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Stream gauges go silent Oct. 1 on Potomac River  -  27 Sep 2008
Annapolis Capital,CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Stream gauges in West Virginia and three other states may go silent next Wednesday because of federal budget issues.

Resilience In An Aging Society: The Gerontological Society Of ...  -  27 Sep 2008
Medical News Today (press release),National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, a new waterfront development adjacent to Washington, DC, on the shores of the Potomac River.

Navy vet piloted presidential yachts  -  27 Sep 2008
Albany Times Union,...the "Honey Fitz" and the "Patrick J." Patnode often piloted the yachts as Kennedy and other dignitaries cruised on the Potomac River.

Federation of Fly Fishers Lists Potomac River as Endangered Fishery  -  Sep 23, 2008
International Business Times,23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federation of Fly Fishers(FFF) has placed the Potomac River on its 2008 Endangered Fisheries Listbecause pollution and sewage from

Federation of Fly Fishers Lists Potomac River as Endangered Fishery  -  Sep 15, 2008
MarketWatchTo learn more about the Potomac River and the other designated endangered fisheries please visit; http://www.fedflyfishers.org The Federation of Fly Fishers

Attorney general visits local watersheds  -  Sep 23, 2008
Frederick News Post (subscription),The Monocacy, which flows into the Potomac River, is the Potomac's largest tributary. What happens along these tributaries affects the health of the Potomac

McDonald Wins WalMart Bass Fishing League Event On Potomac River  -  Sep 15, 2008
FishingWorld.com,Boater Mike McDonald of Randleman, NC, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division Super Tournament on the Potomac River with a two-day catch of

Cleaning Up Our Act  -  Sep 23, 2008
Reader's Digest,That sounded a little far-fetched until my little family of four, two toddlers included, spent a morning on the Potomac River. We live a few blocks from the

John McCain's campaign is making it up on the fly today, even on ...  -  Sep 26, 2008
Los Angeles Times,He soon returned to his campaign headquarters in Arlington, VA., his motorcade racing down the rain-slicked streets and across the Potomac River shortly

Toilet trouble: Flushing meds contaminates water supplies  -  Sep 22, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,Fish in the Potomac River have ingested so many pharmaceuticals that males have developed eggs. And trace amounts of medications - the unavoidable residue

Md.'s Savage River Reservoir may be drained  -  Sep 15, 2008
Examiner.comThe Upper Potomac River Commission says one of the flood gates is stuck. Work to replace all four of the dam's flood gates over the next 2 1/2 years will

Yellow Line to Close on Bridge for Weekend  -  Sep 11, 2008
Washington Post,Metro will shut down the Yellow Line rail bridge over the Potomac River this weekend to do track maintenance and conduct an annual bridge inspection.

Savage River could flood without dam fix  -  Sep 12, 2008
Cumberland Times-News,The Upper Potomac River Commission owns the dam, Young said. Allegany County is responsible for funding the majority of its operation and maintenance.

Two Atlantic Storms Impact the East  -  Sep 25, 2008
AccuWeather.comAs of 12:00 noon, EDT Thursday, the Hudson River at Battery Park in New York City is up 1.17 feet, the Potomac River in Washington, DC, is 0.8 of a foot

Lincoln's post-battle orders rewritten  -  Sep 17, 2008
Washington Times,Robert E. Lee and his battered Army of Northern Virginia had escaped across the Potomac River in mid-July 1863. The despondent president took pen in hand

Casts & Shots: A morning on the Potomac beats any day in front of ...  -  Sep 6, 2008
Frederick News Post (subscription),By Jim Heim I HAVE BEEN TALKING to folks who are fishing the Potomac River. Primarily, they have been wading around Weaverton and Brunswick.

The Winchester Star  -  Sep 23, 2008
The Winchester Star,The Shenandoah River and its tributaries are affected by the requirements, because the Shenandoah flows into the Potomac River, which in turn flows into the

Pop|Rock|Folk|Jazz|Etc.  -  Sep 11, 2008
Washington Post,POTOMAC RIVER JAZZ CLUB PICNIC Saturday 12 to 6:30, listen to Big Bertha's Rhythm Kings, Hal's Bayou Jazz Band and Bob Thulman's Potomac River Jazz Club

Roll Up Your Sleeves: Celebrate National Public Lands Day  -  Sep 25, 2008
Washington Post,Fort Washington Park Pick up trash along the Potomac River shoreline from 9 am to noon. 13551 Fort Washington Rd., Fort Washington. 301-763-4600.

Presidential candidates as sportsmen  -  Sep 23, 2008
Washington Times,Upper Potomac receives poor grade - The Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF) has placed the Potomac River on its 2008 Endangered Fisheries List because of

Snakeheads Build a Family -- Big Time  -  Sep 2, 2008
Washington Post,Northern snakeheads, vicious creatures that have terrorized other Potomac River dwellers for years, are multiplying in the river's tributaries,

JW Marriott, Jr., Opens Residence Inn National Harbor Hotel  -  Sep 19, 2008
The FINANCIAL,...“There are very few hotels in the Washington, DC area that offer views of the Potomac River, but this hotel boasts some of the most spectacular river views

Key Bridge Marriott Hotel Prepares for 50th Anniversary With $30 ...  -  Sep 25, 2008
The Open Press (press release)360° vistas of the growing skyline of Arlington’s Rosslyn area, historic Georgetown, the Potomac River and Washington DC’s historic landmarks.

The largemouth bass is the No. 1 game fish  -  Sep 19, 2008
Inside NoVA,...in places like the Chickahominy Lake, the weedbeds along the Potomac River, shallow lakes (like in Florida) and – at one time – Back Bay in Virginia.

