WAMU 88.5 : Support

Year End Giving Suggestions

July 29, 2011
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  • Leave us a legacy of support for the future by naming WAMU in your will, life insurance policy, pension/IRA plan, or by other means in your estate planning. You or your advisor may visit our planned giving pages or contact us at (202) 885-1253 for more information. We promise to be discrete.
  • Make it a surprise gift and mail it at your convenience. Our address is WAMU, 4000 Brandywine Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8082

Arts & Culture

WAMU 88.5

Art Beat With Sean Rameswaram, May 25

National College Dance Festival, Bachelorette, and Blast Off!

Food

NPR

A Meat Mea Culpa: What Went Wrong With 'Pink Slime'

Meat processors blame social media and their own lack of transparency for the "pink slime" storm. . But will consumers ever trust the industry when it comes to understanding how the food processing system works?

Politics

NPR

N.C. Democrats Try To Shake Off Pre-Convention Blues

With the national convention just three months away, state Democrats are reeling from a series of setbacks, including passage of a gay marriage ban and a sex scandal within the organization. But party leaders say they're committed to making the convention a success and keeping the state "blue" in November.

Technology

NPR

Friend Your Students? New York City Schools Say No

This spring, the city's Department of Education issued its first guidelines about how teachers should navigate social media. The rules make it explicit: Teachers cannot friend or follow their students on Facebook or Twitter, but they can have professional accounts and pages for students to follow.