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December 18, 2008 - The current state of early childhood education in the District of Columbia reveals a huge discrepancy between the have's and the have-nots.
David Klatt reports...
December 18, 2008 - The economic recession is translating into smaller box office reciepts and lagging corporate and government support for the arts.
Stephanie Kaye reports ...
December 18, 2008 - Police officers in D.C. are being required to improve the way they interact with residents who speak limited English. The move comes after criticism by a civil rights group, and as Kavitha Cardoza reports, it's the first language access complaint filed in the District...
December 18, 2008 - At Surrattsville High School in Prince George's County, Maryland, students are learning life-lessons through a program that is both praised and criticized. It's the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training program, which once was mandatory.
Kiana Petty has more...
December 18, 2008 - (Dec 18) RIVERFRONT MARKET Today is the last day of the Capitol Riverfront Holiday Market. Featuring works from artists around the city, you can take in the displays and purchase items from 11:30am to 6pm at New Jersey Avenue and M Street Southeast. Just hop on the Metro to the Navy Yard Station to find unique gifts, jewelry and art, as the riverfront is transformed into a festive holiday marketplace for local artisans.
(Through Aug 16) INDIAN / NOT INDIAN The warm and curving halls of the National Museum of the American Indian offer a great place to ward off winter chills. You can lose yourself in the exhibit Indian/Not Indian, which brings the modern art of Fritz Scholder to light, running through August 16th. His bright, bold and controversial images shook the art world in the 60s and 70s, and are just one part of Scholder's forty years of imagination and achievement on canvas during which he explored mythical beings, the afterlife and the unknown.
(Through Jan 24) HAMILTONIAN GALLERY A three-artist exhibit opens at Hamiltonian Gallery through January 24th. The show features James Rieck's newest series of larger-than-life oil paintings, Linda Hesh's photos documenting recent exhibits and the products used in them, and Youngmi Organ's delicate drawings constructed from individual strands of her own hair.
December 18, 2008 - As more parents work longer hours or even a second or third job, commentator Millicent Williams says there's a growing need for after-school programs in the District.
Williams is the president and CEO of the D.C. Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation.
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December 18, 2008 - Aretha Franklin will sing, Pastor Rick Warren will pray and Yo-Yo Ma will play the cello during President-elect Barack Obama's Inauguration. Congressional leaders announced the program on Wednesday, which also will feature poet Elizabeth Alexander; the Rev. Joseph Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader; and the U.S. Marine and Navy bands.
The Jan. 20 event on the steps of the Capitol is expected to draw as many as four million visitors to see Mr. Obama take the noontime oath from Chief Justice John Roberts. Violinist Itzhak Perlman, pianist Gabriela Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill will join Ma for a new work composed by John Williams.V ice President-elect Joe Biden will take his oath from Justice John Paul Stevens.
Patrick Madden reports...
December 18, 2008 - Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine defended his proposed doubling of Virginia's cigarette tax from attacks by Republicans and the tobacco industry, who called it a "job killer."
Anne Marie Morgan reports from Richmond....
December 18, 2008 - Students in Maryland who fail to pass a standardized test to graduate may be getting a pass from the state.
Stephanie Kaye reports...
December 18, 2008 - An electronic file of nearly 8,000 documents and e-mails related to the mass shootings at Virginia Tech are being made available to families of the shooting victims.
Stephanie Kaye has more...
December 18, 2008 - The District held its largest citizenship swearing in ceremony ever. Around 700 people from 104 countries, ranging from Australia to Zimbabwe, crowded a room at the Convention Center to take the oath of allegiance to the United States. Many had waited for 10 to 15 years.
Immigration attorneys say immigrating is a very difficult process. In most cases, you need either a relative or an employer to sponsor you. The employer has to prove no qualified American is interested in the job, and that can cost an employer dearly - as much as $10,000. Then there are the costs in time. If you go the employment route it can take upwards of 10 years. If you change jobs along the way, you start over. Going through family connections can take as little as 2 years or as long as 20.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
December 18, 2008 - Todd Zwillich takes a look at the desks in the Capitol and what they say about the history of the U.S. Senate.
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