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I often spout opinions on matters about which I know nothing, so I understand when my favorite peer group -- the American people -- does the same. The latest example is a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which specializes in public health projects, and Sports4Kids,...

The University of Maryland has begun its short-term furloughs for employees, part of the state's effort to make budget cuts as the economy worsens.

The administration of D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said yesterday that it is seeking to redevelop 11 now-shuttered public schools, inviting developers to submit proposals that can include retail space, offices and high-priced and affordable housing.

In the world of philanthropy, December is everything. It's the one month when people are at their most generous, when procrastinators rush to beat the year-end tax cutoff for donations, and when charities count on collecting as much as a third of their annual contributions.

In an effort to help nonprofit groups cope with the economic downturn, the United Way of the National Capital Area will cut the fees it charges agencies by more than 50 percent.

Can a parent imagine something worse than the death of a child? Perhaps only the thought that it might have been prevented.

Prince William County police yesterday went door-to-door in the Dale City neighborhood where a mother of four and her teenage son were found shot to death in their home last week, seeking information about a crime that they say remains a mystery.

So long, Betsy Wetsy. Baby dolls just got a whole lot more real.

On the last night of his tenure as the first president of the D.C. State Board of Education, Robert C. Bobb passed the baton to his fellow board members and wished them well.

HONOLULU, Dec. 20 -- Hawaii public school teachers signed off on first-in-the-nation statewide random drug testing in exchange for pay raises, but now the state claims the educators are trying to take the money and run.