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Friday, July 1, 2011

Delaware Hopes To Ease Holiday Bottleneck With New EZPass Lanes

If you're heading north from the D.C. area for July 4, the state of Delaware may have some good news for you, as far as traffic goes.

Leslie Johnson May Keep Serving On County Council, For Now

Prince George's County Council member Leslie Johnson pleaded guilty yesterday to destruction of evidence charges in an FBI corruption case targeting her husband former county executive Jack Johnson. But Johnson isn't leaving the spotlight just yet.

Lalaram Guyadin: Seeing The Down Side Of American Diet

Commentator Lalaram Guyadin moved to Washington from Guyana four years ago to attend school. It wasn't language or making friends that provided the biggest challenge, but getting used to American eating habits, and he says those cultural differences can teach us a lot about the way we consume foods.

New Va. Concussion Law Brings Stricter Rules For Student Athletes

In Virginia, high school student athletes showing any signs of concussion will now have to be taken off the court or field immediately under a new law that goes into effect today.

'Art Beat' With Sean Rameswaram

All sorts of fireworks for the 4th.

Activists Take Plunge in Anacostia To Raise Awareness

Nearly three decades after a federal deadline passed requiring waterways to be fish-able and swim-able, the Anacostia River remains neither. Yesterday, advocates took the risky step of swimming in the river to raise awareness about the pollution.

Union Station Debuts Two Electric Car Charging Stations

For electric vehicle drivers in the city, charging up can sometimes prove challenging. Now, D.C. leaders hope two new chargers at Union Station will be a jolt for electric cars.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

4-Year-Old Shot By Another Child In Prince George's County

Police in Prince George's County, Md., say a 4-year-old boy is recovering from a gunshot wound to the back, and they say the shot came from 5-year-old boy.

WTU Pres. Calls Teacher Evaluations 'Racist' Ahead Of Ratings Release

Nathan Saunders, elected head of the Washington Teachers' Union in December, is vowing to do away with D.C. Public Schools' teacher evaluation system, called IMPACT, saying the system is racist and unfair.

Study Finds Racial Disparity In Care For D.C. Patients With Strokes

A study published Thursday takes a look at patients experiencing the most common type of stroke, an ischemic stroke. Researchers at Georgetown University found that black patients were one-third less likely than white patients to receive the best drug available to treat that kind of stroke.

GMU Linguistics Dep't. Archiving World's English Accents

Want to hear how someone speaks English with a Dinka accent, from Sudan? How about a Mortlockese accent from Micronesia? You can find out at George Mason University in Northern Virginia (and its website), which keeps the world's largest online database of English accents.

Poll Shows Virginia Senate Race In Dead Heat

A new poll in Virginia from Quinnipiac University Polling Institute shows registered voters are split over who should take the U.S. Senate seat.

'Art Beat' With Sean Rameswaram

Folklife on the National Mall, the Louvre at the National Gallery of Art and Reefer Madness at Theatre Project.

Alcohol Tax Hike In Maryland Goes Into Effect Tomorrow

The first increase in Maryland's alcohol tax in nearly 40 years goes into effect Friday.

Leslie Johnson Pleads Guilty To Felony Charge Of Destroying Evidence

Leslie Johnson, the Prince George's County Council member caught up in corruption scandal alongside her husband, former County Executive Jack Johnson, pleaded guilty to one felony county of destroying evidence at U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md. this morning.

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