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	<title>The Mapleleaf Online &#187; Announcements</title>
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		<title>Mapleleaf Online photo gallery is now live</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2010/06/04/mapleleaf-online-photo-gallery-is-now-live/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2010/06/04/mapleleaf-online-photo-gallery-is-now-live/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Site Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve added a photo gallery to the Mapleleaf Online website, and for starters, it features some great photos of the recent Maplewood Spring Social taken by Allen Myers. Do you have some photos of Maplewood you’d like to share? Submit them by email and we’ll gladly publish them on this site!
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		<title>MCA volunteer opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2010/05/26/mca-volunteer-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2010/05/26/mca-volunteer-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 01:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katee N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 A volunteer coordinator is needed for delivery of The Mapleleaf newsletter (5 issues/membership year; January issue often mailed due to winter weather). Routes and maps have already been established and a great team of neighbors is ready to assist – although more are always welcome! 
An advertising manager is needed to identify potential advertisers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special message from the President on an important event</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2009/10/05/special-message-from-the-president-on-an-important-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2009/10/05/special-message-from-the-president-on-an-important-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Thursday, October 8th, shortly after 9 AM, the Montgomery County Planning Board will meet to determine the recommendation it will make to the County Council’s Hearing Examiner regarding the rezoning application by the FAES. Even though you may not desire to speak at this hearing, a large turnout of Maplewood residents will demonstrate to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McLean School proposes move to Heart House property</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2008/10/30/mcclean-school-proposes-move-to-heart-house-property/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2008/10/30/mcclean-school-proposes-move-to-heart-house-property/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As reported yesterday in the Bethesda Gazette, The McClean School of Maryland, a private K-12 institution currently located in Potomac, is proposing to relocate its upper school to the old Heart House property at 9111 Old Georgetown Road. The 10-acre site was vacated by the American College of Cardiology in September 2006 and has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAES property</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2008/09/21/faes-property/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2008/09/21/faes-property/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen M</dc:creator>
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 The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES) has notified the MCA that it would like to construct 31 townhomes to house students who are obtaining advanced education degrees through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The townhomes would be constructed on property owned by FAES bordered by West Cedar Lane, Cypress Avenue, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lise Van Susteren to speak at next MCA meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2008/01/15/lise-van-susteren-to-speak-at-next-mca-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2008/01/15/lise-van-susteren-to-speak-at-next-mca-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lise Van Susteren, MD, will speak about global warming at the next Maplewood Citizens Association general membership meeting on January 30th. Van Susteren was trained by Al Gore in Nashville, Tennessee to present the slide show which became the basis of his Oscar-winning documentary film An Inconvenient Truth. Gore has since trained over 1,000 activists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCA submits BRAC EIS response</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2008/01/04/mca-submits-brac-eis-response/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2008/01/04/mca-submits-brac-eis-response/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the MCA&#8217;s BRAC Committee submitted its response to the Navy&#8217;s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) pertaining to the BRAC consolidation move of Walter Reed Army Medical Center to the National Naval Medical Center.

Several factors, including those that follow, lead to serious questions about the reliability of the DEIS and undermine confidence in the process. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New parking plan at Bethesda Library</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2008/01/01/new-parking-plan-at-bethesda-library/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2008/01/01/new-parking-plan-at-bethesda-library/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new parking plan starts tomorrow, January 2nd at the Bethesda Library:
Under the plan, library patrons using the parking lot will park in numbered spaces, then enter the space number at a kiosk inside the library. This will allow them to park free for two hours. Customers using the library for longer than two hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday recycling and trash reminder</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/12/18/holiday-recycling-and-trash-reminder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/12/18/holiday-recycling-and-trash-reminder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services reminds residents that
Tuesday, December 25, 2007 &#8211; Christmas Day &#8211; and Tuesday, January 1,
2008 &#8211; New Year&#8217;s Day &#8211; are recycling and trash collection holidays.
There will be no County-provided recycling or trash collections on
December 25 or January 1; normal Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday collections these weeks shift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Draft EIS for NNMC BRAC is finally released</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/12/12/draft-eis-for-nnmc-brac-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/12/12/draft-eis-for-nnmc-brac-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet M</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BRAC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Post reported recently in a page one story, The Navy&#8217;s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) BRAC has been released and is available for public viewing on the Navy&#8217;s NNMC BRAC web site.
The planned expansion of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda will add an estimated 2,200 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaf collection follow-up</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/12/10/leaf-collection-follow-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/12/10/leaf-collection-follow-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because of the recent snow, DPWT says it will be using dump trucks to haul the leaves away:
This week’s snow storm has created wet leaf piles that are more difficult and slower to collect using vacuum trucks. DPWT will target locations that historically have had a large volume of leaves. Areas that have received one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New community group formed</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/12/04/new-community-group-formed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/12/04/new-community-group-formed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coalition of Military Medical Center Neighbors (CMMCN) was recently formed to represent the views of the 3000-plus residents of the area surrounding the future Walter Reed Military Medical Center, which includes the Maplewood neighborhood. The group intends to advocate a reduction of vehicles on adjoining roadways, encouraging and improving pedestrian access to the base, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woodmont East public meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/11/27/woodmont-east-public-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/11/27/woodmont-east-public-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark N</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Woodmont East public meeting]]></description>
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		<title>The NIH wants your blood</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/11/07/the-nih-wants-your-blood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/11/07/the-nih-wants-your-blood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The blood bank at the NIH Clinical Center (that really big building up on the hill) is urgently seeking blood donors, reports the Bethesda Gazette. In particular, local supplies of blood type O are &#8220;dangerously low&#8221; according to the NIH.
The NIH uses 500 units of red blood cells each month to treat patients with cancer, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leave the leaves</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/10/26/leave-the-leaves/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/10/26/leave-the-leaves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leaf collection starts]]></description>
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		<title>New Montgomery County Website on BRAC</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/10/10/new-montgomery-county-website-on-brac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/10/10/new-montgomery-county-website-on-brac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet M</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BRAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MoCo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Montgomery County has created a resource-filled website on BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) which is helpful in understanding the federally mandated move of Walter Reed to the Bethesda Naval Medical Center by 2011.
Please send your comments on the website, which the County created at the recommendation of the neighborhood representatives on the County BRAC Implementation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maplewood Football Finalizes Fall Schedule</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/09/05/maplewood-football-finalizes-fall-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/09/05/maplewood-football-finalizes-fall-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark N</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maplewood Football has provided the MCA with its Fall ’07 schedule, which is as follows.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Younger teams (7 through 10 year olds) will practice Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Older teams (11 through 13 year olds) will practice Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. This schedule was created with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neighborhood helpers list</title>
		<link>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/08/31/neighborhood-helpers-list/</link>
		<comments>http://www.maplewoodcitizens.org/posts/2007/08/31/neighborhood-helpers-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet M</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maplewood Neighborhood Helpers List is currently being updated for the Sept 07 Mapleleaf Newsletter.  Any young reisdent of Maplewood 12 years old and up is welcome to have their name added to the list of jobs that include babysitting, pet sitting, house sitting, lawn mowing, raking leaves/shoveling snow, and gardening.
If anyone is not [...]]]></description>
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