RAMSTACK: Potomac wharf gain to  -  Sep 8, 2008
Washington Times,The government's property rights under the land grant "included the bed of the Potomac River to the high water mark on the Virginia shore.

Triathlon Field Grows To 2700  -  Sep 12, 2008
Washington Post,By Jim Hage Tomorrow morning at 7, the first of some 2700 fitness enthusiasts will plunge into the Potomac River of their own volition, marking the start of

Backgrounder: Pentagon Memorial  -  Sep 11, 2008
Xinhua,Covering an area of 0.77 hectares and located on the southwest corner of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington DC,

Hard Times Means Harder Energy Politics  -  Sep 21, 2008
Daily Green...when laissez-faire reigned supreme and the federal government was composed mainly of clerks toiling away in a quiet Southern town by the Potomac River.

Have fun in Nanjemoy  -  Sep 19, 2008
Bay Net,Nanjemoy is bounded by the Nanjemoy Creek and the Potomac River and houses the largest great blue heron rookery in the East.

American shad's decline a mystery  -  Sep 2, 2008
The Chesapeake Bay Journal,..."It was a decent run," said Jim Cummins, a biologist with the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River who has been working for years to restore the

A Lesson in 'Rainscaping': Building a Garden That Makes the Best ...  -  Sep 19, 2008
Washington Post,...it doesn't get absorbed into the soil; it runs off into storm drains or streams, and eventually into the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.

Fish & Game Club hosts picnic for the developmentally disabled  -  Sep 7, 2008
Hagerstown Morning Herald,By ERIN CUNNINGHAM (erinc@herald-mail.com) Craig Grove and his mother, Ronnie, take a ride up the Potomac River Sunday on a pontoon boat during the annual

School notebook  -  Sep 11, 2008
Orange County Review,12-14 - Eighth grade Discovery River camp/canoe trip on the Potomac River. Sept. 19-21 - Seventh grade Discovery River camp/canoe trip on the Potomac River.

Snakehead fish found in Md. county  -  Sep 1, 2008
Examiner.com...of Natural Resources say the invasive predators were found last week in puddles near Mattawoman Creek, which flows directly into the Potomac River.

Challenge your gang with Billy Goat Trail  -  Sep 13, 2008
The Free Lance-Star,My husband, a DC native, started visiting this treasure along the Potomac River with his friends as a teenager. He began taking his daughter when she was a

Tidal bass willing to reward anglers  -  Aug 28, 2008
Washington Times,A number of local anglers who diligently work over the drops, cuts, channels, marsh banks and weed edges of the tidal Potomac River and its feeder creeks

House for Sweden  -  Sep 11, 2008
Architecture Week...building for the Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC, is set on a narrow peninsula at the confluence of Rock Creek and the Potomac River.

Gene Mueller: Hunting stripers in the dark  -  Sep 13, 2008
Washington Times,A little farther down the creek, near the bend that leads to the wide Potomac River, was another early-bird crabber, but he carried proper lighting on his

Kevin Levar To Celebrate Debut Album With Live Online Broadcast of ...  -  Sep 15, 2008
BREATHEcast.com,The live celebration, being held at Sequoia on the Potomac River in Washington DC, will be broadcast live online at www.kevinlevartv.com starting at 7:30 pm

A Stroll, a Run or a Ride From Where Residents Need to Be  -  Sep 5, 2008
Washington Post,...can look out over Metro's Blue Line tracks, the runway at Reagan National Airport and the Potomac River and then across to the District's monuments.

Falcons eye third golf title  -  Sep 23, 2008
Loudoun Times,Park View, Dominion and host Potomac Falls for the 18-hole event at Lowes Island Club, which features two courses nestled along the Potomac River.

Local Sailing Enthusiasts Can See the 'Morning Light'  -  Sep 20, 2008
Washington Post,Fishing Guru: Al Lindner is the guest speaker at Wednesday's meeting of the Potomac River Smallmouth Club. The host of the television series "Lindner's

Gene Mueller's Weekend Fishing Report  -  Sep 10, 2008
Washington Times,If it's a bass angler who prefers the upper tidal Potomac River, you'll receive generally good reports. In fact, some of the Potomac bass catches are as

Rowing to Save a Shoreline  -  Sep 16, 2008
RedOrbit,We spent an entire month on the Potomac River, just as Captain Smith did, traveling from the Bay's heart to Washington, DC, and back.

Nations Capital officially launches World Water Monitoring Day 2008  -  Sep 19, 2008
Environmental Expert (press release),Md.) performed tests on the Potomac River and visited two dozen educational and interactive displays on a number of water quality issues.

The White House years  -  Sep 12, 2008
The Australian,There are the gardens and grounds, especially the long lawns sweeping down to the Potomac River. It's a spectacular scene, unchanged since Washington was

Leesburg Bus Tour Highlights Development  -  Sep 20, 2008
Washington Post,Wegmans will be part of the Village of Leesburg, a mixed-use development off Route 7 at River Creek Parkway that will include LA Fitness, Potomac River

Three Ways to Connect Your Sales Force to Diverse Communities  -  Sep 11, 2008
DiversityInc.com (subscription)...hundreds of Chinese Americans from across the country traveled to Washington , DC , for the annual Dragon Boat Festival on the Potomac River .

A Night Out: Outstanding in the Field Dinner  -  Sep 23, 2008
Washingtonian.com,...let the stress of the long drive—many traveled more than two hours to Montross—melt away in the grassy park, with the Potomac River meandering past.

Md. officials on watch as Hanna moves through  -  Sep 6, 2008
Examiner.comHe says officials are most concerned about wind gusts and the potential for localized flooding along the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River.

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