washingtonpost.com - DistrictDistrictTurning D.C. Into an International Cause- April 24, 2005 An election observation mission from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission, has reported that the United States denies full representation and voting rights to residents of the District of Columbia.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41036-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_education/dc Anti-Terrorism Training Expands- April 24, 2005 D.C. police officer Timothy Hennigan was on routine patrol in Southeast Washington when his cruiser's radio reported an ominous-sounding situation: A suspicious car was parked near a large water tower, and a man had been seen sprinting from the area.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49765-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/dc Man Wary of D.C. Drivers Killed in Hit-and-Run- April 24, 2005 James Brian Doherty walked everywhere. The 45-year-old D.C. resident hated driving so much that he didn't have a driver's license. But he worried about getting hit by a car.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64474-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_education/dc D.C. Landlords Sued Over Rent Vouchers- April 24, 2005 A D.C. civil rights group yesterday sued several apartment building owners and property managers, saying they refused to accept tenants who sought to use federal housing vouchers to pay part of their rent.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45609-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_education/dc D.C. Math Educator Named Nation's Best- April 24, 2005 Jason Kamras, of the District's Sousa Middle School has been named the National Teacher of the Year, the first time in the contest's 53-year history that a D.C. educator has won.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63971-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_education/dc Judge Acquits Protester of Displaying Fetus in D.C.- April 24, 2005 The alleged misdemeanor act took only a few seconds. And it was caught on video, which would seem to have sealed the case.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38445-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_education/dc Reform Is Tough Sell Among Working Poor- April 24, 2005 President Bush maintains that people living from paycheck to paycheck would gain the most from private accounts. But some say they would just as soon not have another thing to worry about.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61356-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_education/dc D.C. Hired Principal Who Harassed Subordinate- April 24, 2005 School officials said they are reviewing the case of a principal who was hired last summer despite findings that he sexually harassed a subordinate at a school in Memphis.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32775-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_education/dc A Bastion of Hope for the Homeless- April 24, 2005 On-site counseling is the model for an aggressive approach to getting the homeless back on their feet.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59450-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_education/dc Officials Moving to Sell Some Schools- April 24, 2005 D.C. leaders have long avoided raising the sensitive topic of closing or consolidating schools, but the idea has gained momentum recently.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3221-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_education/dc |