washingtonpost.com - HawaiiHawaiiIn Hawaii, Time to Grieve Yet Again- May 7, 2005 The helicopter crash in the western Iraqi desert Wednesday was the deadliest single event in the Iraq war for U.S. troops, and officials said it dealt a particularly hard blow to a small military community in Hawaii, which had already seen 18 Marines die in Iraq since late October.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40002-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Iraq War Is Affecting Small State in a Big Way- May 7, 2005 Vermont's National Guard and reserve units have the second-highest mobilization rate per capita, trailing only Hawaii's. It has lost more residents as a percentage of its population than any other state.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9329-2005Feb8.html?nav=rss_nation/states/hi Md. Bill On 'Life Partners' Advances- May 7, 2005 Unmarried "life partners," including gay couples, would be empowered to make health and funeral decisions for each other under legislation approved Friday by the Maryland Senate.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2045-2005Mar25.html?nav=rss_nation/states/h... Bad News Is Familiar in Hawaii Community- May 7, 2005 Two weeks ago, this oceanside military community held a memorial service for 10 of its Marines killed in Iraq. They were among 18 Marines from the base on Kaneohe Bay who died in the war.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42851-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Obituaries- May 7, 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/h... GAO Report Points to Pentagon Waste- May 7, 2005 The U.S. government's biggest department is also one of the most prone to waste, fraud and abuse, raising concerns about the effectiveness of many of its programs, according to a new report.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36544-2005Jan25.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Obituaries- May 7, 2005 Adam Andrew Koscielniak Army Colonel, Tennis Player Adam Andrew Koscielniak, 97, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and a former resident of Arlington who was co-developer of the Fairfax Racquet Club in the early 1970's, died Feb. 15 at his home in Georgetown, S.C. He had a type of refractory anemia.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42245-2005Mar16.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Travel Logistics Delay Detainee's Repatriation- May 7, 2005 A week after the United States agreed to release Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib to his home country of Australia, the accused terrorist has become stuck in a logistical no-man's land.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22245-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Fossett Completes Solo Flight in 67 Hours- May 7, 2005 American millionaire Steve Fossett has become the first pilot to circle the globe in a nonstop solo flight.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4484-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_nation/states/hi Metro- May 7, 2005 THE REGION D.C. Vacation Costs Second Only to Hawaii Tourists are finding Washington one of the priciest places in the nation, with higher average costs this year for food and lodging, according to a survey by AAA Mid-Atlantic.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8282-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/h... |