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January - February 2008 News

• 2-29-08 KVUE-TV (Austin, TX):  class=vitstoryheadline>Navy moves medical training to San Antonio
• 2-29-08 Fairfax County Times:  Parkway extension agreement signed
• 2-29-08 Richmond Times-Dispatch:  State's high court rules No.Va. transportation authority, taxes unconstitutional
• 2-29-08 Air Force Times:  Bills call for action on disability systems
• 2-29-08 Army Times:  GAO: Wounded care better, but more needed
• 2-28-08 NNMC Journal:  Bethesda Tackles Combat Stress
• 2-28-08 NNMC Journal:  Commander’s Column -- Recommendations of the President’s Commission on Care for America’s Wounded Warriors
• 2-28-08 NNMC Journal:  Committees Update Integration Process
• 2-28-08 NNMC Journal:  Moores Shares Vision for Integration Process
• 2-28-08 U.S. Dept. of Defense News Release:  Flag Officer Announcements -- Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Richard R. Jeffries has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral upper half. Jeffries is currently serving as commander, Navy Medicine Capital Area and commander, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.
• 2-28-08 Columbia (MO) Missourian (Associated Press):  States mull laws to help military families shuffling states
• 2-28-08 Guardian Unlimited (United Kingdom):  Matthew Harwood Commentary: The army learns its lesson -- The US army's new field manual represents a stern rebuke of the Bush administration's military policies but may shift too far in the opposite direction
• 2-28-08 Washington Post:  Walter Reed Army Medical Center: Health Care Improves, GAO Says -- Staff Shortages, Other Issues Remain, Officials Tell House Panel
  • Washington Post:  Walter Reed and Beyond -- A Washington Post investigation  Walter Reed and Beyond follows the care and treatment of the men and women who came home from battle in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. It examines the promises made, and the reality lived, in the aftermath of war.
• 2-28-08 Washington Post:  Army Narrows Realignment Alternatives To 3 Properties
• 2-28-08 Washington Post:  Hospital's Plan Changes; Resistance Does Not -- New Suburban Proposal Would Raze More Homes
  • 2-28-08 Washington Post:  An artist's rendering shows the front of the planned Suburban Hospital addition, which would be 300,000 square feet
• 2-28-08 United Press International:  Military healthcare reported improved
• 2-28-08 Clarksville (TN) Leaf-Chronicle:  Warriors finding help in transition -- class=subhead>Fort Campbell's commitment to quality care evident one year after Walter Reed scandal
• 2-28-08 Owings Mills (MD) Times:  Northwest could benefit from BRAC process
• 2-28-08 Tech Council of Maryland News Release:  Business Leaders Descend on Annapolis to Fight Computer Services Sales Tax -- “It’s wrong for Maryland,” declares Tech Council CEO Julie Coons
• 2-28-08 Christian Science Monitor:  Iraq war veterans receive guidance for a higher education -- Some colleges develop programs to teach wounded vets the process of applying for, attending, and paying for school
• 2-27-08 Alexandria Gazette-Packet:  Belvoir Master Plan Unveiled For Board Of Advisors: Mill Road ready to go -- only question is number of lanes
• 2-27-08 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi News Release:  Pelosi, Hoyer, Brady Announce Appointment of Director of House Wounded Warrior Program
• 2-27-08 Newport News (VA) Daily Press:  Kearney urges Congress to reconsider Ft. Monroe closure
• 2-27-08 Gazette.Net:  County updated on money for BRAC improvements
• 2-27-08 Gazette.Net:  CCT route change in Germantown in talks -- Environmental study, public hearing expected in late spring
• 2-27-08 Gazette.Net:  Apartments razed to make way for library in Silver Spring -- Abandoned building one of seven properties needed for new $25 million facility
• 2-27-08 WJZ-TV13 (Baltimore) (Associated Press):  BRAC Measure Heads To Md. Lawmakers
• 2-27-08 Baltimore Examiner:  County redrawing boundaries for elementary school districts
• 2-27-08 Medill Reports:  In Iraq and Afghanistan, dogs also serve
• 2-27-08 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:  Combat vets eligible for free VA medical care
• 2-26-08 U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs News Release:  Five Years of VA Health Care for Combat Veterans -- Peake: Honoring Commitment to Newest Combat Veterans
• 2-26-08 Navy Times:  Senate panel asks for changes in VA budget
• 2-25-08 Media-Newswire:  Chairman Calls Connecting With Troops Highlight of Trip -- Touching base with soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines was the highlight of a six-day trip that concluded yesterday for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen visited Camp Pendleton, Calif., U.S. Pacific Command bases in Hawaii; and the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations, in Canberra, Australia.
• 2-25-08 U.S. News & World Report:  The House Is Looking for a Few Good Men and Women -- A new program is recruiting wounded vets for jobs on Capitol Hill
• 2-25-08 Editor & Publisher:  'Wash Post' Reporters Win Top Prize for Walter Reed Stories
• 2-25-08 Washington Post:  Trying Some Disney Attitude to Help Cure Walter Reed
• 2-25-08 Stars and Stripes:  General: Army still facing Warrior Transition Unit challenges -- Tucker lauds progress but says more ‘hard thinking’ necessary
• 2-25-08 Tacoma (WA) News Tribune:  Editorial: Army delivering on vow to improve soldier care
• 2-24-08 Annapolis Capital:  Labor market tightens as unemployment falls -- Efforts underway to produce highly skilled jobs as BRAC unfolds
• 2-24-08 Annapolis Capital:  Odenton building cost to top $30 million
• 2-24-08 Annapolis Capital:  Meade High School Homeland Security program takes shape -- Businesses, federal agencies help
• 2-24-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Fort property ideal for university expansion
• 2-24-08 Anchorage Daily News:  Warrior unit elevates care for wounded troops
• 2-23-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Smart growth plan proposed in advance of BRAC-related development
• 2-23-08 Forbes:  Philanthropy -- class=mainarttitle>Job Relief For Battle Weary
• 2-23-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Amendment gives leeway to home buyers in special tax districts
• 2-23-08 Newport News (VA) Daily Press:  Helping wounded warriors to heal -- The Newport News Army post is part of a new program
• 2-23-08 Killeen (TX) Daily Herald:  War wounded receive personalized care
• 2-23-08 Temple (TX) Daily Telegram:  Fort Hood unit for wounded soldiers now largest in Army
• 2-23-08 Charleston (SC) Post and Courier:  Healing the mind, body, heart, spirit
• 2-23-08 Fairbanks (AK) Daily News-Miner:  Fort Wainwright's facilities step up care for injured soldiers
