Red Flags the D.C. Council Ignored- November 24, 2007 Credit-taking and scapegoating are staples of a D.C. politician's life. But every now and then, our lawmakers outdo themselves.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032401680_xml/~3/24... Indifference That Can Kill- November 17, 2007 "My own view is that it is very unfortunate, but people steal."http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032401680_xml/~3/24... D.C.'s Corruption Affliction- November 10, 2007 Ten years ago, The Post published an editorial, headlined " Dept. of Finance and Rigmarole" March 6, 1997, that addressed the error-prone D.C. Department of Finance and Revenue and its boneheaded mistake in revoking the homestead and senior-citizen exemptions of nearly 5,000 homeowners. The department compounded the error by sending out whopping real property tax increases, which scared thousands of elderly residents half to death.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032401680_xml/~3/24... When We Were Young- November 3, 2007 The year 1954 held anxious moments for parents of children entering high school, at least in my D.C. community. That year, the Supreme Court declared legal segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032401680_xml/~3/24... |