddaddy of American reality television. It was the first one to really capture huge ratings, and helped create the revolution in television in which there are now whole channels of reality shows. In Oakton, John Cochran was watching from the start, as a 13-year-old in 2000, and he calls himself a show superfan.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/post/oaktons-john-cochran-wins-survivor-show-and-1-million/2013/05/20/f890c26a-c12b-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c263d64/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%2Fblogs%2Flocal%2Fpost%2Foaktons-john-cochran-wins-survivor-show-and-1-million%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Ff890c26a-c12b-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Oakton%27s+John+Cochran+wins+%27Survivor%27+show%2C+and+%241+million" 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%2Fblogs%2Flocal%2Fpost%2Foaktons-john-cochran-wins-survivor-show-and-1-million%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Ff890c26a-c12b-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Oakton%27s+John+Cochran+wins+%27Survivor%27+show%2C+and+%241+million" 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%2Fblogs%2Flocal%2Fpost%2Foaktons-john-cochran-wins-survivor-show-and-1-million%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Ff890c26a-c12b-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Oakton%27s+John+Cochran+wins+%27Survivor%27+show%2C+and+%241+million" 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%2Fblogs%2Flocal%2Fpost%2Foaktons-john-cochran-wins-survivor-show-and-1-million%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Ff890c26a-c12b-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Oakton%27s+John+Cochran+wins+%27Survivor%27+show%2C+and+%241+million" 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%2Fblogs%2Flocal%2Fpost%2Foaktons-john-cochran-wins-survivor-show-and-1-million%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2Ff890c26a-c12b-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Oakton%27s+John+Cochran+wins+%27Survivor%27+show%2C+and+%241+million" 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/165664943486/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c263d64/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664943486/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c263d64/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664943486/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c263d64/a2t.img" border="0"/>tv showHarvard Law SchoolJohn CochranMon, 20 May 2013 09:02:21 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/post/oaktons-john-cochran-wins-survivor-show-and-1-million/2013/05/20/f890c26a-c12b-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_blog.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsTom JackmanEditorial Board: Endorsements for Va.’s Democratic primaryhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c22c43f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cendorsements0Efor0Evas0Edemocratic0Eprimary0C20A130C0A50C190Cb20A91d2a0Ebf3b0E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p>VIRGINIANS HAVE LONG regarded the attorney general in Richmond as the commonwealth’s top law-and-order enforcer. That changed in 2010 when the incumbent, Ken Cuccinelli II (R), took office. A former state senator, Mr. Cuccinelli remade the job into a platform for ideological and social activism, launching attacks on abortion, climate-change science and the Obama administration’s health-care law.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/endorsements-for-vas-democratic-primary/2013/05/19/b2091d2a-bf3b-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c22c43f/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%2Fendorsements-for-vas-democratic-primary%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fb2091d2a-bf3b-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Editorial+Board%3A+Endorsements+for+Va.%E2%80%99s+Democratic+primary" 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%2Fendorsements-for-vas-democratic-primary%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fb2091d2a-bf3b-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Editorial+Board%3A+Endorsements+for+Va.%E2%80%99s+Democratic+primary" 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%2Fendorsements-for-vas-democratic-primary%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fb2091d2a-bf3b-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Editorial+Board%3A+Endorsements+for+Va.%E2%80%99s+Democratic+primary" 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%2Fendorsements-for-vas-democratic-primary%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fb2091d2a-bf3b-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Editorial+Board%3A+Endorsements+for+Va.%E2%80%99s+Democratic+primary" 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%2Fendorsements-for-vas-democratic-primary%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fb2091d2a-bf3b-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Editorial+Board%3A+Endorsements+for+Va.%E2%80%99s+Democratic+primary" 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/165664925608/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c22c43f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664925608/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c22c43f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664925608/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c22c43f/a2t.img" border="0"/>Barack ObamaDemocratic PartyDemocratic primarylocalSun, 19 May 2013 23:55:16 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/endorsements-for-vas-democratic-primary/2013/05/19/b2091d2a-bf3b-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsEditorial BoardBrooding among the cicadas . . .http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c29ea28/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cbrooding0Eamong0Ethe0Ecicadas0E0C20A130C0A50C190C74ac47c40Ebefd0E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p/> <p>“Walter, dear, are you ready. Hmmm?”</p> <p>Lois tried to hide the irritation in her voice. She wasn’t surprised by Walter’s tardiness but it grated nonetheless. Lois often joked that Walter would be late to his own funeral.