• 2-22-08 Indianapolis Star:  Hoosier's death prompts Army upgrades
• 2-22-08 Mid-Hudson Valley (NY) News:  West Point Warrior Transition Unit, Soldier and Family Assistance Center making strides
• 2-22-08 Watertown (NY) Daily Times:  McHugh meets with wounded soldiers -- id=article_deck2>Some Progress: More work needed to improve health care for troops returning from war
• 2-22-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Analysts propose trimming veterans mental health initiative
• 2-22-08 Gazette.Net:  Officials seek taxing power for BRAC-related projects
• 2-22-08 Gazette.Net:  Op-Ed, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown -- Military veterans: They served us, now we have to serve them
• 2-22-08 Annapolis Capital:  Popular veteran tax credit still a long shot
• 2-22-08 Business Wire:  Fitch Rates Maryland's $400MM GOs 'AAA'
• 2-22-08 KCEN-TV6 (Temple, TX):  Fort Hood building new complex for wounded soldiers
• 2-22-08 Baltimore Sun:  Veterans try again on pensions -- Retirees appeal for no state tax
• 2-22-08 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial: Paying for BRAC
• 2-22-08 Sierra Vista (AZ) Herald:  Warrior Transition Unit develops ‘healing triad’ for soldiers
• 2-22-08 Washington Post:  Maryland Politics -- Veterans Share Stories as Work Starts on Mental Health Bills
• 2-21-08 NNMC Journal:  Commander’s Column -- Navy Surgeon General's 100-Day Plan
• 2-21-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Walter Reed NOW -- Walter Reed marches forward with Warrior Care
• 2-21-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Clinic provides one-stop shop for Warriors -- Walter Reed’s Warrior Clinic officially opens in Heaton Pavilion
• 2-21-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Community Based Health Care a reality for some Warriors
• 2-21-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Army to lauch new program for Wounded Warriors
• 2-21-08 KSWO-TV7 (Lawton, OK):  Injured soldiers recover with Ft. Sill unit
• 2-21-08 Annapolis Capital:  BRAC bill could help Odenton Town Center
• 2-21-08 Baltimore Sun:  BRAC idea raises tax issue -- Proposal to help fund local improvements meets resistance
• 2-21-08 Baltimore Sun:  Aberdeen experiment takes off -- Science, math school gets many applicants, federal funds
• 2-21-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Developers, Army reject taxes on federal land
• 2-21-08 Philadelphia Inquirer:  A new focus on veterans -- Fort Dix begins building a centralized treatment center
• 2-21-08 Richmond Times-Dispatch:  Va. will have less money for roads -- Weakening economy to cut $1.1 billion from six-year projections
• 2-21-08 Augusta (GA) Chronicle:  Needs of wounded soldiers being addressed
• 2-21-08 Washington Post:  Letter to the Editor from Brian G. Turmail, Assistant to the Secretary for Communications, U.S.Dept. of Transportation -- What Derailed Dulles Rail
• 2-21-08 American Enterprise Institute:  class=pageTitle>They Also Serve
• 2-21-08 Greater Greater Washington Blog:  class="blogpost_title tct_transit"> Greater Washington Transit Future: a multimodal fantasy map
• 2-21-08 WVEC-TV (Hampton Roads, VA):  class=vitstoryheadline>Warrior Transition helps soldiers heal closer to home
• 2-21-08 Military.com:  Insurgents in the Bloodstream
• 2-20-08 Southern Maryland Online (Capital News Service):  Smart Growth Plan Proposed In Anticipation of BRAC-Related Development
• 2-20-08 WBAL-TV11:  Federal Funding Helps Prepare Students For BRAC
• 2-20-08 WBAL-TV11:  Bill Would Offer Tax Incentives To BRAC Builders
• 2-20-08 Tacoma (WA) News Tribune:  class=style_red>Wounded Troops -- Fort Lewis shows off better care environment
• 2-20-08 Baltimore Sun:  Tight budget may stall state proposal to help veterans
• 2-20-08 Frederick News-Post:  class=purplehead>$4 ml available in Maryland for BRAC grant
• 2-20-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Edgewood train station delay draws protest from council
• 2-20-08 Washingtonian.com:  Foreign Affairs: DC's Best Embassies -- Our nearly 200 embassies pump millions of dollars into the local economy and ad lots of flavor to the city. Countries compete to buy grand mansions and outdo one another with flashy architecture. And China will soon open one of the biggest showplaces yet.
• 2-20-08 U.S. Army News Release:  Army Helping Soldiers Heal at Wiesbaden WTU
  • 2-20-08 U.S. Army News Release:  An Inside Look at Wiesbaden's WTU
• 2-19-08 Business Wire:  Fitch Rates Monmouth County, New Jersey's $30.6MM GO Rfdg Bonds 'AAA'
• 2-19-08 Baltimore Sun:  Impact fees to build in Arundel may soar -- Plan would hurt Fort Meade growth, critics say
• 2-19-08 Reuters:  Feature -- Better care for U.S. troops but red tape rankles
• 2-19-08 New York Times:  Midlife Suicide Rises, Puzzling Researchers
• 2-18-08 Washington Times:  Gabriel Roth Commentary: Rescue Dulles transit
• 2-18-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Howard Community College offers scholarships to high-tech majors
• 2-18-08 Baltimore Examiner (Associated Press):  Group to showcase Baltimore neighborhoods to defense workers
• 2-18-08 Baltimore Sun:  Selling a way of life -- Area officials plan tours to draw people moving for BRAC
• 2-18-08 Army Times:  Enlisted chiefs: More health, child care wanted
• 2-18-08 ABC News:  Injured Vets Struggle to Get Disability Help -- Brain-Injured Veterans Fighting to Recover and Win Disability Payments
  • 2-11-08 ABC News:  Book Excerpt: Bob and Lee Woodruff's 'In an Instant' -- The Couple Tells Their Story of Love and Healing After Bob's Near-Death Experience in Iraq
• 2-17-08 News-Medical.Net:  Post-traumatic stress disorder leads to long-term health problems
• 2-15-08 U.S. Army News Release:  Walter Reed's Warrior Clinic Officialy Opens
• 2-15-08 Army Times:  Sens.: Shame may spur better care for wounded
• 2-15-08 Army Times:  Army official slams disability system project
• 2-15-08 Associated Press:  Bayh Challenges Comment by Army General
• 2-15-08 Annapolis Capital:  O'Malley seeks BRAC aid in D.C.
• New York Times: "War Torn" -- A series of articles and multimedia about veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who have committed killings, or been charged with them, after coming home.
  • 2-15-08 War Torn, Part IV: When Strains on Military Families Turn Deadly
  • 1-27-08 War Torn, Part III: In More Cases, Combat Trauma Is Taking the Stand
  • 1-20-08 War Torn, Part II: An Iraq Veteran’s Descent; a Prosecutor’s Choice
  • 1-13-08 War Torn, Part I:  Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles
    • 1-12-08 War Torn, Part I: The Cases -- The New York Times found 121 cases in which veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan committed a killing in this country, or were charged with one, after their return from war.
