Class Conflict Takes Its Toll in Southeast- September 26, 2007 When an off-duty D.C. police officer shot and killed a 14-year-old boy suspected of stealing a minibike last week, red flags of suspicion went up all over town. The kid was from a tough neighborhood in Southeast, a block or two from where the black cop lived in a gated community called Walter E. Washington Estates.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/25/AR2007092502034.html?nav=r... Gangsta Rap, Dying in the Street- September 19, 2007 If I were a gangsta rapper, I'd be changing my tune.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091801807.html?nav=r... On the River, Water Taxi Operator Sees an Open Road- September 12, 2007 Standing on a pier-turned-cabstand, I caught a boat from the Fort Washington marina to the waterfront baseball stadium being built for the Nationals in Southeast Washington. A ride from suburb to city has never been so refreshing.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/11/AR2007091101988.html?nav=r... Help for the Poor Could Solve Many District Problems- September 5, 2007 With all the high-tech crime-fighting gadgets and gizmos being deployed throughout the District in the past couple of years, you'd expect to see at least a dent in violent crime. Rob somebody, and you could be caught in the act by any of 48 surveillance cameras. Shoot somebody, and the noise could be picked up by a network of sensors that can pinpoint the location of gunfire.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/04/AR2007090402160.html?nav=r... |