Category Archives: District of Columbia

Protesters Shut Down DHS Headquarters Construction Site for Second Time

LISTEN TO RON HARRIS: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “If we don’t do something about it, it’s going to be like Bolling Joint Air Force Base. They have 13,000 jobs over there [and] only three percent … Continue reading

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Historic McMillan Park: To Whom Does it Belong, the Few or the Many?

LISTEN TO TONY NORMAN: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “You cannot separate the history of the District of Columbia from the history of the nation.”  – Commissioner Tony Norman Several decades before the Freedom Riders and … Continue reading

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DHS Headquarters Project: Lots of Money, Lots of Jobs, But for Whom?

LISTEN TO PATRICK WALKER: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 It’s blue collar [jobs] today. But when this project gets finished, it’s going to be white collar [jobs]. – Pastor Patrick Walker “This is a peaceful demonstration,” … Continue reading

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Del. Norton’s Job Fair: “Record Breaking” and “Heart Breaking”

LISTEN TO DEL. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Yesterday, more than 4,000 District residents came to the Convention Center hoping to find a job. “Normally you are pleased to have a record breaking … Continue reading

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, July 10, 2011: A Debate on the Future of the D.C. Taxicab Commission

The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, July 10, 2011: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 [You can listen to The Voice of DC Cab Drivers on your phone at (712) 432-6620 or online at wust1120.com.] Tonight, we … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Vote on D.C.’s Budget Priorities for Additional Revenue Has Received Little Notice

Listen to Bob Pohlman and Elizabeth Falcon: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 In a vote that appears to be escaping scrutiny, Tuesday the D.C. Council will determine the spending priorities for any additional revenue that would … Continue reading

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H Street NE: A Look from the Other Side of the (Streetcar) Tracks

Listen to Pamela Johnson and Bachir Diop HERE [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that if you block access to my retail business for a long time, four years, … Continue reading

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Can the Adams Morgan Hotel Be Built Without Trampling D.C. Zoning Laws?

Voices from April 30, 2011 Adams Morgan ANC community meeting in Kalorama Park [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Brian Friedman is a developer in his early thirties looking to make a name for himself. Friedman’s attempt to build … Continue reading

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Calls to Eliminate Taxicab Commission May Be Misguided

NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt on NewsChannel8, June 28, 2011

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, June 26, 2011: Journalists Arrested at Public Meeting of Taxicab Commission

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DC CAB DRIVERS, JUNE 26, 2011: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 [You can hear the show live, not just on the radio, but also at wust1120.com or on your cell phone … Continue reading

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