    • 1-13-08 War Torn, Part I:  Audio Interview -- Dr. Jonathan Shay on Returning Veterans and Combat Trauma
    • 1-13-08 War Torn, Part I:  Book Excerpt -- Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming
• 2-15-08 Tech Journal South:  TEDCO providing $375K for base realignment tech transfer
• 2-15-08 Baltimore Business Journal:  Tedco commits $375,000 for BRAC impact
• 2-15-08 Washington Business Journal:  Fort Belvoir seeks way around, and over, road bottlenecks
• 2-14-08 NNMC Journal:  Army Taking New Aggressive Approach to Blasts
• 2-14-08 NNMC Journal:  Campa Testifies Before House Subcommittee
• 2-14-08 NNMC Journal:  Police Increase Patrols, Use Sirens to Warn of Violations
• 2-14-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Warrior Clinic -- Team concept critical in healing process
• 2-14-08 WRAMC Stripe:  One year later: Surgeon General lauds improvements in care of Soldiers, Families
• 2-14-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Army, VA sign mutual support agreement
• 2-14-08 University of Maryland Diamondback:  Questions raised about Purple Line master plan
• 2-14-08 Salisbury (MD) Daily Times (Capital News Service):  Team Maryland: State delegation, Gov. O'Malley sort out state priorities in Washington
• 2-14-08 Associated Press:  Suicides, Overdoses Investigated by Army
• 2-14-08 Stafford County Sun:  Parents speak out on middle schools -- School board approves preliminary budget
• 2-14-08 WTOP Radio News:  Stafford Co. Competes for Northern Va. Jobs
• 2-14-08 Baltimore Business Journal:  COPT posts year-end profits
• 2-13-08 Gazette.Net:  County BRAC committee meets next week
• 2-13-08 Gazette.Net:  Hopkins thinks big -- Three-day public forum on planned research center draws support, concerns from residents
• 2-13-08 U.S. News & World Report:  Army Chief: We'll Do Better With Injured Soldiers
• 2-13-08 Associated Press:  House Eyeing War Funding Bill
• 2-13-08 New York Times (Associated Press):  VA Chief Addresses Veteran Suicides
• 2-13-08 New York Times:  Report Faults Mental Care for Iraq Veterans at Upstate Base
• 2-13-08 Washington Post:  Steven Pearlstein Business Column -- Derailing Economic Growth
• 2-12-08 AllAmericanPatriots.com:  Clinton and Mikulski Call on President Bush to Reverse Cuts and Fund Care for Veterans and Others with Traumatic Brain Injury -- President's Budget Would Eliminate Critical Program
• 2-12-08 Baltimore Sun:  Unexpected APG blasts startle residents -- Static detonations at facility's Edgewood area prompt concern and complaints
• 2-12-08 Washington Post:  Homeless Vets Are in the Lurch -- New D.C. Shelter Sought Ahead of Likely Development of Land
  • 2-12-08 Washington Post:  Veterans -- Probe of Retirement Home Finds No Increase in Deaths
  • 2-12-08 Washington Post:  Marc Fisher Column -- Shelter's Veterans Fear a Future Out on the Streets
• 2-11-08 Washington Examiner:  Study: State road projects suffer cost, time overruns
• 2-11-08 Washington Post:  Military Hospitals Meet New Realities
  • 2-11-08 Washington Post:  Medical Center Expansion Proposal -- This artist's rendering shows a plan for the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. It is subject to revision based on the outcome of an environmental impact study and the construction contract.
• 2-11-08 Dallas Morning News:  Op-Ed -- class=vitstoryheadline>Chet Edwards: Our veterans are finally getting what they've earned -- class=vitstorydeck>Benefits increase is a fulfilled promise long overdue
• 2-11-08 Nurse.com (Gannett HealthCare):  Nurses Coordinate Services for Wounded Soldiers
• 2-11-08 American Medical Association News:  Targeting infection seen as prevention, treatment for schizophrenia -- As research mounts that the root of this mental illness could be infectious in nature, scientists want to use this knowledge to treat and prevent it
• 2-10-08 Washington Post:  Aid for Veterans -- Bills Would Add Services, Improve Mental Health Care
• 2-10-08 New York Times:  Parenting -- Holding On to Hope
• 2-10-08 Baltimore Sun:  Students leap into science -- Program for youngsters is designed to develop thinking skills, ready them for jobs of the future
• 2-10-08 Baltimore Sun:  County set to act to help prevent evictions -- Housing aid to increase by $50,000; Section 8 list also to be reopened
• 2-10-08 Baltimore Sun:  Craig focuses on construction -- Executive's address also included plans to improve safety, save land
• 2-10-08 Baltimore Sun:  Edgewood station plans are in doubt -- Councilman fights delay of $4.2 million project
• 2-10-08 Belleville (IL) News Democrat (McClatchy Newspapers):  Wounded Iraq vet revisits old hospital
• 2-10-08 Akron (OH) Beacon Journal:  class=story-title>Veteran finds path to a safe place -- class=story-deck>After suffering a nearly fatal brain injury from a roadside bombing in Iraq, Jessica Clements, 31, uses hypnosis to cope with seizures, panic attacks
• 2-10-08 Washington Post:  Dulles Rail Extension -- Some See Funding Woes as Chance to Fix Flaws
• 2-8-08 Gazette.Net:  Suburban Hospital unveils final expansion plans
• 2-8-08 Military.com:  Soldiers Moved Heaven and Earth (warrior transition units)
• 2-8-08 BlackAnthem.com Military News:  class=article_title>Army Responds to Senator Akaka Remarks on Fort Drum
• 2-8-08 BlackAnthem.com Military News:  class=article_title>Akaka Responds to Reports About Fort Drum
• 2-8-08 U.S. Army News Release:  One Year Later: Surgeon General Lauds Care Improvements
• 2-8-08 ABC News:  New Bacterial Infection Linked to Military -- Report: Troops Transmitted Mysterious Bacteria That Has Killed 7 And Affected Military And Civilians Alike
• 2-8-08 AllAmericanPatriots.com:  VFW Wants Dole/Shalala Recommendation Blocked -- Creating separate system is an injustice to all disabled veterans
• 2-8-08 Philadelphia Inquirer:  A renaissance in Wrightstown is on the march
• 2-7-08 NNMC Journal:  Commander’s Column -- Joint Commission survey
• 2-7-08 WRAMC Stripe:  DoD health leader: Trust restored at WRAMC
• 2-7-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Army taking steps to meet suicides rates of Soldiers
• 2-7-08 Associated Press:  Peake Pledges to Cut Vets' Wait for Help
• 2-7-08 Boston Herald (Associated Press):  Army says it’s investigating a series of accidental drug overdoses
• 2-7-08 BlackAnthem.com Military News:  class=article_title>Akaka Disappointed by Proposed Veterans' Budget -- President's Budget Would Scale Back Recent Gains for Veterans
• 2-7-08 San Francisco Chronicle:  Study: New War Veterans Face Job Woes
• 2-7-08 Baltimore Examiner:  BRAC to cause influx of workers, strain housing
• 2-7-08 Baltimore Sun:  Opinion backs Meade taxes -- Attorney general backs negotiations with office park developer
• 2-7-08 Washington Post:  Dulles Rail Problems With FTA Worry Md.
