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September 29, 2008 - We recently broadcast a commentary urging the presidential candidates to focus on improving America`s K through 12 education. It prompted this response from DC resident Liam Julian who is also a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution...
"The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of WAMU 88 5 or American University.
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Email us at commentaries@wamu.org".
September 29, 2008 - Almost 1,000 residents in Northwest D.C. are having to decide whether they want their neighborhood designated as a "historic district." And as Kavitha Cardoza found, the issue hits close to home...
September 29, 2008 - Residents of the District demanded green jobs at a rally in Anacostia to help those who needed those jobs most. But many green jobs would require skilled labor and wouldn't necessarily be available to the working poor.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
September 29, 2008 - If you look at the counties in Virginia nearest the District - Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William and Arlington - one in four residents is foreign born. Of those, 30 percent are Asian, and 43 percent are Hispanic, though many groups are represented, and canvassers say the energy around this election is being felt among all of them. Part of that is because immigration has become such an issue, and part is because because communities are maturing politically. Tenants and Workers - along with other groups - plans to launch a massive get out the vote campaign throughout October.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
September 29, 2008 - By the time a child in a low income household reaches the first grade, he or she has a only a quarter of the vocabulary other children do. In those communities, there might be only one age-appropriate book for every 300 children. To draw attention to the issue, and to encourage reading generally, this Thursday, October 2, 7,000 preschoolers in the District will read the book "Corduroy," a story about a bear who loses his button, with children all over the country in a record setting read-a-thon. The event is part of a nationwide campaign called "Read for the Record," sponsored by the group JUMP START. Organizers are inviting people to join in.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
September 29, 2008 - As lawmakers consider the proposed financial bailout plan, they prepare to cast what some are calling the vote of a lifetime.
Todd Zwillich reports...
September 29, 2008 - (Oct 3) SLEEPING WITH THE SHARKS You can Sleep With the Sharks at the Baltimore National Aquarium this Thursday starting at 5:30pm. Pull out your pajamas and pillows for an overnighter INSIDE the watery world during this nocturnal tour of the city's largest fishbowl. The sleepover includes an evening snack with the stingrays and breakfast with the sharks.
(Sept 30-Nov) THE WAY OF THE WORLD Opening tomorrow, the Shakespeare Theatre Company brings The Way of the World to the Lansburgh Theatre through November 16th. William Congreve`s five-act play, which debuted at the turn of the 18th century, features witty repartee in a delightful comedy of manners, as it follows the wheeling and dealing of two conniving lovers who use decoys and deception to defeat their rivals.
(Oct 1-7) DUKE ELLINGTON JAZZ FEST And start planning now for a host of concerts and other cultural events during the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, beginning Wednesday and running for one week at venues throughout the city. From the Jazz in the Hoods series to student concerts and master classes, this fab fest adds life and largesse to D.C.'s already extraordinary musical legacy.
September 29, 2008 - Officials are still investigating the scene of a deadly medical helicopter crash that killed four people in Maryland over the weekend.
The helicopter's pilot radioed for help twice because of fog before crashing into a park in District Heights early Sunday. The helicopter was making about a 25-mile trip from the scene of a traffic accident in Charles County to a hospital but had been diverted to Andrews Air Force Base because of the bad weather. A veteran pilot, a flight paramedic, a county emergency medical technician and one of the victims of the traffic accident died in the crash. An 18-year-old woman, who was also injured in the traffic accident, survived.
It was the deadliest medevac helicopter accident in Maryland since the State Police began flying those missions almost 40 years ago, and it was the eighth such crash in the last year nationwide. A member of the National Transportation Safety Board says about thirty people died in those crashes.
Rebecca Blatt reports...
September 29, 2008 - The National Transportation Safety Board has still not determined what caused a Maryland State Police helicopter to crash late Saturday, killing four people as it transported victims of a car accident. Whatever the final cause is, weather will have played a major factor. NTSB member Debbie Hersman says another pilot successfully landed the same helicopter using the same instrument system the pilot in the fatal crash was trying to use when the chopper went down. The NTSB has interviewed one witness to the crash.
Matt Bush reports from the crash site in District Heights....
September 29, 2008 - In Maryland, a deal to lure a popular Music Hall to Silver Spring is gaining momentum. The proposal to bring Live Nation, the country's largest promoter and producer of live music, cleared an important hurdle today. A County Council subcommittee voted to approve zoning changes to make way for the venue in downtown Silver Spring.
Patrick Madden has the story from the County Council Building in Rockville...
September 29, 2008 - In Maryland, the plan to bring a popular music hall to Silver Spring cleared an important hurdle in the Montgomery County Council on Monday. While many local music fans and lawmakers are applauding the agreement, some critics say the county's deal with a popular concert company is a little too sweet.
Patrick Madden reports...
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