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/brooding-among-the-cicadas-/2013/05/19/74ac47c4-befd-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c29ea28/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%2Flocal%2Fbrooding-among-the-cicadas-%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F74ac47c4-befd-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Brooding+among+the+cicadas+.%E2%80%89.%E2%80%89." 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%2Flocal%2Fbrooding-among-the-cicadas-%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F74ac47c4-befd-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Brooding+among+the+cicadas+.%E2%80%89.%E2%80%89." 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%2Flocal%2Fbrooding-among-the-cicadas-%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F74ac47c4-befd-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Brooding+among+the+cicadas+.%E2%80%89.%E2%80%89." 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%2Flocal%2Fbrooding-among-the-cicadas-%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F74ac47c4-befd-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Brooding+among+the+cicadas+.%E2%80%89.%E2%80%89." 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%2Flocal%2Fbrooding-among-the-cicadas-%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F74ac47c4-befd-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Brooding+among+the+cicadas+.%E2%80%89.%E2%80%89." target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:55:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/brooding-among-the-cicadas-/2013/05/19/74ac47c4-befd-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsJohn KellyKen Cuccinelli must say whether he’d still pursue tea party agenda if elected governorhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c29ea29/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Clocal0Cken0Ecuccinelli0Emust0Esay0Ewhether0Ehed0Estill0Epursue0Etea0Eparty0Eagenda0Eif0Eelected0Egovernor0C20A130C0A50C180C8b9b64c20Ebfea0E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p>RICHMOND — Ask delegates at the state Republican convention here why they admire Ken Cuccinelli, their newly official <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-politics/va-republicans-set-to-nominate-statewide-ticket-for-2013/2013/05/18/a616f92a-bf67-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html">candidate for governor</a>, and the most frequent answer is that he’s “a warrior.”</p> <p>I’ve got no argument with that. But before Virginia voters cast their ballots in November, they have a right to know: a warrior for what?</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ken-cuccinelli-must-say-whether-hed-still-pursue-tea-party-agenda-if-elected-governor/2013/05/18/8b9b64c2-bfea-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c29ea29/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%2Flocal%2Fken-cuccinelli-must-say-whether-hed-still-pursue-tea-party-agenda-if-elected-governor%2F2013%2F05%2F18%2F8b9b64c2-bfea-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Ken+Cuccinelli+must+say+whether+he%E2%80%99d+still+pursue+tea+party+agenda+if+elected+governor" 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%2Flocal%2Fken-cuccinelli-must-say-whether-hed-still-pursue-tea-party-agenda-if-elected-governor%2F2013%2F05%2F18%2F8b9b64c2-bfea-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Ken+Cuccinelli+must+say+whether+he%E2%80%99d+still+pursue+tea+party+agenda+if+elected+governor" 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%2Flocal%2Fken-cuccinelli-must-say-whether-hed-still-pursue-tea-party-agenda-if-elected-governor%2F2013%2F05%2F18%2F8b9b64c2-bfea-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Ken+Cuccinelli+must+say+whether+he%E2%80%99d+still+pursue+tea+party+agenda+if+elected+governor" 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%2Flocal%2Fken-cuccinelli-must-say-whether-hed-still-pursue-tea-party-agenda-if-elected-governor%2F2013%2F05%2F18%2F8b9b64c2-bfea-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Ken+Cuccinelli+must+say+whether+he%E2%80%99d+still+pursue+tea+party+agenda+if+elected+governor" 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%2Flocal%2Fken-cuccinelli-must-say-whether-hed-still-pursue-tea-party-agenda-if-elected-governor%2F2013%2F05%2F18%2F8b9b64c2-bfea-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Ken+Cuccinelli+must+say+whether+he%E2%80%99d+still+pursue+tea+party+agenda+if+elected+governor" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>ken cuccinelliSat, 18 May 2013 21:33:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ken-cuccinelli-must-say-whether-hed-still-pursue-tea-party-agenda-if-elected-governor/2013/05/18/8b9b64c2-bfea-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsRobert McCartneyThe Hirshhorn lays a big blue egghttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c13833f/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cthe0Ehirshhorn0Elays0Ea0Ebig0Eblue0Eegg0C20A130C0A50C170C90A0A1ccf0A0Ebe4a0E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/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_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c13833f/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_localopinions&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/165664770857/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c13833f/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_localopinionsCuccinelli seeking tax transparencyhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c138340/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccuccinelli0Eseeking0Etax0Etransparency0C20A130C0A50C170Cbb19d0A0A60Ebd760E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/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_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c138340/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_localopinions&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/165664770856/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c138340/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_localopinionsPut the names to the commentshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c138344/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cput0Ethe0Enames0Eto0Ethe0Ecomments0C20A130C0A50C170C1d91a6260Ebd6f0E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p>Outlook’s May 12 