• 2-7-08 Gazette.Net:  DBED budget could grow 18 percent -- Increased spending proposal follows reduction last year
• 2-7-08 Gazette.Net:  Taxes, contracting top groups’ legislative concerns -- Repeal of living wage law and new levy on computer services pushed
• 2-7-08 Chicago Defender:  Wii games used for rehab after strokes, surgery, combat injuries
• 2-6-08 KHNL8-TV (Honolulu):  Wounded Warrior Center at Schofield
• 2-6-08 Waco (TX) Tribune-Herald:  $49 million in expansions set for Waco VA hospital
• 2-6-08 Annapolis Capital:  Gansler: BRAC office park may dodge fees -- County will collect property taxes on Fort Meade lease
• 2-6-08 Gazette.Net:  Technology corridor vision heads to County Council -- Study shows technology clusters connected to retail and entertainment along grand boulevard
• 2-6-08 Fairfax County Times:  BRAC planning spurs land use process
• 2-6-08 Fairfax County Times:  HOT lanes construction to begin soon
• 2-6-08 Washington Post:  Business Community Gets Onboard to Revive Dulles Rail Plan
• 2-6-08 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial -- Shall we dance?
• 2-6-08 Baltimore Sun:  Harford executive sees long to-do list
• 2-6-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Meade not worried about brain drain from retirements
• 2-6-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Report: Aberdeen water fund too dry for big developments
• 2-6-08 U.S. Army News Release:  Army Announces Wounded Warrior Education Initiative with University of Kansas
• 2-5-08 Austin (TX) American-Statesman:  Commentary -- Peters: Direct pricing will help meet demand -- Mary E. Peters, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
• 2-5-08 San Francisco Chronicle:  Veterans not entitled to mental health care, U.S. lawyers argue
• 2-5-08 Dallas Morning News:  class=vitstoryheadline>Bush's budget would boost military spending, cut Medicare, Medicaid
• 2-5-08 Wall Street Journal:  A Look Inside the Details of the Budget Request -- Proposed Cuts Anger Road, Airport Advocates (scroll down)
• 2-5-08 Baltimore Sun:  Bush proposes record budget of $3.1 trillion -- More sought for defense, security; Democrats assail domestic cuts
• 2-5-08 Baltimore Examiner:  APG predicts high retirement rate as BRAC growth nears
• 2-5-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Fiscal woes drive anxiety over county’s readiness for BRAC
• 2-5-08 Baltimore Examiner:  New bills push to bring more money to count county coffers
• 2-4-08 Air Force Times:  VA to boost spending on combat vets by 21%
• 2-3-08 Alameda (CA) Times-Star:  Walter Reed redefines veterans care after scandal
• 2-3-08 Washington Post:  Editorial: Military Justice -- Why did it take a near-tragedy for the Army to do the right thing in the Whiteside case?
• 2-3-08 Baltimore Sun:  Growth near Fort Meade at stake in utility plan
• 2-3-08 Strategy Page.com:  Morale -- id=headLine>Warrior Transition Units
• 2-3-08 Neil Peirce Column:  Bush Partisans Scuttle Far-Reaching Transit Blueprint
• 2-3-08 New York Times:  Offering New Roles to Wounded Marines
• 2-2-08 Southern Maryland Online:  So. Md. to Receive $2.8M for Commuter Park & Ride Lots
• 2-1-08 Fairfax County Times:  Kaine responds to FTA
• 2-1-08 Governing.com:  Warming Up to BRAC -- When the Pentagon targets a base near you, it could translate into serious economic opportunities
• 2-1-08 Air Force Magazine (Journal of the Air Force Association):  Tom Philpott: Action in Congress -- What’s in the defense bill?; Moving ahead on Wounded Warriors; Tricare fee proposals ....
• 2-1-08 Stars and Stripes:  Army expected to establish battalion for Europe-based Warrior Transition Units
• 1-31-08 Washington Post:  Get There, With Dr. Gridlcok and the Post's Transportation Team -- Streetcars in DC's Future
• 1-31-08 NNMC Journal:  Commander’s Column: BRAC Draft Environmental Impact Statement
• 1-31-08 NNMC Journal:  Center Gears Up to Treat Brain Injuries
• 1-31-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Introducing, the Smart House -- Workshop unveils latest quality-of-life technology
• 1-31-08 Fort Detrick Standard:  Sensors may improve TBI treatment
• 1-31-08 Fort Detrick Standard:  Improving patient care on the battlefield
• 1-31-08 Navy Times:  Pay raise, benefits changes become law
• 1-31-08 Annapolis Capital:  Schools hopeful for money after beg-a-thon -- Energy conservation, minority contractors may help county
• 1-31-08 Associated Press:  Brain Screenings for Vets May Be Flawed
• 1-31-08 Foreign Policy:  Blog -- Distorted thinking on military mental health
• 1-31-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Northrop Grumman to add 500 jobs
• 1-31-08 Northeast Booster (Baltimore County):  Route 40 will get makeover -- Base closure impact is 'significant factor'
• 1-31-08 Baltimore Sun:  Editorial: Maximizing transit
• 1-31-08 Washington Post:  The Other Walter Reed: Soldier Suicides at Record Level -- Increase Linked to Long Wars, Lack of Army Resources
  • 1-31-08 Washington Post:  Dot.Comments Blog -- Suicides and War
  • 1-30-08 Washington Post:  Walter Reed and Beyond -- Timeline: Events Surrounding the Case of 1st Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside
  • 1-30-08 Washington Post:  Whiteside's Suicide Note
  • 1-30-08 U.S. Army News Release:  Court-martial convening authority dismisses all charges against lieutenant
  • 1-30-08 Washington Post:  Combating a Surge in Suicides -- Numbers from an internal Army document show an increased Army suicide rate and show suicide attempts occurring at a much higher rate in the Army than in other branches of the military
  • 1-30-08 Washington Post:  Walter Reed and Beyond -- The Full Series.  Walter Reed and Beyond follows the care and treatment of the men and women who came home from battle in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. It examines the promises made, and the reality lived, in the aftermath of war. The most recent series describes the struggles of the wounded who are returning with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
• 1-31-08 NBC4-TV (Associated Press):  Catoe: Metro Needs $150M For Repairs
• 1-31-08 Gazette.Net:  Minority executives pursue state procurement deals -- Companies learn how to vie for more than $1 billion in contracts
• 1-31-08 Gazette.Net:  A bumpy road, but state has cushion -- Economists: Maryland can withstand a recession better than most
• 1-31-08 Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinion:  Growth from nearby Maryland to make a big impact here: New jobs from complex at Fort Ritchie will fuel housing
• 1-31-08 Chambersburg (PA) Public Opinion:  Franklin County development official says Frederick, Md., has grown into a suburb of Washington, D.C.
