Remembering the ‘Dream’ in Rockville, Back to School, Back to School Traffic: The Week in Preview

History | 50th anniversary of the March on Washington
Thousands are expected to come to Washington, DC this week to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. If you’re planning to participate, you’ll find a schedule of events here. 

You said it | ‘That was a defining moment of my life.’
Those were the words of the Rev. Jim Macdonell, an 80-year-old Rockville resident who was there when Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream Speech.” The full interview is on Rockville Patch today. 

Back to school | Today is the first day of school for Montgomery County public schools
Bye-bye summer break. According to MCPS, more than 150,000 students are expected to attend class on the first day of school, which is today—Monday, Aug. 26. 

Traffic | Avoid back-to-school traffic
With those hundreds of students heading back to the classrooms are the big yellow school buses and big messy traffic. Check the roads before you go.

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