washingtonpost.com - Letters to the Editor:
As a journalism professor, I was stunned by staff writer Bill Turque's "love letter" to Patrick Pope, principal of Hardy Middle School in Georgetown. He noted that D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is trying to address why so few parents in the Hardy feeder area are sending their children to Mr. Pope's school ["Not e (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Virginia:
FERRUM, VA. -- Jessica Goode needed to clear her head. It was Tuesday afternoon, her senior project presentation was due by Friday and it wasn't going well. She wanted to be in the one place where she always felt better: the woods.
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Maryland Moment:
Well, technically, it's still the jury's turn. But they were dismissed until Monday, so let's debate this for the weekend: Would you convict Mayor Sheila Dixon? Her attorneys have argued the Baltimore mayor mistakenly used gift cards for the needy, thinking they were from her ex-boyfriend. Prosecutors say she knew better an (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Sports:
NEW YORK -- Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in as many games, and No. 15 Ohio State beat No. 13 California 76-70 on Friday night in the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic.
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washingtonpost.com - Style:
A White House state dinner is an affair like no other because the sartorial demands are so precise, the politics both superficial and opaque and the entire display of pomp, circumstance and exclusivity precisely the kind of thing that goes against our national character. Of course, it is irresist...
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washingtonpost.com - Style:
What's Chris Brown up to these days? The R&B singer's ex-girlfriend, Rihanna , has been making the media rounds, speaking out about the February night when Brown beat her (he pleaded guilty to felony assault, got five years' probation, six months' community service, plus domestic-violence counseling...
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washingtonpost.com - Obituaries:
James M. Wilson Jr., 91, a career diplomat who established the State Department's human rights program and became its first coordinator, died Nov. 15 at Ingleside at Rock Creek retirement community in Washington. He had heart disease.
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Section: REG:
FREDERICK (AP) - More than 150 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the notorious Dred Scott decision affirming slavery, a Maryland city unveiled a plaque this week to educate visitors about the opinion and the local man who wrote it - and to quell a local controversy.The rectangular bronze marker stands on a granite p (Read More)
Section: REG:
SALISBURY (AP) - In the art of architecture, something as small as a sketch on a napkin is a critical part of the design process - or so the current exhibit says at the Art Institute & Gallery.With 3-D fixtures, a digital video and displays of architectural sketches, local art authorities are saying the new "Art of Arch (Read More)
Washington Post:
Seth Goldman co-founded Honest Tea in 1998 with Barry Nalebuff, his professor at the Yale School of Management. The Bethesda-based company has been recognized for its growth and business practices .
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washingtonpost.com - Personal Finance:
Questions for Joel Waldfogel, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His book, "Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays," was published in October by Princeton University Press.
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washingtonpost.com - Sunday Outlook:
23 MONDAY 7 P.M. David Plouffe , the manager of the Obama presidential campaign, discusses and signs "The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory" at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 "Eye" St. NW. Tickets for this event, co-sponsored by Politics and...
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