• 1-31-08 Hanover (PA) Evening Sun:  Adams officials wary of Md. plans
• 1-30-08 Hanover (PA) Evening Sun:  Md. growth affects Adams County
• 1-30-08 Gazette.Net:  Montgomery County angling for defense money -- Bethesda qualifies for special federal program, officials say
• 1-30-08 Gazette.Net:  Nonprofit organizations may bolster Maryland BRACs
• 1-30-08 CNN:  Study: PTSD, not brain injury, may cause vets' symptoms
• 1-30-08 New York Times:  War Concussions and Stress Linked
• 1-30-08 Associated Press:  Study Ties Soldiers' Maladies to Stress
• 1-30-08 New England Journal of Medicine:  Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Soldiers Returning from Iraq, by Charles W. Hoge, M.D., Dennis McGurk, Ph.D., Jeffrey L. Thomas, Ph.D., Anthony L. Cox, M.S.W., Charles C. Engel, M.D., M.P.H., and Carl A. Castro, Ph.D
• 1-29-08 Baltimore Sun:  Ask about BRAC -- Sun reporters answer readers' questions about base realignment
• 1-29-08 AllAmericanPatriots.com:  Senator Akaka Applauds Enactment Of Defense Bill Provisions For Wounded Warriors
• 1-29-08 NBC4-TV:  Dulles Project Derailment Causes Concern In Montgomery Co. -- Officials Are Worried Federal Funding For Two Projects May Be In Jeopardy
• 1-29-08 Associated Construction Publications:  Construction Notes from Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia
• 1-29-08 National Journal/The Gate:  Yet Another Disheartening Veterans Care Story
• 1-29-08 National Public Radio:  Army Blocks Disability Paperwork Aid at Fort Drum
• 1-29-08 Army Times:  TBI cases need better tracking, officials say
• 1-29-08 Baltimore Examiner:  More police, firefighters needed to protect employees in BRAC influx, task force says
• 1-29-08 AllAmericanPatriots.com:  Defense Center Gears Up for Mental Health, Traumatic Brain Injuries
• 1-29-08 Washington Post:  Va. Gains Time to Save U.S. Funding for Dulles Rail -- Decision Encourages State Political Leaders
• 1-28-08 Boston Herald (Associated Press):  VA angry, apologetic over 19 deaths at Marion VA
• 1-28-08 U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs News Release:  VA Leadership Vows to Fix Problems Identified at Marion VA Medical Center
• 1-28-08 Carbondale (IL) Southern Illinoisan:  Washington report chastises Marion VA for surgical deaths
  • 1-28-08 Carbondale (IL) Southern Illinoisan:  Full Veterans Health Administration report on Marion VA
  • 1-23-08 Final Report: Quality of Suirgical Care, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Marion Illinois -- Prepared by Office of the Medical Inspector, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
• 1-28-08 University of Maryland Diamondback:  Officials push new Purple Line option
• 1-28-08 Montgomery County News Release:  Leggett and Council Ask Navy to Do More to Prepare Bethesda for Growth at Naval Hospital; Without Additional Federal Funding, Expansion Will Contribute To Gridlock
• 1-28-08 Business Wire:  Fitch Rates Howard County, Maryland's $111.6MM GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
• 1-28-08 Business Wire:  Fitch Rates Maryland DOT's $250MM Bonds 'AA'; Outlook Stable
• 1-28-08 Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal:  Will budget fit the boom? -- class=head2>Expected Fort Knox growth could cost state $300 million
• 1-28-08 Washington Post:  Private Interest In Rail To Dulles -- Without U.S. Funds, Partnership May Be Only Alternative
• 1-28-08 Marine Corps Times:  Conway: Better helmet is top priority
• 1-28-08 Army Times:  TBI task force identifies shortfalls in care -- Mild injuries need more attention, experts say
• 1-27-08 Philadelphia Inquirer:  The Point: After Walter Reed scandal, Army reinvents how it cares for warriors
• 1-27-08 New York Times:  The Public Editor -- Stories That Speak for Themselves
• 1-27-08 Annapolis Capital:  Eric Hartley Column: Transit ideas put cart before the horse
• 1-27-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Op-Ed: Fort brass moving forward with BRAC relocation
• 1-27-08 Baltimore Sun:  MTA offers more reasons to ride -- County transit eager to take advantage of state's program offering tax incentives for commuter passes
• 1-27-08 Washington Post:  Md. Congressional Race: In 3rd District, Growth Emerges as Major Issue
• 1-27-08 Washington Post:  The Dulles Rail Death Knell -- A Region Stunned at Loss of Future Economic Engine Seeks to Salvage or Rethink Project
• 1-27-08 Austin (TX) American-Stateman (Associated Press):  Major military base realignment means boom for San Antonio -- Latest moves will bring more jobs to Alamo City's Army, Air Force installations
• 1-26-08 Washington Post:  Contradictions Surface in Dulles Rail Talks -- Kaine Says Federal Slam Is a U-Turn; FTA Says Va. Knew of Its Concerns
• 1-26-08 Washington Examiner:  FTA: Metro backlog killed rail
• 1-26-08 Washington Post:  Key Dates in the Dulles Rail Project
• 1-26-08 Olympia (WA) Olympian:  Care for wounded soldiers gets boost from battalion
• 1-26-08 Seattle Times:  Army recasts medical units
• 1-25-08 Military.com:  The Reality of Readjustment -- Iraq veterans return to civilian life as students at University of South Florida, but find their combat days influencing their college experience
• 1-25-08 Washington Examiner:  O’Malley, Miller back rail connecting two counties
• 1-25-08 Greater Baltimore Committee News Release:  Greater Baltimore Committee Voices Alarm Over Federal Surprise Decision on Dulles Metro Rail Project
• 1-25-08 Annapolis Capital:  County unveils draft BRAC plan -- Calls for transportation, housing, education improvements
• 1-25-08 CNN:  Double amputee walks again due to Bluetooth
• 1-25-08 Washington Post:  Dulles Rail Project All but Dead -- With Federal Funding at Risk, Some in Va. Say Demands for Major Revisions Can't Be Met
• 1-25-08 NBC4-TV:  Area Officials Urge Feds To Fund Dulles Metro Extension -- FTA Says Dulles Metrorail Project Full Of Uncertainties
• 1-25-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Officials rap governor’s failure to include BRAC initiatives
• 1-25-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Residents: Development will worsen overcrowded schools
• 1-25-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Road projects top list of needs on base realignment report
• 1-24-08 NAS Pax River Tester:  Commentary: Cultivating the ancient art of whining
• 1-24-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Nonprofits fret over strain BRAC boom will bring
• 1-24-08 NNMC Journal:  Jeffries Establishes New Guidance
• 1-24-08 NNMC Journal:  Bethesda Leaders Urge Mass Transit Commuting
• 1-24-08 NNMC Journal:  Commander’s Column: Goals of annual plan -- Quality and Delivery of Care, Readiness and Integration
• 1-24-08 WRAMC Stripe:  DoD works to eliminate gaps in medical care
• 1-24-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Educate the media about military
• 1-24-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Community voices concern with Bethesda growth -- Public has until Monday to comment on BRAC, draft EIS
• 1-24-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Training focused on service, total patient experience
• 1-24-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Warrior Transition Units’ mission second only to combat, say officials
• 1-24-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Army aims to better identify Soldiers who’ve suffered traumatic brain injuries
• 1-24-08 WRAMC Stripe:  National Museum of Health and Medicine launches self-guided digital audio tours
