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It's been a tough year for Maryland horse racing. The owner of the state's thoroughbred race tracks has filed for bankruptcy. The state continues to lose horses, spectators, and money to tracks in neighboring states. But those concerns will be put on hold... for at least one day. Saturday is the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes - the second jewel of horse racing's triple crown. For an insider's view of the sport, Patrick Madden speaks with a local jockey - one of the leading female riders in the country.
The winning horse in the Preakness will parade around the track at Pimlico with more than seven-feet of bright yellow and black floral tradition draped hang around its neck - the Black-Eyed Susan blanket, named for the Maryland state flower. But as David Klatt explains, none of the flowers in the blanket is a Black-Eyed Susan.
Nearly 75 percent of the earth's surface is covered with water. But Senior Commentator Fred Fiske says declining water resources will be one of the biggest concerns of the century.
A million year old cycle of fish migration almost came to an end in the waters around Washington. But a monumental conservation effort has brought them back from the brink. Sabri Ben-Achour explains.
Friday, May 15th is Bike to Work Day, an event that has previously drawn over 7000 two-wheeled commuters across the DC region. But what do you do after you've finished biking to the job? Bike to the PROM, of course. The 'Bike Prom' will take place at the Black Cat nightclub on Saturday, May 16th. To find out more, we speak with Eric Gilliland, Executive Director of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.
This is prom season. For many of us, it's a time when memories of high school proms - good or bad - come flooding back. And this week it came to our attention that in his youth, WAMU 88.5 News Director Jim Asendio attended over TEN high school proms. For more, we speak with the man himself.
This spring, DC's Young Playwrights' Theatre enlisted the help of teenagers in the city's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services in writing and producing a play. The result is "Choosing Change - An Original Play by the Students of Oak Hill Academy" and it shines a spotlight on DC's juvenile justice system. Stephanie Kaye reports.
Video critic Bari Biern set herself a tough task this week - pick three movies she typically would avoid... attempt to watch them with an open mind... and report back on the results. Bari Biern returns once again with 3 Videos - No Waiting.
Job hunting is always stressful. But launching the search mid-recession is especially tough. Writer Reuben Jackson shares his thoughts.
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