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November 25, 2008 - It's been two years since Adrian Fenty swept into office as mayor of D.C., saying his number one priority was improving public education.
Kavitha Cardoza spoke with Mayor Fenty about his election promises, including education....
November 25, 2008 - Seven of the largest and oldest civil rights groups in the country gathered in downtown D.C. to discuss an increase in hate crimes.
Stephanie Kaye reports...
November 25, 2008 - The Montgomery County Police Department is holding a blood drive today in honor of one of their own. Montgomery County Police Detective Alanna Ward was driving off-duty when she and her son were hit by an aggressive driver. Her husband, Mike,is a Montgomery County police sergeant. He remembers getting the news.
Kat Glass reports...
November 25, 2008 - (Through Dec 21) ISN'T IT ROMANTIC The songs and music of the Gershwins, Richard Rodgers and others bring the Great American Songbook alive with Isn't It Romantic at MetroStage in Alexandria through December 21st. This "Off-Broadway" show on the river's edge celebrates the music that includes "Embraceable You," "My Funny Valentine," and "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," with actor/singer Jimi Ray Malary accompanied by some of Washington's finest jazz musicians.
(Through Jan 2009) FRAGILE IN ANACOSTIA At Honfleur Gallery, a solo exhibition of works by New Orleans artist John K. Lawson takes the walls in the show Fragile, in Southeast D.C. through January 2009. Lawson surveys layers of personal and visual history in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, as he documented the salvation and recreation of his destroyed works.
(Through Jan 3) CONNOR CONTEMPORARY Conner Contemporary Art has opened three solo exhibitions featuring drawings, photographs and video, at the downtown D.C. studio through January 3rd. Zoë Charlton's provocative show "Family," David Levinthal's "War" makes the familiar strange, and Gabriel de la Mora's visceral videos are a definite departure from the spirit of the holidays, providing plenty of challenges for the viewer. You can also listen to podcasts of conversations with the artists.
The songs and music of the Gershwins, Richard Rodgers and others in Alexandria through December 21st, with actor/singer Jimi Ray Malary.
courtesy of: MetroStage
One of Gabriel de la Mora's visceral videos at Conner Contemporary Art.
courtesy of: Gabriel de la Mora
November 25, 2008 - The State Board of Elections has officially certified the vote totals for all of the ballots cast statewide on November 4th.
Anne Marie Morgan reports from Richmond...
November 25, 2008 - The deadline is approaching for America's big three automakers to submit a plan for the $25 billion loan the companies want from the federal government.
As sales manager for Alexandria Buick Pontiac GMC and Saturn, Jim Warren sees a bitter irony in the current situation for the big three American automakers.. Just as the companies find themselves groveling at the feet of Congress, people who sell their cars -- like him -- are as happy with the American product as they've ever been.
Jonathan Wilson has more on how local dealerships are coping with the waiting game...
November 25, 2008 - The head of the agency that coordinates Maryland's emergency response says far fewer patients have been flown to trauma centers in the seven weeks since the fatal crash of a state police helicopter.
Meymo Lyons reports...
November 25, 2008 - There's a need for volunteers in northern Virginia to help low-income families prepare and file their taxes.
Pat Brogan reports...
November 25, 2008 - The US Public Interest Group releases its annual toy safety report. Todd Zwillich has more.
Meanwhile, as President-elect Barack Obama assembles his cabinet and staff, a variety of groups are lobbying for representation. Sara Sciammacco reports on how Native Americans are pushing for a presence in the new administration.
November 25, 2008 - Maryland's largest nonprofit health-care insurer is telling doctors it will cut their reimbursement fees, starting next year. One physicians group says it's worried CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's decision to cut reimbursements will lead to some doctors pulling out of the insurance system or leaving Maryland altogether. The interim director of the state's medical society, MedChi, tells the Maryland Daily Record doctors might switch to practices that charge patients a yearly fee instead of working with insurance companies. He also says younger doctors with big medical school loans to pay back might not come to the state in the first place. A recent study by MedChi and the Maryland Hospital Association found some areas of the state already have a shortage of doctors because of high costs and low reimbursement rates.
Matt McCleskey has more...
November 25, 2008 - Highway 58 is the longest road in Virginia. It ranges from an urban, ten-lane highway to a two-lane mountain pass as it runs across the state's southern border.
As Nancy King reports, a new book shares some of the legends and lore of the byway...
November 25, 2008 - Police in Virginia say certain crimes have been rising this holiday season, but shoppers can protect themselves.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
November 25, 2008 - A D.C. elementary school has been designated a "blue ribbon" school -- an honor given to only one of approximately 500 schools in the country.
Kavitha Cardoza reports...
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