washingtonpost.com - MichiganMichiganFluffy Bites of Heaven- May 9, 2005 My parents categorically present a unified front -- except when it comes to ambrosia salad.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41515-2005May6.html?nav=rss_nation/states/m... Leaders of the Packed- May 9, 2005 Cushioning materials are a small but growing part of the very large packaging business. The Institute of Packaging Professionals estimates that packaging in North America alone is a more than $200 billion-a-year business.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2624-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/m... Va. Student Lost After Ditching Plane in Lake Michigan- May 9, 2005 Jonathan Leber was at home in the water and in the air.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21614-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Finding the Good Life Right Where You Left It- May 9, 2005 When Jim Davis graduated from Pennsylvania State University, he figured he was leaving for good. But more than 50 years later, he's back, this time for retirement.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45911-2005Mar18.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... District of Columbia- May 9, 2005 Architecture WALTER HOOD -- Monday at 7 p.m. The landscape architect talks about turning neglected urban areas into parks that celebrate local history. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. $17, students $10. For reservations, call 202-272-2448.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8058-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/states/m... Obituaries- May 9, 2005 John J. Mancini Business Executive John J. Mancini, 73, a retired Washington area business executive with IBM, Loral Space & Communications and Lockheed Martin, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Feb. 27 at Sunrise Senior Living in Sterling.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2358-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_nation/states/m... Economic Worries Not Resonating on Hill- May 9, 2005 Both parties face risks if they fail to pivot their attention to economic issues, but the stakes are especially high for Republicans as an election year approaches.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6118-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/states/m... Campaign Funding in Md. Used for Array of Costs- May 9, 2005 Candidates seeking election to the Maryland General Assembly are using their campaign funds on far more than yard signs, bumper stickers and direct mail.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50459-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... NEA, States Challenge 'No Child' Program- May 9, 2005 The nation's largest teacher's union joins school districts in Michigan, Texas, and Vermont in filing a federal lawsuit charging that the Department of Education has failed to provide adequate funding for the No Child Left Behind initiative.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4741-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/states/m... Driver Guilty in Explosives Threat- May 9, 2005 A Michigan man who threatened to blow up his van near the White House two days before President Bush's second inauguration pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45667-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... |