Monthly Archives: May 2011

On “NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt” Pete and Harry Jaffe Discuss D.C. Budget

Wednesday, Pete joined Examiner columnist Harry Jaffe on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt on TBD/Ch8 to discuss the D.C. budget. 85 percent of District residents support higher taxes on the District’s highest income earners in order to avoid cuts to services, … Continue reading

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85 Percent of the City Can’t Be Wrong: Tax the Rich, Don’t Hurt the Poor

“There are a lot of people like me in the city who are glad to pay a higher rate of tax, who can well afford it if it will help people who are at the bottom,” said Roger Kuhn, a … Continue reading

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Transparency, DCTC Style: “NO TELEVISION CAMERAS. NO VIDEO TAPING. NO AUDIO TAPING.”

Listen to Dena Reed attempt to kick Fox5 photojournalist Jason Smith out of the March DCTC meeting [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The DCTC has a new policy regarding public meetings. “Without the express prior approval of the … Continue reading

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Is Councilmember David Catania Fit for Office?

“There’s no justifiable reason to continue the [HPV vaccine] mandate which is expensive and unnecessary and potentially dangerous. No one ever died from a Pap smear,” testified Emily Tarsell, who lost her daughter, Christina, 18 days after she received her … Continue reading

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, May 8, 2011

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DC CAB DRIVERS, MAY 8: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Welcome to The Voice of DC Cab Drivers brought to you by the Dominion of Cab Drivers, here on WUST 1120 … Continue reading

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A Chance to (11th Street) Bridge D.C.’s Economic Divide

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “They come here in our ward so [they should] hire us,” said Gardenia Walker, a native Washingtonian and single mother who lives east of the Anacostia River where unemployment is very … Continue reading

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Activists Call on Mayor and Council to Provide Housing For All

LISTEN TO VOICES FROM THE HOUSING FOR ALL RALLY [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “The programs that serve the neediest in the District of Columbia are under assault. There is no question about that,” said Ward … Continue reading

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D.C.’s HPV Vaccine Mandate Is “A Great Big Public Health Experiment”

“The benefit of mass HPV vaccination for cervical cancer does not outweigh its risk,” according to testimony Dr. Sing Hang Lee will deliver to the D.C. Council’s Committee on Health Thursday, May 5 at 9:00 a.m. at the John A. … Continue reading

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Candi Peterson: From Teacher to Blogger to WTU General Vice President

LISTEN TO CANDI PETERSON [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Here I am today, as the general vice president. Who could have thought this would have happened? But I’m glad it did,” said Candi Peterson, the recently … Continue reading

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, Sunday, May 1, 2011

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DC CAB DRIVERS [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Welcome to “The Voice of DC Cab Drivers,” brought to you by the Dominion of Cab Drivers, here on WUST 1120 AM. I’m … Continue reading

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