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Another bad idea from Fenty and Rhee

dcblogger wrote 1 hour ago: D.C. Schools to Pay Students for Grades … more →

Tags: DC, Public Education, DCPS, michelle rhee

DC Summer Youth Employment Program 1 comment

blkirish wrote 2 weeks ago: This was one of the last things about my childhood in DC that I was proud of. Mayor Barry’s Su … more →

Tags: Politics, WTF, dc DOES, DC Summer youth employment, Mayor Barry, Summer Jobs, ward 8, WTTG Fox 5

Local self-rule, idiocy, and the Constitution (Or Indiana common-sense, part II)

nathancontramundi wrote 3 weeks ago: I rarely use the word “hero” to describe any-one, but, specifically regarding the Second … more →

Tags: American Politics, constitution, DC, Second Amendment, Alliteration, Heller, Mark Souder

"I swear to God I'm going to pistol whip the next guy who says 'Shenanigans'!"

nathancontramundi wrote 3 weeks ago: Dick Heller, of District of Columbia v. Heller fame, has, again, with two co-plaintiffs, filed a law … more →

Tags: American Politics, constitution, DC, Get Real, Second Amendment, Supreme Court, Governmental Idiocy, Heller

Indiana Common-sense and D.C's re-action to Heller

nathancontramundi wrote 1 month ago: Having, long ago, cast aside any meaning-ful connections that I may have held to the ideology of the … more →

Tags: American Politics, DC, constitution, Supreme Court, Second Amendment, Heller, Mark Souder

Guns, D.C. (crime), Police power, and the Constitution1 comment

nathancontramundi wrote 1 month ago: As the Washington Post reports, the D.C. Council approved, last night, emergency legislation to end … more →

Tags: DC, constitution, Supreme Court, Second Amendment, Liberty and Security, Heller, Washington, zoning, ACLU

Blacks Split on Obama's Reverend Wright

johnibii wrote 4 months ago: By Andrea Billups The Washington Times March 30, 2008 The reaction to Sen. Barack Obama’s Marc … more →

Tags: News, Congress, obama, Politics, media, church, Pastor, Sermons, Reverend Wright

Obama Ahead, but Still Cautious20 comments

Bonney Kapp wrote 6 months ago: At a Dunkin’ Donuts in Washington, DC, this morning, Barack Obama picked up some donuts and ho … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Blogroll, Video, DC, dunkin donuts, obama, Potomac Primary, Washington

the district police would make george orwell proud 1 comment

blackbox wrote 6 months ago: it is not 1984, and i guess we are not living in a policy state. but sometimes, these days, here in … more →

Tags: Washington, DC, 1984, Police State, CCTV, police

Porn: Sure Beats Working3 comments

kanin wrote 7 months ago: Washington City Paper political columnist Mike DeBonis has an awesome job. At least he did yesterday … more →

Tags: Washington City Paper, washington dc, DC, Porn

fare calculator will help with the transition from zones to meters

blackbox wrote 7 months ago: as those of you who live in DC or visit a lot know, major fenty has finally gotten rid of the zone s … more →

Tags: Washington, Washington Post, Cab, Taxi, Fare, Zone, Meter, DC

The pistol is still smoking

jmac12 wrote 7 months ago:   The mayor is about to announce that up to nine DC government employees have been terminated afte … more →

Tags: 1, Porn Site, DC government

It is a Capital City

jmac12 wrote 7 months ago:  A chilly winter breeze brings 2008 to Washington DC.  The new mayor faces challenges in every … more →

Tags: DC General, General, Capital City, mayor, home rule

Briefly Noted: DC Taxis To Switch to Meters

Josh wrote 10 months ago: This morning, Mayor Adrian Fenty decided, after congress told him to choose, that DC taxicabs will s … more →

Tags: Congress, taxis, Tenleytown

D.C. Schools: A National Disgrace1 comment

johnibii wrote 11 months ago: Editorial The New York Times September 4, 2007 Mayor Adrian Fenty of Washington embraced a Herculean … more →

Tags: Children, DC, disgrace, District of Columbia, mayor, News, poor performance, schools, T he New York Times

Summer Crime Wave Heats Up1 comment

Josh wrote 1 year ago: It’s hot here, and unfortunately, that often brings crime. Recently, there have been reports … more →

Tags: Crime, mpd, summer, The District

Zones or Meters?

Josh wrote 1 year ago: photo courtesy of flickr user Daquella manera As it stands, DC is different from most of the count … more →

Tags: taxis, The District, Transportation