Category Archives: District of Columbia

Election Day

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin
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Rhee-Electing Fenty: The Chancellor’s Electioneering

Posted on September 13, 2010 by admin

  Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has only today and tomorrow to campaign before the primary election is over between her boss, Mayor Adrian Fenty, and D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Rhee’s … Continue reading →

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No Love, Black L.U.V.

Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO KYMONE FREEMAN HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Artist and activist Kymone Freeman may have committed the crime of PWB: Parenting While Black. Recently, Freeman parked his car and walked some 25 feet to … Continue reading →

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Phil Mendelson vs. Michael Brown: A Case of Political Identity Theft

Posted on September 9, 2010 by admin

At-Large D.C. Councilmember Phil Mendelson at work on a typewriter. (Good to know they still exist!) LISTEN TO COUNCILMEMBER PHIL MENDELSON HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 At-Large Councilmember Phil Mendelson is running for his fourth … Continue reading →

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A Teacher’s Take on Rhee’s Reign

Posted on September 8, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO CHRIS BERGFALK HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is regularly touted as a hero by the Washington Post for aggressively pushing so-called “school reform.” How do District of Columbia … Continue reading →

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Shades of Gray

Posted on September 4, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO VINCENT GRAY: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Saturday, August 28, I asked D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray whether he in fact had a substantial lead in the mayoral race despite press reports showing that … Continue reading →

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Fenty’s 11th Hour “Switcheroo” Denied

Posted on August 28, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO BILL O’FIELD HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Board of Elections and Ethics (BOEE) for the District of Columbia may be the most important board you’ve never heard of. This week, BOEE may have prevented the upcoming … Continue reading →

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A Debate on Highland Dwellings

Posted on August 28, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO SCHYLA PONDEXTER-MOORE AND ADRIANNE TODMAN HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Saturday, the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) held a barbecue at Highland Dwellings, a 208-unit public housing complex located east of the Anacostia River … Continue reading →

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Run for Office, Yes YOU!

Posted on August 23, 2010 by admin

LISTEN TO LAWRENCE GUYOT HERE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] We should not be observers in this. We should be participants. Democracy has never been moved by its spectators, but by those who got into the political arena … Continue reading →

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