• 1-24-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Army Family Action Plan conference nears -- Walter Reed seeks representatives to voice concerns
• 1-24-08 Washington Post:  Dr. Gridlock: Get There -- Feds Slam Dulles Rail Project
• 1-24-08 NBC4-TV:  FTA Says Dulles Metrorail Project Full Of Uncertainties -- Feds Voice Doubts About Funding Dulles Rail
  • 1-24-08 Federal Transit Administration letter to Virginia Governor Tim Kaine
• 1-24-08 Washington Post:  Fate of Dulles Metro Line to Be Discussed Today
• 1-24-08 Gazette.Net:  O’Malley allocates $100 million for Purple Line planning -- State considering alignments, modes; public discussion scheduled in June
• 1-24-08 Gazette.Net:  Amid a cool market, some signs of heat -- Federal slowdown points to region’s dependence
• 1-24-08 Gazette.Net:  Offices and labs, not hotel, at Fort Detrick -- Tourism Council director hopes downtown will lure hospitality developer
• 1-24-08 Elizabethtown (KY) News-Enterprise:  Fort Knox giving warriors a healing transition
• 1-24-08 Augusta (GA) Chronicle:  Army making good on covenant with soldiers
• 1-23-08 Mount Vernon Gazette:  Mark Center BRAC Site Proposed -- class=articlesubheadline>Location of WHS personnel down to three possible locations
• 1-23-08 Mount Vernon Gazette:  Health Task Force Briefed On DeWitt -- class=articlesubheadline>McKay elected new chair of SE Health Planning Task Force
• 1-23-08 Fairfax Times:  Editorial: Decision day
• 1-23-08 Fairfax Times:  Legislators pressure FTA on rail
• 1-23-08 Gazette.Net:  County hoped for more on transportation -- Lawmakers thankful for $469 million in state money but say but more is needed
• 1-23-08 Gazette.Net:  Rejected option for Purple Line gets fresh support
• 1-23-08 Washington Business Journal:  O'Malley urges action to combat 'tough economic times' in Md.
• 1-23-08 Baltimore Sun:  Prepared text of Gov. O'Malley's State of the State address
• 1-23-08 Baltimore Community Times:  Officials await response to Metro Centre negotiations -- State announces $513M in transportation funds for Baltimore County
• 1-23-08 Baltimore Community Times:  County to receive nearly $20 M for buildings --
  Governor unveils state school spending
• 1-22-08 U.S. Army News Release:  Warrior Transition Units' Mission Second Only to Combat
• 1-22-08 U.S. Army News Release:  Stuttgart Opens Warrior Transition Unit
• 1-22-08 Baltimore Sun:  In Harford County, trash has a bright future -- Waste-to-energy plant to expand or rebuild
• 1-21-08 Governor O'Malley News Release:  Governor O'Malley Introduces 2008 Legislative Agenda -- Public Safety, Protecting Maryland Families Top O’Malley’s Agenda; Legislation to Make Government Work Again, Protect Homeowners from Foreclosure; Initiatives to Improve Public Safety; Sustainable Energy and Environmental Policies Introduced
• 1-21-08 Chicago Tribune:  Getting Around: Funding battle mounts after study suggests expanding nation's transit systems -- National report stirs debate over cost of fixing roads, rails
• 1-21-08 Foreign Policy:  Blog: More mental health woes for the U.S. military
• 1-21-08 NBC4-TV:  Emergency Response Times Could Increase With Military Shift -- Bethesda, Chevy Chase May Be Affected
• 1-21-08 Washington Examiner:  Military shift could lengthen emergency response times
• 1-21-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Doctor shortage likely in Anne Arundel
• 1-20-08 Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader:  'If you get shot in the soul ... no one can see it'
• 1-20-08 Baltimore Sun:  Plan gets high marks -- Half of Marylanders think base growth, jobs will help state
• 1-20-08 Baltimore Sun:  4 intersection options -- Agency seeks views of public on plans near proving ground
• 1-20-08 Baltimore Sun:  Land preservation prevails -- 13 property owners to join programs protecting farms from development; 43,000 county acres now shielded
• 1-19-08 Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal:  Fort Knox doctor says firing political -- class=head2>He had treated soldier who died
• 1-18-08 NBC4-TV (Associated Press):  1 In 5 Soldiers Gets Concussion, Army Says -- Symptoms Can Look Like Post-Traumatic Stress
• 1-18-08 Potomac Almanac:  Finetuning Budget Fix -- class=articlesubheadline>Budget concerns remain after fall’s special session as state legislators gather in Annapolis
• 1-18-08 Annapolis Capital:  $280M set for BRAC traffic -- County officials say it's a good start but more needed
• 1-18-08 San Antonio Express-News:  class=vitstoryheadline>Editorial: Army is responding to the fight at home
• 1-18-08 ABC News:  New Film Shines Light on War-Time Medicine -- Documentary Screened on Capitol Hill, Just Miles From Military Hospitals With War Wounded
• 1-18-08 Gazette.Net:  O’Malley allocates $100M for Purple Line planning -- State considering alignments, modes; public discussion scheduled in June
• 1-18-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Balt. county is a big winner in Md. transportation spending
• 1-18-08 St. Petersburg (FL) Times:  Young to seek 20th term in Congress -- The Republican aims to continue his focus on the military
• 1-18-08 USA Today:  class=inside-head>Army task force finds gaps in brain-injury care
• 1-18-08 Washington Post:  Chief of Veterans Charities Grilled on Groups' Spending
• 1-18-08 Baltimore Sun:  Fort Meade, county set methane energy deal
• 1-18-08 Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal:  Dead soldier's doctor is fired -- class=head2>Psychiatrist treated veteran at Fort Knox
• 1-17-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Warrior Transition Brigade is worthy of emulation, hospital exec says
• 1-17-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Warrior Transition Office focuses on Soldiers, Families, says deputy director
• 1-17-08 WRAMC Stripe:  Army Family Action Plan conference nears
• 1-17-08 NNMC Journal:  Navy Hears Community’s Call
• 1-17-08 NNMC Journal:  Commander’s Column: Vision and Mission Statement
• 1-17-08 Congressional Quarterly CQPolitics:  Mandatory Spending Could Fund Vet Health Care, Group Suggests
• 1-17-08 Washington Post:  Scrutiny Of Veterans Charities Continues -- Calif. Businessman Sees 'Witch Hunt'
• 1-17-08 Maryland Daily Record:  BRAC planners will request assembly infrastructure aid
• 1-17-08 Nebraska TV (Associated Press):  Wounded soldier unit expanding at Fort Riley
• 1-17-08 Frederick News-Post:  class=purplesubhead>Military Intelligence: $1 billion earmarkedfor BRAC
• 1-17-08 Baltimore Sun:  Families, businesses share money worries -- More than half of Marylanders polled believe the economy is bad and getting
• 1-17-08 Baltimore Sun:  Metro office boom faltered in 2007 -- For first time in three years, market fails to absorb new places for rent
• 1-17-08 Annapolis Capital:  O'Malley budget tries to slow spending
• 1-17-08 Baltimore Sun:  $140 million for BRAC proposed -- Money would go to intersections, schools
• 1-17-08 Governor O'Malley News Release:  Governor O'Malley Announces Major Transportation Investments for Montgomery County -- Improvements Planned for Metro, MARC, Georgia Avenue and MD 355
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• 1-16--08 Governor O'Malley News Release:  Governor O'Malley Unveils FY 2009 Budget: Reduces spending by $550 million; Cuts 500 positions from State government -- Another Year of Record Funding for K-12 Education
• 1-16-08 Government Executive:  Veterans medical system faces serious funding, management challenges
• 1-16-08 Government Health IT:  DOD/VA project to share health data with private hospitals
