New Pr. William Coordinator Plans Outreach on Cleanup- April 24, 2005 This week, Michelle Casciato will start her work as an exterior decorator of sorts for Prince William County homeowners.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12603-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/metro Tested at the Pumps- April 24, 2005 Washingtonians, like counterparts across the country, are paying a lot more for gas because they drive more guzzlers than before.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12258-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/metro Despite Law, D.C. Jail Conditions Unimproved- April 24, 2005 Mayor Anthony A. Williams and the Department of Corrections have failed to comply with a 14-month-old law negotiated with the D.C. Council to improve conditions and operations at the District's main jail after the stabbing deaths of two detainees and other inmate violence.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12259-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/metro Condolences Pour In for Va. Crash Victims- April 24, 2005 When they heard about Monday's fatal school bus crash in Arlington, the students -- from John Adams and James K. Polk elementary schools -- wanted to help.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12256-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/metro Sheriff Candidates Setting Out Early- April 24, 2005 One thing is certain about the sheriff's race in Alexandria: Come Election Day in November, incumbent James H. Dunning's name will not appear on the ballot, as it has every four years since 1985.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12601-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/metro Va. Expands Use of Sentencing Tool for Judges- April 24, 2005 RICHMOND -- It used to be that Virginia justices went about sentencing nonviolent criminals the way judges across the country do: They scanned convicts' rap sheets and court files and took into account such general factors as age and history to decide how dangerous felons were to the public and whether they should go to prison.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12605-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/metro Advice, Fear at D.C. Stadium Session- April 24, 2005 In one corner of the room, citizens made suggestions about how the District's new baseball stadium should look. On the opposite side, residents of Southwest and Southeast Washington expressed fears about parking and traffic.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12602-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_print/metro |