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September 26, 2007 - Writer Reuben Jackson reflects on the milestones that music can mark in our lives...and remembers the musical heroes of his youth after they have passed on.
Reuben Jackson lives, and listens to, a lot of music in the District.
September 26, 2007 - Governor Martin O'Malley's plan to bring nearly 10-thousand slot machines to race tracks in Maryland is raising some eyebrows. Danielle Karson reports...
September 26, 2007 - More than two years after Hurricane Katrina, a legislative push is underway to provide displaced Gulf Coast residents some housing assistance -- assistance those residents say is long overdue. Rosiland Jordan reports...
September 26, 2007 - Over 114-thousand people have been murdered in the U.S. since 2000. Victims families' and friends are speaking out on Capitol Hill. Jessica Golloher reports....
September 26, 2007 - As D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee continues to re-shape public education in Washington, she's already assessing her first few months the job. Jessica Golloher reports....
September 26, 2007 - There's an effort underway in Virginia to build a jail exclusively for illegal immigrants. Pat Brogan reports...
September 26, 2007 - Its been revealed that the policeman who shot two un-armed furniture deliverymen, killing one of them earlier this year in Prince Georges County, had been placed on restrictive duty a decade ago. Meymo Lyons reports...
September 26, 2007 - A local economist predicts rising Metro fares will have a negative impact on the economy. Nicole Back reports...
September 26, 2007 - As Congress drafts legislation to combat global warming, local leaders told a Senate committee today how climate change is damaging the Chesapeake Bay. Danielle Karson reports...
September 26, 2007 - (Sept 27-29) When thinking Shakespeare you may envision actors on their very best British behavior. Being "rude" may not come to mind - unless you're catching Maryland-based theatre troupe "The Rude Mechanicals." They take a modern approach to the Bard in Coriolanus, with wit and political humor appropriate to both the play and to DC audiences, at the Warehouse Theatre in DC tomorrow through Saturday.
(Sept 28-30) Dance DC Festival - The last weekend of September 2007 marks the 4th Annual Dance DC Festival, bringing modern, traditional, and global dance to venues ranging from DC's Kennedy Center to Alexandria's Masonic Temple, and Multicultural Market workshops in conjunction with Eastern Market.
(Sept 26-Oct 28) Olney Theatre Center - "Of Mice and Men" opens tonight at Olney Theatre Center in Maryland on its new main stage, striking a contemporary note on immigration issues and the American dream. The theater is expecting to host more than three thousand area students who will see the play, and has discounted tickets for the school-aged set.
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