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October 23, 2007 - New Safety and Security measures are being introduced in some of the District's most troubled schools. D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced the three-month, five-million-dollar initiative which targets eight schools in the district.
Schools Modernization Chief Allen Lew says some very basic safety issues, that should have been taken care of a long time ago are finally being addressed. Lew says the new security cameras in the schools will be monitored by 24-hour security. Some of the schools targeted in the plan are Ballou Senior High, Anacostia High and Woodrow Wilson Senior High.
Jessica Golloher reports...
October 23, 2007 - From November 1st through the 3rd, the Fugitive Safe Surrender program will operate out of the Bible Way Church on New Jersey Avenue in Northwest D.C. That's where non-violent fugitives will be able to surrender, be assigned a defense attorney and probably receive an on-the-spot arraignment. Most will be allowed to leave the same day after a court date is made. Referrals to substance abuse and career counseling will also be available.
Emily Reddy reports...
October 23, 2007 - Farmers in Virginia and Maryland are paying close attention to the debate on Capitol Hill over this year's Farm bill, which provides money for everything from nutrition to conservation programs.
Sara Sciammacco reports...
October 23, 2007 - WAMU 88.5 News has learned that a grand jury investigation into allegations of prostitution rings and inappropriate behavior within D.C. Fire EMS has Chief Dennis Rubin confident charges against several people will soon be filed.
Jessica Golloher reports...
October 23, 2007 - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering a prevention service to help people keep their homes. Foreclosure rates are skyrocketing across the country and it's a problem in this region as well. That's why HUD is holding free foreclosure prevention workshops. The main goal of the program is to assist delinquent homeowners in finding ways to help them pay their mortgages before it's too late. The classes are held twice a month, on the first Tuesday, then again on the third Tuesday. For more information call 202-667-7006.
Pat Brogan reports...
October 23, 2007 - (Oct 26) The Cathedral Choral Society performs Paul McCartney's tribute to his late wife, Linda, at the National Cathedral on Friday. McCartney wrote Ecce Cor Meum (ekkay core may-um), or "Behold My Heart" to honor Linda after she died of breast cancer in 1998. Ticket sales will benefit groups fighting breast cancer.
(Oct 24) If you find yourself in Maryland's Capital City tomorrow, Jeff Antoniuk and his band Jazz Update will be playing "Mostly Monk", a concert based on songs commissioned by D.C.'s own Blues Alley. The performances at the 49 West Coffeehouse, Winebar and Gallery are tomorrow night in Annapolis at 8 and 10 p.m.
(Oct 29-11) And we're mentioning this one early for all those working moms AND dads who might want to put some theater into an already full schedule: "Current Nobody: Story of the Ultimate Working Mom" opens Monday on Woolly Mammoth Theatre's main stage. Riffing on Homer's Odyssey, genders flip-flop to create a story about the ultimate working mom, a photojournalist named "Pen" who heads off to cover the war in Troy while her stay-at-home husband struggles to remain faithful while raising the kids.
(through Oct 30) In conjunction with the exhibit "Life and Nothing Else," the Goethe Institute is screening three short films on Monday night about life in Afghanistan. The films, meant to provide insight into the circumstances of everyday people in Afghanistan, begin at 6:30 p.m. The exhibit runs through the end of the month.
October 23, 2007 - The Anacostia Waterfront is now part of a Business Improvement District that's designed to revitalize the neighborhood. The BID includes the new Nationals stadium, the mixed-use redevelopment project known as The Yards, and the new federal Department of Transportation headquarters. 9,000 new housing units and at least three world-class waterfront parks are also slated for the neighborhood. Mayor Adrian Fenty says the initiative will attract new investment to the economically-depressed area. Fenty says the Anacostia Business Improvement District will be a major commercial center in the region with more than 15 million square-feet of office space.
Jessica Golloher reports...
October 23, 2007 - Some high school students in Loudoun County are helping to restore endangered wetlands. The project is the result of three years of studying and planning by Loudoun Valley High school students and the Newton-Morosco Foundation which provided equipment and training. Foundation president Amy Morosco-Newton says the students are the ones who got things going. She says it will take three years for the wetlands to become established, resulting in the preservation of a valuable natural resource and the creation of a beautiful environmental setting at the Purcellville Ridge development site.
Nicole Back reports…
October 23, 2007 - Industry and population growth in northern Virginia has resulted in a forty percent increase in electric usage over the past decade. That has some businesses fearing that demand will soon outstrip supply. They've formed the Coalition for Reliable Energy which will advocate for the new Dominion Power transmission line as well as for less energy consumption. The coalition predicts blackouts and brownouts across northern Virginia by 2011 if the new line is not constructed.
Emily Reddy reports...
October 23, 2007 - Governor Martin O'Malley is warning the people of Maryland about major reductions in state services if lawmakers fail to approve his plan to address the state's nearly two billion dollar deficit. A 10 percent reduction in state workers, the closure of 8 state parks, and state college budgets slashed by 10 percent -- those are just some of the cuts O'Malley said he'll make if lawmakers don't pass his budget plan during next week's special session.
"I am unveiling here a default price and it lays out the cost of further delay and lays out, if you will, the price of doing nothing," O'Malley said.
That price includes an 86 million cut in funding for Montgomery County and more than 150 million dollars less for Prince George's County. Republican lawmakers are dismissing O'Malley's "cost of delay" budget as alarmist.
"Halloween came early to Annapolis today. What we saw was the governor trying employ scare tactics to bully people into his way of thinking," said Senator E.J. Pipkin.
The special session begins Monday.
Patrick Madden reports...
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