item “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/spring-cleaning-2013-readers-choice/e1eb8678-add3-11e2-98ef-d1072ed3cc27_topic.html">Spring Cleaning: Readers’ picks</a>” came up short. One of the most irritating things I see in the The Post are quotations from commenters whose user names bear no resemblance to their given names. In all other parts of the newspaper, reporters, I assume, are diligent about attributing the right quote to the right person, with the name spelled properly. The author of a letter to the editor has to assure the editor that he is, indeed, that person. So why were ”Sactoman,” “Brosephus,” “Pilot1” and “Cfrost1” allowed to “speak” in this article? </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/put-the-names-to-the-comments/2013/05/17/1d91a626-bd6f-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c138344/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%2Fput-the-names-to-the-comments%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F1d91a626-bd6f-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Put+the+names+to+the+comments" 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%2Fput-the-names-to-the-comments%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F1d91a626-bd6f-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Put+the+names+to+the+comments" 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%2Fput-the-names-to-the-comments%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F1d91a626-bd6f-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Put+the+names+to+the+comments" 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%2Fput-the-names-to-the-comments%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F1d91a626-bd6f-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Put+the+names+to+the+comments" 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%2Fput-the-names-to-the-comments%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F1d91a626-bd6f-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Put+the+names+to+the+comments" 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/165664770855/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c138344/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664770855/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c138344/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664770855/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c138344/a2t.img" border="0"/>ffa4Fri, 17 May 2013 23:24:39 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/put-the-names-to-the-comments/2013/05/17/1d91a626-bd6f-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsUnderstanding the War of 1812http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c138341/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cunderstanding0Ethe0Ewar0Eof0E18120C20A130C0A50C170C2feb842e0Ebcb40E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/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 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articlehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c138343/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Csecond0Ehand0Eopinions0Emar0Earticle0C20A130C0A50C170Cc763be80A0Ebb0Af0E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p>The May 11 front-page article “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/10/budget-request-denied-sebelius-turns-to-health-executives-to-finance-obamacare/">HHS asking firms for money for Obamacare</a>” was well-written and factual, with the glaring exception of this statement: “The industry official who had knowledge of the calls but did not participate directly in them said there was a clear insinuation by the administration that the insurers should give financially to the nonprofits.”</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/second-hand-opinions-mar-article/2013/05/17/c763be80-bb0f-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img 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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_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c138342/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_localopinions&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 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href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/cleveland-suspect-ariel-castros-american-dream-darkened-by-allegations-of-violence/2013/05/11/61302bd8-ba44-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html">A hunter in Cleveland</a>,” May 14] on the front page on Mother’s Day showed a surprising lack of:</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-mothers-worst-nightmare/2013/05/17/4d74ca50-bc2d-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c1345b8/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-mothers-worst-nightmare%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F4d74ca50-bc2d-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Wrong+story+for+this+day" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" 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openedhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c1345b5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Can0Eairport0Edesign0Ethat0Eworked0Ewhen0Eit0Eopened0C20A130C0A50C170Cac37f1660Ebc3c0E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p>Philip Kennicott wrote an interesting review of the new PBS program “Ten Buildings that Changed America” [“<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/review-little-of-substance-in-pbss-10-buildings-that-changed-america/2013/05/09/796a56d4-b8d6-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html">Top 10 list fails to impress</a>,” Style, May 10]. But I have one quibble from a historic perspective. