Olney News

Military personnel and their families will get a chance next week to discuss their needs and challenges as they return from service in Afghanistan, Iraq or other outposts.

OLNEY, Maryland - Every Saturday morning, rain or shine or snow, two small knots of protestors gather on opposite corners of the main intersection of the suburb where I live.

Instead of walking out of the Alexandria, Va., family physician's office with a prescription, he might find himself stretched out in a dim room on a massage table.

THIS WEEKEND: The exuberant Broadway classic " Ain't Misbehavin' " is coming to town to wow audiences with its musical wit and nonstop energy.

The cellist makes waves not just because of the music he plays, from Bach to Jimi Hendrix , but also the spaces he plays in, from traditional concert halls to hip bars and coffee houses.

Two years ago, looking for more secure employment than her retail career offered, Diana DeCosta decided to enroll in a year-long medical assistant training program at Sanz, a Washington, D.C.-based professional healthcare training school.

THIS WEEKEND: Can money buy happiness? The zanily seductive comedy " The Millionairess ," by George Bernard Shaw , follows the glamorous and clever Epifania Ognisanti di Parerga as she discovers the limits of her millions.

WE ALL HAVE mothers who can be overbearing. It's why the direct-to-voicemail cell-phone option was invented.

The 16th annual Potomac Celtic Festival, a culture heritage festival, returned to Leesburg over the weekend.

It was interesting that the Legionnaires in Olney today were ALL Army. I guess the other branches were letting the Army have their day in the sun.

A patient who comes to Marie Steinmetz with clogged sinuses might be in for a surprise.

Last year, Charlotte Holliday's piano students donated 500 CDs they recorded themselves to breast cancer patients at Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center in Baltimore.

On June 4, 2009, at the age of 80, Francis 'Foss' Thomas Daly, M.D. of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Marshfield, died peacefully at his daughter's home.

On a bookshelf in Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon , a book lays open. It's The Runaway Bunny .

Speed cameras are all over Montgomery County and soon they could be in your neighborhood, making many residents uneasy about why they're really there.

Three star cornerback Louis Young made a verbal commitment to the Cardinal back in October, but had backed off that decision in recent months.

Katie, age 8 and Nicole Cunius, age 10, granddaughters of John and Margaret McDonald of Bonita Springs.

Three high-profile environmental bills sponsored by Montgomery County lawmakers were among legislation signed into law Thursday by Gov.

Swine Flu Information Montgomery County health officials are monitoring the swine flu situation and working with hospitals and community physicians and will provide updates as needed.

Charles County will receive more than 85 percent of its school construction funding request for fiscal 2010.