• 1-16-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Did the Pentagon tamper with fort figures? -- Five in N.J. delegation ask Mukasey for criminal probe of Army Actions
• 1-16-08 Long Island Newsday:  NJ congressmen seek base closing probe
• 1-16-08 Fairfax Connection:  Fairfax Economic Outlook Looks Grim
• 1-16-08 Navy Times:  Landstuhl to use electronic medical records
• 1-16-08 Washington Post:  Military Hospitals -- Navy Is Asked for Road Money
• 1-16-08 Gazette.Net:  Navy report hit with public criticism
• 1-16-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Editorial -- Keep spotlight on fort fiasco
• 1-16-08 The Hill:  Transportation study recommends gas tax hike, other fixes to meet growing infrastructure demand
• 1-15-08 Army Times:  Commander, HQ rise to two-star status
• 1-15-08 U.S. Air Force News Release:  class=maintext_xxlargeb>$92 million facility slated for trauma research
• 1-15-08 Corridor Inc.:  Cover Story -- 2007 Person of the Year
• 1-15-08 Corridor Inc.:  Politics: A Baltimore Point of View -- Poor, poor Montgomery
• 1-15-08 Corridor Inc.:  Making its MARC
• 1-15-08 Annapolis Capital:  West county lawmakers plan for BRAC -- Focus on impact of new jobs in 2008 session
• 1-15-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Commuters asking for help at overcrowded MARC station
• 1-15-08 The Hill:  Study to kick-start highway bill lobbying
  • 1-15-08 PR Newswire:  National Commission on Surface Transportation Announces Plan to Modernize System, Restructure Programs
• 1-14-08 WBAL-TV11:  Symposium Focuses On BRAC Infrastructure Challenges
• 1-15-08 Associated Construction Publications:  Construction News from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia -- VDOT selects Firm to Oversee Mega Projects, Traffic Management During Construction
• 1-14-08 Associated Construction Publications:  Construction -- No Signs of Slowing
• 1-13-08 Annapolis Capital:  Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commercre column -- Guest perspective: New year brings new beginnings for economic growth, opportunity
• 1-13-08 Annapolis Capital:  BUSINESS -- 2007: Where we've been, where we're going
• 1-13-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Critics cite security risk in hiring plan -- SHORTCUT: Army seeking to fast-track clearance procedure
• 1-13-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Auditor was told not to check cost
• 1-13-08 Baltimore Sun:  Business Notes -- Workshop for small businesses
• 1-13-08 Army Times:  Troops lose benefits with bill in limbo
• 1-13-08 Army Times:  Army disability retirement system improving
• 1-13-08 Honolulu Star-Bulletin:  Medical care for soldiers in transition
• 1-12-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Harford seeks taxing district
• 1-12-08 Annapolis Capital:  County unveils legislative priorities
• 1-12-08 Army Times:  Shortages could be hurting Army health care
• 1-12-08 Columbus (GA) Ledger-Enquirer:  Benning opens $1.2M center for injured -- Soldier and Family Assistance Center offers one-stop facility to assist troops
• 1-11-08 Navy Times (Associated Press):  County slams Navy plan for hospital growth
• 1-11-08 Business Wire:  National Transportation Report to be Unveiled January 15 -- Industry Leaders Available for Comment
• 1-11-08 Gazette.Net:  BRAC spurs boomin Harford County (scroll down towards end of article)
• 1-11-08 Gazette.Net:  Gerald Winegrad column -- Bay pollution: Don’t blame it all on sprawl
• 1-11-08 Gazette.Net:  Counties plan strategies for winning state aid -- Budgets are tight and wish lists are shorter, officials say
• 1-11-08 Salisbury (MD) Daily Times:  MARYLAND: Army tells Maryland: Aberedeen move remains on schedule
• 1-11-08 Baltimore Examiner (Associated Press):  Army reaffirms closure of Fort Monmouth, move to Aberdeen
• 1-11-08 Washington Post:  Navy's Hospital Road Aid Is Faulted -- Montgomery Wants Reconsideration for Expansion Program
  • 1-11-08 Washington Post:  BRAC Projects in Bethesda (map): Here are some of the transportation projects Montgomery County wants to mitigate growth at the National Naval Medical Center.
• 1-11-08 Washington Business Journal:  Montgomery County seeks details from Navy on expansion's impact
• 1-11-08 Annapolis Capital:  Home sales fall nearly 17 percent in 2007 -- Realtors hope for higher numbers in 2008 with expected interest rate cuts
• 1-11-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Howard transit officials begin to focus on growth, improvements to bus system
• 1-11-08 Senator Barbara Mikulski News Release:  U.S. Army Reaffirms Commitment to APG in Meeting With Team Maryland
• 1-11-08 Fort Leavenworth (KS) Lamp:  Wounded warriors find help close to home in Warrior Transition Unit
• 1-10-08 Gazette.Net:  Suitland roads receive $4 million in federal funding -- Interchange targets future congestion
• 1-10-08 Washington Examiner:  Leggett satisfied with slight boost in state aid
• 1-10-08 CoStar Realty Information:  New Federal Agency Coming to M Square -- IARPA Leases 80,000 SF at University of Maryland Research Park
• 1-10-08 Washington Examiner:  Montgomery County criticizes Navy plan for hospital expansion
• 1-10-08 Salisbury (MD) Daily Times:  Traffic dominates public discussion of BRAC medical center plan
• 1-10-08 Springfield (VA) Connection:  Big Changes Ahead for Springfield Mall -- Skylights, a consolidated theater and internal improvements to start this year at Springfield Mall
• 1-10-08 Owings Mills Times:  Team plans alterations to I-795 -- State considers widening and Dolfield exchange
• 1-10-08 NBC4.com:  Board Makes Recommendations For Expanding Naval Medical Center
• 1-10-08 WTOP News Radio:  Plan Would Lessen BRAC Impact at Naval Medical Center
• 1-10-08 Baltimore Sun:  O'Malley lists opening agenda for 2008 session
• 1-10-08 Brooklyn Daily Eagle:  class=f24>Stars & Stripes: January 10, 2008 -- New VA Rules for Specially Adapted Housing Grants  
• 1-10-08 NNMC Journal:  Final Public Hearing Tonight -- Montgomery County Residents Share Comments About Impact Statement
• 1-9-08 Gazette.Net:  County revs up as BRAC deadline draws closer
• 1-9-08 Gazette.Net:  The other Bethesda military base (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)
• 1-9-08 Southern Maryland Online:  Maryland Education System Ranks in Nation's Top Three
• 1-9-08 Washington Jewish Week:  Through exhibit, museumhopes to increase genetic disease awareness
• 1-9-08 County Executive Leggett News Release:  Leggett Announces Legislative Priorities for 2008 Session; Education and Transportation Top the List
• 1-9-08 Baltimore Sun:  Session opens, O'Malley outlines agenda -- Contention buds between parties over schools leader, legality of special session
• 1-9-08 Arbutus (MD) Times:  Agenda highlights -- Here is a list of County Executive Jim Smith's capital budget requests and legislative objectives for the 2008 General Assembly Session
• 1-9-08 NBC4.com:  Navy To Hold Hearings On Medical Center Expansion Plan
• 1-9-08 Baltimore Sun:  School district lines to be aired -- Plans offered to ease crowding
• 1-9-08 Baltimore Sun:  Business Digest -- Office, markets forecast in report
• 1-8-08 Fairfax County Times:  VDOT picks congestion manager
• 1-8-08 Associated Construction Publications:  Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia Construction News
• 1-8-08 Air Force Times:  On the mend -- Army disability retirement system improved
• 1-8-08 Baltimore Examiner:  At 45, a wiser O’Malley?