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/an-airport-design-that-worked-when-it-opened/2013/05/17/ac37f166-bc3c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c1345b5/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%2Fan-airport-design-that-worked-when-it-opened%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fac37f166-bc3c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=%3A+An+airport+design+that+worked+when+it+opened" 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%2Fan-airport-design-that-worked-when-it-opened%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fac37f166-bc3c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=%3A+An+airport+design+that+worked+when+it+opened" 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%2Fan-airport-design-that-worked-when-it-opened%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fac37f166-bc3c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=%3A+An+airport+design+that+worked+when+it+opened" 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%2Fan-airport-design-that-worked-when-it-opened%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fac37f166-bc3c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=%3A+An+airport+design+that+worked+when+it+opened" 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%2Fan-airport-design-that-worked-when-it-opened%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fac37f166-bc3c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=%3A+An+airport+design+that+worked+when+it+opened" 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/165664839291/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c1345b5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664839291/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c1345b5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664839291/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c1345b5/a2t.img" border="0"/>PBSlocalFri, 17 May 2013 23:18:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/an-airport-design-that-worked-when-it-opened/2013/05/17/ac37f166-bc3c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsDeaf, yes; impaired, nohttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c1345b6/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cdeaf0Eyes0Eimpaired0Eno0C20A130C0A50C170C10A72a3d60Eb8e80E11e20Eb5680E6917f6ac6d9d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/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_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c1345b6/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_localopinions&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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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/deaf-yes-impaired-no/2013/05/17/1072a3d6-b8e8-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsWater, water, everywhere . . .http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c1345b7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cwater0Ewater0Eeverywhere0E0C20A130C0A50C160C9ffea750A0Ebb4c0E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p>In the May 12 Metro article “<a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/water-main-break-turns-dc-construction-site-into-lake/2013/05/11/201bbc86-ba56-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_local">Water line break turns construction site into a lake</a>,” The Post described “the many cubic feet of water” filling an excavation site after the most recent D.C. water main break.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/water-water-everywhere-/2013/05/16/9ffea750-bb4c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c1345b7/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%2Fwater-water-everywhere-%2F2013%2F05%2F16%2F9ffea750-bb4c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Water%2C+water%2C+everywhere+.%E2%80%89.%E2%80%89." 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%2Fwater-water-everywhere-%2F2013%2F05%2F16%2F9ffea750-bb4c-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Water%2C+water%2C+everywhere+.%E2%80%89.%E2%80%89." target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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powerhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c29ea2a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Ccolbert0Eking0Edisturbing0Eabuses0Eof0Epower0C20A130C0A50C170C915a72640Ebea90E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p>East Germany’s Ministry for State Security, also known as the Stasi, posed a major challenge during my three-year stint as an attache at the U.S. Embassy in Bonn during the 1960s. Detecting and preventing Stasi agents from penetrating the security of U.S. diplomatic facilities in West Germany was a 24-7 undertaking.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/colbert-king-disturbing-abuses-of-power/2013/05/17/915a7264-bea9-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c29ea2a/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%2Fcolbert-king-disturbing-abuses-of-power%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F915a7264-bea9-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Disturbing+abuses+of+power" 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%2Fcolbert-king-disturbing-abuses-of-power%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F915a7264-bea9-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Disturbing+abuses+of+power" 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%2Fcolbert-king-disturbing-abuses-of-power%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F915a7264-bea9-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Disturbing+abuses+of+power" 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%2Fcolbert-king-disturbing-abuses-of-power%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F915a7264-bea9-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Disturbing+abuses+of+power" 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%2Fcolbert-king-disturbing-abuses-of-power%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F915a7264-bea9-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Disturbing+abuses+of+power" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:40:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/colbert-king-disturbing-abuses-of-power/2013/05/17/915a7264-bea9-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsColbert I. KingWho’s winning the Va. social media campaign? Here’s a hint: #itsnottheGOPhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c133b33/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cwhos0Ewinning0Ethe0Eva0Esocial0Emedia0Erace0C20A130C0A50C170Caecfa2e40Ebd8a0E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p>Let us pity, for a moment, Virginia’s political consultants. Faced with an election each and every year, they must somehow gin up new and creative ways to peddle their clients to voters who are either uninterested in or exhausted by politics. The consultants’ lot has gotten even harder of late with the rise of alternative media and social networks. The days of TV buys and direct mail carrying the campaign’s message are over. Now campaigns must get their message out in real time, often in 140 characters or fewer.