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Clear Card lets plane passengers bypass security screening — for a fee
- Reagan National and Dulles airports on Wednesday started up a program that lets fliers bypass bottlenecks at airline security stations.
The 3-minute interview: Rick Carlisle
- Rick Carlisle is the owner of Orpheus Records in Clarendon. After nine years at its Wilson Boulevard location, Orpheus is closing its doors. Carlisle has no plans to reopen the store, so thousands of albums, ranging from blues, jazz, rock, punk, to classical, are up for grabs before the closing date.
Program offers amnesty, aims to get guns off streets
- D.C. police officers will ask residents to let them search their homes for handguns without facing the risk of arrest as part of a three-pronged initiative aimed at lowering gun violence.
Seized District house goes back to auction block
- A Petworth house that was co-owned by a convicted drug trafficker returns to the auction block next week after an unsuccessful attempt by the U.S. Marshals Service to sell the house in November.
The 3-minute interview: Susie Kay
- Susie Kay, a former teacher, is the founder and president of the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund, a college preparatory program for high school students in the District of Columbia public schools. Since 1996, Kay has organized an annual one-day, 3-on-3 basketball tournament as a fundraiser.
Experts differ on how stimulus plan would benefit small-business owners
- The package proposed by Congress and the White House to try to stimulate the economy has drawn mixed reactions from experts on small-business.
- The package proposed by Congress and the White House to try to stimulate the economy has drawn mixed reactions from experts on small-business.
Stadium parking issues remain unresolved
- The Washington Nationals have committed to cover the costs associated with providing free parking and shuttle bus service from the expansive RFK Stadium lots to the new ballpark in near Southeast, team officials said Friday.
D.C. launches Web site to help residents plan for emergencies
- The District of Columbia launched a Web site Monday to help residents create their own emergency plans and prepare for the worst, from thunderstorms to a nuclear terrorist attack.
Career center wins grant
- The Arlington Career Center won a grant Friday under a new Virginia program creating the state's first career and technical academies.
The 3-minute interview: E. Ethelbert Miller
- E. Ethelbert Miller is director of Afro-American Studies at Howard University in Washington, and supervises the college’s African American Studies Resource Center. Miller, 57, recently provided insights on Kwanzaa, a holiday started by Maulana Karenga in 1966 and influenced by Pan-Africanism.The holiday started Wednesday and lasts seven days.
The 3-minute interview: David LeBlanc
- David LeBlanc is the author of “Slugging: The Commuting Alternative For Washington DC.” LeBlanc also runs the Web site, www.slug-lines.com, that offers information about the subculture of slugging, a practice that allows drivers to pick up passengers from designated commuter parking lots in order to drive in high-occupancy-vehicle lanes in hopes of shortening their commutes.
Apartment complex fire is latest in trend
- A three-alarm fire that erupted at an apartment complex in Beltsville on Monday was just the latest in what officials say is a disturbing trend in apartment fires in the area.
The 3-minute interview: Susan Crate
- Susan Crate is an anthropologist and professor at George Mason University. Her research focus is human ecology. Crate offers tips on enjoying the winter holidays while being friendly to the environment.
Michael Marley
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Ambassador of ill will can stick Manny Pacquiao award where sun don't shine
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Ambassador of ill will can stick Manny Pacquiao award where sun don't shine
