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Susan Flagg Godbey: Good health starts with a good night's sleep
As science uncovers new links between a good night's sleep and good health, surveys show more and more Americans are getting shortchanged on their snooze time.
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Green Vs. Purple Line
Pam Browning and Ben Ross have spent decades fighting to get the Purple Line built the right way.
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Maryland Trooper Fired in Bizarre Drunken Chase Case
A Maryland State Police trooper was fired after being charged with kidnapping a man in his marked police car during a chase in which the trooper was the one running from other officers.
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To All My Readers Who Have Bad Credit. And Also To Those Who Don't.
One of the ways you can keep up with the world is read all of your e-mails. I don't think I have bad credit.
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MD--Water Main Break-Thanks
A Chevy Chase woman and her son who were rescued by helicopter from a flooded suburban Washington road after a water main break visited the crew to thank them.
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Cause of Pipe's Failure May Take Weeks to Find
Experts said yesterday that they probably won't know for at least six weeks why a 66-inch water main burst beneath a Montgomery County road Tuesday, trapping commuters in a torrent of water and prompting rescue ...
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Dispatcher, defibrillator save man who collapsed
A quick-thinking 911 dispatcher and a defibrillator at a high school are credited with helping save a man who collapsed during a basketball game.
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AAA: Get rid of money-making cameras
The debate over speed cameras has reached a fever pitch in the D.C. region, so much so that AAA Mid-Atlantic is calling for some of the devices to be removed.
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Christmas Tree Sale Ban Gets a Hearing
Looks like it'll take until 2009 to get to the bottom of why it's illegal to sell a Christmas tree in Montgomery County prior to Dec.
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Speed Cameras Create Controversy
Now, AAA Mid-Atlantic says they want the county to make some big changes. In Chevy Chase, two speed cameras on Connecticut Avenue collect about $250,000 a month.
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Council passes law to curb mansions
After more than a year of debate, the Montgomery County Council passed a bill Tuesday limiting the size of houses in certain older neighborhoods throughout the county.
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Georgetown Branch at center of Purple Line debate
People disagree on whether it will make the trail better or worse . From the Post Many Montgomery County residents who addressed Maryland transit officials at public hearings about plans for a Purple Line ...
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Final Business and a Fond Farewell
Time truly flies by when a person is having fun. The last 15 years are a blur as they have sped by to my last column for the Chevy Chaser and my last opportunity to communicate with my constituents.
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Pediatric obesity may alter thyroid function and structure
Chevy Chase, MD-In addition to its strong associations with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, pediatric obesity may induce alterations in thyroid function and structure, according to a new ...
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Md. Firefighters Recount a Harrowing Rescue
Flames pursued the two firefighters as they climbed the staircase. Searing heat penetrated their protective hoods, burning their faces as it overtook them in a desperate race to the top.
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Stock futures lower ahead of unemployment report
Wall Street was on edge Friday as investors waited to learn how many jobs were lost as employers slashed their payrolls in November.
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Calcium and vitamin D may not be the only protection against bone loss
Chevy Chase, MD-Diets that are high in protein and cereal grains produce an excess of acid in the body which may increase calcium excretion and weaken bones, according to a new study accepted for publication in ...
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Purple Line debate underscores east-west divide
Advocates of a proposed transit line between Bethesda and New Carrollton say debate over the project has underscored the tension of a growing class divide.
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MD--Bank Robberies
Baltimore County Police are looking for a man who has robbed six banks since June.
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The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: THANKSGIVING TRAVEL Live real time traffic from NBCWashington.com Travelers breezed through airport terminals Wednesday and drivers ...
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