Is this a Redskins town or what? The ‘Skins still own the news cycle days after their devastating defeat at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks.
Is this a Redskins town or what? The ‘Skins still own the news cycle days after their devastating defeat at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks. Front page articles, stories that lead newscasts, an explosion of comments on Twitter. The inauguration? What inauguration? I exaggerate, but not that much.
It's been one crazy political season. We have, up to now, endured an onslaught of ads from political parties, candidates, PACs and other "for and against" groups.
It's been one crazy political season. We have, up to now, endured an onslaught of ads from political parties, candidates, PACs and other "for and against" groups; we have watched as the candidates have risen or fallen in the polls as the result of debate performances. But then along came Gallaudet University.
What would you do if you had $1 billion? Start your own cable network? Buy a Hawaiian island? Or maybe buy yourself an NFL franchise?
What would you do if you had $1 billion? Start your own cable network? Buy a Hawaiian island? Or maybe buy yourself an NFL franchise? What if you decided to give back to your community, to have a decade's long impact on the quality of life.
If you are truly objective, it would be hard to argue that charter schools haven't been one of the most effective ways to elevate academic achievement.
If you are truly objective and you place the interests of the students of the District above all the politics surrounding public education, it would be hard to argue that charter schools haven't been one of the most effective ways to elevate academic achievement.
The 2012-2013 school year in the District will feature 58 schools, all with populations under 300 students, opening their doors without the compliment of a school library and librarian.
The 2012-2013 school year in the District will feature 58 schools, all with populations under 300 students, opening their doors without the compliment of a school library and librarian. We are talking about schools that serve around 17,000 students.
When reporters sought comment from D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray about the illegal shadow campaign that helped him win the election, here's what he said: "This is not the campaign that we intended to run."
When reporters sought comment from D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray about the illegal shadow campaign that helped him win the election, here's what he said: "This is not the campaign that we intended to run." I'd say that is a gross understatement.
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A report released recently by the D.C. Department of Public Health stated that the HIV infection rates among D.C. residents dropped to 2.7 percent in 2010 from 3.2 percent in 2008.
A report released recently by the D.C. Department of Public Health stated that the HIV infection rates among D.C. residents dropped to 2.7 percent in 2010 from 3.2 percent in 2008.
FOX 5's Vice President and General Manager Duffy Dyer gives his take on issues in the DC Region.
Recently, one of three major investigations into the actions of high ranking elected officials in the District of Columbia came to a momentous and emotional conclusion. Then-Councilman Harry Thomas, Jr. pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $350,000 from the city, its taxpayers, and indirectly, the youth of Ward 5. This is in addition to filing false tax returns.
It is gratifying that this long running drama is over. Some of that gratification comes from knowing that Harry Thomas, Jr. denied for many months any wrongdoing even though he agreed to pay back to the city the funds he stole.
Now we are waiting for the results of the federal investigation into Mayor Vincent Gray's campaign spending and the investigation into whether campaign funds were properly accounted for in Council Chairman Kwame Brown's 2008 campaign. In the meantime, the City Council should take another step to address the dark cloud that seems to have taken up permanent residence over the John A. Wilson Building.
It's time for the city to enact a law that prohibits someone from running for office after they have been convicted of a felony.
While I do not underestimate the power of forgiveness, nor do I doubt that someone can be truly rehabilitated, surely we can elect trustworthy leaders who are not tainted with criminal records.
Closing the door to the future possibility that we may see, Harry Thomas, Jr. and any other convicted felon running for office will go a long way in restoring the public trust and burnishing our tarnished reputation.
That’s my take. What’s yours? Comment below here on myfoxdc.com or send me an e-mail attmt@wttg.com.
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