• 1-8-08 Petersburg (VA) Progress-Index:  Post’s liaison officer helps students find right school
• 1-8-08 Journal of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay:  Navy launches policy to stem tide of stormwater -- All new construction and major renovations will require low impact development techniques
• 1-7-08 Huffington Post:  Hal Donahue column:  Bush's Greatest Military Success, And Why He is Hiding It
• 1-7-08 Baltimore Sun:  Session Issues
• 1-7-08 Baltimore Examiner:  APG growth more than BRAC
• 1-7-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Anne Arundel Council divided over impact fees for developers
• 1-6-08 Austin American-Statesman:  Editorial: Tending to our veterans
• 1-6-08 Fayetteville (NC) Observer:  Soldiers criticize Wounded Warrior Program at Fort Bragg
• 1-6-08 Baltimore Sun:  O'Malley trading in goodwill -- Tough choices await Assembly this week
• 1-6-08 Annapolis Capital:  Maryland to outpace national economy -- Economic forecaster predicts the state will be buffered by 'incredible strengths'
• 1-5-08 Charlottesville (VA) Daily Progress:  Army: NGIC expansion OK
• 1-5-08 BlackAnthem.com Military News:  class=article_title>University President Visits Alumni in Combat Zone
• 1-5-08 Cherry Hill (NJ) Courier-Post:  Fort Monmouth closure study under attack
• 1-5-08 Newport News Daily Press:  Why have Fort Monroe costs soared? -- Members of Congress want to know why the estimate for closing the post has risen 298 percent.
• 1-5-08 Potomac News (Northern Virginia):  Funds sought for NVCC, science center
• 1-5-08 Fayetteville (NC) Observer:  Editorial -- Opportunity: An upscale new mall is a crystal ball for a promising future
• 1-5-08 Midland (MI) Daily News:  Soldier faces huge hurdles recovering from wounds
• 1-5-08 Marine Corps Times:  2 sites eyed for new wounded warrior complex
• 1-5-08 Frederick News-Post:  class=purplehead>Muslim works to unite Frederick's religious community
• 1-4-08 Military.com:  Wiesbaden's Building Boom
• 1-4-08 Gazette.Net:  Barry Rascover column -- Ready or not, here comes BRAC
• 1-4-08 Gazette.Net:  Blair Lee column -- ‘Best,’ ‘worst’ awards for 2007
• 1-4-08 Gazette.Net:  Laszlo Boyd column -- It will be a good year if...
• 1-4-08 Gazette.Net:  Office vacancies pointing up, but BRAC spurs growth
• 1-4-08 Gazette.Net:  Fast pace turns heads in Anne Arundel
• 1-4-08 Gazette.Net:  Focus in 2008: Repeal computer tax -- Health insurance, tighter spending are also legislative priorities
• 1-4-08 Army Times:  Helmet device helps gauge brain injuries
• 1-4-08 Orlando Sentinel:  Cape Canaveral-based contractor could land another Army contract in Iraq
• 1-4-08 Tech Journal South:  Chesapeake Regional Tech Council expanding its reach
• 1-4-08 Annapolis Capital:  Dramatic boost in impact fee sought -- In some cases, developers would pay 10 times as much
• 1-4-08 Newport News Daily Press:  Lawmakers seek explanation on Fort Monroe closure
• 1-4-08 Military.com:  Battlemind Prepares Soldiers
• 1-4-08 Fort Leavenworth (KS) Lamp:  Captain honored for Warrior Transition Unit work
• 1-4-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Proposed Aberdeen hotel tax criticized by Jacobs, hoteliers
• 1-3-08 Baltimore Examiner:  Commentary - Laura Gamble: The new Greater Baltimore
• 1-3-08 Mount Vernon Gazette:  BRAC And Belvoir: 2007's Detailing Devils -- Who they are and where they live continues to be an unknown
• 1-3-08 Marine Corps Times:  DoD to consolidate all media activities
• 1-3-08 Military.com:  Tom Philpott's Military Update: Helping Wounded Troops Gain Trauma Injury Pay
• 1-3-08 Fort Leavenworth (KS) Lamp:  Family issues completed, others deemed critical
• 1-3-08 Baltimore Sun:  War effort disruption possible with base shift, Pentagon says
• 1-3-08 Washington Post:  Lawmakers Say Funding For Budget Goals Lined Up -- County Plans to Build Schools, Fix Spending Disparities
• 1-3-08 Washington Post:  Fairfax Parkway To Get Missing Link -- Construction of 2-Mile Leg Near Dulles Starts in 2009
• 1-3-08 Gazette.Net:  Slots likely to engage Laurel all through ’08 -- Referendum slated for November
• 1-2-08 Business Wire:  Fitch Rates $250MM Fairfax County GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
• 1-2-08 Business Tennessee Magazine:  class=title>Editor's Letter: Brick by BRAC
• 1-2-08 Gazette.Net:  Planning Board to hold hearing on BRAC merger (scroll down)  
• 1-1-08 Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger:  Defense report finds major problems in Fort Monmouth move
• 1-1-08 Potomac News (Northern Virginia):  Top 10 stories of 2007
• 1-1-08 Asbury Park (NJ) Press:  Editorial: Fort supporters get more ammo
• 1-1-08 Baltimore Examiner:  The highs and lows of state legislation in 2007

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