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/whos-winning-the-va-social-media-race/2013/05/17/aecfa2e4-bd8a-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c133b33/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%2Fwhos-winning-the-va-social-media-race%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Faecfa2e4-bd8a-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Who%E2%80%99s+winning+the+Va.+social+media+campaign%3F+Here%E2%80%99s+a+hint%3A+%23itsnottheGOP" 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%2Fwhos-winning-the-va-social-media-race%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Faecfa2e4-bd8a-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Who%E2%80%99s+winning+the+Va.+social+media+campaign%3F+Here%E2%80%99s+a+hint%3A+%23itsnottheGOP" 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%2Fwhos-winning-the-va-social-media-race%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Faecfa2e4-bd8a-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Who%E2%80%99s+winning+the+Va.+social+media+campaign%3F+Here%E2%80%99s+a+hint%3A+%23itsnottheGOP" 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%2Fwhos-winning-the-va-social-media-race%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Faecfa2e4-bd8a-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Who%E2%80%99s+winning+the+Va.+social+media+campaign%3F+Here%E2%80%99s+a+hint%3A+%23itsnottheGOP" 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%2Fwhos-winning-the-va-social-media-race%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Faecfa2e4-bd8a-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Who%E2%80%99s+winning+the+Va.+social+media+campaign%3F+Here%E2%80%99s+a+hint%3A+%23itsnottheGOP" 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/165664837684/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c133b33/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664837684/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c133b33/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664837684/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c133b33/a2t.img" border="0"/>social networkDemocratic PartyGeorge AllenFri, 17 May 2013 22:14:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/whos-winning-the-va-social-media-race/2013/05/17/aecfa2e4-bd8a-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsNorman LeahyVirginia doesn’t need this road to nowherehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c133b35/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cstopping0Ea0Eroad0Eto0Enowhere0Ein0Enorthern0Evirginia0C20A130C0A50C170Cbef0Ae0A520Eb8170E11e20Eb94c0Eb684dda0A7add0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p>In February, the Virginia General Assembly voted to significantly <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-politics/va-lawmakers-approve-landmark-transportation-plan/2013/02/23/712969d8-7de4-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html">raise taxes for transportation</a>. It didn’t do this to see the money wasted. That’s why you saw six leading Republican state legislators <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/six-republican-va-legislators-oppose-parkway-through-manassas-battlefield/2013/04/30/6f643186-b11b-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?hpid=z5">hold a news conference</a> at the Manassas Civil War battlefield recently to protest the McDonnell administration’s proposal to spend more than $1 billion on the so-called <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.vtrans.org/resources/NSCoSS_Final_Report_4-17-2013.pdf" target="_blank">North-South Corridor</a> — better known as the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-state-of-nova/post/the-tri-county-parkway-is-looking-like-a-done-deal-for-loudoun-prince-william-counties/2012/09/03/13a0a7be-f39b-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_blog.html">Tri-County Parkway</a> or “Western Bypass” — which many of us see as an unnecessary Outer Beltway.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/stopping-a-road-to-nowhere-in-northern-virginia/2013/05/17/bef0e052-b817-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c133b35/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%2Fstopping-a-road-to-nowhere-in-northern-virginia%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fbef0e052-b817-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Virginia+doesn%E2%80%99t+need+this+road+to+nowhere" 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%2Fstopping-a-road-to-nowhere-in-northern-virginia%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fbef0e052-b817-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Virginia+doesn%E2%80%99t+need+this+road+to+nowhere" 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%2Fstopping-a-road-to-nowhere-in-northern-virginia%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fbef0e052-b817-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Virginia+doesn%E2%80%99t+need+this+road+to+nowhere" 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%2Fstopping-a-road-to-nowhere-in-northern-virginia%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fbef0e052-b817-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Virginia+doesn%E2%80%99t+need+this+road+to+nowhere" 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%2Fstopping-a-road-to-nowhere-in-northern-virginia%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2Fbef0e052-b817-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Virginia+doesn%E2%80%99t+need+this+road+to+nowhere" 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/165664837683/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c133b35/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664837683/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c133b35/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664837683/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c133b35/a2t.img" border="0"/>Robert F. McDonnellVirginia General AssemblylocalFri, 17 May 2013 22:13:55 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/stopping-a-road-to-nowhere-in-northern-virginia/2013/05/17/bef0e052-b817-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsJames RichIn nonprofit limbo at the IRShttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c133b34/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Copinions0Cin0Enonprofit0Elimbo0Eat0Ethe0Eirs0C20A130C0A50C170C9e5f0Acde0Ebd8e0E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p>I have read with great interest the coverage of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/05/15/five-takeaways-from-the-irs-report/">Internal Revenue Service’s review of applications for tax-exempt status</a> from organizations with tea party ties. But I think the real problem with the IRS is much broader than whether it was playing politics.