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September 18, 2007 - Virginia's new system of traffic fines seeks to punish repeat-offenders by singling them out for dramatically higher penalties.
The public backlash is prompting some observers to take a wider view.
Commentator Jerry Cayford is a philosopher who lives in Brunswick, Maryland...
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September 18, 2007 - Some local parents are protesting what they call the increasingly aggressive tactics of military recruiters. Danielle Karson reports...
September 18, 2007 - In Maryland, Prince George's County is encouraging residents to leave their cars at home today.
Liz Anderson reports...
September 18, 2007 - (Sept 18) American University is holding Environmental Film night with PBS's "Wild Chronicles" host Boyd Matson. He'll be at AU's Wechler Theatre tonight at 7 -- hear about Matson's exciting and exotic adventures with "Wild Chronicles" and his work with National Geographic Explorer. http://www.soc.american.edu/content.cfm?id=880
(Sept 19) Meet the neighborhood of Crystal City and sample food from local cookbook authors and Crystal City restaurants tonight during "Crystal City Tastings" If you can't make it this month, the tastings are held every 3rd Wednesday. Tomorrow's tasting features an Ethiopian restaurant on the neighborhood's "restaurant row." 5 p.m. at Olsson's bookstore in Crystal City. http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/community/eventcal.html?sid=2890
(Sept 19) And for a country twist, the band "Strange Creek" performs live southern and classic rock tomorrow night at Nick's Night Club in Alexandria. Nick's Night Club is one of the Washington Area's largest country music venues. But what really makes it interesting? Free parking and being half a mile from Metro's Van Dorn Street Station. Strange Creek plays from 8:30 to midnight. http://www.nicksnightclub.com/ http://strangecreektheband.blogspot.com
(Sept 18) Be your OWN artist at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Bring a sketchbook and pencils to the Luce Center on the third floor. Join a discussion on artists� sketches; then spend time sketching some of the more than 3,300 artworks on display. Bring a small sketchbook and pencils. If you can't make it this week, the event repeats every week. http://americanart.si.edu/reynolds_center/event.cfm?key=567&event=1816&date=9/18/2007
(Sept 13-20) Suffering from adult ADD? Can't sit through an entire movie without feeling antsy? The fourth Annual DC Shorts Film Festival presents 89 short films and 7 screenplays through Thursday at Landmark's E Street Cinema. DCshorts.com
September 18, 2007 - Maryland's highest court has upheld a state law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, ending a lawsuit filed by same-sex couples who claimed they were being denied equal protection under the law. Meymo Lyons reports...
September 18, 2007 - Mayor Adrian Fenty is promising a full investigation into the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old teenager by an off-duty D.C. police officer. Patrick Madden reports...
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