DC, A Year From Now
Sunday, September 18, 2005; Page
B06
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/17/AR2005091701136.html
BY THIS TIME next year, District
voters registered with the Democratic,
Republican and Statehood Green parties will
have cast their ballots on primary day in one
of the most critical elections in years. On
Sept. 12 candidates for mayor, DC Council
chairman, one at-large council seat, and
council members for Wards 1, 3, 5 and 6 will
be elected in party primaries. The winners, in
turn, may face challenges from independent
candidates in the November 2006 general
election.
Technology Mars Start Of School Year in
DC
Computer System Makes Troubled Debut
By V. Dion Haynes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, September 18, 2005; Page C07
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/17/AR2005091701369.html
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Politicians trade accusations over Md. storm-relief efforts
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/
bal-md.politics16sep16,1,1811032.column?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset=true
Ideally situated office building in revitalized Silver Spring, MD business zone up for auction to highest bidder September 22. Auction on behalf of Douglas Development by Tranzon Fox. Interested bidders calling from coast-to-coast, proving interest is high for this hot property, vacant, ready to tailor to new owner's needs.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/9/prweb285413.htm
New Focus in 'McMansion' Fight As County Moves Against Signs
By Tim Craig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, September 18, 2005; Page C06
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/17/AR2005091701382.html
Code Violations Prompt Scrutiny of Md. Public Housing Complex
By Cameron W. Barr
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, September 18, 2005; Page C06
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/17/AR2005091701347.html?nav=rss_metro
30 Recommendations Made to Overhaul Schools
By Tom Stuckey
Associated Press Writer
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A commission headed by Lt. Gov. Michael Steele has issued 30 recommendations that would make major changes in the way Maryland educates public school students, including a new system for paying teachers, a revised pension system for school employees and greater use of public charter schools.
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=570588
Speculators Rushing In as the Water Recedes
Brandy Farris is house hunting in New Orleans. The real estate agent has $10 million in the bank, wired by an investor who has instructed her to scoop up houses -- any houses. "Flooding no problem," Farris' newspaper ads advise.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/latimests/20050915/ts_latimes/speculatorsrushinginasthewaterrecedes
Rich Md. Counties See Poverty Levels Grow
Thursday, Sep. 15, 2005 WASHINGTON - Two of Maryland's wealthiest counties
saw some of the greatest gains last year in the number
of impoverished families, according to an analysis of
the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data.
By Christopher Stollar
Capital News Service
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=570709
The Other Side of Charity's Coin
Crisis Prompts Aid for Evacuees, but Area's Homeless Feel Left Behind
By Sue Anne Pressley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 16, 2005; Page B01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/15/AR2005091502278.html
Making a Habit Of Generosity
By Michelle SingletarySunday, September 18, 2005; Page F01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/17/AR2005091700233.html
Op-Ed By U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe: AHPs Are a Matter of Fairness
AHPs are a matter of fairness.
"For the past decade, the American people have consistently and overwhelmingly told Congress that access to affordable health insurance and the explosive growth in premiums are a major concern. Unfortunately, the Senate has not passed legislation to confront this deepening national crisis that continues to harm small businesses' ability to create jobs and compete in today's global economy. The time to act is now.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usnw/20050915/pl_usnw/op_ed_by_u_s__
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House Democrats Hitch Wagon to Warner
Delegate Candidates Cite Governor's Popularity, While
GOP Stresses Initiatives
By Chris L. JenkinsWashington Post Staff writer
Gov. Mark R. Warner brought fellow Democrats to their feet yesterday at the party's central committee meeting in Fredericksburg with the message that House candidates are hoping will carry them to victory.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/17/AR2005091701370.html
Virginia Governor's Race to Be An
Experiment in Voter Turnout
By Chris Cillizza and Shailagh Murray
Sunday, September 18, 2005; Page A05
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/17/AR2005091701110.html
Gov. Warner Appoints
NVTC President Kilberg to BRAC Working Group
PR Newswire
via Yahoo! Finance
Virginia Governor Mark R. Warner has appointed Northern
Virginia Technology Council President Bobbie Kilberg to
serve on the Northern Virginia Base Realignment and
Closure Working Group.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050916/clf512.html?.v=2
Base Relocations in Area Mean Local Governments Will Bear Burden of Improving Strained Roads
Expressing dismay over the willingness of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) ''to exceed its mandate from Congress'' and relocate thousands of federal workers from the transit-rich inner capital suburbs in Arlington and Fairfax counties to the outer military grounds of Fort Belvoir and Fort Meade in heavy-traffic areas of Virginia and Maryland, Fairfax County Supervisor Penny Gross points out in a Falls Church News-Press commentary that the action ''directly contradicts the good planning and 'smart growth' principles that local jurisdictions have been implementing during the past several years.''
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=4970&State=47&res=1440