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-nonprofit-limbo-at-the-irs/2013/05/17/9e5f0cde-bd8e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c133b34/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%2Fin-nonprofit-limbo-at-the-irs%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9e5f0cde-bd8e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=In+nonprofit+limbo+at+the+IRS" 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%2Fin-nonprofit-limbo-at-the-irs%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9e5f0cde-bd8e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=In+nonprofit+limbo+at+the+IRS" 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%2Fin-nonprofit-limbo-at-the-irs%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9e5f0cde-bd8e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=In+nonprofit+limbo+at+the+IRS" 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%2Fin-nonprofit-limbo-at-the-irs%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9e5f0cde-bd8e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=In+nonprofit+limbo+at+the+IRS" 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%2Fin-nonprofit-limbo-at-the-irs%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9e5f0cde-bd8e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=In+nonprofit+limbo+at+the+IRS" 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/165664837682/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c133b34/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664837682/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c133b34/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664837682/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c133b34/a2t.img" border="0"/>Joseph HellerInternal Revenue ServicelocalFri, 17 May 2013 22:05:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-nonprofit-limbo-at-the-irs/2013/05/17/9e5f0cde-bd8e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsAdele RobeyUber wars threaten to reignite over new regulationshttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c0fd1b7/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cblogs0Cmike0Edebonis0Cpost0Cuber0Ewars0Ethreaten0Eto0Ereignite0Eover0Enew0Eregulations0C20A130C0A50C170C9fb2f13e0Ebf0A20E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Iblog0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Ilocalopinions/story01.htm<p/> <p>Six months after city officials and Uber <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/wp/2012/12/03/uber-triumphant/">settled conflicts over regulation</a> of the app-based transportation service and <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://blog.uber.com/2012/12/04/dc-council-clears-path-for-ubers-future/">jointly declared peace in our time</a>, conflict again threatens to erupt — this time, over new sets of regulations being considered by the D.C. Taxicab Commission that Uber claims could severely impact its business.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/uber-wars-threaten-to-reignite-over-new-regulations/2013/05/17/9fb2f13e-bf02-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_blog.html?wprss=rss_localopinions">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636645/s/2c0fd1b7/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%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Fuber-wars-threaten-to-reignite-over-new-regulations%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9fb2f13e-bf02-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Uber+wars+threaten+to+reignite+over+new+regulations" 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%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Fuber-wars-threaten-to-reignite-over-new-regulations%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9fb2f13e-bf02-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Uber+wars+threaten+to+reignite+over+new+regulations" 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%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Fuber-wars-threaten-to-reignite-over-new-regulations%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9fb2f13e-bf02-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Uber+wars+threaten+to+reignite+over+new+regulations" 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%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Fuber-wars-threaten-to-reignite-over-new-regulations%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9fb2f13e-bf02-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Uber+wars+threaten+to+reignite+over+new+regulations" 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%2Fblogs%2Fmike-debonis%2Fpost%2Fuber-wars-threaten-to-reignite-over-new-regulations%2F2013%2F05%2F17%2F9fb2f13e-bf02-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_blog.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_localopinions&t=Uber+wars+threaten+to+reignite+over+new+regulations" 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/165664752114/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c0fd1b7/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664752114/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c0fd1b7/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664752114/u/0/f/636645/c/34656/s/2c0fd1b7/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Travis KalanickUberPoliticsFri, 17 May 2013 15:01:22 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/uber-wars-threaten-to-reignite-over-new-regulations/2013/05/17/9fb2f13e-bf02-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_blog.html?wprss=rss_localopinionsMike DeBonis